http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/fbd82c4e29522420d6461dc75dfa7024.PDF 8c682e1cadca316b43d49919df2f9fe4 PDF Text Text LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC A N D G U L F • D IS T R t C T • AFL • ' I I ,-^l Story On Page 3 * r - >n ^ I ' ' ' '' " " i " ' „ r i I JjiiHiiiP'^* - i J p", - ^ .7\ fi ' V . 'I pi':~ " mr'\ . - • ... ! Jj^^Q Oc/c^flfGS delegations at the sixth biennial SIU con• vention in San Diego were SIU-A&G delegates (right to left) Lindsey Williams, Paul Hall and Earl Sheppard. A fourth member, Cal Tanner, was at a committee meeting. . . (Story on Page 3.) >;• ' .1 ilevfL^Mir ® yesterday, Joseph A. , Cave, Jr. (above) gets set to blow out ; i -the lpne candle-on his first birthday cake as his inother, ' Alicel looks on. The youngster's birth qualified his Sea^ beiiefit paid but (Story on Page 2;) ,1 ,))y the SHJ. t television carneras. grind away t fft Focils. The during a job call at SIU. headquarters /'J- ' (phofb, right) as Seafarers throw in fokthe jobs on the • * board. The sequence was part of a TV news prestation '' nil 1nr44> ••••nnlv '•Fn r«4>« «*>«>« O AM -m.- / 1 I r'n 'Jir /M �/;.'^::i Pare Tw» SEA PARERS Has 1st Birthday April S, lS5t IOC ilMEU Still Bering Off On lOG SIU Cylenge Breaking its embarrassed silence on the issue, the Atlantic Maritime Employees Union this week reluctantly acknowl­ edged the existence of the SIU's $10,000 challenge 6f attacks against its job claims, but still^ begged off talking turkey on ship In all SIU ports overwhelm* Ingly voted on February 11 to ap­ the issue right away. propriate the $10,000 as a means One of the most successful features of the SIU Welfare Flan, the SIU maternity hwefit celebrated its first birthday April 1. In the preceding 12 month period a total of 518 babies were bom to Seafarers* wives, with each Seafarer collecting $200 or $103,600 in all. In addi­ tion, the Union gave each new-bom baby a $25 US defense bond, amoimting in maturity Meanwhile the SIU offer was of Calling the AMEU bluff on the value to $12,950. renewed in a letter sent to the issue. According to the membei> The maternity benefit was AMEU in Philadelphia, in.which ship proposal, both the SIU and originally designed to help'out Organizing Director Keith Terpe the AMEU would each put up $10,gave the so-called "independent 000, with the total $20,000 to be Seafarers who had to meet the union" in Atlantic an additional iield in trust by a responsible pub­ heavy doctor, hospital and ten days to put up or shut up on lic official for a special "Atlantic household bills that come with its original blast of the SIU's book Seamen's Widows and Childre'ns a new baby. The Union felt to job ratio. that with a growing number of Fund." In all fairness to both Instead, the AMEU compiitted sides, an outside organization, the Seafarers getting married and hav­ itself to nothing more than that American Arbitration Association, . ing families, the new benefit would the issue would be discussed in would tl^n -be called, on to appoint fill a need of a good portion of the the ndkt issue of its irregularly- accountants to conduct an impar­ membership. published magazine. The Fleet, tial audit of SIU records and. cer-! Average Ten Weekly which, it said, "will go to ptess tify the actual ratio.of jobs to ac­ Nobody realized, however, how within the next few days." tive SIU bookmfembers dvring all great the need was. From the very The AMEU has been hard- of 1952. beginning, the maternity benefit pressed by its own constituents as In doing this, the membership applications have, been coming in well as SIU supporters to take up went a step fprther than expected at the rate of ten a week or bet­ the SIU challenge in order to by the AMEU and offered to stake ter, and this rate has held steadily bring the facts out into the open, the Union's $10,000 on the fact throughout the year. The very something for which it has had a that th^ SIU had one job or better large number of benefits paid natural reluctance. The Atlantic for every active member not only shows that a far larger number of "union" . originally initiated the for one period during 1952, but Seafarers are family men than had proeeedings, charging that the SIU throughout the year. been thought. had misrepresented its job figures $ To Atlantic Widows The size of the benefit, the id a period late in 1952 in order Following the certificatiohi t ff speed with which it is paid, and to imislead the tankcrmcn by- the SIU job ratio, the $lo;ood|WL* the easy eligibility requirements claiming one job or better tor whomever was proved wrohrfillff l have all met with considerable every active bookmember. the audit, less expenseis; favor. The SIU's $200 benefit is At that time, it presented a one­ come payable as the "Atlahtic^BjPh^' l Joseph "Jody" Cave, Jr., points one finger at the camera signifying far more than the conventional sided offer in which it called on men's Widows and Childrens it's his first birthday, while Mrs. Alice Cave, and SIU Welfare Serv­ maternity payment which usually the SIU to put up $10,000 to back Fund," while the other's fnoriey ices representative Bill Fredericks look on. Jody was first SIU runs between $50 and $80. Then its claimed book-to-job ratio, w^ile would be returned. The fund would maternity benefit baby. His dad is now on the Winter Hill. most maternity plans require at it . conveniently neglected to men­ then pay out $300 to supplement least nine month's coverage before maritime. No other sea-going mari­ contributions, originally 25 cents tion anything about doing the the. small $300 death benefit now any money is paid. out. Py con­ time union has a maternity bene­ a day have been increased twice in same. In fact, Terpe commented, paid in Atlantic to the benficiaries trast, the SIU's benefit covers fit, and few can boast benefits re­ contract negotiations. At present "they already had decided how to of its seamen, until it was used up. eveiy Seafarer who has worked sembling others paid out by the the shipowner contribution ,of 60., spend their 'winnings' on 'needy The memberrii|ip' doted at/;the ^ cehtS daily SilppoMs'a host of Wel­ SIU Seafarers wha are brokb, be^^ jime that thg vddows^aiid chUweli one day on an SIU ship anytime SIU Welfare Plan. during the previous 12-month pe­ These benefits are supported by fare Plan operations, including tween jobs', in their attempt to .^of Atlantic men could no doubt Union-negotiated shipowner con­ maternity; hospital, disability and minimize the job oppoJdunities of­ well use' this" additional^ incomd.'ff riod. . tributions to the Welfare Plan for death benefits, and the SIU schol­ fered by the Union." • Speedy Service since the AtUntlo^ death* benefitTaking up the idea, the member- was nowhere near thie $2,500 paid With the bills pouring in from each day a Seafarer works. The arship plan. all sides. Seafarers also appreciate out to SIU beneficiaries in the the speed with which the benefit event of a Seafarer's death. is paid. Once the necessary docu­ Although the SIU posted Its ments, consisting of birth ^and ! $10,000 in good faith,- putting the > marriage certificates and a dis­ AMEU oh notice that this was the charge from a ship (or photostats Reports of Panamanian, Liberian and other foreign-flag vessels trading with Communist issue on which it could put up or of. same) have been submitted to China were confirmed this week when it was revealed that the State Department has shut up, the AMEU maintained an the Union, the checks go out in a- negotiated agreements with Greece and other countries to block such shipments in the future. official silence on the subject. Un­ few days to be delivered by Union officially, however, it continued to The SEAFARERS LOG has Welfare Service representatives in blast SIU job ciSims, and thereby person, or by mail, outside of the repeatedly carried reports that istration was fraudulent. The Gov­ amanian interests and were used precipitated the renewal of the Panamanian-flag ships, among ernment charges that the ships in trade with Communist-controlled $10,000 offer with the ten-day ports. others, have been spotted carrying were controlled by Greek and Pan­ countries. deadline. In the maternity benefit, as in cargo to and from Communist other aspects of the Welfare Plan, the SIU has paved the way in China as well as other Communist countries, principally Poland. Many of these ships are owned by Greek shipbwners, who have offices in New York and operate vessels un­ April 3, 1953 Vol. XV. No. 7 der the Greek and American flags As I See It Page 4 as well. Ex-US Liberties Committees At Work Page 6 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 In practically every case, the ves­ Editorial ... " Page 13 sels involved in the trading with Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Communist China were Liberty Galley Gleanings......... Page 20 ships that had been sold by' the Inquiring Seafarer ;..... .Page 12 old US Maritime Commission to In The Wake ...........Page. 12 foreign shipowners. Or they were Labor Round-Up Page 13 ships that had simply been regis­ Letters .Pages 21, 22 tered under the Panamanian flag Maritime ; Page 16 by owners residing in America, to Meet The Seafarer Page 12 avoid American standards. Several On The Job ......Page 16 T-2 tankers have also been involved Personals Page 25 in the illegal trading, and are sus­ Quiz .., ...Page 19 pected of carrying oil to the Com­ Seafarers In Action Page 16 munists. Ship's Minutes ..Pages 24, 25 The SIU has long.opposed sales SIU History Cartoon Page 9 of these ships to foreign interests Sports Line Page 20 for registration under Panamanian, Ten Years Ago. Page 12 Honrfuran, Liberian or other "run­ Top Of The News Page 7 away" flags. While certain legal Union Talk..;'.... Page 9 safeguards were written into many Wash. News Letter ...Page 6 of these sales supposedly designed Welfare Benefits ....Pages 26, 27 to prevent their use in trade det­ Welfare Report .Page 8 rimental to US security, it's' ap­ Your Constitution Page 5 parent that these regulations have Your Dollar's Worth...... Page 7 been ignored in some instances. Publt«l!;rJ biMrttkly at tlia haadquartara - Thq latest development in block­ «f tha Saafarars Inlarnalieital Union, At­ ing trading with the enemy , has lantic « Oulf Dittrict, AFt,, «7S Fourth Avonua. •rooklyn .13, HV. Tol.-tTanin|t been the seizure of two tanket^ in Richinond, California, on' t h« •f ^tfi# FOSf vfffvC# W FrWecVH^' W Ships US Sold Supply Reds SEAFARERS LOG 1^ Ifi;:. m- vndor �Apta S, 19M 5 EAFARBRS LOG PaffC Threa Convention OK'$ MFOW Plan Mutual Aid SAN DIEGO—West Coast fish and cannery unions affiliated with the SIU took steps at the Union's 6th bidnnial convention to set up close working relationships ; with the formation of a joint committee that will>^—— canneries, declared; "This joint act on mutual problems. Included among the ques­ approach on the part of all fish tions that the committee will deal and cannery unions is a must. The with are state and national legisla­ seagoing unions have given us an tion, tariff questions, the operation effective lesson and the fish and of Government agencies having cannery unions must follow stilt.' jurisdiction over fisheries, organ­ Eventually, he said, the unions izing problems and the establish- hope to establish a joint union merif of uniform contracts for sim­ newspaper and wipe out competi­ ilar types of operations. tion between one union and an­ All of the unions involved in the other. new program have^been waging an Lester Caveny, president of the aggressive campaign both in Wash­ AFL. Fish Cannery Workers Union ington and in the field on the of the Pacific," problems besetting the industry. Monterey Coun­ At left, Robert Creasey, administrator, reports the progress of the A&G District's Welfare Plan which By pooling their resources it is ty, exp'ressed the "adds to the dignity of seamen." At right, Canadian District delegates (foreground, backs to camera) felt that they need for an edu­ and Harald Eriksen of the Norwegian Seamen's Union (left, facing camera), listen attentively to. a Dis­ will be able to cational program trict report. make more rapid to acquaint the progress of these public with the issues. products of do­ James Waugh, mestic canner­ president of the ies. He pointed Cannery Work­ out that at pres- . Caveny ers Union of the ent many people Pacific, which automatically prefer sardines and Waugh represents some anchovies from abroad to the do­ 5,000 people in mestic product, irrespective of thd'Los Angeles district who work quality. Members of his union han­ in ' tuna, sardine and mackerel dled packing of squid, herring and anchovies. The problem of tuna imports was emphasized, by Lester Balinger, representing the Cannery SAN DIEGO—One of the most important developments in maritime unionism Workers & Fish­ ermen's Union since the formation of the SIU fifteen years ago appears near at hand with the of San Diego. Balinger pointed announcement from the SIU convention that the Marine Firemen, Oilers and out that heavy Watertenders Union (independent) will probably become part of the powerful tuna imports from Japan and SIU family shortly. The annofincement, of far reaching importance within the field of maritime unionism, other countries Abolition of the shape-up Balinger have made a came as delegates to the union's sixth biennial convention in this city paved the way for cons i d e r a b 1 e the MFOW's affiliation with the union's 60,000 maritime and allied workers. long the traditional hiring Meeting in San Diego's US> system in practice on Ndw dent Ip the Pacific Coast tuna in­ York docks, has been voted by the dustry, with US plants unable to Grant Hotel, the delegates tion would greatly strengthen the autonomous, democratic trade un­ Executive Council of the Inter­ compete with low cost Japanese from all SIU district and affil­ AFL maritime unions and the Mar­ ions under the banner of the national Longshoremen's Associa­ labor. iates approved terms of the itime Trades Department and SIU." They predicted that as a tion. The ILA's highest body, meet­ proposed affiliation whereby would prove a "serious blow to the consequence, the Communist Party ing in Washington. last week, pro­ the 5,000 members of the remnants of Communist Party waterfront section would unleash posed that the shape-up be re­ a futile campaign of vilification in MFOW, representing unlicensed leadership on the waterfront. . placed by one of three different a last-ditch attempt to block the Real Maritime Federation engine room crewmembers on Pa­ hiring systems that have been sug­ "This is the type of federation merger. cific Coast ships, would become part gested for New York longshore­ The MFOW affiliation was only that maritime workers want," the of the fast-growing SIU. men.' SIU men declared, "a grouping of (Continued on page 17) MFOW Referendum No matter what system of hiring The proposed affiliation terms is adopted, the shape-up will re­ were approved Friday, March 27, main in effect up,until September Six SlU-contracted steamship after a favorable report by the 30, 1953^ when the present ILA contract with New York stevedor­ lines share in the latest reactiva­ Grievances .. and Organizational ing firms expires. The new hiring tion order releasing a bloc of Vic­ Committee on which the A&G system would then be incorporated tory cargo ship from the reserve delegation, consisting of Paul Hall, into the next ILA agreement. fieet under assignment to the Mili­ Liridsay Williams, Cal Tanner and Twelve Centers tary Sea Transportation Service. , Earl Sheppard, served. They .will now be submitted to the MFOW's The Union's own proposal on The six lines, operating as gen­ membership under that union's Retroactive wage payments under the SIU freight and hiring calls for the establishment eral agents who will run the-ves­ constitutional procedure calling for tanker contracts are now proceeding rapidly, with the over­ of 12 district hiring centers joint­ ly operated by the union and the sels for the MSTS, are the Water­ 60 days' discussion followed by a whelming majority of operators either already paying money ^ — emplpyers. Longshoremen would man Steamship Corporation, A. H. 90-day secret Ballot referendum. due, or beginning payments be classified in regular; gangs, or Bull' Steamship Company, Seas The MFOW delegation, headed by this month. All of the major as soon as their Federal tax work regular-bxtra gangs for certain Shipping Company, South Atla"htic Vincent Malone, president, indi­ SIU contracted companies are was out of the way. piers, and would .be hired accord­ Steamship Company, Alcoa Steam­ cated that they would press unre­ included in these categories, and The following is the status of ingly in line with the gang's sen­ ship Company and Eastern Steam­ servedly for approval of affiliation. several such as Bull and Missisippi payments among companies ques­ ship Company. Each agent will iority. The disUrict centers would Thus far, the program for affili­ have virtually completed the job. tioned: also carry lists of extra mem and operate one vessel for the account ation, which Includes full autono­ Alcoa—Payrolls will be ready by Under the terms of, the agree­ " other individual dock Jobs like of the MSTS. my, in the SIU for the MFOW, has ments, the dry cargo wages are the end of April. All payments will Additional cargo ships of this tractor drivers and porters. been worked out in general terms. retroactive to November 18, while be^ made through the New York A second proposal calls for the type are expected to be made Details of the affiliation will be tanker pay is effective as of Janu­ office. adoption of a straight rotary hir­ available to MSTS from the reserve left to a sub-committee, on which ary 1. The retroactive problem Amer. Merch. Marine SS Corp.— ing systetn, with, mep being hired fleets over the next few months, representatives of the Sailors Un­ arose because the contracts didn't Payment will begin April 3. individually off the list on a first- according to a National Shipping ion' of the Pacific .will serve. The go into effect until the Wage Sta­ Amer. Tramp Shipping Develop. come; first-served basis; This too Authority announcement. convention felt that since they bilization Board went out of busi- Corp.—Money is being paid out would be. a joint iinipn-emlployer Six of the vessels are being with­ were familiar with the prbbleihs ness. , now. Company would prefer re­ operation." drawn from the Hudson River and involved, they ai:% in best position A run-doWn of the list of many ceiving requests by mail at their New York City stevedoring firms six from the James River reserve to work out the detailk.. SIU--contracted companies shows New York office—44 Whiteha'i have come up with their own plan fleet anchorages, with addltiohal Expressing their pleasure at the that' the payments are reaching Street. , which would ipvolve exclusive em­ ships coming from the anchorages successful oiftOoniie of negotiations their peak this month. ' This was Blackehester Lines—Money is ployer cofitrdldf^^ob tefbrrdi ben at Suisuh Bay,' Califbrnta; AiBtdHat with MFO^, jhe SfU^ d^leiiatioh exp^ted, .Since most of the com- being P#14,.PMt po\y, ..es soon .M i ters. . ^ 'iihaV' pihfin' Wrk^eii th<if''in]i^lis" 1 . ^^1 MFOW To Vote; Autonomy Granted Canadians^ BME -t ( ILA Moves To Abolish Shape-Up 6 Victorys To SIU Co's Payment Of Back Wages Hits Peak This Month • I �Va^-y^ AWa't^'K^- 51U Praised In TV As a Seafarer tells the story of his Union on the television screen, a Seafarer and his family watch the scene with interest in their New York home. Seafarers and the SIU were featured on TV series on the New York waterfront scene. Seafarers, their ships and their Union were starred on a seven-program television sefies on NBC-TV, Channel 4, last week. The series, under the direction of John Wingate, was shown as part of the "Behind the News" program sponsored by the Esso Oil Company. The purpose of the series-f — was, "to show' the positive freighter, the Elizabeth, pulling vide a decent place for Seafarers into the harbor and docking. It to meet and spend their time on side of the New York water­ showed the work that the Seafarers the l^each. front," according to Wingate, and tried lo give the viewers an idea of just how the waterfront actually functions. The first part of the series was broadcast on Friday, March 20. The other parts were then broadcast on every week day of last week, and on Monday of this week, making a total of seven broadcasts. All of the shows were shown during the regular Esso News broadcast at 6:45 PM. Seafarers at Work The series dealt with the com­ plex nature of the maritime indus­ try in New York, upon which 700,000 New Yorkers depend, directly or indirectly for their livelihood. The series showed a Bull Lines If:-' • MATBSATTUeSIUScm Ar-THBUMIOIHALL 47H4VE4ND207HSr. MBCCDkLYA/.SW/AP YARiMS ANDWAfCn TWPF/smsoMTV. MBWLOWPRlCE!S> /4MPrcXHeEALWAN& WELCOME/feSH AT YCUfZOWAJPLACB. omiEPAN0OP£R/m PirTHES£4R4RERS m.UNlON'/m-AFt did aboard the ship, and included an interview with Seafarer Lars Nielsen, who told of his duties, his pay and his Union. As Wingate said on the program, "the real ships of the harbor are the freighters." The show then followed through by showing the unloading opera­ tions, the work done by the long­ shoremen and the other dockside workers, and included some inter­ views with these men. Just before the regular' mem­ bership meeting began in New York,-the large TV projector and screen in the hiring hall were put in use, and the hundreds of Sea­ farers on hand watched the sixfoot-square picture, which, as Win­ gate said, was dedicated to "show­ ing how a good Union operates." This included a number of scenes in the SIU hall, showing Seafarers enjoying the Port O' Call Bar, the TV room, the pool room, the Sea­ farers' Cafeteria, and the other recreational facilities offered in the hall. Wingate then interviewed SIU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Sonny Simmons, who explained the aims of the recreational facilities, and how the SIU was trying to pro- Hiring Hall Shows Simmons also contrasted the present SIU hall with the old days of crimp halls, waterfront dives and waterfront boarding houses. Another show in the series dealt with the SIU Rotary Hiring HalL The TV cameras showed the ship­ ping board, and then, while Win­ gate explained the Sin's rotary shipping procedure. New York Dis­ patcher Marty Breithoff went through a typical hourly job call, the Seafarers tM-ew in their ship­ ping cards, and the audience was shown how a Seafarer ships. Win­ gate then interviewed Seafarer Guss Janovaris, who had gotten a job during the call. Another part of-the series was devoted to showing the operations within the offices of various ship­ ping lines, and interviews with rep­ resentatives of the operators. NBC movie cameramen and Win­ gate spent two full days aboard the Elizabeth and at SIU headquarters, filming the show, as well as on the docks and in the Bull lane offices. They were accompanied by SIU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Lloyd Gardner and Herb Brand, editor of the SEAFARERS LOG. t- i FROM TIME TO TIME HEADQUARTERS HAS RECEIVED SUG! gestions from the Seafarers as to handbo<dn and booklets that the Union could publish which would be of benefit to the seaman. In the past week [ two Seafarers have sent in their ideas which appear to have consider­ able merit Brother Frank Vincent has proposed that the Union put out an onthe-job guide based on information supplied by Seafarers in all three departments. The brother points out that vidiile there are many good books on seamanship, nobody has put together a book that would take in, all the fUnctioxw of the unlicensed crew. By asking the men on the ships for their helpful hints and tips. Brother Vincent beUeves that the Union could put out a superior kind of book that would be of great value to all seamen, whether oldtimer or newcomers. A similar suggestion has been ' received from Brother Ed Larkin who feels that a first-aid" and gen>eral medical care booklet would have great value for the working Seafarer. Brother Larkin also pro­ poses that we includie a variety of other information on legal and tax matters for example. I'm sure these brothers, aind others who have written us will be pleased to leam that we are preparing a Seafarers Handbook which will contain a great deal of in­ formation on various subjects dealing with his work and the workings of the Union. Among the items the Union is planning to include in this handbook are the shii>ping rules, the texts of our contracts and our new SIU constitution, customs and money axfhang* regulations, parll»mentary procedure, Information on the. draft, & history of the SIU, and the operation of our various Unioa departments such as our Vacatiw Plan, Welfare Pian, welfare Services Departments and so on. These are just a^ew of the many subjects that will be included in the handbook. • ij; Over-Alt Handbook •Jl. Your Union is trying to make this handbook as comprehensive as possiUe to include much information that would be useful and neces­ sary to the Seafarer. The suggestions of Brothers Larkin and Vincent contain considerable merit and will be treated accordingly. We would .like to hear from some of the other brothers to find out what they have to say on the subject. This process will Hake us a little more time, but by doing it this way we can be assured of a really fine handbook that every Seafarer will be proud to carry. MUCH HAS BEEN SAID IN RECENT DAYS ABOVT THE RISING prospects of a peaceful settlement in Korea. There are Jthose whO see the latest developments as a preview of agreement on difHcuIties be­ tween the Communists and the Western countries in other parts of the world. While there is always a question as to whether a peaceful settle­ ment is reaUy possible, every effort should be made to try to end the present warfare in Korea. However, it would appear wise to take a cautious approach to the latest Communist proposals, and hot swallow them whole hog, without chewing them over thoroughly. Seafarers through long and bitter ex­ perience, have learned quite a-bit about'the methods used by Com­ munists. In a sense, we qualify as experts on Communist strategy and tactics through our many clashes with them on the waterfront. We have found in the past that the Communists will change their-tactics whCn t^iey find that they have aroused too much opposition by open attack. They have talked friendship and unity many times on the waterfront, but their only purpose has be^n to take over all waterfront unions, by peaceful ineans or otherwise. New 'Popnlar Flrbnt'? In those instances where they have offered their cooperation, their maneuvers have always turned up as a new way of gaining their objective because the old ones had failed. The "popular front" approach, anrf the "cooperation With capitalism" line has been known to change overnight when the Communists thought it was to their advantage to dump cooperation and hit hard. It must be remembered that while Communist tactics may change, their objective remains the same—to control all. Your Union has found that to be true on the waterfront, and we have reason to believe that the waterfront pattern is just a carbon copy of the greater Communist pattern for action on a world-wide scale. ' New regulations have been issued by the National Shipping| _ It's quite possible ttat Malenkov's new Mne Is merely a new twist Authority covering repatriation of seamen on Government- on the .standard Communist procedure. The new Russian dictator has ' owned vessels chartered to private operators. However, these many reasons to talk peace now and bide his time for Biter. In his own country he has to establish himself a reputation as a great leader regulations do not replace the^ and a man of peaceful Intentions, Or he may be seeking a breather repatriation clauses of the said of the type of pjuisenger facil-1 In which he can dispose of other Communist leaders who may have ity to be provided. ambitions that are dangerous to hlim^^ , > ^ ' SIU contract Further the NsA order ma^sj At the same time, such moves on his part could cause this country - The NSA order permits a sea­ no mention of repatriatibh upkeep, man to be repatriated as a worka­ which is called for at the rate of I and our .European allies to lower their guard. Once their vigildnce is way on vessels other than that of $S per day under the contract while relaxed, the Soviet leaders could move in for the conquest. And la the company he was working for. the Seafarer is awaiting repatria-| my case, by talking war and peace in turn, the Communists coqjd be attempting to upset our eoehomy, simply by causing us to make sharp The SIU contract calls for a sea­ tion. man toj'ecehre not less than second- Seafarers are adyised that'In any { opwlard and downward cb^ges in our defense programs. class passage when repatriated, ex­ case, the provisions of the SIU con­ It appears tb(^ that the latest developments do net reduce the need cept If he comes back on a ship tract on repatriation apply to hotk I for this ieountry to keep and alert on all fronts. And that means belonging to the same company. privately-oWned shipk and shlpis a stronjji and mod^ merchant fleet aa well as tiie powerful armed Repatriation as a passenger is pos­ operated under the GAA agree­ forces we have been building. For aa Ions as the Communists rsnalh sible under the USA order orily ment. Censequahtiy, the NSA i& control of the gireater part of Europe and Asia, we in this cobntr^ "where space is available and cir- orders dCi hot nplacie or supersede| imd our friends In Europa will klways bo exposed to tha danger od ctunstluiees "penhlt." Nothing" is the Commiuifst craquest pnihidbmL SIU Repatriatioir Pact Not Voided By US Rule �ya«.FHj> SSIO Slopcheste To Sail Irem Gulf Ports Soon Plans to extend the benefits of the SIU Sea Chest service to ships sailing out of the Gulf are near completion. Already some ships have been supplied with token slopchests in the port of New Orleans, and+ ~ within a few weeks the SIU lished, the Union wiil service ships stopping in that port. The delivery expects to inaugurate^ full of the SIU siopchests to ships wili scale slopchest service in all Gulf begin before the new Baltimore hali opens with Itsoshoreside Sea ports. Chest facility. Other Atlantic coast In addition, the Sea Chest has ports wili foilow as soon as the started a new service in New York necessary distribution faciiities can in response to many Sekfarers' re­ be set up. quests. From now on, Sea Chest Business Doubles Monthly representatives boarding ships in Meanwhile, SIU Sea Chest ac­ • the harbor will carry travelers tivity in the port of New York has chedcs for sale direct to the men. been growing at a rapid pace as more and more ships are supplied New Orleans Hub with top quaiity goods at low cost. At present, the Gulf plans caU In the last three months, the vol­ for New Orleans-to be the hub of ume- of business has doubled slopchest supply for the other monthly, and goods are moving ports in*the area, including Gal= rapidly through the New York warehouse of the Sea Chest. veston, Lake Charles, Gulfport The SIU started supplying slopand Mobile. The trial runs of the chests to ships in the Port of New York in December, 1952, so as to assure Seafarers of top-quality goods at prices far lower than those charged by private ship chandlers. The decision was prompted by the success of the Union shorSside- Sea Chest operation, and the popular­ ity of the Sea Chest visiting servicei whereby Sea Chest representa­ tives visit ships in the harbor with sample cases. Extension of the slopchest serv­ ice to the Gulf will be a further blow to unscrupulous slopchest dealers, a number of whom have long victimized seamen with shoddy goods at extravagant prices. Op­ erators and captains of -ships car­ rying SIU slopchests have all re­ ported satisfaction with the price and quality of the goods supplied. , SIU Sea Chest employee sells When the SIU plans were first .first travelers checks to Rosarlo announced they caused consider­ . Copanl (right). able alarm among ship chandlers immediately banded together service to date have involved plac­ who in an organization called the Slop ing small amounts of merchandise Chest Dealers of America in an on a few selected vessels, includ attempt to block the Union pro­ ing the Del Sud of the Delta Line. gram. Despite their activities the Next in line for the rapidly Sea Chest has experienced little growing slbpchest service is the difficulty in supplying the ships port of Baltimore. As soon as the with a wide variety of popular Gulf operations are fully estab­ branded merchandise. YOU and tha MU CONtflTUTION Dredges^ Sewage Threat To Mobile Oyster Fleet rouR KiOiT? ANO fftivaeoes AS sty M£N -ARE.; ayAEANTt-ED . BV YOUR COtYSTtTUTK^. TH»S *fA: rURE « DES10M60 fO^ACOIiAWtYOy wnn THESE AM!>: PfilVllEOES . From Article X, Section.7 "In no event shall the Negotiations and Strike Committee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any manner, without the approval of the membership of the Union." Only upon membership approval can the Union's Negotiations and Strike Coritmittee call a strike, break off negotiations or agree upon a contract. A'kVC*.; MOBILE — SIU - affiliated;^ oystermen and allied shoreside workers here are fighting on two fronts for the life of Mobile Bay's $4,000,000-a-year oyster.industry. Through their officials of the Mobile Bay Seafood Union, ah SIU affiliate, the oystermen are trying to awaken city and state officials to twin threats to the Jobs of sev­ eral thousand persons aboard the bay's big fleet of oyster boats and in shoreside canning plants. Public attention was focused on the oystermen's plight when Dr. D. G. Gill, state health officer, ordered a vast area of oyster beds closed to oystering operations be­ cause of pollution of waters of the bay. This order duplicated one of last year that closed an Identical area about the same time, some two months before the usual end of the canning season which here­ tofore began In January and con tinned through May. Pollution End Seen Militant action on the part of the union oystermen and fishermen last year won a promise from Mobile city officials to get the ball rolling on construction of a sewage dis­ posal plant to end the city's prac­ tice of dumping raw sewage in the Mobile River and Bay. This sew­ age is the source of the pollution. Urban Bosarge, president of the Seafood Union, is preparing to lead the. membership of the organiza­ tion in another appeal to Mobile officials. Meanwhile, • the oyster­ men are gravely concerned with a new threat to their source of livelihood that from a long range point of view may be even more serious than abbreviated produc­ tion seasons. This latest menace to the oystermen's economic security results from the activities of dredges oc­ cupied in pumping up oyster shells from the "^ay bottom for comjinercial purposes. Thousands of tons of the shells, used principally for road building, already have been pumped up and shipped by rail and water throughout southeastern United States. "In time and through diligent effort we can lick the pollution problem," Bosarge said, "but if this dredging operation isn't more closely regulated the time is not far off when there won't be any oysters left in the bay to become polluted." Covering Beds Alabama conservation laws pro­ hibit the dredging of shells con­ taining live oysters. Oystermen complain, however,, that two big dredges now operating in Mobile Bay are Just as,effectively destroy­ ing the beds by^ indiscriminate dis­ posal of top? of 9iu^ and^giU t^at Veteran oystennan Tom Johnson displays dead and dying oysters tonged from reef near shell-dredging operations. are the daily by-product of the shell dredging operation. When dredging is done improp­ erly and too close to live oyster reefs, the mud and silt covers and kills the live oysters. Another "dead" reef is created in this man­ ner and thus can be legally pumped up from the bay bottom at a later date. ' A LOG representative was taken by oystermen to a huge and rich live oyster reef that is being rap­ idly killed ill this fashion. The oystermen tonged up a quantity of oysters from the reef to show how some-were still healthy and mar­ ketable while many others, black with mud, were nothing but empty shells in which the oysters had re­ cently died. The union has carried this com­ plaint to state conservation offi­ cials'who so far have displayed a notable lack of Interest in the grave situation. Meanwhile the dredges, operated by the Bay Tow­ ing and Wrecking Co., are work­ ing around the clock pumping up many barge loads of shells daily. Already,- dredging has killed a half-dozen valuable reefs capable of producing many- thousands of dollars worth of top quality oys­ ters annually. A| .,th® , W9WfP. the solution of it depends upon the speed with which Mobile officials move to finance construction of sewage disposal facilities at an es­ timated cost of six to eight million dollars. Preliminary engineering has been done on the project as the result of the oystermen's pro­ test last year. Financing of the work, the essential element in the situation, is tangled in a snarl of red tape, however. Oystermen re­ cently warned that at the present rate of progress it may be years before the condition Is remedied and by that time vital areas of the bay may become so polluted as to bar the waters to any kind of fish­ ing or other public use. Have Your Rating Listed in Booh Bosuns and stewards receiv­ ing the new membership book now being issued by the Union are cautioned to make sure that their ratings are stamped into the book. If the book is not stamped accordingly, the dispatcher will not ship the man for that , rating. As a result, some men holding those ratings might ' lose out on Jobs. 'S; ..A; •- - - i:-; •. ••4;' �rt-ff^ • h • - ••yt-i •• " •• ^'"•^'• • Afii a im SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHlNGTOlir W-'-: Hlgh^ placed •ffldals. te tiie government' departments and agencies are getting jittery these days over the prospect of being fired and re­ placed with personnel named by the new Republican administration. Chances arc very good that new faces, at top level policy-making lotions, soon will appear within the Maritime Administration and possibly the National Shipping Authority, the two Government bureaus' primarily involved in promoting and regulating shipping in this country. Whereas in the past, under the Democratic regime, all policy-making power was delegated down the line from the Secretary of Commerce to the Maritinjp Adminidrator, It is quite likely that Under Secretai-y of Commerce for Transportation will want to retain this maritime poUcy authority himself, leaving the Maritime Administrator a mere administrative officer. . ' • > ' t i '• V' Representative Keogh,-New York, is sponsoring a bill (HR 4033) t<r authorize special Custonis Patrol Officers at «very piey and dock to keep close surveillance over ocean-going yes'sels and aircraft in an effort to cut down on the volume of smiuggling, . • Under this measure, shipowners or operators would he ifned unless they notified the customhouse, at least 24 hoxux Ih advanti^, the ejtpected arrival of a particular ship. Seafarer W. R. Aycoc^ cliief steward (left), and his son, R. R. Aycock, messman, both off the Simmona Victory (Bull), team up to collect their vacation pay from Michael Cucchissl, headquarters employee. The father-son team had spent two years aboard the ship together, and plan^ a long rest. 'Modernist' In Art Contest The types of entries in the Second Annual Seafarers Art Contest were rounded out a little more completely this past week with the appearance of the first abstract art eirtriesv Seafarer Bert Suall gained the abstract honors with 3 watercolors. Suall, who has been using watercolors for some time, ship, and provides a relaxing and April 30. After that date, the works of the Seafarers will go on said that he painted his three rewarding hobby for him. Meanwhile the deadline draws exhibit, and will be judged by a entries while on the Robin Locfcsley. He said that painting Is his closer, with only four weeks re­ panel of professionals. There are way of passing the time aboard maining before the closing date of four categories open to Seafarers: oils, watercolors, drawings and handicrafts. So far, entries have been received in all four catego­ ries, but there is still room for MII iTll f I T IB^JM •« i more. .Two Displays In qddiiion to being shewn at. I the SIU headquarters, all the en­ I tries will also be shown at the I 4" i i Architectural Lekgue of New While on the subject of American shipping laws, many foreign na­ York, at 115 East 40th Street. New tions have resorted to discriminatory ways to develop their own marlThe provisions of tills SIU con­ hold the matter over for another York 16, NY, In Gallery "A" under "time fleets. The problems of American shipping abroad result from stitution dealing with trials and two weeks to assure that he would the sponsorship of the New York two factors—one is the efforts of other countries to develop or expand charges provide careful protection be present when charges were read. Public Library. This means that their fleet as an aspect of national policy—and the other is the almost This was done at the March 25 of the rights of an accused mem­ universal shortage of dollars abroad. ber. Charges must be in writing, meeting. Consequently the' next Many hitherto non-maritime nations have found it desirable to resort signed by the accuser, and must day he appeared before a mem­ to various forms of government assistance to their maritime shipping. be turned over to the port agent bership - elected trial committee While the US has adopted a policy of direct subsidies, many other for presentation to the meeting. consisting of Charles E. Deners, nations have resorted to devices designed to force the movement of The accused person must either Joseph Thomas, James Beresford, commercial cargo in vessels of their own flag. be present at the meeting when Donald Hodges, and James Penst 4 4 the charges are presented or else viich. liie man pleaded guilty and Notblfig revolutionary has been added to change the lessons of history must receive a copy by registered was lined and put en a year's pro­ in so far as the Importance of naval and merchant ship power is con­ mail. In any case, he must be bation. cerned. Although airplanes have changed the emphasis on ship types served with a written copy of the Here then, every precaution was and on ship operations, they have not changed the basic need for ships. charges. taken to assure that the accused Nuclear power may alter the emphasis still further, but. it will not All accusers must be present at member was properly served, that change the need for ships and shipping. Both of these Twentieth the. trial to give the member on he understood the charges against Century developments have actually intensified the need for shipping. trial a chance to him, and that the regular pro­ t t , cross- examine cedure was followed, even though The armed services would be required to utilize private American them and pre­ it meant some delay in taking ac­ shipping services for the overseas transportation of commodities and sent witnesses in tion. civilian personnel, by a bill (S. 1439) introduced in the Senate by Sen­ his own behalf. The election of delegates to the ator Magnuson, Washington. The measure provides that the Depart­ The decision of International convention of the ment of Defense shall not possess any Water transportation service of the trial commit­ its own except in instances where privately-operated American ships SIU in San Diego tee, elected at a meant that a do not have the required facilities to do the job. special member­ membership cre­ A check at the Defense Department reveals that the Military Sea ship meeting of dentials commit­ Transportation Service operates 25 Govemment-owned commissioned Bert Suai!, OS, shows one of the port involved, tee had to be Beresford ships, manned by Unifornied personnel of the Navy. MSTS also oper­ ihcthree entries he siibmitted is then subject to chosen to pass on ates 166 Government-owned non-commissioned ships, 104 of which for the Art Contest. This is review by the next regular mem­ the qualifications are manned by civil service crews. Included in this group are 62 Navy titled "No. 3." bership meeting in all ports. of the delegates. tankers. Charges Served Twice These qualifica­ all Seafarers who enter the art In addition, MSTS operates 55 T-2 oilers and 7 T-t type gasoline tions are the contest will have their works dis­ tankers—these operated by privately owned companies who employ In one recent instance in Boston, same as those for played to the public in two ex­ merchant marine officers and crews. The total number of Goverfimenta member aboard one of the ships Tobias running for of­ hibitions. in port was brought up on charges owned* ships operated by MSTS is 191 large ships plus 76 vessels of for being drunk and failing to fice, namely, two years of contin­ • ... The judging is scheduled for smaller, specialized type. turn to for four daysl When the uous good standing, US citizenship May 5, and,, of course, three win­ At the request of MSTS, the National Shipping Authority has as­ ship was boarded to serve charges and proof of three years' seatime. ners will be picked in each of the signed about 115 Government-owned cargo vessels to private commer­ on the man, he was found too in­ cial agents, operating under agency agreements. A six man committee was four categories. toxicated to receive; the charges elected accordingly at a special In addition to the above, MSTB is time chartering 112 privatelyEach entry should be sent to and understand what was going on. meeting in headquarters on March the Art Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, owned ships. * _ J Subsequently he was presented 2. The committee, consisting of 675 4th Aye., Brooklyn 32, NY. Be During the last calendar year, the MSTS carried a total of 26,927,093 with the charges at the Union hall Clarence Tobias, John Roberts, sure to wrap the entries well, and measurement tons of dry cargo products, -trmispprted •2,460;S90 pas­ when he was in condition to re­ Joseph Dodge, Joseph Demuth, send them special delivery of reg­ sengers, and lifted 16,171,884 long tons of petroleum products, much ceive them, and ordered to appear William Thornton and Orville istered mail if possible. Be sure of which is In competition with the activities of private shipowners. at the March 11 meetinsr when the Payne, fouhd the four delegates to but your name' and return ad­ charges would be read. nominated fully qualified, and dress on the back jot each entry, He failed to appeair at that medt-1 since there was no contest for and, if ydU wish td'^sell tti Include fir."Ing, so the membership decidedI'tbl tfae^ post's, declared then! elected. ihe price thgt-yoU ivaiit. AT WORK u*^-' ^:C.' ifc i»f-, Despite the importance of a atrong American merchant marine, a* shown so vividly during the past two World Wars, some persona in your nation's Capital City still single out the purchase of foreign-flug ship­ ping service as a principal means of establishing dollar credits. A few argue that the US should buy all of pur ghippislg.service from fPreign maritime powers because their ability to pay for our exports is dainaged to the extent we are transporting goods to and from this countoy in American vessels. Certainly it cannot be maintained that the US has a selfish maritime policy when our-laws state that US-financed relief cargoes shall be transported—-50% in American'bottoms and 50% in ships of foreign flags. • . ^ In a normal pre-war year when foreign vessels were already hauling two-thirds to three-quarters of our foreign cpmmeree. the net value of foreign line freight earnings was equivalent to only slightly more tbag 3% of our total export v^lue., If the foreign lines had carried all of diir world commerce between 1919 and 1939. they would have earned from shipping alone only S cents on each exchange dollar required—in dfher words, if foreign nations hauled every ton of cargo in their own ships in the 20 years before World War II, they would still have had td reljr on other sources for 95% of their dollar credits. Although our national policy is to have a merchant fleet capable 'Ol carrying at least one-half of our own foreign commerce, actually we have seldpm achieved our goal. Last year the proportion dropped to about 40% and is still declining. • . Even so, our foreign friends,, aided by somb 'American busliiiess groups, contend we should reduce, eliminate Pr ahieild laws designelj to promote and protect. American shipping. ' ii>,'*,•:•} �Am % im SgAPAMERS ^«re Serea * LOG PayqH Costly To Alien CZECHS FLEE IN AIRPLANE—Four Czech citizen! seized a passenger airliner and fled the country with 25 *other passengers, bringing the plane down tb a safe landing in Frankfort. Another two passengers asked for political asylum, with the remaining ones return­ ing home. > t 4' 4> , * QUEEN MARY DIES AT 85—^The Dowager Queen Mary of ^gland died last week after a brief Illness. She had served as queen during the reign of King George V from 1911 to 1936. Her death was not expected to upset plans for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth this summer. CHINESE PROPOSE NEW KOREA TALKS--Whiie heavy fighting flared on the Korea battlefront near Seoul, the Chinese Communists startled the West with a proposal to reopen negotiations on an ex­ change of sick and wounded pris­ oners of var. The proposal would touch indirectly on the POW is­ sue that was immediately respon­ sible .'for the breakdown of truce negotiations. Subsequently the Chinese followed up their first pro­ posal with approval of the idea of voluntary repatriation of POW's. The Chinese acceptance of this idea may pave the way for resumption of full-scale truce talks which broke down completely last year. 4 4 4 GOP CHAIRMAN QUITS IN "TEN PERCENT" CASE—The new chairman of the GOP national committee, C. Wesley Roberts, has As fighting flares in Korea, resigned under fire from a legisla­ tive investigation back home in :FiIip!no soldiers set up • ma­ Kansas. Roberts was charged with chine gun at the front. helping swing the sale of a hospital to the. state government in Kansas and collecting a ten percent fee, .amounting to $11,000. Democrats, who suffered in the last election from fiye percenter charges, accused Roberts of being a ten percenter. 4 4 4 4 » BOHLEN CONFIRMED BY SENATE—A bitter fight among Republi­ cans over Charles Bohlen, President Eisenhower's nominee for Ambassador to the Soviet Union, came to an end with the Senate Voting 7i to 13 "to' confirm the nomination. Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin led the attack oh Bohlen, at first claiming he was a bad risk; When this was disputed by examination of FBI files, he then attacked Bohlen because he had worked under the Democrats. 4 SU UBT 4 FRENCH PREMIER VISITS US—Premier Rene Mayer has visited the United States for discussions of policy with Secretary of State Dulles and President Eisenhower. Top item on the agenda is the ques­ tion of the European Army as well as increased aid to French forces in jndo-China. 4 After a 2% month stay on Ellis Island, Seafarer -Joaqulm Dimas is- free, to ship again* But he will be doubly careful from now dh not to make the mistake of paying off a ship without being positive that it's legal for him to. do so. .. Dimas got out of the-*^" clutches of deportation pro- went up to the SIU hall to register rtill hasn't come through for me. cedings only after he got in himself on the shipping list and "I would like to warn all the touch with the SIU. The Union then went home. Ten days later. other alien brothers to be very assured Immigration authorities Immigration grabbed him in his careful about paying off the ships. that as a Seafarer, he would ship home and hauled him off to Ellis They'd better make sure that the off the board, whereupon-he was Island. There he was charged with Immigration people allow it, other­ freed on bond and given 29 days Jumping ship illegally. wise they will wind up in the same in which to ship voluntarily. Dimas protested that he hadn't fix." tried to run away, and showed his Passport Expired Dimas' troubles began last De­ registration card as proof that he cember 24, just as the new McCar- was looking to ship out again, but ran Act went into effect. He ar­ all to no avail. He had unwitting­ rived in New York as an AB on ly broken the law by paying off, the Suzanne (Bull) and was inter­ since men who are listed as "D-1" j viewed by an Immigration inspec­ must ship out on the same ship, tor. His Portugese passport had that they came into port on. Posted $1,000 Bond expired sd the inspector classified him as "D-1" which meant that he ;.'It took Dimas from January 5 wasn't allowed to pay off the ship. to March 25 to get out of the Ellis i Island lockup. He was released ! only after the Union gave Immi- i gratioii assurances that he could : ship through the hall, and after he had posted a $1,000 bond, A voluntary deportation order was issued, which means he must SE4B4F5BRS BUT TUBR ship within 29 days, from March SSARAt7WeiRO\AN 25. Otherwise he will be picked up and deported involuntarily with no chance to return; "I've been sailing on American ships since 1945" Dimas said, "and I never had any trouble like this before. I applied for a visa in Singapore two years ago, but it 4 4 AtCCIDENTS, FIRES TAKE HEAVY TOLL—Two severe accidents, M train crash in Pennsylvania, and a nursing home fire in Florida, took many lives in the past week. A pipe that fell off a freight train caused a three-way smash-up of two passenger trains and the string of freight cars on the New York Central main line'in western Pennsylvania. At least 22 people died and 62 were injured in the crash. The nursing home fire in Largo, Florida, destroyed a frame home with the death of 33 elderly and CT4ppled patients. Joaquim Dimas scans volun­ tary deportation order he re­ ceived after 2V^ months on Ellis Island The inspector did permit him to go ashore, however, for the pur­ pose of getting his passport re­ newed. He went to the Portugese con­ sulate in New York and got a twoyear renewal on his passport, De­ cember 26. When he returned to the ship, he said, the captain told him he could pay off since he had his new passport. Not realizing that it was necessary for Immigra­ tion to change his classification, he paid off the ship. As was his usual practice, he Rio Strike May Spread While Brazilian longshoremen continued their crippling refusal to work overtime until they are paid a cost-of-living bonus, the Brazilian Government was faced with another crisis as the Merchant Marine-f' " ' - • ^ ^ — , Meanwhile, President Getulio Officers Union of Brazil Vargas promised the longshoremen threatened to strike. Mean­ the cost-of-living bonus they want, while several SIU ships were d^ but said they must resume over­ layed-in the port. time work immediately. The an­ The ship officers state that a nouncement said the bonus had meeting had been called to decide oeen granted on the appeal of the whether to strike, and tie up all Union of Port Workers, which has Brazilian ships. The officers are not participated in the strike. The fighting to get a pay increase that striking Union of Servers of the they ciaim has been withheld since Port, Jiowever, voted not to resume 1949 despite a court order direct­ overtime work until after the bo.nus was actually paid. ing its payment. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING How To Buy A Suit If you're buying a spring suit this year, here are tips for you. For lots of men a suit is not only an expensive purchase, but a blind one. The hidden value in a suit is the way • it's cut and constructed—the tailoring. That's what de­ termines how well It looks on you and whether It will keep its shape or get baggy quickly. A well-constructed Mit not only looks better but will last longer than a poorly-made one even if both are made of the same ma­ terial. Price is not always a reliable guide to the quality of a suit. I've seen exactly the same suit priced at $60 in one store and $40 in another. Credit clothing stores especially charge high prices for clothes to cover the costs of grant­ ing credit. Besides the material, the quality of a suit usually de­ pends oh the amount of hand tailoring and the way it's cut. Cheaper suits are machine stitched. The easiest places to detect hand tailoring are at the point where the collar Joins -he lapel, at the buttonholes, at the top of the hands, and at the joining of the lining to the Jacket, especially inside the cuffs. Hand stitching is irregular and crude in contrast to the fine, regular, even stitches produced by machine stitching. Hand stitching is not vital at all of these points; machine stitching is even more durable. May Tell Quality Detecting hand work is worth while only as an Indica­ tion that there may be hand stitching inside the coat where it. countL where it helps a coat retain .Its looks and* despite hard wear, have more shapely "hang." If you • don't see hand stitching at those exterior points, you can be pretty certain there is none inside. If you do cbserve hand stitching there, there may be hand work inside, too, but it's not unusual for a suit to have hand-stitched button­ holes and collars and no other hand details. One point where hand stitching is important is in the lapel. You can see it in the way the lapel rolls a little if it has hand stitching. A machinerstitched lapel will lie fiat.. You can also feel the hand stitching. Crush the lapel; if it springs back into shape it shows hand workmanship. . To Judge how carefully a suit has been cut, observe whether the trouser creases follow the vertical grain of the fabric, whether the horizontal grain of the material is truly horizontal across your shoulders and whether the sleeves hang straight with the lengthwise yarns vertical. In Judging the fit of a suit or coat (man's or woman's) note that horizontal wrinkles Indicate too much length; vertical wrinkles, too much width; diagonal wrinkles, need for shoulder, sleeve or underarm alterations. Quality In Material Judging Material; In general, a hard-finish worsted like gabardine or serge will give more wear (especially for heavy men) aqd save money in pressing bills than a soft wool like wool covert, wool cheviot or tweed. A worsted Is especially useful for traveling, because It keeps Its press. When worsted suits are no more than 25 per cent more than wools, they're considered by the clothing trade a better buy, because you can count on at least that much more wear. Some types of weaves come in either worsted 'or wooien type. There's worsted cheviot and wool cheviot, worsted Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying and wool coverts. (Cheviot has a twill weave similar to gabardine or serge.) Some worsteds fiuctuate in price depending on how "fashionable" they are in a particular year. Up until last year gabardine was expensive because it was being pro­ moted as fashionable. Now it's less costly because tweed is being pushed by the stores. Solid-color worsted such as worsted cheviot and sergei generally cost less than patterned worsted like sharkskin and glen plaid. Just a solid-color shirts cost less than patterned materials. In buying worsteds, especially serge, avoid those that appear shiny to start with. They'll "shine" quickly. Good quality worsteds are dull in appearance. Caslimene and flannel make handsome suits but get shabby quickly (except for worsted flannel which is costly). But whatever the type, try to select a fabric that is tightly woven and resilient. Test closeness of weave by looking at the material against a light. Crush the fabric In your hand and use its relative resiliency as a yardstick in comparing one suit with another. If buying worsted, extract a yarn from the raw edge of the trouser cuff and untwist it to see if it's two strands twisted together, which is the superior two-ply grade, or Just one strand. Rayon twill lining is preferred. Some cheaper trousers have skimpy pockets of coarse cotton. Make sure yours are generously cut and of good-quality cotton twill. Pull the pockets out. The edges abould be turned under and tightly stitched. . ' Make sure there are generous enough seams In the trousers to avoid strain on the material. Hi 'st; �yv •v--;««|.-. J«<il i^iasB A SJ£dJf^*Jtm.S l^C: P«ce Hiiii Seafarer Digging For Gold-Coins That is IJII.i^ CASH BENEFITS y... •r 1 SEAFARERS WELFARI, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID Proa 'li' No. SeafafCfs RcceiTiny Benefift this Period Avefage Benefits Paid Each Seafarcf Total Benefits.Paid this Period /£«. MZl S8 WELFARE/VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Seafarer Horace Cofrr displays one of his prize finds, a 93-jrear'Old reproduction of the Declaration of Independence. Some people collect stamps, some go for coins, while others pile up books by the yard. But Seafarer Horace Curry is a collector deluxe who goes in for stamps, books, coins, paint­ ings, manuscripts or what"^ have you. Curry, who sails regularly |;fe- as cook and steward, was up in the SEAFARERS LOG office the other day with his most recent find. It was a remarkably wellpreserved reproduction of the US Declaration of Independence that was printed by a New York firm in 1860. Found In Attic "I picked this up in the attic of an-oid house," Curry said. "You \yould be surprised how many valu­ able stamps and other items you can find when somebody buys a house and starts cleaning out the attic, or in junkyards and places like that. UsuaUy the first thing people do is throw it away or call a Junkie. They're more than happy when a collector comes along and takes things off their hands." Most of Curry's interest is cen­ tered in his stamp collection which he estimates is worth over $11,000. He has a speeially-made fiie type briefcase to hold his stamp collec­ tion, .and he adds to it regulariy by the purchase of sheets of new US issues as they come out, in addition to the foreign stamps he picks up in his travels. "The US sheets are a good value," he said, "because if I ever run short of cash I can always go to the postoffice and turn them in for face value. And when I hang on to them, they increase greatly in worth to collectors from year to year." Gold In Brazil Right now Curry has his eyes peeled for a US $20 gold piece that was minted in 1767. "That's a very valuable coin that is worth more than $1,000. Down in Brazil the market is flooded with old Ameri­ can gold coins so I am hoping to turn one up some day down there." Becoming a collector seemed the natural thing for Ciirry because everybody in his famiiy has been interested in it. His brother's prize possession, he said, is a huge pocket watch studded with pearls that is several hundred years old. He has his own home in Mobile, Alabama, which gives him the room he heeds to store his possession#, NMU Again ignores IB Men's Pleas NMU tubercular patients at the USPHS Manhattan Beach hospital have met with another rebuff in their attempts-to secure considera­ tion from their union. A delegation of five men sent by the patients to represent them at the NMU head­ quarters membership meeting, failed to get a hearing. Further, the men have not yet received the $200 that was con­ tributed to them by the crew *of the Independence, as NMU President Curran reported at the previous membership meeting. At that time Curran, whiie addressing the mem­ bership, made the assertion that the TB patients "are making more money than you'll ever make" by soliciting funds from the ships. He cited the Independence contribu­ tion as an example of the big money. Actually patients at the hospital have been receiving about $12 a year in contributions since they were cut off from benefits by the NMU in January, 1952. Send Delegation As a result of their union's inac­ tion, the hospital patients held a meeting Wednesday, March 25, at which they decided to send the five man delegation direct to the hall. Since their pleas to the national council had been ignored, they felt that a direct appeal to the member­ ship might be helpful. However, when they got to the hall, they were recognized by the doorman, who was a former hos­ pital paUent himscll Evidently the word was passed around, because every time they sought the floor to state their case, the chairman of the meeting, Neal Hanley, didn't recognize them. At last word the patients were planning another meeting to decide what, if anything, they could do to get. the NMU. to assist them. CAA pp pp sr L r/ ss Total WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY^ Hoaoital Benefits Paid Siacc lulV 1. 19S0 * Death Benefits Paid Since Tnlv I. 19S0 * DiaahiUtv Beaefita Paid Siaee Mav I. 19S2 * Pi4d go OP April li W?* 1 OP Vficatiea Beaefita Paid Since Feb. 11- 1952 > Total ^ * Date genfBcgiff WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Vacation Cash on Hand Welfare Vacation Eatimmted Accounts ReceWable — US Govegooient Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate {Welfare) Other Aaseta - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS OOMMEMTSt' iSZ IS^iS^sssLfijfc oo Total benefits now paid out by the Seafarers Vacation Plan and Seafarers Welfare Plan is now nearing the thret (3) million dollar mark. Should hit that mark within the next month of operation of the plans. The scholarship fund of the Welfare Plan invested ninety thousand dollars in United States Government Bonds« This will allow the money set aside for scholarships to work for itself, thereby producing more scholarships idth the same amount of initial capital outlay. Applications f63 scholarEdiip benefits are still being received by of the administrator* SvkmitUd ..^/3l/53 office A1 Kerr, AssistMttt Adii^Histrdtor' 1^-: . • . and, reineiiilier this... All these are yours without contributing a single nickel on your part—Collecting SlU beneits is easy, whether it's for hoispitfd, birth, disability or death—YOB get first rate personal;. service immediately through your Union's representatives. �JLfHl S. litt SE^r^HRWMS LOG Faf• Nin* UNION TALK EX'Polar Schoaner Now Tramp ly KEITH TIRPI W« conilder it a pretty iiae comment on the value of SIU memberahip when aeamen from other un««aalzed ^tflts like Socony ond Eeio gandbla with their livellhoodi to throw in with Atlantic and a ^anco for real Ind^ndence via SIU membenhip. Reporta in paat weeks have shown that mora and more tankermen saddled with aoCafled "independent unions" In other fleets have come into Atlantic to. lend a hand with the SIU «trive there, the success of which is their guarantee of fuU membership in this Union. Our organizers have seen and talked with quite a few of these men, and their reasons for entering Atlantic at this time all boil down to the same thing. They're tired of the quack proposals designed to keep them in line, and they want to become Seafarers so that no company will again dictate to them on every phase of their working lives. To a man, they've also made it plain that it isn't only money that's imr portant, though they know that as Seafarers they'll have no kick in that department. ' A Seaman's Not a Can of Paint A more important consideration-all of them stress is every man's right to feel that he's not Just a piece of property like a can of paint, that he doesn't have to be spied on all the time or bullied to the point where, to save his hide, he'll yelp "I like it! I like it!" as soon as sonle bucko officer gives him a dirty look for beeffng about bum chow, a rotten mattress or work that should be paid with overtime. Assuredly they^ know things won'rbe much different in Atlantic. They know Atlantic aeamen haven't got it any better because the system is the same in all these companies. What they do know, however, is that the men in Arco are moving for a change from their present way of life to one that offers genuine security for themselves and their families. They know that this can be brought about because they've seen what has happened in other un­ organized companies after the SIU stepped in and. put a stop to the antics used to make the boys toe the mark. The same discrimination The three-masted diesel anxiliary schooner City of New York, once famous for carrying Adm. Byrd against men in Atlantic who are fed up with their treatment at the on a polar trip, is shown at left tied up in Boston Harbor. At right, deckhands are at work on the hands of the companies goes on elsewhere. It couldn't be any different ihlp which carries Imnber and other cargoes to Nova Scotia and the Caribbean. Inj an industry like ours, where the basic mode of operation is the saime, and if a tactic works for one operator, everybody gets into the Last of the big, wooden coasters—an occasional caller at Boston, New York and other act; ports—is the Canadian three mast auxiliary schooner. City of New York, once famous as Everybody, of course, except SlU-contracted operators, who have a polar exploration ship. learned from experience that the Union will usq every means to pro­ World renowned in 1928 he was skipper-owner of a three- eight, including master, two en­ tect the interests of its membership. That's the basic function of any master shelled and sunk by a Qer- gineers, cook and three seamen. u^on; namely, making a -constant effort to raise the standard of when she carried Admiral man U-boat in the North Atlantic. li^ng of its membership and then making sure that nobody gets away Richard E. Byrd to the South Toured Coast Ports with trying to cut it down. The one-shot outfits, those so-called "inde­ Pole, the thick-hulled City of New After taking Admiral Byrd and pendents," like the AMEU in Atlantic, SVTMA in-Soceny and ETMA York freights lumber from Nova his polar expedition to the South in Esso, are a little too-closely tied to the company to perform their Scotia to ports along the AtlanUc Pole in 1928-29, the City of New "watchdog" function properly. In inost or all of those cases, upstarts coast and transports cargoes of York toured many coast, ports of Seafarers have again been set up as "union" officials are also in the employ of the company for salt, coal and pickled fish to the the US warned not to send their bag­ well as Great Lakes whose workers they supposedly bargain. The tie-in leads to some Caribbean. The venerable ship cities as a museum ship.- Capt. gage COD to any Union hall. carries a. full head of cattvas for a Kennedy bought her at a bargain bljghly^ unnatural forms of "i^ion representation." No Union hall can accept de­ three-master, but a 400 horse­ price in 1944 and reconditioned Sunday OverUme Tradied Away livery of any baggage where Soipe months back, we discussed^ what was known as the "five and power diesel engine now provides the old veteran for a new career express charges have not been one plan" in Socony, which bled the men of all their Sunday overtime the principal means of propulsion. as an ocean tramp. prepaid. Arctic Supply Ship. at sea as well as certain penalty pay provisions in return for a 60-day Men who send baggage COD While toting lumber is not as annual paid vacation. Proposed in "negotiations" between the Socony to Union halls face the pros­ Built in Norway 70 years ago for romantic a career as carrying the Vacuum Tanker Men's Association and the company, basically it use in the. sealing trade, the City distinguished admiral southward pect of having to go to a lot provided Six months' pay for every five worked. To their sorrow later of New York has 14-inch planking through polar ice fields, the City of trouble and red tape with oh. the Socony tankermen realized, just as we had pointed out at that to withstand Arctic ice floes. This of New York is following an old the Railway Express Co. All time, that their earning power had been bartered away to the tune of sheathing enabled her to spend and honorable tradition. Down COD baggage—regardless of gt least $325 a year for the average man in the fleet. The shock was several months in the Arctic last through the years many a schooner the port—goes to the local ex­ press office, where it is held a'gruesome one for many of them after they realized they themselves year as a base and supply ship for has hauled lumber from- the Ca­ had voted "okay" and created this monster. American construction workers nadian woods to East Coast US by the express company until claimed. Pn the face of this situation, and in light of equally unwholesome building a military Installation. -markets. Seafarers who want to be arrangements mode previously^ the traffic of seamen between Socony Skipper and owner of this un­ When Admiral Byrd employed and Atlantic is all one-way today. True, Atlantic is a past master at usual "tramp" is Capt. Louis Ken­ the vessel in his trek to the Ant­ sure of getting their baggage this game too, but at least when our drive In there is over, both old- nedy, a windjammer sailor who arctic she was named "Sampson," when they want it, can send it to any Union hall provided timers and newcomers to Arco will have the satisfaction of knowing can sew canvas or ciit a mast for was rigged as a bark and had a they prepay the shipping they won't be spoon-fed one version of -a thing .while their payoffs his vessel with the skill of old-time steam engine for auxiliary power. charges. show another. seafarers. During World War II The ship is sailed by a crew of DonH Send Your Baggage COD Cartoon History Of The SIU The AFL Maritime Trades Department, already functioning, was officially chartered on August 15, 1946. Charter oi^anizations were the ILA, MMP, Radio Officen, Pursers and SIU. Teamsten joined the-group on e local basis.' . / KiifP The MTB I» Chartered With headquarters in New York, port councils were set up in all mam sea ports. Membership was limited to affiliated outfits of the-AIL. The total member­ ship of the MTD was more th:^ one-quarter million, ^p« InAnattttme. iVo. 34 Despite the MTD, Seafarers negotiations bogged down and strike action was imminent. Conferences held in all ports pledged fullest support, establish­ ing a common fighting front of all AFL organizationa. The MTD was growing in strength. i 4 •I �11!^ p«(« T«K SEA.FARER3 LOG Aftfl S. 195S ¥ •V lantic); Robin Trent (Seas Ship­ 'Boston: ping). , • , V With the ex(:eption of a few minor beefs on Ore atid Calmar ships and ten hours on the PetroUte, all beefs were settled aboard ship following, the policy of the For the past two weeks shipping The New Orleans Dock Board We had a little spi^rt in shipping Union. For the first time ini quite during has been good for all ratings ex­ won- the first round in a red-hot the lai^ period. It Aas been cept Group I. Even the men who a while, we had a charge against fair for all men In, all departments, controversy here over what type registered in Group 1 in all de­ one of our members at the Coast and the prospects for the future of bridge should be constructed partments have not been hard Guard Hearing Unit. The mem­ look even brighter. We shipped 11 across the Mississippi between pressed to secure jobs as indicated ber was represented by the Union replacements to the Michael (Gary New Orleans and Algiers on the by the fact that we shipped many and got off with a two-week sus­ ras), but she still sailed short two West Bank. permits in those ; ratings. In a pension. . About the only beef of deck maintenance men. This was Everybody wants the bridge be­ survey of all jobs dispatched to any consequence that the member­ not our fault. The order came late cause admittedly it would provide this port from December 18, 1952, ship may have at the present time and some of the men didn't have a great stimulus to growth on both to March 11, 1953, the fact was es­ is jthe noise going on next door time to pass the physical. banks of the river. tablished that more than 60 per­ where the old Rivoli theater is be­ t i 4. Paying off and signing right on The disagreement between op­ cent of these Johs were fiUed'by ing torn down to make room for again were the Council Grove and Lake Charles: posing groups representing busi­ an off-street, indoor parking Archers Hope of Cities Service and permit men during this period. ness and .shipping interests has garage. Shipping is supposedly on the the Bull Line's Ann Marie. Ships.; been over the type of bridge to be At the Baltimore Federation in-transit were the DeSoto and slow bell, so imagine the number constructed. The Mississippi River of jobs available to bookmembers meeting of March 18, 1953, it^was Iberville (Waterman); Robin Went­ Bridge Authority, together wito if the pace were more normal or decided to have one of. three dele­ ley and Robin Mowbray (Seal the State Department of High­ The shipping picture in this even advanced in the shipping gates assfgned to legislative work Shipping), and the Michael. ways, offered a plan for a bridge lovely city hias only been fair for field. It is indicative of the maby at the Mainland Legislature for On the Michael the captain fired that would have one pier in the the last 12 days of these sessions. a deck maintenance AB and didn't river and a vertical clearance of the past few weeks. We had quite jobs available to It is meant as a protection' against give him a letter 135 feet. By following this plan, a few ships in, but it seems that bookmen when legislative action detrimental to saying why he the span could be constructed for the guys are sticking aboard, and such a great the interest of the Union, which was fired. The waiting until the nicer weather percentage $60 million, proponents said. often come up in thA form of bills captain told him of permftmen before getting off. Oppose Plan in the last hectic days of the ses­ he ^as not en­ Calling in this area, we had the are shipped by The Dock Board opposed this sion. Recently, the Union and titled to trans­ the Union. These French Creek, Winter Hill, Bents plan, saying it constituted a hazard civic and church groups helped to portation and that figures may be a to navigation. US Engineers Fort, Archers Hope, Fort Hoskins, little sickening defeat a new child labor proposal he was not going Paoli, Lone Jack, Government agreed with them and rejected the which would have set humanity to give him a let­ Camp and the Cantigny, alt Cities to enemies of proposal. back 30 year^. We are keeping on ter. The captain the Union, who Service wagons. Tllley The Dock Board wants a suspen^ the alert for similar proposals. are continually Everything is going along very sent a letter, stat­ sion type bridge with no piers in Scully Men on Beach mouthing lies that the SIU does ing his reasons the river and with a vertical clear­ nicely on the labor front here, and not have enough jobs for its bookA few of the oldtimers on the we hope it wiil for his action, to the Patrolman. . ance of 175 feet. stay that way, but members. Perhaps they will spend beach are Joe Tagariello, Alf which has: been forwarded to New Mayor Chet the local political many a sleepless night trying to Sjoberg, William Sears, Lloyd York so that the man involved can Morrison of New scene is not quite figure out how so many permitmen Short, Bill Addison, Clyde Hotis collect his tigpsportation if the Orleans says this the same. All the are successful in getting jobs in and Frank Harper. Men who are. Union decides he is entitled to it. type of bridge candidates for this port if there are not enough in the marine hospital include OT Beef Settled can be built at a mayor and the jobs available for the bookmem­ Adolph Swenson, Tom Ankerson, cost of $65 mil­ In a bee/ aboard the Archers Henry Bjork, Carl Chandler, Wal­ five city council bers. lion. He believes Hope the men claimed meals and . We expect the present pace of ter Hartman and Bob Hostler. jobs have dis­ difficulties that lopm because the idilp had not This week's typical SIU man is good shipping for booknien to con­ played an admir­ stand in the way supplied hot water and they had able amount of tinue and fair to good shipping for John Tilley, who joined the Sea­ no decent meals owing' Todd of financing such to plant Holcombc farers in 1943. John believes re­ restraint, and pemitmen to continue along in an amount can havn't called their cent improvements in wages in the being put of order,' The ship had to the same vein. . opponents any be eliminated. steward department are only com­ anchor off the coast and wait for Paying Off yet. However, there's still assistance frohi another v'essel. ^ Now representatives of the Dock names, In the last period, ships paying mensurate with the duties. He Overtime plenty of time for a knock downwas claimed for bringing'" Board, the Bridge Authority and drag out Louisiana campaign. off were: Edith, Monroe, Marina feels that increases for the stewr the Mayor are conferring with US Ralph "Sundown" Todd, who was and Rosario (Bull);. Marore, Bal- ard, chief cook and the increase fuel on board for auxiliaries in ' Engineers to try to devise an ac­ borp in the great state of Missis­ tore, Santore and Oremar (Ore); which resulted by creating cook order to get ship back in working order. We collecUd OT fqr taking ceptable bridge plan. Since city sippi some 28 years ago, is one of Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer (Na­ and baker's ratings will help the on fuel in drums, but not on the and state officials seem to be de­ the Seafarers the beach here. tional Shipping Company); Gov­ men registering in Group I. He subsistence and lodging beef be­ termined to build some sort of From what we on hear, he left there ernment Camp (Cities Service); feels that many men who pre­ cause the ship, was considered at bridge, it is a safe prediction that in the dark of night, and the Pehnmar (Calmar); Steel Inventor viously laid back to catch the stew­ sea and safety of the ship was g in several years, Seafarers who Seafarers. He says thatjoined (Isthmian); Robin Wentley (Seas ard or possibly the steward's or he never live on the West Bank will cross can figure out why he ever made Shipping), and Petrolite (Tanker chief cook's job will now throw in involved. John Scully is still working on over the river by toll bridge en- a trip on a ship that wasn't under Sag Harbor Corporation). Sign- for the cook and baker jobs which his Inrge model of the Ann Marie, route to the Hall in New Orleans! an SIU contract, but he only did ons were aboard the Steel Voyager they previously did not do. He expects to have the electric Seafarer Dies that on one'trip, and then went and Steel Admiral (Isthmian); It is Brother Tilley's further Many Seafarers who became ac­ right back to the SIU. He sails in Queenston Heights (Mar-Trade); opinion that any Inequality in winches working and a lighting quainted with Brother Floyd Hol- the stewards department, and is Edith; the Ore ships excluding the wages that existed between the system installed so hp can top the combe during his active union ca­ noted for his accomplishments in Santore; Captain Nathaniel B. top Then in the ste^rd depart­ gear and switch on the lights by pressing a button. The boys are all reer will be saddened to learn of the galley. Palmer, Government Camp, and ment and the top men in the other interested in seeing the completed his death. He died of injuries sufdepartments is now equalized. In model. , Some other boys on the beach the Pennmar. fe-ed when struck by an automo­ include: D. Caron, A. Kusch, M. In - transits were: Antinous, closing, he says that once again Mariner Class Tops* bile while crossing a street in Har­ Guillory, C. Fontenot, G. Fonte- Golden City, Afoundria, .A^lea the Seafarers have led the way Some of the men on the beach vey, La. not, "Tex" Gillispie, B. Kelly, H. City and Chickasaw (Waterman); and it will only be a matter of time Brother Halcombe was deck dele­ Council, B. W. Spears, and Walter Carolyn, Ines and Marina (Bull); before the other outfits follow the now include J, Hubbard, H. Bickford, J. McPherson, H. Carey,. E. gate aboard the Carubulle (National Craig. Steel Admiral (Isthmian); Alcoa pattern set by the SIU. , Haskins, L. Larkin, £. O'Connell, Navigation) and was believed to be Lcroy Clarke Earl Sbeppard Puritan and Roamer (Alcoa); Trin­ G. Gallant, R. Bennett and a host hurrying back to the ship when he Baltbnore Port Agent Lake Charles Port Agent ity (Carras); Southwind (South At­ of other brothers in from a trip to was struck by the car. The ship Korea on the Cornhusker Mariner, . was docked at Harvey to unload the "Chris Craft'' of the SIU. They ' ; molasses. V -t claim this ;ship is tops for living A native of Hacklebprg, Ala., he conditions and hope the SlU will .' was married and lived at Walden, get p lot more .of them. , Mo; The body was sent to HalcyAtlantic ships are few and far ville, Ala., for burial. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. FraiikUa M. FORT WnXIAM....118t4 Syndicate Ave. between around here. We had thq SIU, A&6 District With eight pay-offs, six sign-ons Ontario Phone:.3-3321 Kay White. Agent Phone 2-1333 103 Durham St. Atlantic 'importer in Providenc^ BALTIMORE ....li North Gay St. WILMINGTOTL CalU SOS Marine Ave. FORT COLBORNE and 22 ships calling iii transit, Earl Shcppard. Ascnt Ontario Phone: 5501 Terminal 4-2874 Mulberry 4540 Sam Cohen. Agent shipping has continued at a brisk BOSTON 378 State St. HEADQUARTERS....67S 4th Ave.. Bklyn. TORONTO. Ontario..... .88 Colbomo St. RI, and contacted the crew there. . Elgin 5719 It is one of our strongest ships and SECRSrrARY-TREASURER Sheebaa, ACcnt Richmond 2-0140 pace for the last two weeks.. We JamesDispatcher VICTORIA. BC 917U Cormorant St. Paul HaU Richmond 2-0141 Empire 4531 has quite a lot of strong SIU men ASST. SECRETARY-TREASXmSRS look for the same trend to con­ GALVESTON 308VS 23rd St. VANCOUVER. BC 868 HamUton St. on her including many bookmen. Lloyd Gardner Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 tinue through the immediate fu­ Keith . Pacific 7824 Robert Matthews. _Cla(ide Simmons LAKE CHARLES, La 1413 Ryan St. SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. They are all good organizers on her. HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATTVE ture. Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 Phone 6348 Joe Algina John Duffy and J. J. Flaherty ipi Dolphin Hotel BAGOTVILLE. Quchee 20 Elgin St. Pay-offs here were aboard the MIAMI. Mdie Parr, Agent Phone:' 545 the marine hospital are in ward .... .1 South Lawrence St, Alcoa Planter (Alcoa), the Del Mar HOBmE ;THOROU>. Ontario........37 Ormont St. Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1754 HONOLULU 18 Merchant St; Phono: 3-3203 two together. It looks as if Flaherty and Del Rio (Mississippi), the An- Cal NEW ORLEANS 523 Bltwm SL Phone 6-8777 QUEBEC 113 Coto Do La Montague will be getting out soon. He was out Undsey WiUiams. Agent PORTLAND 823 N. W. Everett St. Quebee Phone: 3-7078 tinous and Chickasaw (Waterman), Beacon 4334 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WilUam St. on. pass for a couple of days and is thje Catahoula and Carrabulle (Na­ RICHMOND. CAUr 257 6tb.St. Phone: 3-3049 putting on weight. D. S. White, Is tional Navigation), and the Salem NORFOLK laTTgo^Bankw! SAN FRANCISCO.. 480 Harrlmn St. Great Lakes District ^ still, up on the fdurth floor. The Phone 4-1063 Maritime (Cities Service). t. Douglas 24363 337 Market St. SEATTLE. .3700 1st ALPENA ...US-W. Fletcher hos^tal staff tells me he is one of' Sign-Ons ' Phone: 1238W the best patients, in the hospital. 4Wst'« W1LMING70N 805 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY.....^ The Planter (Alcoa), Del Aires^ 180 MsdnrSt. ' Termlntf 4-3181 Phone: Cleveland 7381 R. Crowley is coming along fine 450 Del Mar and Del Mundo (Missis­ SAN mANCl|&b NEW YORK 878 4tb Ave., Brooklrs CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Douglas 2-5475 STerUng 8-4a7i • ^ . •. Phone: Main 1-0147 and expects to be out soon. Tim ' sippi), the Robin Goodfellow (Rob­ PyralrA de TIERRA. PR. .Pelayo 51-La 5 DBIROIT..^...... ,_y..l038 3rd St. McCarthy wants to thank members Canodlfin District tone 2-5806 in Lines) and Salem Maritime (Cit­ for the; blood they donated for him; a Abercom St. MONTREAL.......im St. James ies Service) signed on. . a Aiiiit' rSl^iSi " " v.; James Staeehiiii'' HAUf^ N*.^^.... /callus imt^td^dhduded New Orleans: ConlreveKy Rages Over Type Of Bridge ir 1 m rS^-' I the Clipper, Pennant, Corsair, Pil­ grim and Pegasus '(Alcoa), the Steel Traveler, Steel Vendor and Steel Maker - (Isthmian), the Del Mundo and Del Rio (Mississippi), the Sea trains Savannah and New Jersey (Seatrkins Lines), the LaSalle, Morning Light, Maiden Creek and Monarch Of the Sea (Waterman), the Southern Coun­ ties and Southern Districts (South­ ern Trading), the Marie Hamill (Bloomfield), Longview Victory (Victory Carriers), Edith (Bull) and The Cabins (Cabins). Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent Baltimore: All Ratings Can Ship Out Qriekly Orgasiziag Efforfil OB imperler $888 As Taps Labor Front's Quiet, Politics Got Hotter SiU HAJLt OMRMCTORY sup NEW voi«......m .w;s; iUffi tsi9^"dm ;,a:A •Sgs_i;;;&ts-i Ji .-i li.'', j'J-. �r.il A^-3. ItBt SB^fARERS^^ MrO<G ElcTeiV 'P - 'if •• .';i •-.-•'v. MobUe: RMidnts Oppose Amy Port Expantion worked out because of the im­ portance of the Theodore operation in the maritime Job picture here. Shipping has been proceeding at an even pace in this port during the last two woeks. We had a total at 11 pay-offs, 7 tign-ons and 4 ships called in transit. Prospects for the immediate future indicate shipping will continue steady at about the same rate. : Pay-offs were on Alcoa's Roamer, Pegasus, Pennant, Corsair, Pilgrim, Ranger and Cavalier; Waterman's Morning light. Maiden Creek and Monarch of the Sea and the Chrisfo-M (Mercador). The Roamer, Pegasus, Pennant, Piigrim, Ranger, Maiden Creek and Christo-M signed 'back on and the Ibervilie and Antinous (Waterman), Marie Hamiil (Bhwmfield) and Del Aires (Mississippi) called in transit. 'Tt was nothing like this, in Korea." said Louis Stone, AB, on the beach in speaking of the bright sunshine and temperature that is hovering in the comfortable 70's here. Stone just got off the Golden City (Waterman) after, a run to the Far East. The other extreme in weather was experienced by Lau­ rence Andersen, ,AB, who came ashore from a biStuxite run to Trini­ dad. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent New York: Gold Fee'sles Mean $1,200 For Orownioa . 'foc'sles on one side of the ship./ After an all-day wrangle about this item, we collected a total of $1,200 for the men whose foc'sles had no beat., The big interest in this port is centered on the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America that was "held in San Diego. Ail the members here are waiting to find out what sort of new programs for the -future will result from the convention of the top outfit in maritime. Claude Simmons Ass't. Secretary-Treasurer Son francfsco: Overline, Food Roofs Sottiod in SlU Slyio Seafarers here are concerned Shipping for all departments has For the past two week period, shipping has been on the. upbeat; over the prospect that local opposi­ picked up considerably during' the and has been ertremely good for tion to Defense Department plans past two weeks, and the outlook all ratings. It is expected to con­ to' extend government control of for the coming period is good, since tinue along the same lines in the the area surrounding tim ammuni­ we have a number of ships due in future, with more jobs on the tion-loading facilities at Theodore, for payoffs after long trips. board than available bookmembers Ala., may interfere with the move­ because most of the men are not We paid off 25 ships, signed on ment of military cargoes through hanging around the beach long be­ 9, and had 15 in-transit. The pay­ this port. fore finding a job to their liking offs were; the Steel Admiral (Isth­ Recent re-opening of the Theo­ wd shipping out. s. i -t. dore docks for loading of ammuni­ mian), Angelina, Suzanne, Puerto Ships paying off in the last pe­ tion and other cargoes bound for Ricb, Elizabeth, Frances and Kath- Galveston: riod were the North Platte Victory US -forees in Europe and the Far ryn (Biill),' the Robin Trent and (Mississippi); Arizpa and Fairisle East ~«tas hailed as a certain boon (Waterman); and Cornhusker Mariner (I^in), the. td>shipping in this port, A number the Seathunder Royal Oak, Lone Jack, Chiwawa of'members already have shipped (Orion). The same out oh vessels that were loaded at and Fort Hoskins (Cities Service), vessels signed on Theodore.. the Western Trader (Western Navi­ In the past two weeks shipping again. Ships inThe Theodore installation actu­ gation), the Tacfdei (Shipehter), the has been very good. We have been transit are: Seaally is-a US Naval Magazine, but Azalea City, Golden. City and sending more permltmen out on mar and Massmar the ammunition Afoundria (Waterman), the Coeur (Calmar); Hast­ depot and its d'Alene Victory, Jefferson, City jobs lately than bookmen, indica-. ings. J. W. Water­ loading facilities Victory and Coe Victory (Victory tive of the Union member's. right man and Raphael are under Army Carriers), the Seatrain Georgia, to choose his berth without fear of Semmes (Water­ Otto Jurisdiction, ad­ Savannah and Louisiana '(Seatrain), job insecurity. Bookmembers are man); Seawind ministered under and the Transatlantic (Pacific waiting around for the right job, (Sea Traders); Steel Seafarer the command of (Isthmian). Waterways).' the New Orleans knowing it won't be long in coming. Sign-Ons Beefs Squared Port of Embarka­ Therefore, the permltmen are get­ There were a few beefs oh over­ The ships that signed on were ting a good chance to ship out and tion. time and food aboard some of the the Wild Ranger and Hurricane Since our last Andersen 4- t 4> ships that paid off, but they were (Waterman), the Sweetwater: (Mar- earn good payoffs. report, the De­ Trade), the Robin Kettering, Corn­ Ships that paid off in the last taken care of in the Union man­ fense/Department announced plans Miami: husker Mariner and Robin Trent period include the Longview Vic­ ner, which Is the best and only to lease an B;600-acre tract of land (Robin), Western Trader tWestern tory (Victory Car­ way in the maritime, before the ' as' k Safety zone surrounding the Navigation), the Coeur d'Alene riers); Neva West payoff got underway. ainmunition depot. This news Victory (Victory Carriers), and the (Bloomfield); and Sad to relate, there were a few arbused e storm of protest from Steel Vendor (Isthmian). The in­ the Steel Vendor performers, and they were dealt property owners in the area which of Isthmian. In- with in tlie usual Union manner. The sun is still shining down tranets were the Alcoa Runner arid is. dotted with Summer and yeartransits were: They won't be heard from again round homes and several farms and here, and the dogs haven't caught Alcoa iPointer (Alcoa), the Robin Kettering and Robin Mowbray Carras' Michael until or unless they mend their fishing camps, the rabbit yet, so if anyone feels (Robin), the Seatrains New Jersey and Trinity; Sea- ways. Other than that there' were like-enjoying a good vacation, this and'Texas tSeatraih),>lhe:t'ort Hos­ trains Louisiana, no membership beefs. .^ore |han ,1,000 Sopth Mobile is the place- for it.kins (Cities Service), the Chicka­ New Jersey and : A couple of the oldtimers over T^unty ,iprop^y; owners atfehded Even so, things have been jUmp:- saw and DeSqto (Waterman), the Texas (Seatrain); here on this West Coast: beach in Marrs a-protest meeting against the pro- ing here lately! Iii .'addition to the juiesburg (Terminal Tankers), the Alcoa Pegasus the sunny state of California in­ posaL Mobile civic organizations good old Florida (P&6), we-had the Petmmar and Portmar (Calmar), (Alcoa); Waterman's Choctaw; Steel clude Joseph Otto and William joined the opposition., Antinous, Yaka and Chickasaw the. Petrolite (Tanker Sag Harbor), Traveler, Steel Director and Steel GUck. .(Congressman Frank W.. Boykin (Waterman) visit us, and we've had and. the^ Steel Admiral and Steel Maker (Isthmian); Del Rio (Missis­ T. E. Banning sippi); Juiesburg • (Terminal Tank­ said he had obtained a promise the Ponce (Ponce Cement) running Voyager (Isthmian). San Francisco Port Agent from Congressman Dewey Short, into Port Everglades every 10 days. All of the ships were paid off ers); Mae and Evelyn' (Bull); • i i t chairman. of the House Armed We've been able to get most of with a minimum of -beefs;- except Christos-M (Marine Shipping); Services Committee, to nppose the the beefs on the Florida straight­ for the Robin Trent and the Jeffer­ Council Grove (Cities Service) and Wilmington: Aamy's plan to take over the prop­ ened out pretty quickly, and things son City Victory. On the Robin The Cabins (Mathieson). erty. Committee approval is neces­ are going along fairly smoothly. Trent the boys had a bOef about The feVr minor beefs Uiat came sary before the Army can go ahead restriction to ship, but the com­ up on the ship were settled at the Frederick Dickon just got off the with the project. Alcoa Corsair with a broken thumb, pany got off the hook on that one payoff to the satisfaction of the Civic and political leaders asked and is here on the beach, just with a letter from the shoreside crewmembers. the Army to consider relocation of letting old Sol take care of heal­ authorities. However, we did col­ On the •beach at the present mo­ Shipping has been, pretty good lect several hundred hours over­ the ammunition depot "at some ing the thing. in this port during the last period, ment in the Lone Star State are time for the deck department since safer site." ;The' Defense! Depart-, and it looks as if it intends to stay We'd like to ask all Seafarers to the captain had maintained sea R. L. Shaw, E. Jeanfreau, A. Keane', that man indicated it would, but; pointed way for a while, anyway. E. Hill, W. Currier, S. Newman, call the hall here if their ships watches during" the week, and did oiitlthat since the docks are located We had the Steel Seafarer K. Agarons, J. Marrs, W. Bargone, nine miles from Mobile, leasing of hit this port; or any port in the not break them until the weekend. P. Jones, R. Cross, C. McCain and (Isthmian), Cantigny (Cities Serv­ the additional 8,600 acres would vicinity, since it's sometimes We had a big argument about this L. Floyd. ice), John B. Waterman, Hastings, difficult for tJs to get accurate in- item,, but the boys collected it at "obviate, all danger." Alaw^i, and Stonewall Jackson foi-mation on ship arrivals. So, just That's about all there is to.re­ (Waterman*. Massmar and Calmar T. A. Young, special assistant to make sure to give us a quick phone the payoff; port from this neck of the woods On the Jefferson City Victory, (Calmar), Mother M. L. (Eagle thd secretary of IJie Army, in a. call as soon as you hit port. the big beef was for lodging for 20 after the last membership meeting. Ocean), and Burbank Victory and letter to Boykin, told of the ecd^ Eddie Parr Keith Alsop days while the ship was in Korea, nomic value to Mobile. Young said * San Mateo Vic­ Galveston Port Agent Miami Port Agent since there was no - heat in th§ "apprbximateiy 35,000 long tons of tory (Eastern), ammunition per month is to be calling here dur-* moved through the facilities. ing the past two Monthly salaries to military and weeks. civilian personnel will total $58,000 We crewed up and salaries to longshoremen and the Sea tiger (Co­ stevedores will amount to $316,000. lonial) which Revenue to railroads in Mobile will came out of the be* about $1,645,000 a month snd yards after get­ ^Shipping Figures March 1.1 to March 25 about $100,000 win be spent a ting extensive Simmons REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL REG. monti) for supplies. Cargo barges repairs, and and truck costs will amount to ap­ PORT DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED everything is squared away aboard DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. proximately $10,000 per month; her now. 56 Boston 21 46 ; 25 27 8 26 97 with about $112,000 being 'spent J. W. Simmons, a member of 420 New York 137 205 135 100 172^: 111 440 monthly for provisioning of ships the SIU since 1946, is one of the 119 Philadelphia .......... 41 35 20 78 46 32 21 stores. Pilotage fees are expected men on the beach here now. He to amount to $3,500 monthly." used to ship out of Baltimore, and 208 Baltimore 65 94 79 68 241 .80 63 had Hamburg for his.private Eden, SIU Joba Involved Norfolk 12 4 12 18 •• 8 4 4 3? but like many of the boys, he has We are concerned with this issue Sava:ix:ah 7 19 W ..•"12 3 25 4 '• • 8 switched to the shuttle run to because peak operation of the 6 11. 7' 24 4 13 Japan. He-said that, after look­ 3 8 depot will mean -more Jobs for SlU ing at ail the gains the SIU has" 45 .. 43 132 35 44 41 116 members. Mobile papers bra oppos­ MohilO" 40 won for its members, it's no won­ ing the Army's plan on the ground 86 78 69 ' • V 61 • 216 73 New Orleani ;» 94 243 der lliat so many seamen are beat­ that, the method proposed for tak­ 35 145 58 61. t " M,. •- 56 ler ing a path to the door of the SIU 44 ing over property does not assure.' Galveston ' • and trying to join. :m 84 ; 79 69 . 232 ., Wbs^ Coast; ^,'.1 ••>«•*>» \... '84 Just compensation to the homeowfi: Sam Cohen . ers involved. It 'It to be ' hoped a latMayj^iytnbomglKiifltse can be , t b s'K .jwr i «I V !•» Shipping Slays Good For All Railngs MiamilsSiiHTops For Fine Vacallons Mefflbership Aeiion Makes Performers Rare A & G SHtPPmC RECORD •" • Uii-SO tc-p-i J �^.Trv.;;«r'-'i'-;;'-v7"^^^v®-;;5'ri;!^^l^ Pag« TwiElve IR THE WAKE 5^"-' IPG April S; 1953 MERT (THE SEAFARER can detect - minor leaks unnoticed LEROY MARTIN—AB by the crew until after the ship is under the strain of a voyage. They In sail and steam, war and peace, and air attacks. Bomb fragm.cnts frequently take refuge in the bilge, childhood and maturity, AB LeRoy tore holes in the port side of the ever Question: Did the very part of the ship usually "channel fever?"* Martin has been following the sea slilp, under fire for three days, but affected first by minor leaks and for 25 of his 37 years. the only serious damage was the presence of water even in mi­ Starting at the age of 12 aboard caused by the well-placed explo­ nute quantities might cause them James Shortel, AB: No, I never a gaff-rigged sloop, "Windjammer," sive in the No. 1 hold. to abandon the vessel and seek have and still don't get it. Some­ in the waters surrounding his na­ Martin found himself under at­ another. time I even stay tive Perth Amboy, NJ, Seafarer tack once again, this time off the t 4» 4" aboard the first Martin found the sea to be an ir­ Anzio beachhead in early 1944. He At the time of the settlement of night the ship resistible lure. With two compan­ was on another Liberty ship, the Jamestown in 1607, the name Vir­ comes in so I can ions, Martin sailed the waters of David L. Swain, running a shuttle ginia was applied to all that part get a good night's Raritan Bay, Lower New York Bay, between Orah, Algeria, Augusta, of North America lying between sleep. With every­ and Long Island Sound, after Sicily, Naples, Italy, and the Anzio the 34th and 45th degrees of lati­ body ashore, it's school and on crisp, sunlit week­ battleground. Dispatching troops tude, extending from the Atlantic nice and quiet. ends. It was in 1935, at the age of for the vicious fighting on the Ital­ to the Pacific, a region which now Then the second 19, that Martin turned to the sea ian beachhead, the ship was under comprises the greater part of the night I go ashore as a means of livelihood. Both of steady attack from the celebrated US. Indeed, when Sir Francis and have some his friends of the sloop days of his Germany artillery piece, f"Anzio Drake circumnavigated the globe fun. youth followed hi& course. ' Annie,", which continually layed (1577-80) he stopped at what he 4if. shells into the harbor. Sails On Schooner called, "the back part of Virginia," Martin's first berth was aboard Likes Long Trips Albert Elkenberry, oiler: I guess in reality the coast of California. One of the little publicfeed feats Most of Martin's sailing career everybody does, especially If it's the Nomis, a three-masted schooner 4> 4* 4» of engineering and seamanship a long trip. The running lumber coastwise between was not duite as harrowing as his during the latter part of the 18th The .Antipodes are a group of longer the run, New York, New England and South war-time experi^ces. Shipping century was the shipiment of an rocky, -uninhabited islands in the the more Impa­ Carolina. After getting a taste of v/ith the SIU for ? period of more Egyptian obelisk to London from South Pacific, 450 miles SE of New tient the men apcient seamanship aboard the than two years now, Martin "pre­ Alexandria. Dedicated to the ^un Zealand, to which they belong. get. Personally I Nomis, full of the rigors of a sail­ fers long foreign trips, mostly for god, obelisks were monuments Their only claim to fame is their get that way my­ ing ship in. comparison with mod­ the payoff." - He'll ship on freight­ about 70 feet long and composed location in relation to Greenwich, self and I've nev­ ern vessels, MSrtin took toi latter- ers or tankers to any port in the of a single piece of red granite. England, from whose meridian geo­ er run across any day vessels to sail around the world world, as long as it is on an SIUThe transport of the one now in graphic longitude is figured. Actu­ seaman v/ho was many times on freighters and contracted vessel. ^ , London, begun in 1877, involved ally, any two places or peoples on "I prefer the Far East run" over not anxious t.o go tanker-s. encasing it in a specially-built iron opposite sides of the earth, so situ­ Working on and near the sea for most of the others, th/Opgh," ^id ashore as soon as cylinder and then inclosing jhe ated that a straight line drawn ship tied up. the next 15 years, LeRoy decided Martin. "Australia and Japan . are whole in a large wooden raft. from one to the other passes to give it up temporarily in 1941. my favorite countries to ship to be­ 4> i 4" Eventually, while the raft was be­ through the center of the earth, are but he was back in September of cause of the friendly nature of 'the John Karpen, AB; I certainly do. that fateful year sailing Army people and the .way they [treat ing towed at sea, a severe storm called the antipodes of each other. came up and compelled those in China is popularly supposed to be I get that feeling going out and transports into the war ;(ones. He you." As far as his choice citj^cs charge of it to abandon the ancient the -antipodes of the US, but no coming back in was on the General MacAndrew are concerned. Seafarer .Mdrtin monument in the Bay Of Biscay. part of North American continent no matter what which carried the invasion troops thinks Brisbane, Australi?'.. and Still later, however, it was re­ has its antipodes in any land sur­ port I happen to of Casablanca in 1942. A year later Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Moji, be hitting. I don't covered and finally brought to its face. he was on a Liberty, the Nicho­ Japan, are the tops for seeing the make too many destination. las Gilman, which carried troops, sights through a tourist's eye-view. 4i 4* 4^ ammo and gas for the invasion of His last trip was aboard Western Roaring Forties is ia 'popular long trips if 1 can 4. 4; Sicily. It was on this vessel that 'jankers'. McKittrick Hills, which The notion that rats instinctively nautical term which was originally help if, but even circumstances nearly forced him to made two trips between Pjiiladplleave an unseaworthy ship before applied by sailors to an ocean zone so, the' idea of be­ give up the sea, permanently. phia' and Porto ha Cruz, "V^^eit leaves port and that in conse­ in the Southern Hemisphere be ing able to go Bomb Hits Ship zuela, before heading for annual quence none of these rodents lose tween the 40th and 50th degrees of a s h 0 r e • a g a 1 n The Gilman carried half-tracks repairs in Palermo, Sicily. ' their lives as the result of the latitude. It was a region notorious makeis you ner­ vous and puts y()u on edge. and jeeps in the No. 1 hold, storing The youngish-looking, wiry sea­ foundering of a ship is an old belief for its heavy winds, stormy ammo and gas in all of the others. man, taking advantage of job se­ 4" 4" ,4' frequently alluded to in the litera­ weather and rough sea. By exten­ ture of the sea There is, of course, sion, the term was also applied to See Foo, mesman: No, it doesn't As luck would have it that day, a curity offered by the Union, is now nothing to lead us to believe that the corresponding regions in the bother me much. I'm always the bomb from a low-flying plane hit taking time off to see a 17-year-old rats have a mysterious or instinc­ Northern Hemisphere, and even to last one off the the No. 1 hold and started a fire daughter and 16-year-old son in tive power by which they can tell a district in New York City lying ship when it which took four hours to bring un­ Perth Amboy. After three months whether or not a vessel is a good between 40th and 50th Streets, comes in to a der control. Everything in the hold ashore with his family, Maftin is risk. However, rats generally avoid where traffic conditions are as port, and I go Was destroyed by fire, the crew bat­ ready to ship out again, heeding contact with water, and are fearful hectic as they are in the proverbial back aboard ear­ tling the flames in vain while un­ the call of sea once more. Martin of drowning, so it is possible they storm belt of the southern oceans. ly, before the rest der Heavy fire from shore batteries of the crew. I don't care to stay ashore very long, I'm just as happy on the ship, jQst Dalmatia: Norwegian Britain's For­ ACROSS Hitler, in a Heroes' Memorial Day of the war off Alaska . . The SIU taking it easy. Abbr. port eign Secretary They man a 31, Headland Channels be­ 11. Woe is me! speech in Berlin, disclosed that the found the lost Union book of 53. ship 4" ' 4" 4" 32. Town in Cuba tween bars brother Arthur A. Chrisman, Jr., Something to 5. 34. Hogan of golf 17. Distress caU DOWN James C. Baudoin, AB: Yes, I Germans had lost 542,000 dead, but and returned it to the relieved Sea­ sail on 35. '.'agile of J9. Sea eagle Lobster's nip­ guess I have on certdid occasions, that the Russian front had been farer . . . Chester C. Davis was 9. Navigation baseball 20. Keep ship per hazard 37. N-o off this Vhen the ship is stabilized and made secure . . . named F()od Administrator by ex­ 2. Island in Fr. 12. Molten rock Trent 22. Kind of buoy 38. Oceania getting near a 13. One who (Seas Shipping) 23. Guy who's too The British Admiralty announced ecutive order . . . Japan and Rus­ makes rescue nosy 39. Good things Nights' before good port you at sea in tropics 24. Author of the loss of the 1,920-ton destroyer sia renewed their fisheries agree­ Waterman 14. Man's name start to feel rest­ horror,' tales 40. Russian range> ship 15. One who Lightning . . . Gustav F. Aim, an ment for another year ... A re­ Tidal wave You can show 41. 25. One's part in . less and want to copies stricted belt 10 miles deep along this at NY 42. Small bottle a job SIU carpenter, was decorated with the coast of England, Scotland, get ashore in a 16. Any old ship HaU 43. Coin of India Possessive 17. It makes word Towing boat 44. 26. North Koreans hurry. It has to pronoun the Merchant Marine Distinguished and Wales has been established for a dredge 28. Lillian's nick- 46. Corrupt Annoy be a good port 18. They clean name 49. Exist River in Italy Service Medal by .the order of as part of the plan to make the clothes A jinx ship though. Other­ (Puzzle'Answers on Page 25) SO. Top golfer of President Roosevelt for extraordin­ British Isles a base for offensive 1952 wise it doesn't ID 21. Part of ary heroism under unusual hazards. operations. matter as iJtuch "to be" . . The Senate approved the Fi­ 22. The SIU gets 4" 4 4 to me. you this 41 i 4" nance Committee's recommenda­ The Allies attacked Cagliari on 23. Fish eggs 26. Name for -a Barry R. Gunderud, AB: Yes, I tion to revoke President Roose­ the island of Sardinia with an ar­ sailor have gotten the, "fever" especial­ velt's salary limitation order . . . mada of Flying Fortresses inflict­ 27. Ancient 30. It's found in ly when I've been United States troops began to shell ing extensive damage to port fa­ the galley on a long trip, the Axis airfield at Mezzouna, cilities and airdromes ... In March, 31. Regular trip 32. Port on Upolu where I've been while US planes bombed Messina. Berlin reported, U-boats sank 138 33. Still merchant ships and other Axis out to sea for 34. It holds gear 35. Part of a 4" 4' 4 craft brought the total to 926,000 quite a vyhile. fishhook London reported that British tons . . . SIU crewmembers of the After a while a 36. Ship df BuU Line fellow wants to planes from Malta had flown over Dynastic, Scoharie, and Gateway 38. Aleutian Is­ get off the ship Jtome aiid strafed a railroad at City collected Russian Government land 39. Korean port no matter what three points near the Italian capi­ bonus checks , . . The Senate con­ 41. About 30 . Allied planes dropped ,19 firmed Rear Admiral Emory S. port he happens tal cents In Venezuela to be in, at home tons of bombs at low altitude on Land for another six-year term as 45. Too ornate Wewak In New (luinea, scoring chairman of the Maritime Commis­ or overseas. 46. Fishing float 47. Shipping hits "with'500^pound bombs on a sion . . . Allied planes boihbed the • 4" 4" t company * The 'well-known "jitters" that 4,000'<'ton cargo vessel which was U-boat nests in Lorient and St. 48. Near: Slang 49. Port in Italy many seamen get when g, ship-is badly damaged ... Washington an­ Naimlre foi" tbd 47th time in the 50. Come ashore nounced the first all-surface action war. .83HJJW .'xy xniJioc: stii assKMChiegii port Like a fox Sh Mother Carey's chickens is the popular name given to certain small ocean birds, especially the stormy petrels, which are .often seen around ships in rough weather. Their peculiar manner of paddling along the surface of the waves may have suggested the name petrel, as form, of Peter, re* ferring to St. Peter's walking upon the Sea of Galilee. In its turn, Mother Carey is thought to be a garbled English version of the • .Latin Mater Cara, meaning Dear Mother, which is often applied to Mary. It is not unlikely that sea­ men coined the name when observ­ ing the more religious of their shipmates invoking Mary's blessing to ward off the disaster assured by the presence of the stormy petrels around the ship. b •'. SEAFAKERS �.A|»rU S» Itft SEAFARERS SEAFAREItS ^XOG April Pare Thlrtees LOG 'Business Is Business!' Vol. XV. Na. 7 ItSS Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District AFL, 673 fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 82, MY. Tel. STerling 8-4670., PAUL BKLL, Secretary-Treasurer eeUtor. BMumm BIAMD; Managing Editor. BAT OcmaONt Art Editor, BnutAa* .SMMAN; Photo RUtor. DANISL NILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARXNtm. IRWIN SFIVACB. ARC PERTAIL. JBRRT BEMOU Gut/ Area Reporter. Bnx MOOBT. Trade With Red China News of agreements to halt the sailings of Greek, Pana­ manian, and other foreign flag ships to Communist China, brings to light one of the too-little-known stories of the Korean War. The fact that some Liberty ships sold by the US to these foreign-flag operators have been used to supply Communist China's war power has been politely ignored "how. •' In some cases the very same shipowners who were supplyif'ing China were operating American-flag ships, some of which • were used to carry US military supplies. It was a clear case 'faf plkying both ends against the middle. From the very beginning, when the Government was bent on virtually giving away US Liberties to dubious foreign-flag operations, the SIU warned that such sales and transfers would boomerang. The present situation once again points up the need for stricter control of Panamanian ships and a crackdown on foreign-flag' transfers. Momentous Decision The SIU's 6th convention can boast of many accomplishjpents, but what looms largest is the agreement on affiliation , of the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union. The .MFOW affiliation, subject of course, to membership approval, , is bound to have far-reaching effects. These effects will be felt most out on the Pacific Coast. Up until now, the Sailors Union of the Pacific, and the MFOW have beeii going their separate ways while the Communist •waterfront apparatus, led by Harry Bridges has been trying to .swallow them one by one. The shift of the MFOW to the Sitr means that the balance of power on the Pacific Coast now lies with the AFL. Such a development is a catastrophe for the Commimist t^aterfroht apparatus. In the past Bridges has repeatedly held out tempting lures to get the MFOW to join a new mari­ time "federation,^' which would then turn on the SUP. It is to the credit of the MFOW that it gave these proposals the treatment they deserved. If the new arrangement goes through, from now on it will be the SUP and the MFOW that will call the tune, together "With the rapidly-growing MCS-AFL. The Communist appa­ ratus now faces resounding defeat in its last maritime stronghold. 4, t t ^lU Slopchest Grows Within a few short weeks Seafarers in the Gulf will have all the advantages of SIU slopchest service now offered in New York area. Arrangements are being made to supply ships on the Gulf with the high quality, moderate-priced merchandise that is sold on ships sailing out of New York. The extension of SIU slopchests to all other ports is just a matter of time. And judging from booming New York business. Seafarers are well pleased with the supplies the Union is putting aboard. , For years seamen have been victimized by the unscrupulous ship chandler, just as they were victimized by the icrimp in the days before the SIU hiring hall. The slopchest service then, is another area in which the Unipn is protecting the Seafarer from-those who would exploit him. i i 4 Maternity Birthday When the SIU began its maternity benefit payments a year ago, they were quite a surprise to maritime. One or two .unreconstructed old salts opposed the idea, claiming that seamen had no truck with wives and children. Others argued that the benefits would Jiave little effect, because, they said, they would cover only a handful of the membership. It's apparent now they didn't realize the revolution the Union has wrought in the lives of Seafarers. Thanks to today's .Union wages and conditions, every Seafarer earns enough to support a family. The payment of over 500 maternity benefits in a year shows that a very large proportion of the membership have become family men. » The maternity benefit, by meeting the heavy expenses in\'plved in having babies, is making it easier for the Seafarer to lead a normal, community life. It's evident from the , enthusiastic response that this, is exactly what the rank wid file Seafarer wants. ..tA-v j -.>• .< ,>.1. Seafarers Stiould Tell doh Hints To the Editor: I just read in a past issue of the LOG that bound volumes of the 1952 LOGs are available. Thinking of this, and such LOG columns as "On the Job" and "Galley Glean­ ings," gave me an idea. We are familiar with such books as "Knight's Book of Seamanship," "Audel's Guide to Mechanics," and others. However, ^ think it would be a.great idea if all the Seafarers could get together and compile one manual for all seamen, in all three departments. Every Seafarer, no matter what department he sails in, has had occasion to learn different ways of doing the job a little easier and better, by use of a short cut. In other trades, these little tricks are known as trade secrets. Wonderful Reference But, jf we could get all these different tricks and trade secrets that all the Seafarers have learned and developed, and put them all together in one book, it would be the only such book in the world, and Would make a wonderful ref­ erence for men in all departments. It could contain the" trade secrets that Beafarers have learned in the ehgine department, on deck, and in the stewards department. It would be the only such reference that was made up of the • tricks that the seamen themselves con­ tributed, and we could all use such a book to leam a little more, and (o help out the men who are just starting to go to sea. This sort of book would be a great help to everyone connected with the sea, and would be used by everyone. It would become a part of every seaman's gear. Many people may think at fii'st, that it would be impossible to get all the Seafarers all over the world to gather their different tricks, and might say it would be an im­ possible job to get a book like that together. Impossible? However, it was not so many years ago that many people said it would be possible for the seamen to have the great kind of organ­ ization that we now have in the SIU. How many people said it was impossible for seamen to get Wel­ fare benefits like we have in the SIU? How many people thought it was Impossible for seamen to pro­ duce an organization that would get us the wages and conditions that we have gotten in the SIU? Ther^ were many people who said it was impossible for seamen to have a Union hall like the one we now have in New York. Many more said that such things as ma­ ternity benefits, disability benefits, college scholarships, and the like were impossible for seamen to get. Well, we've got them. and I think, a reference book of this sort could again show the world that. Sea­ farers can do the impossible, and would chalk up another great "first" for the SIU. It would just be another accomplishment that the SIU made for tho benefit of all seamen. •> ; , iABOR RGVND-VP One of the longest and most bit­ ter railroad strikes in many years, the seven-week tie-up of the Chi­ cago Great Western, ended in com­ plete victory for six rail unions in­ volved. Final settlement was reached by the Switchmen and Yardmasters of their grievances, iiicluding claims with payment of back wages. Previously, setUement of almost 600 accumulated' griev­ ances was won by Locomotive En­ gineers, Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Railway Conductors and Trainmen. accused of leaving the pier with­ out proper notice, but Grillo ar­ gued otherwise. The picketing lasted an hour. Then the company agreed to discuss the case with the union; the longshoremen shaped up, and loading resumed on tlie 10,000-ton Robin Kettering, an SlU-contracted ship boimd for South Africa. 4 4 4 The first productivity wage in­ crease for railroad workers was won when a government referee awarded a boost of four cents an hour to 1.3 million employees rep­ resented by 21 operating and nontit operating rail unions. The raise, The AFL granted its 100th inter­ national charter in Louisville when retroactive to last Dec. 1, applies the International Council of Alumi­ to all the nation's railroads. num Workers became the Alumi= t i 4> . num Workers International Union. in its first such decision, the Presentation of the charter was NLRB has ruled that a union may made by Harry B. O'Reilly, AFL strike against an employer's unfair director of organization, pinch-hit­ labor practices despite a no-strike ting for George Meany, to Council clause in its contract or the 60-day President. Eddie Stahl and Secre­ limitation in the Taft-Hartley act. tary-Treasurer William Cowley, The ruling eame in the case of tlie v/bo were elected to head the AFL Carpenters against two New union. Attending the constitu­ York firms which had played foot­ tional convention were 100 dele­ sie with a rival union. gates representing 40 loeals with a 4 4 4 meAibership of 30,000 workers in the US and Canada. Headquarters In a reversal of usual roles, of the union were established in union workers have hired a corpo­ ration as their employee. The Louisville. Culinary Workers Union of Cubai 4^ 4 4" Members of Local 705. AFL Ho­ using money from its retirement tel and Restaurant Employes, now fund and a loan from tlie Agricul­ get news of employment opportuni­ tural and Industrial Development ties by radio. Each morning for B^nk, shortly will start construc­ 10 minutes, beginning at 9:20, Sta­ tion of a $10 million hotel in Ha­ tion WJBK, Detroit, carries an­ vana, Cuba. Under an agreement nouncements regarding both steady signed with Hilton Hotels Interna­ and extra work for waiters, food tional Inc., the firm will supply checkers, cashiers, bus boys and operating capital, supervise the others. Extra waitresses particu­ training of the hotel staff, and larly were urged to listen for spe­ carry on all operations in return cial banquet employment or for for a percentage of the profits. party cancellations. Notices con­ 4 4 4 cerning the local also are broad­ The Washington State Federa­ cast. tion of Labor has created a new 4 4 4 department, called Labor's Health Two little children walked a and Welfare Service, to provide pieket line in New York last month advice and counsel to affiliates and 130 AFL Longshoremen re­ seeking aid on health and welfare fused to cross it, bringing ship- plans. The department will be Loading to a halt. The. line con­ supported" by the unions using its sisted of Ann Grillo, 7; Angelo seivices. It will establish a cen­ Grillo, Jr.. 6. and .their father, An­ tral trust office to administer vai'lgelo Sr., 33. The iather, a member ous plans independently under of ILA Local 327-1, was protesting their own yules and regulations, his discharge' thre^ weeks earlier their own financial control, reserve by "riirner and B^cbapd. Inc.,, ste-^ inds and administrative ^ procedkedoring.coatralwiA, JBcLhaA Jki J s-,.- « .i,'. �-^spippspiippip Pace Fonrtocn SEAFARERS L-0 0-. . • • m-, •' 'h .r^ t •' April S, ItSt « !-.!:^;r. Vft;' >>; k ii •#• •• 'V • »• Seafarers Ed Powell, AB (left), and Karl Johansson, oiler, read one of the posters in the SIU hall telling the days and time of the TV program featuring Seafarers. 'i L'- :l; [&• Seafarer Wetzler, FWT, enjoys a glass of beer at the Port O' Call bar, and a chat with Eimest Aubussoh, bartender, as thiey watch the show. ih ^?|• I'i^' ,; [.:v infc; I; J ^'r-- II The show starring the Seafarers-was one that even the wife and the kiddies enjoyed watching as it told the story of New York waterfront activities. And at home, Seafarers and their families relaxed and enjoyed the show ks they watched a scene from the SIU's Rotary Hiring Hall on the Esso program. • "After all the-publicity given to the re­ cent investigations of the New York water­ front," said the Esso News program, "we wish to present the positive side. of. the - waterfront to show the work being done there." And, for seven nights John Wingate's 'Behind The News' program, sponsored by the Esso Oil Company, featured Seafarers, their ?hips/and their Union in action. While Seafarers and their families, as well as thousands of other viewers watched NBC-TV, their screens produced shots of .the SlU-maoned Elizabeth, interviews with Seafarers, scenes of the recreational facili­ ties in the SIU hall, interviews with SlU officials, and scenes showing the operation of the SIU's Rotary Hiring Hall. "This is how a good Union- operates," said John Wingate, Esso News reporter, ds the Esso cameras entered the SIU head-' quarters. At 6:45 PM 6n Friday, March 20, on every weekday evening last week, and: on tytonday^of this week, Sedfqrers gathered in their Port O' Call Bar, • in the TV room of the SIU hall, or in their homes to watch their brother Seafarers and their Union on the screen. Last Wednesday, while hundreds of Sea­ farers were waiting in the SIU headquarters for the regular membership meeting, the large TV screen was lowered in the meet­ ing hall and all hands watched the portion of the series which showed the recreational facilities of their hall. But, before the show appeared on the TV screens, NBC cameramen and Wingate spent a great deal of time filming the var­ ious episodes. Movie cameras, powerful lights, d number of technicidns and camera­ men filled the different parts of the SIU hall. Thousands of feet of film were shot in the hiring hall, the Port O' Call Bar, the. Seafarers Cafeteria, and the other sections ^ of the building as the crew ^prepared the series for the show. �• V-' '•'- AKII t, isst SKAFAkERB toe Page Fifteeil ji; -^1 Viix V.lf'::"/r*! �SS4F4RKRS rage iOxieaa' April S. IMS LOG SEAFARERS The United New York, New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots last month launched their new boat, "Sandy Hook," from the Brlgham Shipyard. Greenport, Long Island. The vessel, whose keel was laid in July of last year, is expected to be completed in July. Constructed of wood and powered by a 400 hp diesel. the vessel has an over-all length of 90 feet four inches, and a beam of 18 feet, 11 inches. She will be used as a relief Twat to replace the "Wanderer." 4-4 4- 4 i 4. i • 4" ^ The major menace to the supremacy of New York as the nation's first port U rail rate differentials that give competitor porta an advantage, said Edward F. Cavanagh Jr., Commissioner of Marine and Aviation. He said that crime, port congestion, the high cost of pier occupancy and the rail differentials were the port's four principal problems, and that the last named wa^ the greatest. Yugoslav shipyards have received orders from native lines to build their largest ships since the war. The Yugoslav Line has ordered three .10,000-gross-ton freighters that will join 30-35 old ships now in that "nation's tramp trade. Shipways at Rljeka, Split and Pola have been rebuilt and are operating at full capacity with 35,000 tons of shipping in Various stages of construction. Six ships for the North European trade, stimulated by the growth of trade with West Germany in Yugoslavian bauxite, are being completed or will be begun later this year. • . • The Shipbuilders Council of America's monthly report on ship con­ struction listed 77 vessels for coastal shipyards and eight in Great Lakes yards under construction, the lowest total in the US in th^ last 20 months. Included in the 85 vessels under construction are 50 tankers, 27 dry cargo ships, all of which are the Government's Mariners, seven ore carriers and one passenger-railway ferryboat. The tanker program comprising 1,320,250 deadweight tons makes up flie great majority of aii shipbuilding at this time. Of those vessels now under < contract or in the process *of construction, 15 already have been launched and 27 are on the ship ways. . 4i 4^ A 15-week course in tanker operations which began recently in the spring term at the City College Midtown Business Center has b^n "sold out," the college reported. The course is being conducted by Robert Chisholm of the American Merchant Marine Institute an^ James E. Stoverken of the Standard Oil Company. George S. Bosse, head of the school's foreign trade imit, said the curriculum would cover economic and geographical aspects of the petroleum trade, op­ erating and personnel problems, management and shipboard organiza­ tion, the role of Government in the industry and the maintenance, repair and construction of tanker tonnage. e- 4, 4- i t t i The daily average of commercial ship passages through the Panama Canal was 22 in February, a new record. Including Government vessels, it was 25, close to the peak load that can be handled during the over­ haul of the Pacific locks. Tolls of $2.6 million were paid by 746 com­ mercial ships. In the first eight months of the present fiscal year, 4,844 vessels used the canal, compared to 4,094 in the same perM in the last fiscal year. Getting Mileage From Food Stores ACTION If the Del Vlento (Mississippi) doesn't field a good nine this sum­ mer, it won't be for lack of equip­ ment. The Del "Viento's recreation delegate. Jack Procell, collected $25 from the crew and after throw­ ing in another $16 that was left in the ship's fund, bought a supply, of gloves, bats' and balls for the. crewmen's use. Now the boys can have a little pepProcell pet- game on deck to keep in trim until they get ashore and challenge some of the other Mississippi ships or perhaps some of the local ball clubs down in South America or ashore in New Orleans. Procell is a Louisiana native, who has been an SIU hiember since June, 1946, joining in Port Arthur. Texas. He's 29 years old and makes his home in New Orleans, with his wife Juanita. He sails in the deck department. t t * The entire stewards department of the Steel Traveler (Isthmian) came in for a round of applause on the last trip from a happy and contented crew.. The bqys.said the food was very good,^thanks to the skillful work of Bob Rollins, ateward, aiid his gang; Long Shin, chief cook; James Oliver, baker, and Qenry Watson, 3rd cook. Not the Idast 6f the crew's-pleasures were Uie tasty pastries and cakes thak Oliver whipped up for the men. Oliver has been sailing SIU for a little over a year, beginning in February, 1952, but he evidently knows his bake-goods. He was bom in the Keystone state, Penn­ sylvania, 45 years ago, but now calls Baltimore his home. The recently completed Japanese school ship Hokuto Maru will sail soon on her maiden training voyage as part of the Japanese Transpor­ tation Ministry's efforts to obtain qualified replacements for Japan's growing merchant marine. Propelled by turbine engines, the new vessel, of 1,631 gross tons, is equipped with facilities for 80 cadets, divided iiito equal classes of navigation and engineering officer candi-: dates. The ship is 248 feet long, carries a crew of 21 officers and 42 When a ship comes back home seamen and has a service speed of \2\^ knots. clean and ready for the payoff with ii. t, a, nothing to square away, chances The Department of Agriculture is again planning to use ships of are that the ship's the Maritime Administration's Hudson River reserve fleet as floating delegate is on his' ware :ouses for grain. As a result of a series of conferences between toes. That's what o.T-einls of the Agriculture and Commerce Departments, about 10 mil­ happened on the lion bushels of grain will be diverted from land storehouses, bulging Sunion (Kea) un­ wHii the bumper crop of 1932. The storage program, which is similar der the watchful to one' carried out in 1949, would require a minimum "of 45 vessels, eye of Edw,ard p csumably of the Liberty-ship type, each of which has a capacity of Wilisch. The crew aVout 230,000 bushels. Loading of the ships is expected to begin in gave him a vote about two months. of thanks for the solid job he de­ t i i Wilisch The current trend in world shipbuilding, particularly in the tanker livered on its last field, is toward large and deep draft ships, the Government reported. voyage. It added that super-bulk carriers with a draft of 40 feet or more Wilisch has been a Seafarer for 'would now be on the ways if it were not for the limiting depths oi nearly seven years, joining the harbors and channels. The report was made by a committee of military, Union in New York on May 10, shipping and shipbuilding officials after a six-month study of the 1946. He's 57 years old and a depths of water to be created in the nation's harbors and their en­ native of Germany but now makes trances to comply with marine construction. Similar reports are being bis home in the_US. He sails in prepared by all major maritime nations on their port facilities. the deck department. Burly Good management in the stewards department is just as important as good cookery, both in satisfying the crew and in avoiding waste of supplies. It takes good judgment and careful preparation and distribu-. tion of food to minimize leftovers. However leftovers themselves can usually be made into tasty and palatable dishes -that would be appreclhted by the majority of the crew. Proper use of leftovers can add variety to ttfe shipboard diet that would tend to become monotonous otherwise. , Since one crew will vary considerably from another in the amount and types of food they will consume, the stewards department always has to be on its toes and keep a weather eye peeled on the food habits of the crew. After a while the department can get a pretty good idea of the quantities that the crew requires. Messuian Can Advise Cooks Thai's where the messman comes into the picture. The mess is closer to the table suggestions than the cooks or the steward. He can quickly spot the likes and dislikes of the crew and advise the cooks accordingly, so that they can prepare foods in proper proportions. Consequently the messman plays an important role in the conservation an4 efficient use of food stores. It's no exaggeration to say that the entire stewards department de­ pends on the efficiency of the messman. He is the one who has to take the proper orders, serve the hot foods immediately after they are received, and "sell" the food to the crew. The attitude of the messman to the food he serves is all-important in this respect. If he' slops it aroimd and makes faces at it. he's going to kill a lot of appetites and fill the garbage pail to overflowing. A good messman also knows his portions. For example, he knows that he can get approximately 43 cups from a pound of coffee. By paying attention to his work, he knows how much coffee is needed and is always able to provide hot, fresh coffee for the crew. Heat Causes Excess Shrinkage There are other factors that affect the proper quantities of food. Too high cooking temperatures and improper carving can cause the loss of actual food weight through excessive shrinkage. An overdone roast will yield far less portions than one that has beea properly, pre­ pared. Vegetables, too, such as potatoes, can be excessively peeled away. Weather conditions also play an important role. Menus have to be arranged in accordance with extremes of climate. If you are in the Persian Gulf, it's foolish to serve greasy, highly-seasoned, starchy foods which will only make the crew uncomfortable. Similarly, potato salads,'seafood salads or cold cuts shouldn't bd served in cold weather. At times the chef has a specialty of his own, a favorite dish that the crew likes and usually demands seconds on. It's only common sense to prepare more portions of the specialty, and less of the second choice dish than would be otherwise cooked. But-even the most ^pplar dishes tend to become monotonous aftei^ a while, so if the-jq^ecialty pops up .on the menu too often, donH be Surprised if it starts coming back untouched. When this starts to happen to any normally-popular dish, it's time for the stewards department to put their heads together and dream up something a little different. '^Frbsen Foods EUminate Waste The current trend toward pre-packaged, frozen, foods is a big help to cooks and stewards in eliminating waste and planning meals. A bigger variety of cuts and products can be provided, most waste that would have to be trimmed is eliminated, preparation time is far less, and the' foods can be kept for far longer periods of time. Packages of frozen foodS also specify how many portions they will provide which is a big help to the cook. Another aid in food preparation is the use of a beef chart that can be placed in a4K>nspicuous spot in the galley for speedy reference. The chart would read as follows: Beef Cuts Boiled Corned Stews Roasts Steaks Meats Meats Brisket Loin Round Shoulder Shoulder Flank Rump Rump Rump Plate Plate Round Prime Rib Brisket Shank Chuck Flank Clod Shank Neck Flank Shoulder Shoulder Neck Plate Prime Rib Loin Brisket Clod or Brisket Lean trimmings from any cuts can be used to make hamburger meat In the long run, good management and good feeding depend on the use of every edible item aboard the ship. That's why the item was stored in the first place. Through such management, foods will never make more trips than the crew, and the garbage pail will never be too heavy to lift. By Bernard Seaman Simple Mi-You Knojup How r,)<M0W,AlUt©^-THIS ISA REAU SHARP <2AA4ERA — WISH 1KA»£WHOVV ID WORK IT— fiBYi iHcmu! MCFABm.YoU ¥MO\M AUA<iOOT THfiiSeTH/NSS- THIS TH/NG ? REAltyQUrre G»API.E...THAT^ A FLE)t-G/2ERS/ 0769-JI«:MP MOOFL,WnH A TWO-SufrDV COATED LEAlS, MODIFIED BY- SWIVEL-TYPE FRAWHIS, WHICH UAIDER. RELATIVELY GB5.rHAH\<S, NORMAL QDNOITIONS/ SVCHASA NCW-APEie-. M^PARPBU , ATlNS APERlVRE,WnH fiiGHriyRLY.' (-rvle ALttASTHfZ .CALIBRATED to A ETC.. £ra, Etc.. �12 April S. 195S Hits Peak This Month SEAFARERS LOG Tagt SeTenteea Of MFOW Into 51U (Continued from page 3) be Included, but will hold the vouchers are returned to the com­ money at the office^Jf desired. pany. Metro Petroleum SS Co.-r-Money (Continued from page 3) BloomfieldL SS Co.—All payments is being .paid out now. Company powerful Communist apparatus on gates Included the following: should be completed by the end of would prefer receiving requests by one of many important issues act­ the Canadian waterfront. »• A call for intensive support April. mail at their New York office—44 ed upon by the delegates who rep­ "The next obvious^ step," Hall of the AFL Maritime Trades De­ Bournemouth SS Corp.—Pay­ Whitehall Street. resented approximately 80,000 said, "is to provide * an orderly partment and its local port councils ments will begin on June 1. Mall workers in the seafaring, fishing, transition from the present opera­ by all affiliated SIU unions. Metro SS Corp.—Same as above. requests should not be'sent In be­ cannery and allied industries. The tion to one that will allow complete • A demand for Government Missiqi^ppi SS Co.—Payment be­ convention also approved a grant fore May 15, and a permanent freedom and independ"ence of ac­ action on a permanent long-range gan February 18. Mall applications . home address Is preferred.of full autonomy to the SIU Cana­ tion to our Canadian brothers, in shipping program that would as­ Bull SS Company—Payrolls for only are accepted, addressed to the dian Diistrict and to the Brother­ keeping with the tradition of sure this country the kind of ade­ company at Hibemla Building, the Inez and Suzanne will be ready hood of Marine Engineers, in democracy practiced in our Inter­ quate, modem merchant fleet that on April 10; Binghaniton Victory New Orleans, La. recqgnition of the fact that both of national." it needs in peace or war. North Seas Navigation — Pay­ and Simmons Victory will probably these youthful SIU affUiates had The jgrant of autonomy, he de­ • Criticism of the US Coast be ready on that date also. All ments will be made beginning June come of age and were now able to clared, ''is a basic concept essential Guard for permitting the boarding other payments have already been I. Mail requests should be mailed stand on their own feet. to the fulfillment of our objectives of ships by security risks in the in after May 15, and a permanent mailed out. in supporting the Canadian Dis­ as trade unionists, which is to ex­ persons of officials of CommunistCalmar SS Company—Checks will home address should be Included. Ocean Transportation Co.—All trict bid, SIU A&G secretary- tend democratic trade unionism to led unions, while all men sailing be mailed out by April 10. treasurer, Paul Hall, declared that all within our International Union, those ships must have Coast Guard John M. Carras, Inc.—Payment retroactive money has been taken the SIU in Canada had shown its most particularly to those previ­ clearance. Unless the Coast Guard care of. was begun on April 1. Omega Waterways—Union will readiness for autonomy by estab­ ously denied freedom by anti-dem­ acts to halt this practice the dele­ Colonial SS Corp.—Payments be notified when payrolls are ready. lishing a sound financial structure, ocratic elements such as the gates voted to consider retracting will begin on June 1. Mail requests the SIU's support of the screening Ore SS Corp.—Mailing of retro­ signing good contracts and liquidat­ Communist Party," should , not be sent in before May ing theJast holdovers of the once Other actions taken by the dele- program. active money began on April 1. Subsidy Changes 15, and a permanent home address Oro Navigation—Payments are should be given. • In line with the demand for a now being made. Coral SS Company—Same as ' Pacific Waterways — All pay­ true long range shipping program, above. the delegates protested the present ments made. Dolphin SS Corp. (80 Broad haphazard method of granting the Pan Oceanic Navigation Corp.— Street)—Money is going out now, Payments will be made on request. bulk of subsidies to a favored few with mail requests being handled shipping companies. They, called Philadelphia Marine Corp. — first. The company asks that i Money is now being paid out. Com­ for an investigation to survey the permanent mailing address be in pany would like to receive requests present situation and to effect a eluded. It will hold the money at by mail. fair and non-preferential program the office if desired. of subsidies. Peninsular Navigation — Pay­ Dry Trans.—Requests should be ments will be made starting June • The seagoing affiliates were made by mail, giving mailing ad­ 1. Mail requests should be mailed instructed to study obviously phony dress and time on the ships. transfers of US ships to low-cost in after May 15, with, a permanent Eastern SS Co.—Requests should home address Included if possible. foreign flags like those of Panama be sent to the company's. Boston and Liberia. The purpose of the Seas Shipping Co.—Payments office at 40 Central Street and ad­ will begin on April 6. studies will be t» determine if dressed to the attention of A. M. these ships are being transferred Seatrade Corp.—Money is now McLaughlin. to dodge payment of US taxes. being paid out. Company wishes Elam Shipping Corp.—Money is men to apply for payments by mail • Recent closings of USPHS "being paid out now. Company if possible. hospitals in the Great Lakes area •'would prefer receiving requests by and on both coasts were denounced Seatraders, Inc.—Payments be­ (mail-at their New'York office—44 gin on April 3. as a violation of the Government's Whitehall Street. obligation toward sick and injured Delegates, left to right foreground, A. Landowski, J. Waugh, M. Seatrain Lines, Inc.—Requests Excelsfoi" SS Corp.—Payments should.be mailed into the company. merchant* seamen. The delegates Sandoval, G. Ledesma and J. Henderson, represent the Cannery will be made starting June 1. Mail also called for liberalization of the Workers & Fishermen's Union, San Diego, and the Cannery Seatransport Corp. — Payments requests should be sent in after will begin on June 1, and mail re­ present 90-day rule which requires Workers of The Pacific, Los Angeles Harbor District. May 15, and a permanent address quests should be sent in before the a seaman to apply for hospital care within 90 days from the date of his should l9e given. 15th of May. Permanent home ad­ Gulf Cargo Carriers—Payrolls dress should be included. last discharge. • The delegates called on the will be ready about the middle of Shipenter Lines, Inc.—^The re­ ' April, wheh men will be notified maining few men who have not re­ Immigration authorities and Con•gress to make provision under the to pick up their checks either in ceived their money should collect New York or at any of the ports it from the company's New York McCarran Act for hardship cases and for bona-fide alien seamen where the company maintains an office at 15 Rector Street. who have been sailing regularly on office. South Atlantic SS Line—Pay­ American-flag vessels, so that International Navigation—Money ments are being made from the will be mailed within a week to company's Savannah office—Sa­ tiiese men will not be victimized men now in the States; those still vannah Bank Building. by the new regulations. on the company's ship will be paid • A committee was set up to Stratford SS Co.—Payments will at the New York office when the begin on June 1, and mail re­ function regularly as a clearing ship reaches port. house for the problems and needs quests should be sent in no earlier Intercontinental SS Co.—^Money than May 15. Permanent home ad­ •of West Coast fishing and cannery Is going out now, with mail re­ dress should be included. workers. quests handled first. The company • Congress was urged to inquire Strathmore Shipping Co ^Money asks that a permanent mailing ad­ should be picked up at the com­ into the lack of sanitary and living dress be included, but will hold pany's New York office—52 Broad­ facilities for fishermen in the Bris­ the money at the office, if desired. way. tol Bay (Alaska) area, and to take Isthmian SS Co.—Payrolls are steps to correct conditions. Tini SS Co.—^Payments began on ready now .on the Anniston City, April 1. • Provisions of the California Steel Advocate, Steel Age, Steel state unemployment insurance law Hal Banks, Director of the SIU Canadian District, at left, reads his Traders SS Corp.—^Money is Apprentice, Steel Architect, Steel now" ready; mall requests will be discriminating against fishing report to the convention. At right, Fred Farnem, Secretary-Treas­ Chemist, Steel Designer, Steel Ex­ handled first. workers were denounced and re­ urer of the SIU Great Lakes District, presents his report. . ecutive, Steel Fabricator, Steel peal demanded. Trafalgar SS Corp.^Payments Flyer, Steel Navigator, Steel vfill begin on May 1. • The direct competition offered Banger, Steel Traveler, Steel by vessels of the Military Sea Transfuel Corp. — Requests Worker. Transportation Service to private should be sent in to the company Kea SS Co.->-Retroactive pay ly mail. steamship lines was severely criti­ vouchers will be ready to be mailed cized and a halt to this practice Trojan SS Co.—Money will be out within the next few days. urged. ready about April 15. Liberty Navigation—the company ILO Decision Hit Troy SS Co.—Same as above. Is paying now. US Petroleum Carriers—Money • A decision by the Internation­ Maine SS Corp.—Money Is going will be ready about May 1. al Labor Organization to appoint out now, with mail requests han­ NMU President Joseph Curran to Veritas SS Co.—Money will be dled first. The company asks that out now, and the company would represent Canadian maritime a permanent mailing address be in­ appreciate receiving requests for workers was condemned by the cluded, but will hold the money payment by mail. delegates. They pointed but that at the office, if desired. Victory Carriers—Payments will only the AFL has maritime organ­ Marine Shipping, Inc.—Same as be made starting May 1. izations in Canada and consequent­ above, Waterman SS Corp.—All pay­ ly the Canadian representative Martis Shipping Corp.—Money is ments are being handled through should rightfully be designated by being paid out now. Company the malls; a permanent home ad­ the SIU Canadian District would prefer requests by mail at dress should be included with ap­ When delegates turned to the ihelr New York office-^4 White- plications. election of International officers, hall Street. Wastom .Navigation Corp—Pay­ SIU secretary-treasurer Paul Hall, Mercador >Tcad|ng Co.-^Money is ment wUIbqgln tlurough the mails who formerly served as l.st vice^ Ike MCS-AFL delegatfanl included, left to right, Don Rotan, editor prerident declined > renomination folhg out. noW, with fiiall requests on;-4.prii:.t: -. v. ^ AiCS-AFL; Leo ADerihir, San FranciMo branch; Juttes-Willoughby, • qn the grounds that the post should >,1l%qt«r« Tank«i»^^ firsts The-« -ac«itt» anil dteu«oi,45B-PresMeint Clwliiiidi • 'M �• W %.• '?!>• i' •TTJ5W"?'A g/ac. P«c« ^li«Mm A Seafarer Gets Seafarers, -during the course off their travels, often have a chance to come up with a set of unusual and good pictures. This s^t of shots taken by Seafarer EvaAsto Eosa, while he was oiler on the Ocean Lotte and ranning on the Japan-Korea shuttle, , certainly falls into that category. Although the Seafarers running into Korea are not allowed shore leave, for some reason, by the Army, Rosa managed to get the pictures, anyway. ^ He got the shots of the Korean longshoremen, of course, while the ship was unload­ ing some grain, and then got the pictures of the North Korean refugees after getting away from the pier, and past the Army guard. "I didn't see anything," said Rosa, "that would make it unsafe for seamen to go ashore. In fact, it was a very Interesting place to look around, and the time that I spent ashore was very enjoyable." Arm 3.4f9» HIAIfett the Scenes' Shots That «he eahial«iipe mdoh gets its name from the castle of Cantalupo in Italy? It was there that the fruit grew in Europe- for the first time. The cantaloupe is native to Asia but was also cultivated by the Egyptians and Romans. 4 t t -:u <v' tipn Rlaiis have assets of almost three and a half million dollars? Although more than $2.8 million has befn paid out by the two funds, direct Union operation has made it possible for new and increased benefits to become available at reg« ular intervals. ^ That a well-known Christmas hymn was composed because an organ broke down and a simple tune had to be invented for guitar accompaniment? This^ Was the origin of the Yuletide. favorite. Silent Night. The Ocean Lotte (Ocean Trans.) lies next to a small float-type pier in one of the small Korean harbors just behind the front. She was on the Korea-Japan shuttle for about four months. Ite'' 'I A longshoreman bends over as the head man takes the bags of grain off his back. Some of the stevedores knock off for chow and eat their bowl of rice and fish aboard ship. X ' / : : 'i-- Tomato And Piheafiplet MiOQP Trouble On Steel ^cordrr The "ease of the tomato and the pineapple" has tlnrown the routine of the Steel Recorder (Isthmian) into' confusidnj ' according to Edwiard N: Mfclhis, boSim; ahd the: liet result has ' been a complete change in-^ to have a small tomato, the crew routine. reasoned, the captain shouldn't be The mystery has hit Captain allowed to, have the two pineapples \wI Ws A line of longshoremen, carry­ ing bags of graih from' the ship, crosses the pier. 4 That certain birda' nests are con­ sidered M edible delicacy in {»rtS .? of Asia* and the Pacific islands? The nests, composed almost en­ tirely of. a substance secreted by the Salivary glands of the birds, is a much sought after ingredient of . iilSfii That under SIU agreements both a kipd of soup. . . t 4- , * men who handle a paint spray gun That the Government once im". other than the small band: type are paid overtime when required to do ported camels irom Egypt for the this work? Formerly only the man; use of the Army in .'the western > who handled the gun received the 4)art of the US? Experiments in using the camels as pack animals OT. proved successful, but ^e outbreak , t : t' . • That until the assassination of of the Civil War stopped them. The President William McKinley in idea fell into disrepute because one 1901 no special protection was pro­ of its most ardent supporters was. vided for the President or his fam­ Jefferson Davis, then Secretary oi ily? The death of McKinley led to War, and later head of the Con­ amendment of the law establishing federacy. 4 4. 4 the US Secret Service, up until Thai any Seafarer may propose ' then solely an agency. to detect counterfeiting of the US money. amendments to the SIU Cohstitu-" Teddy Roosevelt was the first tion? A resolution embodying a President to be guarded by the proposed amendment can be' sub-' mitted at any regular meeting ot Secret Service. any port; . t • 3^ • 4i 4 4 4' •. < Thai the state of Rhode Island That before the invMtion of ^ used to have two Capitals at one time? The General Assembly met metal razors for shaving, each in­ alternately at Newport and Provi­ dividual hair was pulled out by dence for many years, until the hand, or cut With a flint or small completion of the statehouse at stone with sharp edges? Shaving Providence in 1900. After that the seems to have begun in the earliest' stale constitution was amended to civilizations. Even today, in many dispense with the Newport session parts of the world, tile natives use,, pieces of shells, or'shark?" leetft ], of the legislature. ground to a fine edge to keep That the SIU Welfare and Vaca 'Clean-shaven. A group of refugees who worked themselves through the UN lines from Red territory leave the boat that has btdughl them doum fromiront. - After .being screened, the refugees. take up nenhal living in the village: Here, the family wash is being done ,i^t 4|!t41^f y»ijt^t|^^ j'iijjr/! K. • O. Bomson so hard, says Mclnis, that now after securing for sea, "we have been instructed to merely cross the runners, leaving the booms in whoever haphazard fashion the longshoremen may have worked them. Some of the booms extend between 20 and 30 feet over the side white we are at sea. Besides being unsafe, it is not compatible with good seaman­ ship, but is continued despite our protests to the captain." The mystery actually. started at Manila. An AH, walking past the After leaving the boat, thg refugees stay besaloon, happened to spot a lone UQad - barbed ^wire in a compound until they are tomato standing near the door. The screened to make sure none are Red agents. tomato suddenly jumped into his hand, aid he ate it. However, the captain saw the incident, and issued his now-famous retnark, "Oh, ho. This isn't going to happen onumy ship. I'll log you." Showed Strain After that, he begah to show -jt-vT, m.. ,A,. ... signs of strain, and began hardtiming the crew, Mclnis reports. One of the messmen had his family near Manila and had gotten the steward's permission to take a little extra time off to see the family. The captain's response was. "Oh, no. This isn't going to happen on my ship. , FU log him." While anchored at Koh Sichang, one of the messmen arranged with the steward to take off one pieal, breakfast, because of the irregular hours for launch service. The cap­ tain's response w^s, "Oh, no. This After, screening the, refwee childrehgb /to' isn't going to happen on my shlp.'echdol to learn ancTjiiV. These yoiuigst^ haya;-^ In answer, the crew held S couuttme out from glasses for some f66t ra^ of wan >.lf .«n Ai$ urasn^ allsrweA he had the steward leave on his L desk. A swift night^raid followed, ^ and the pineapples disappeared ' from the captain's office. / The following morning, the cap- , tain discovered the loss and bel- 4 lowed, "Oh, no. "nils isn't going to happen on my ship." "That's when, we got the orders about the booms," I^lclnis said. "Before'that, after securing for sea, booms were topped up clear and dressed up, with proper strain on guys and preventers.'! We pro­ tested, but were .told, "Oh no. Don't tell me, about seamanship." ' Just who told the captain about seamanship, says Mclnis, the crew doesn't khow, because right after" that, .the ship wa& held up 12 hours because the captain hadn't gotten, accurate information about the draft the bar would accommodate before entering Soeranaja. Java. Despite the fact that the ship had been operating for a week off the Java coast, the engineers had to shift the ballast because the drag aft was too deep. Since then, Mclnis says, every time the mate gives the deck de-' partment some work to do, the cap­ tain rushes down and t^IIs them to do something else. "We're be- ginning to fell like grasshoppers," he said, "and we're not able to get anything done," . • "We're not sure how this vojraga will , end up," he says, "but-one, thing we know. At least, the AH got to eat the tomato. The captain .. still hasn't found those I pinev «pplat*f .W m VVaifirviiy �- i'-ir-rvi*--- - Apm S»19St^^ -S.-^'.,' SEA FARER^^taa faiiS Niaetedd ' Sailor Rags Needs Key To Problem ly C. R«y«« fiy SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor $ince a number of Seafarers have darkrooms aboard ship and others may be thinking about doing the same, lets review some of the basic Be'cessitles of processing your own film. As with any. aspect of photog­ raphy, (there arc no magic formulas—just correct methods, reasonable care and clear understanding. .Thermometer—This item is probably the most important tool for .pi'ocessing film. The use of the thermometer cannot be overestimated. If we don't keep the various solutions at the proper temperature with an accurate thermometer, any control over results is practically im­ possible. Without a reliable, thermometer developing film becomes a hit and miss affair. When buying a thermometer ask to see several and pick out one that matches the reading of a majority of them. Funnela—To prevent splashing, running over and washing solutions, a funnel is important. Get one of about Ifi-ounce capacity, glass or plastic, and with a little care it should last a long time. Enamel or porcelain chips easily and will rust. Rust can affect photo solutions puticularly if you do any toning. Avoid aluminum since hypo will pit and corrode them. • -Bottles—For average work quart bottles are convenient. They should be brown or amber since light affects some photographic solutions. Any druggist will be happy to have you take some off his hands. Be sure they are labeled properly with some waterproof material and always keep the original type of solution in it so that you don't contaminate the various mixtures. Scales—If you use packaged solution!}' forget about this item. How­ ever, there are those who rush to use every new formula that comes out. If you are one of those, accurate scales are important. Scales sen­ sitive to one-grain are expensive and if bought and us-»d should be handled as any sensitive instrument. Keep the weighing pans clean and free of chemicals. 'Graduates—Unlike scales a graduate is an absolute necessity. They are low in cost and like funnels should be of glass or plastie A graduate of 32-ounce capacity will do fine. Make sure that the markings are easily read without having to stand on your head. Stirring rod—^To mix chemicals completely and break up lumps, stirring rods cannot be topped. These should be of glass and get one with a little flat button on one end for crushing some chemicals that don't dissolve too easily. Tanks—These can be moderately priced bakelite ones or the more expensive stainless steel type. With care the bakelite ones should last for years. The plastic reels are usually adjustable and will handle all sizes of roll film. It will come in handy when you do a shipmate a favor. Trays—Whether enamelware, hard rubber or stainiess steel is a matter of personal choice and pocketbook. Here again care can proiong the life of the hard rubber or plastic trays indefinitely. When not in Motherhood afid COQ^eratioiit SlU-style, is something that's known throughout the world. use they shttald be kept clean. Wash, in hot soapy water, thoroughly It survives a great deal, and this Is the story of how this feeling survived even the rigors rinm'-dnd i^et Up 'on- end tb drain dry. ' A few old towels and newspapers are a necessity. Old towels have of the' draft and of Army life. less lint in theni and there's no point in staining new towels. -Rinse It all happened when the*^ them out after each photo session. Newspapers shouid be spread around SlU-manned Greenstar pulled did the work, the company would an old SIU man who had been when mixing chemicals. After work is done they can be discarded. into Korea. According to Dave have to pay overtime and that an drafted. In fact, he still carried his Make a habit of using them and prevent a great deal of later print Barry, the bosun, the mate had Arniy working SIU book." or negative work due to dust and pinholes caused by particles of the been trying to cut down on over­ We even renewed all the cargo party . would be chemicals settling on film or paper. the ideal solution handling gear on the ship because time whenever he could—even go­ to the» problem. it was so badly worn that the ing to such lengths as standing the After listening Army raised a kick about it and bow watch himself all through the to the mate's sad had them put in new gear." Panama Canal to try to cut the men LOG-A-RHYTHM; "Somehow," says Barry, "that story, the Gl— out of OT, and '"running around vriiose name wiU mate never did understand why X)ne night turning on all the fire not be mentioned that Army wouldn't give him* the hydran.ts to try to wash the ship since he's still in men, and was wondering how the down all by himself." the Army—really GI knew so much about the SIU Well, When' the Greenstar got to Barry "By' M. Dwyer read the mate off contract. The crew sure did get a Korea, the mate, says Barry, got the idea of getting some' soldiers and told him to get back to the ship big kick out that incident. W^'ve or some Koreans from the Army to and have the work done by the talked to the GI since that time, W/iaf are our memories, you ask; well, I'll try to explain. use to do the work on the ship crew—at OT rates—just as soon as and he got a big chuckle out of it There are things we remember, with pleasure or pain. . too. He says that he's just waiting he could. while they were in port. . It's the first berth you get, and your first trip to sea. until his time is up so that he can "The ma,te couldn't understand Thie mate, Barry says, ran right And your skipper's taut.orders, whatever they be. down to the Army port outfit and thje whole thing," Barry said, "but get back on an SIU ship, but he's put in his request. He explained to we didn't bother to explain to him sure done his bit to help protect Ifs the /eel of the deck and the smell of salt air. the GI. on duty that, if the crew that the GI he was talking to was our contract in the meantime." Then you realize you're bound for most anywhere. It's the thrill and excitement Of the day that you sail. When you gaze at the land as you lean on the rail Patton Buddies •-a Seafarer-Gl Upholds SlU Contract Seamen^s Memories It's your first ,day out, when your sealegs you get, And the watches you stand, and the labor and sweat. It's the smell of the galley, and the taste of good chow. All these are memories that remain, somehow. It's the first port you hit, and the draw line. The excitement of leave, end a whale of a time. Its the places you see and the drinks that you down. It makes you feel good to really do the town. It's the strange souvenirs or the girls at the bar. And you have a good time wherever you are. Then, it's back to the ship, with a bip head. Perhaps the next day you'll wish you were dead. It's weighing the anchor, and then away you roam; With the spray in your face, and the cheer of the foam. , Oh, our memories are. many, of the lass left in port, ' Of the'drinks that we downed and the fights.that we fought? It's the hand of a buddy, through thick and thin. Whether you're down or ready to win. So, if a scent'or a sotig or o friend's warm smile. Can make us' remember, then d memory's worth while. • Though we live in the present, look bock on the past,'-: Through the fog^ Sfo of tlmrf^purit'fwmieveiUaMiliif/Tmisfipamf Quiz Corner (1) When whiskey is sold ih a bottle called a "fifth," what part of : a quart does this bottle contain? (2) Which early American may be classified as all of the following: philosopher, .scientist, statesman, inventor, publisher, printer? Would: the most likely one be (Jefferson), (Franklin), (Jackson) or (Washington)? (3) A man spent one-quarter of his pay for clothes, three-fifths IpV; room and board and still had $75 left, of which he lent $45 to a friend. How much Was he paid?. .* (4) 'Which three states Ijave the greatest number of R^resentatives' in the US House of Representatives? '(5) 'Vniat'is the'name of the midwestern city.in,, the US which has^ for its middle letter Ki the last three letters and the first three beingthe same?';. ^ ' .(6) Which language is spoken by more people than any qther Ian-; gqage? Is it (Sfianisb);.(Russian), (English) or (Chinese)? i £ < (7) ^e thei^ more bones in the body before' orsJter it is full grown?:, ;(8) bne-eighth of a number plus four^fiRhs of the number amountsi less than'the number. What is it? ' j Strbwinski, oiler, imd. 'Chief to (9) Is chambray: (a) a mild Swiss cheese, (b) .a green liquer, (c) a' Mate Belrgman watch the^ -v . ' , birdie on the Gen. Patton iii ' cotton fabric? (10) If a Fahrenheit thermometer reads 32*, what does the Centi­ this shot: by Nick Brancato, , AB, submitted by .Biid Cou­ grade thermometer next to it read? (Quia AhiWersfOh Page 29)'^'^' sins, —-a, �••'V'tj^".-: ;V.t. ':•' Face Twenty SEAFARERS LOG The DeSoto Gets A DeSofo Ji^ But Son Doesn'f Look Like Mom AKlt S, list '•sp ^ fiV Splkg MorHn The good citlztei ol Baltimore league and only three. Cleveland. arc eonsiderkbly stirred up these Detroit and Chicago, in the west* When the deck department of the DeSoto decided that there should be a DeSoto Jr days over the proposal to shift the ern sector. TTut will create con­ since there were two father-son teams kbeard already, they didn't have too much^idea- St. Louir Browns to th<dr town. siderable difficulty in scheduling. Would Have To Fly 1 of what the DeSoto Jr. would look like. However, the result may not ieok like the bigger Ever since the American l>ofue As it presently stands, the teami DeSoto, but it is one of thet clubowners rejected the move, the play series which require them to most popular things aboard. Mayor and local Congressmen have hop from one city to another In Philip M. Reyes reports tha been up In <arms demanding that each of the two divisions. This la Otto Callahan, AB, "a " buddinc Baltimore get its rightful due, a practical under the present ar* naval architect, was duly commis­ rangemeht. But if Baltimore is to sioned to draw and execute the major league ball club. be carried as a "western" club, plans, which he did with amazing It's plain to see that the citizenry the team would certainly have to vigor and alacrity considering that is not accustomed to running over fly to and from the western- cities no OT payment would be realized." to Griffith Stadium on weekends to rileet their schedule, and viceThe question of where to get to see the Brownies play. Other­ versa. the materials for the DeSoto Jr. was no problem to the crew, since, wise the defeat of the Brown's One might say that such a trip would be the first occasion the Reyes says. "Seafarers are worldtransfer would have been greeted Browns ever got off the ground. renowned experts In the realm of with sighs of relief instead of howls But strange as it seems, ballplayers Improvision." And so, the DeSoto of outrage. The Browns being what who face a speeding baseball or Jr. was born. As Reyes says, "old dunnage,-al­ they are, the major league tag they charging spikes with nary a flinch, ways available on freighters, of­ carry should be regarded as a dread the thought of taking to the ' air. When Larry McPhail was in fered an ample supply of lumber; large coincidence. the baseball business he caused from the engine room came waste Optimistic Lot considerable resentment among the packing for caulking; from the steward came old shower curtains Marylanders, though, are an op­ athletes by arranging flying tours in spring training. Perhaps the for sails, and from the bosun came timistic lot. A few feedings Of ter­ objectors to flying feel that an air­ the rest of the needed materials. rapin and the salutory breeze off plane trip is too short to do full With abundant—but Ignored— ad­ Chesapeake Bay, should, they be­ Justice to the pokdr sessions they vice from the engine and steward department men, the deck depart­ lieve, be enough to revive the dor­ enjoy in the Pullmans. • ment built, caulked and rigged It Once the ballplayers do take tO' mant St. Loulsians, That and about in tlie record time of two days." the air, you can be sure that Los 25 good ballplayers. Doubters Aboard Angeles and San Francisco will be While the Browns may not make quick to put In their bids for major After looking the DeSoto Jr. Some of the DeSoto's crewmembers pose aboard the home-made over, Reyes reports, there were Baltimore happy they will serve a league clubs. Maybe by that time DeSoto Jr. before it was launch^ in Panama City. Left to right some in the crew who were nasty useful purpose in lightening the Baltimore will have had enough of are Thomas ^ylis, MM; Grover Duuean, wipef; Fbiiip Reyes Jr., enough to doubt the little craft's Inreriorl'Ly complex of Washing- the Browns, and will be more than wiper, and dtto Callahan, AB, who was the designer of the craft. seaworthiness. Some of the doubt­ tonians. The residents of our na­ willing to ship them west of the ers even went so far as to suggest tion's capitol, ,80 long accustomed Rockies, via air freight. that the .craft should never be in their product, and so, with ap­ Reyes says that, since then, the De­ to doing without the vote and other Ship *Em West launched, while others suggested propriate ceremony, the DeSoto Soto Jr. has taken cre^embers necessaries, like a good baseball Jr. was launched on St, Andrews on fishing trips on the Chicasawthat the DeSoto Jr.'s crew wear It's quite possible then, that team, will now be able to point Bay in Panama City. As Reyes re­ bouge River in Mobile, on St An- north and chortle, "We ain't so Baltimore's baseball history which ; life jackets—just in case. began so gloriously with the old. '. However, the builders had faith ports, "the thing not only floated, drew.s Bay In Panama City, and on bad. Look at Baltimore," but made a cruise about the bay the Tampa River. Her last trip Assuming that the transfer will Orioles might end on a sour note without getting her occupants wet." was to the uninhabited islets dot­ go through next year, one consid­ with the Browns, and Babe Ruth "With her sail majestically .fly­ ting Biscayne Bay, where the crew- erable practical problem remains stadium would have to be turned, ing before a gentle breeze," says members gathered a goodly supply that all have overlooked. The shift over fo professional football play-,: Reyes, "she explored the perimeter of fresh coconuts for the men on of St. Louis to Baltimore will mean ers whose most recent address waa.i of the bay with amazing speed. the DeSoto, five clubs in the eastern half of the Dallas. Regular membership meet­ Although much could be desired ings in SIU headquarters and in the way of comfort and appear­ at all branches are heU every ance. her builders could not be second Wednesday night at prouder If they had Just built the 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: presidential yacht, Williamsburg." The Shinnecock Bay (Mar-Trade) has a new member of the crew—actually a pierhead With their courage somewhat April 8, April 22, May 6, May strengthened by the successful jump, although some might classify the whole deal as a stowaway. In any event, W. K. 20. trial run lif Panama City, the rest All Seafarers registered on of the crew was willing to take a Dodd reports that the new addition to the crew is very popular with the men, and has the shipping list ace required ~~ " ~~~ chance with the DeSoto Jr., and apparently decided to become| to attend the meetings. Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks Makes Pierhead Jump, ^Adopts' Grevy^ a good SnJ man. It was while the Shinnecock i- f. . •• SEAFARERS At^ IP" I &•••- . ^AIPERTHE. BELIEF TWAT TWEYAAUST SKSM Atew WEI- It?'; "FARE PLAN BEAl&FiClARY CARDS AT EVER/ FILLIHS OlT A BEAIEFICIAR^ CARD IS NECESSARY CWLV CWCE / UA/LESS-1MB SEAB4RWiSHBS TO CHANGE MiS BEAiEFlClARy. :MMiii^EANINOS Bay was tied up at the Oakland Navy Base, that the skipper and The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, the chief mate went ashfig'e the bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known night before the cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, vessel was due suitable for shipboard and/or home use Here's chief steward George,to saiL "While Brock's recipes for New Orleans Creole Baccalie, hotcakes and plan­ walking along tation sausage. the dock," says After sailing for the past 15^ Dodd, "the skip­ years in the stev>-ard8 department, fish from the bones, and then add per sighted a mostly as chief steward, chief cook the fish to the sauce. Add pepper", small grey cat, and night cook and baker, Robert to taste,' and then cook in a hot and, liking cats L. Brock has amassed a number oven, from 400 to 450 degrees, for Dedd better than peo­ of recipes which, he says, the about 20 minutes, sprinkling but­ ple, M most skippers do, he crews seem to like, ter on top. Serve on toast or with rice. stopped to pet it" ' ' . Although he's The skipper and male then con< Hotcakea sailed Just about tinued on their way, and nothing For different hotcakes, for a every type of more was thought about the cat. crew of about 44 men, take. 10 ship since Joining However, after the vessel sailed, the SIU in 1944, eggs, four ounces of sugar, one can this same grey^cat reported at the he says that,he of milk, two pounds of flour, one wheelhouse for duty Just after the prefers the C-^ pint of oil or' bacon grease, and ship cleared the Golden Gate or C-1 types, be­ add water to thickness desired. Do Bridge. cause 'the galley .not gregse the grill, but make sure It was warmly greeted, says equipment and it Is very clean, and cook over a Dodd, but for a while looked as if working space is low flame. Brock it was going to stick with the skip­ Now, for jhe Plautatlon Sausage, much better. per and the brass. It stayed Jn which goes very well with the hot­ A favorite with most crews is cakes, Take about 13 pounds of the wheelhouse. and was seen around the officers quarters for a New Orleans Creole Baccalie, he pork and fat, approximately 10 while. However, Dodd says, the says, which is made as follows: pounds of pork and three pounds little cat soon saw the light, and. For a crew of about 30 men, take of fat, and grind in a medium wandered down below. She looked one can of tomato Juice, two cans chopper. Add two tablespoons of over the crew's quarters,', and de- of whole tomatoes, one onion fine­ sage, two tablespoods of black pep­ ly chopped, a half of a heart of per, and one tablespoon of red pep­ cided to stay. * "We're not sure, but we think celery and one garlic'clove. per. Salt to taste, and then put in the. galley being so'close had someLet this sauce simmer and cook pan. Cook for about 15 .or 20 min­ thlhg to do with the cat's decision well, adding dashes of Worcester­ utes in a hot oven,. 400 to 450 de­ to come down and be part 6f the shire sauce and A-1 sauce. Take grees, until well done. This wUl , crew," Dodd says, "but It has about t'tvo and a half ..pounds of serve about 40 men for. two br^slb*^. �A»«il t. Wettm^B0HeiU SEAF AMERS tag •ut TsUwEAtort Wfl had ouf sixth child recehfl^' and of coarse It ran to Quite a little expense, so we were very pleased when the Union Welfare Services repress ntative came all the way out to our home In Patch ogue, Long Island, with the maternity benefit. Marcus I have been going to sea for more than 30 years and have never seen anything like It. The $200 comes at Just the right time when it is most useful. I would like to extend my per­ sonal thanks to all those who wer| responsible for this maternity benefit and our other welfare pro­ visions. Also my thanks to the brothers for excusing me from the meetings when my wifie wasn't feeling too well. Walter Marcus m IT E R S Mail Deliverg To Korea Fair To the Editor: The crcwmembers of the Burvoyage and will send them on to you as soon as possible. The shore- bank Victory have, been getting a side launch is coming alongside, fair mail delivery this trip, for so I will sbe if I can mail this which we want to thank the com­ To the Editor: pany and MSTS services. Our .1 am enclosing a picture of one letter. LOGS have been on time and, as Jack Ooian person who would like very much it is with news from home, every­ to live in a Seafarers' housing proj­ one wants to see what's up. It ect. He thinks that the idea is really might not be a bad idea to double great, and would like to hear some the number of Issues sent to ships more abOUt it. on the Korea nm, since with no The young man is my son, To the Editor: Johnny, aged three and a half I just finished reading your ar­ shore leave and the other condi­ years, and very interested in what ticle, "Hardship,^n Wives" in the tions everyone wants news to the monotony of the routine. March 6th issue of the LOG, and break We had no casualties, no I must say that your idea of hous­ major have beefs and, with our new ing for Seafarers is wonderful. wage rates and our brand-new con­ Years ago I lived in a housing tract we feel like a million. project for war veterans and it Crew of Burbank Victory seems this worked out fine. All 4> 4 $ of us wives have the same things t t i in common, with our men in the merchant marine. Many Projects Needed It seems to me plans should be To the Editor: To the Editor: discussed to have such homes sit­ I am serving notice on some of My^on, F. G. Carpenter, is now uated at various parts of the coun­ those would-be cooks and bakers on the Del Mar, but his SEAFAR­ try, in such places as our men who are t putting the wages that ERS LOGs are mailed here. I ship out from or close by. Then are paid now before the stomachs always enjoy reading them before these husbands could come home of their brothers sea. Please putting them aside for him to read if only for a few short hoirrs, to stay clear of the at Ala mar if you" when he returns. visit their families, before shipping cannot do your job or do not know To the Editor: " I read the notice of the art con­ out again. your job. A chief steward I look forward with a great deal test and I am sending you a little Recently I went to New York to be qualified in the following:should Little Johnny Ramirez sits on of pleasure to catching up on the model of a rickshaw that he made. visit my husband, currently on the a park bench and thinks over Cooking, baking, butchering, the news of the SIU whenever-I can Part of it is broken but I keep it Gateway City as chief cook, and the idea of a Seafarers hous­ ability to make up balanced menus. get hold of an issue of the LOG. on my whatnot shelf and prize it of course I had to stay in a hotel. ing project. I am a member of the Masters, very much, so I submit it as a All this time, my youngsters wait­ He also should know different the SIU has done for his daddy. ed not too patiently for my return grades of meats and qualities of Mates and Pilots Local 90, San piece of his workmanship. Many Seafarers have found that it with news of their daddy. Then, vegetables. He must be able to Mrs. F. G. Carpenter Francisco, and also hold a clear­ is very hard to get an apartment too, he would have liked to see his instruct his cooks when they have ance from the SIU for the '46 gen­ ^ ^ I at a reasonable rent, and one that children. We have four—aged proven that they eral strike, during which 1 served is a nice place. are cooks and are as a picket captain for the SIU' seven, six, four and 15 months, A housing project for Seafarers and needless to say they miss their doing their be.st, SUP in Galveston. Later, I went would be the answer to this prob­ daddy, and vice versa. and have the out for the MM&P. lem, and would enable the families stomachs of the I would appreciate it if you could To the Editor: Neighbors and friends, as well Seafarers to live in a place as relatives, don't want to under? ship's crew in send me the LOG, us I miss a good I would like to take this oppor­ of mind. many copies while at sea. tunity to thank all the shoreside where the other families would stand, as we wives do, why our But when a George Chariot organizers for the help they gave have the same problems and the men are away most of the time. interests as far as the men Most of these mariners love the man is sent out (Ed. notit: We have added your us on the Atlantic Shipper when same from the Union sea and they are taking care of name to mailing list; you latll we were in the States Just recentr going to sea is concerned. Luis Ramiries kail as a chief their families financially much ly. They tell me receive the SEAFARERS LOG Yearwood cook or night better than they could by working every tiOd weeks as issued.) that this organiz­ in a shop for much lower wages. cook and baker, signs on the ing drive is com­ ship's articles and is not qualified Common Interests ing along very Yes, we wives have a lot in com­ in his rating, he should be consid­ well. It can't be mon and it's time we got together ered a traitor td his Union and won too soon for To the Editor. As steward of the Jeff Davis to know each other and talk about his brothers. me. To the Editor: (Waterman), I wish to draw spe­ our conimon Interests, understand­ For example, we sailed from I have been At last somebody has exposed cial, attention to the folio wing, mat­ Baltimore with a man as a night ing and sympathizing when the writing to my the. rotten, Communist National ter: Due to the inferior quality of need arises. cook and baker. First thing out, brother in the Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­ It's a true adage that "birds of this man informed me that he Army about this vegetables that are procurable in KosU ards for the Ned outfit that it is, many foreign ports, the company a feather flock together," and I could not make puddings. Seeing Union of ours, and of course the one who did the should be urged to store frozen guess that applies to merchant mar­ that he was -a willing worker, 1 exposing was the SEAFARERS and he says that he would like supplies on their ships. When iners' wives, if they get the chance. proceeded to show him, and that to find out more about it. It LOG, just as it exposed tuany frozen vegetables are used, much I for one am all Jor your above- went for many other things that rackets that prey on seamen and seems that he doesn't believe that better menus can be made, and mentioned article and I'm sure you any cook should know. He left a Union could make the gains and the lack of security in US ports. the long-range result will be more will find most wives sharing the the ship at.San Francisco. The expose of the NURlCS and ook after Its members the way economical for the company. Any same sentiments, as well as their Replacement Leaves Too of Hugh Bryson, Bridges' "bright the SIU has. Could you put him steward will verify this. men of the seas. on the mailing list for the LOG. We got a replacement in tiiat young boy," was a great Job. And Grady W. Faircioth Whfen an emergency arises, it's port. When he came aboard 1 think that would prove to him exposing them as the outfit behind the people with the same interests explained and showed him every­ the "rank and 'file" West Coast that everything I have told him is that will help you out morally, not thing? and lo and behold—If I had true. Sailors' Journal was also great your neighbors or families, as in not been on the job he would have Frank M. KosU work. most cases. sent half the crew to the hospital. Keep printing the facts about t I myself have thought of this I corrected his work and then I To the Editor: this Commie outfit. The sooner this I was fortunate enough to be the housing question a lot but thought asked him how long he was sail­ outfit, and Bridges and Bryson are editor of the Del Norte "Naviga­ that this idea was beyond our ing as a second cook and baker. dumped, the better off all Ameri­ tor" for several trips and really reach; now I'm convinced it can He said just two trips. I told him can seamen will be. was sorry to have to leave such come about. he was not ready for such a job. To the Editor: John Everett Thank you for your fine article, His answer was that he took it for a swell gang of fellows. The crew of the Jefferson City « » 4^ Luck continued to follow and for giving me the opportimity the money. Well, I gave him a bit Ictory would like to give the whole meLady as I the Del Norte, how­ to write you on this subject. of advice and told him to be ob­ stewards department a vote of ever, as Ileft Mrs. Robert L. Gardner caught a free ride all servant and he would leam better thanks for a Job well done this voy­ the way to Los Angeles, t 4" t instead of taking a job because of age. There was no shore leave in in at the Wilmington Hall checked To the Editor: the fol­ the money, disregarding the crew's Korea for 21 days, nor was there I am enclosing a cartoon clipped lowing Monday and shipped that stomachs. He thanked me and left from an American Federation of shore leave in any other port for same week as chief bellyrobber on for the hall, and we got a replace­ any length of time. Labor newsletter showing labor the Mankato Victory, headed for To the Editor: ment who knows his job. The steward, with his usual ru­ the Far East under MSTS. sowing the seeds of democracy. Be­ The crew of the SS Potrero Hills I do not mean to be hard on any­ ing a member of the Seafarers In­ mors and bull sessions at coffeeAt present we are at anchor in (Mar-Trade) ^vishe3 to inform the one but I face the shooting and I time, kept things at a lively pace, ternational Union of North Amer­ Keoluung, Formosa, and why no membership of the untimely death will not run a kiodei-garten school ica it gives me great pleasure to as did Bernard re»Jey, night cook one seems to know, including of our good friend and shipmate. at the expense of other people's write my thanks in appreciation of and baker, with his fine pastry and MSTS. It seems we were ordered Bill Thompson, second pumpman, stomachs and of good food. what I read and can see happen- Irish wit; then there was chief here from Takoa, Formosa, yester­ who passed away aboard ship on be warned, fellows. Think cook John McCaslln, the Tennes­ day, That's MSTS for you,, and Saturday morning, February 21st, of So kig in our time. your jobs first and the wages One of the biggest questions of see Bootlegger (we sure could have it's anybody's guess where we go while the ship was at Baton Rouge, after, and whatever you do, do it today is, "Can Labor Stop Com­ used some this trip), showing the from here. What with General La. v/ell and look at the result. You munism?" My sincere answer to boys his fine culinary art. And Chiang Kai Shek and his bully The crew extends its deepest master your job, you can use your this question is that it can help a let's not forget Dominic (Chico) boys getting ready for the big push, sympathy to all his friends and voice. Remember, brothers, 42 great deal more than money can. Ortiz, third cook, with his red I for one, will be damn glad to family and has collected money to years of experience are behind me i We know that many Europeans beans and rice (Puerto Rican ice get the hell out of here. Also, we send to his. nearest relative, his without a trace of failing to do my ] have but one common goal—to save cream) to keep the boys happy. are only an hour or so from Mos- sister, Mrs. Clara Jones of Route job and do it well. To heck with : Europe from the Communists who So you can see, the old saying ccw via Jet. 2. Box 1222, Lakeland, Fla. A the paper work; that did not build have taken hold there, especially of wine, women'and song doesnt All in all there is a fine crew floral WTeath will be sent to his the country. It's the fellows like ; since the war. Reconstruction of always have to be present for a op here in all departments and home to be placed on his grave in you and me; if you are going to be industry and raising living stand­ pleasant ti'ip. several of^the boys and I are get- Lakeland, Fla. a cook, be a cook and a good one. ards of ail civilian production itf Crew of jafferisdh City ' ttog up a series of photos' of the Crew 9t Potrero Hills Clarence L. Yearwood these countries will have to be achieved. We are uis^ to seeing Communism spread by force of arms or by propaganda leaflets, and we miust not overlook that classical recruiting agent, the emp­ ty stomach. There are people in ail the coun­ tries of Europe with Jobs, but these same people may still be hungry. Then there are, for sure, millions v/ho do not work at all, so Europe could not fall without a fight. Being one little seed being sowed with the thought of democracy in mlnd,,I hope to help in expressing how I feel through the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. H. E. Crane Would Like Housing Project Seafarer's Wife Favors Housing Raw Cooks Give Crews A Raw Deal Mother Submits Son^s Art Entrg MM&P Member Is lAByal LOG Fan Atlantic Seaman Thanks Seafarers Steward Urges Frozen Food Use iSVMCS Expose Was Long Needed Regrets Leaving Del Norte Crew Stewards Men Keep Crew Happg Lahot^s Spreading Oemoeratie Ideas Seafarers Mourn Loss Of Brother —i �I?"." Advice For Crews OnNYVMts April s; IMA SEAFARERS t€rQ 9n!» Twtmfr-fntt' . L E T T E E S To the EditOK Savannah for almost six years. I have a few words of advice to the Mar-Trade Liberty Gulfwater, Then comes Bright, the deck dele­ the delegates and the crews of which is on a shuttle nm between gate, a real good seaman, and Conships pulling into New York. Re­ Formosa and Okinawa. The fellows stantin, the ship's delegate. They The following Is the latest cently, our ship, the Golden City, were complaining about receiving don't come any better. Van Dyne, available listing of official ex­ pulled into New York. Naturally, no mail, so we gave them a couple the steward, one of the old.ones, the crew all wanted to buy certain of LOGS, which they welcomed. change rates for foreign cur­ Searcey, the deck engineer. Da They had had trouble with their rencies. Listings are as of Items of clothing, etc., and a ship April 2, 1953 and are sub-, Rocha, engine utility and several chandler came aboard right, after number one booms, both of which Ject to change without notice.' others including Sache, who is the (Ed. note: We, will send you the we docked and sold several hun­ dropped in Keelung, Formosa, and SEAFARERS LOG regularly; we dred dollars worth of stuff to the they stayed two weeks getting Ensland. New Zealand. South Africai biack gang delegate.. Bayou Represented $2.80 per pound sterllnx. them fixed. *' have put your name on our moi^ crew. • Auitralla: t2.24 per pound eterling. Also we have a 'real character, ing list.) Seer Is Dear A short while after he left, a rep­ Belslum; 80 franca to the dollar. "Gabby" Davles from up Covington, resentative of the SIU's Sea Chest .X XX The official exchange is 15 yuan Denmark; 14.45 cente pet krone. Louisiana, way. Gabby can Capture came aboard, to to a dollar. The ttack market gives France; 3W franca to the dollar. sell shoreside and 20 to 25, depending on the size of Germany; 4.1 Marka to the doUar. more and bigger snakes and alii' gators, catch more fish, bag more work gear to the the bill. Local beer is 13 yuan HoUand; 3.80 (uUdera to the dollar. ducks and get more women than men if they want­ whiskey, both American and local Italy; «2S Ure to the doUar. any other boug-e-le in the Bayous. To tiie Editor: ed it. When we is 10 yuan. Rickshaws are 5 yuan Norway: 14 centa per krone. looked over the per trip, but the drivers always Portusal: 38.78 eacudoa to the dollar. Altogether, it is one good gang to I wish.to take this opportunity Sweden; 19.33 centa per krone. sail with/ gear that this SIU ask for 10. to thank you for the check for India; 31 centa per rupee. Crew of Seatrain Savannah r e p r e s entative $20d and for the $29 war bond in Some of the bars the boys hung Pakistan: 30.3 centa per rupee. brought aboard, out in were called Ken Wha, In­ Argentina: 14.3 peaoa to the dollar. my daughter Linda's name.. > P X- ,i we saw that he ternational, US. The military BrazU; 8.4 centa per cruzeiro. My wife and I was selling better doesn't seem to bother the seamen Uruguay; 82.63 centa per peao. thank the SIU for Pamell quality for lower Venezuela: 29.83 centa per bolivar. this helping hand, prices, and in addition, we were —at least, we didn't hear of any and I am stire the To the Editor: , , dealing with our own organization. incidents. doctor who deliv­ I wish to thank the officen and We are in Yokohama for bunkers Busy Painting To our sorrow, the Sea Chest ered the baby crew of the Steel Seafarer, of representative had been- beaten gnd going in water ballast to either will be happy which I was a member. I Jii"! lo aboard, however, and our pur- Coos Bay or Portland. We expect too. He'll finally pay off on the West" Coast when to reach the States about April 7th. ^ chases had already been made. get paid. my youngest son, who is. only 11 . .Tony Novak I Just want to suggest that the We think the months old,, got pretty sick and delegates of all ships heading for t 4 4 SIU maternity was taken to the hospital. .(He spent Pease New York hold special meetings benefit is an ex­ nine days there).- ' ' aboard before the ship arrives, and Then, Just like a typical SIU cellent one and comes at a time inform the crew that a Union rep­ crew, they took up a collection for when all additional money is very resentative from our SIU Sea To the Editor: me and raised enough for my fare weldome. With so many new Chest visits every SIU ship that hoihe. I cannot thank them things to buy for'the baby, hospi­ I'd like to suggest that the Union hits New York. It would be best print a small handbook on first-aid enough. tal -and doctor's bills to be paid, to let the crew know at these for seamen, and other like topics. this check certainly removed quite Josenh De Jessa meetings that the crew can count a bit of anxiety in our house. It could contain the information X> X Xf on a visit from the Sea Chest, and that the seamen could use in any It is a pleasure to be part of a will have an opportunity to buy Union which keeps the weifare of sort of circumbetter quality stuff at lower prices its membership in its plans and~ stances, and from their own Union, so it would operations.. Thank you again for would be a big To the Editor: Luis Ramirez supplies this be wise, to wait until he comes my wife Germane and myself. help while aboard I have a question as to how many shot of Israel Ramos, oiler, aboard instead of dealing with the Edwin C. Pease ship, or in a for­ cigarettes should be issued per painting the skylight on the first salesman who gets to the ship. eign port. It X J X X man per week. On the Brightstar Transatlantic. J. H. Pamell would be the sort here, they are giving oiit 14 packs Ship's delegate of thing that a week per man. Some seem to every seaman think they should get 20 packs per ; ;||®S-S-iiPlifi would want for week. Is there any regulation that To thi Editor;' , his traveling kit, would govern this? Larkin and would be a To the Editor: At the pfesent time I am- serv­ Eugene Ray Here we are aboard the good good thing for us to have ing as deck delegate on the Bea­ Ship's delegate To the Editor: The OT clause that we have for ship Seatrain Savannah, with one (Ed. note: The US Customs re­ trice. I celebrated my birthday On behalf or Pamela Marie carbon-tetrachloride, the damned good crew gnd officers ports that the regulations only recently at my parents' home while Smith, we, her parents, wish to clause for electricians and shows that who are not too bad. We had a allow the ship to load enough cig­ 'working aboard the Beatrice. I convey our sincere thanks to the the Union has been giving some rather" rough time about two arettes to oHouJ each man two had a good time over there and Union for the very generous ma­ thought to the health factors, and months ago while going up river to packs per day for the length of the with all my shipmates, who wished ternity benefit of $200 and the $25 the Crescent City, when we were this book would be another step me good luck too. US Savings Bond for our new-born rammed by a tanker and had to voyage.) forward for us. I wish to tha^ all of my friends X Xf X child. spend two weeks in the shipyard. Health Advice and especially my parents. I re­ It was a most welcome gift and All In all, though, we have had ceived a few presents from friends ; we assure you Pamela will use it It could tell what to do for vari­ some real nice sailing. in Puerto Rico and from my wife. ; well. Thank you again. ous injuries, various signs of sick­ We all : think we have one of the 1 hope to be a Seafarer forever. Oscar and Lynette Smith ness, how to stay healthy in the best crews on board that can be To the Editor: ^ . Ernesto V. Erazo tropics, in arctic regions, and other found any place. To mention Just a I am a member of the SUP, l" 4" 4" places. How to avoid certain sick­ few, we have Jessie Joy, the ex- drafted on March 7th. of last year, XXX nesses and disease, and how to wrestler who can put away more and am now landing in Korea with treat different sicknesses that may food and enjoy it more than any the marines. appear while aboard ship. Though an SUP member, I To the Editor: man going to sea, and Carlson, the It could also give advice about bosun, who thinks that all the served in the black gang aboard To the Editor: We the crew of the Chfistine The Robin Trent is now running have read with interest the article what to do in case of an accident, buildings on the beach have been two SIU ships—^the Lilica and the entitled "Have Fish Deserted The what forms to fill out, what infor­ demolished and used for building Seacoral. I am now receiving the along the coast of South Africa, Ocean" in the February 20th issue mation to get from witnesses, what new ships, as he has .been on the "West Coast Sailor" and would. and we expect to make a stop at Durban and after that, Capetown. of the SEAFARERS LOG. From forms not to sign, and many other things. We are looking forward to a good the looks of things they have. Engine Room Quartet homeward Journey, too. We covered close to 10,000 miles The booklet might also include -from Mobile, Ala. to Kaohsiung, other information of interest to This has been a good ship, with Formosa. In all that distance we seamen, such as world map, infor­ a good crew. The mate is tops got only one nibble by a fish ap­ mation on tax and customs regula­ with his men, too, but the old man proximately three feet in length. tions, advice on using or buying is a bit hard on some" of the boys Clyde Cummings, our deck engi­ cameras, films and other photog­ in the matter of the drjtws. neer, tended the line, doing every­ raphy data. Crew of Robin Trent thing possible to insure a bite, but List Hospitals XXX no luck. He had a time watching It coud also include a list of the seagv'ls and albatross diving marine hospitals, what procedure at the hook, they, in turn, almost to follow to insure proper medical getting hooked. We were beginning attention and the proper records, To the Editor: to think we would have seagull for and advice on payoffs and sign-ons. The crew of the Trinity went on chow instead of fish. A little advice about the proper record, at their shipboard meeting Nothing Helps care of different clothing and per­ of March 14th, to give a vote of . On leaving Formosa, there was sonal gear, advice about what to thanks to the SIU Negotiating ihe deck engineer, faithfully tend­ do if you have to get off a ship in Committee for its-part in obtain­ ing to the line again. He had even a foreign port, and also an invita­ ing the new tanker agreement. Ho purchased a couple of bamboo fish­ tion to all seamen, organized or un­ feel the agreeqient is tops; espe^ ing poles, each about 20 feet long, organized, to call at our halls for cially the delayed sailing clause— which he thought would make a advice if they need any help. something new: for the tankers. difference. The pole was switched I know this sounds like a lot of A vote of thanks also went to: from one side of the ship to the work, and it is, but it would be well Patrolman Frank Boyne, who'paid other, still to no avaii. us off in Providence, for squ^ng • worth the trouble. This is the sort Everybody had a good time in of thing that seamen have needed William Cameron, night cook and baker on the MV Del Sol, 8ub« away our beefs and collecting our: Kaohsiung. during our 10-day stay. for a long time, and the SIU is the disputed delayed sailing. • mits this shot of four of the black gang, left to. right: L. C. Mason, Five ships arrived Jn one day, so proper outfit to give it to them. F. J. Moore oiler; Red i^plund, f,ng. utility; Q. Carhart, oil^r, and J: Kamienski, things really got Jumping. We met „ ; / 8hlp> Oelegato wiper. Ed Larkin Money Exehanye Bates Listed * '*f like, if possible, to receive the SEAFARERS LOG also, as I have a lot pf shipmates in the SIU. I like to keep up with shipping activities, as I intend to return to sea as soon as I get out. Pfe. Robert W. Mytton— 131g98S HAS Co. 1st Shore Fty. Bn. 1st Marine Div. FM,T. e/o FJP.O. San Francisco, Thanks Union For. Maternity Cheek Thanks Brothers On Steel Seafarer Wants Handbook On Health Notes Has Question On Ciyarette Bation Thank SIU For Bahy Benefit Envoys Birthday With His Parents Good Crew Makes Pleasant Trip Marine In Korea Wants To Get LOG Christine Crew Gets One Nibble K' I; African Voyaye Is Pleasant Trinity Thanks Neyotiators ..ir. -I • -ij �•"T^f -'1;^ AiM t/tNRi jy^#:<frFJtg TQg^ t^enever a ship hins into trouble or runs aground off the northwest part o£ the US, the crew is very likely to see what" looks like a battered wartime landing craft coming to the rescue, proudly bearing the name Salvage Chief. In some ways, they would be right, for the Salvage Chief is a converted wartime, LSM—but she is also considered a "dreamboat" by many salvage men. And her long record of rescues prove it, Including among her recent Jobs, pulling the SlU-manned Yorkmar off a beach near Aberdeen, Wash. And, when a 7,200-fon Liberty ship is so far up on the beach that the crew can walk entirely around her without getting' into water above their waists, and you add in a gale-forcc wind and heavy seas driving her further up on the beach, pulling her off Is no easy job. Used "Surplus" The owner and captain of the Salvage Chief, Fred Devine of Portland, Oregon, had been thinking for a long time about an ideally outfitted salvage craft. When the war ended, he saw the chance to realize his dream in the surplus materials being sold. Most of the Salvage Chief's equipment, including the vessel Itself, are surplus materials. The vessel itself, an LSlvi, is 192 feet long, with a 34 foot beam. She's propelled by two 10-cyclinder diesels,'"directly connected to twin screws. " However, a main deck was built over the well designed to carry armored units, and six 60-ton electric winches are Installed, with -three leading aft, and three leading forward. Steel wire line Inches in diameter and 1,700 feet long leads from each winch. To ease up the strain on the lines leading aft. a special roller was built running completely across the stern at deck level. The lines running over the stern run on this large roller, instead of chafing against the stem Itself. ' Extra Anchors In addition, sets of heavy fair leads, and set of tackle for handling heavy tows was installed. The vessel was equipped with four extra five-ton anchors, and one 10-ton anchor. « There is a gas towing engine, with towing cable, portable pumps, eight acetylene burning sets, weld­ One method is "to filace anchors, to seaward with towlines to' vessel foif |>ulliiig Oh: (me or both ends. Hers anchors are forward and'lines Tun either to one end of Ship (dotted lines) or arranged for direct pull P<i« fwett^-ilne* ing equipment, 10 complete djving sets, portable lighting equipment, and other miscellaneous gear. The vessel itself was converted so that, in addi­ tion to quarters for her crew, she also has accom­ modations for the crew of a vessel that she may have to help. She also has an equipped hospital, and a decompression chamber for the divers. Shallow Draft The fact that she is a converted landing craft, has proved to be a great advantage, for she draws only 7 feet, 6 inches of water, and therefore, can get in close to a beached vessel. Following a policy of standing by at all times, the average time in which the Salvage Chief can get under way with a full crew. Is about four hours after she gets a call. One of the ways in which the vessel can get up a tremendous pulling force is through a fairly unique use of her large anchors. Tne idea of using a ship's anchors to pull a vessel off the beach is not, by any means new, but the use of several anchors on the salvage ship itself is an innovation on the old technique. The way it works, when the Salvage Chief is faced with a difficult job of pulling a ship off the beach is fairly simple. The Chief will drop her three large bow anchors, set them securely, and then back in to the beached vessel. Use Winches Then, as many as three or more lines will be made fast to the beached ship. The three lines running to the ship will be connected to the three large winches running aft. The three lines running to the anchors will be connected to the three winches run­ ning forward. Now, the Salvage Chief is ready to exert her fuU pulling force. All the winches are started, and the vessel herself adds her propulsion power. The three forward winches pull in on the anchors, pulling the Chief away from the beach. The other three winches pull on the beached ship, and the Chiefs own engines add to the pull. All added together this is a tremendous pulling power. What with the tremendous power that the Salvage Chief can produce through the use of her anchors and winches, plus the shallow draft which enables her to get in close on the beaches, she has been hailed as an "ideal" salvage craft. Basic me^od involves dropping three anchors at sea, playing them out as Salvage Chief backs toward beach, and using three cables hooked to powerful winches to refloat beached ship. • • W.J'. Mmmsm �SE AF AHERS rare I'wenfy^loiir Ayrtt ». 19S» LOG ;>v.. MICHAEL (Carras), March «—Chair­ •room. A vote of thanks went to the man, Ed Molineaux; Secratary. Ceorga H. stewards department for the wonderful Christmas dinner and the good service the crew is getting. Advice to the firsttimers to Korea; Lay oR the Korean booze; it has a devastating eRect on the system. Stabcrger. New mattresses came a^ard. There is $30.20 in the ship s fund. Wash­ ing machine was left running all night. Light should be Installed, showing whM the machine-is on. MeSshall should kept cleaner: those ^who leave >t dir'y should be fined. Suggestion was made to STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), February 14 —Chairman, S. Rivers; Secretary, J. Furbuy a radio from the ships fund. ton. $5 was contributed to the ship's COE VICTORY- (Victory Carriers). fund by the deck gang. Black igang March 1—Chairman, Al Pader; Secretary foc'sle will be painted. Sid Rivers was p. Jakubcsak. All quarters not pamted elected ship's delegate by acclamation. last trip will be painted this trip. All Suggestion was made to add to the ship's fouled-up deck gear should •>« repamed. fund by voluntary contributions of $1 A Perez was elected ship s delegate by per man. Department dele.tates will take acclamation. Vote of thanks went to the up collections at the first draw and turn stewards department for the excellent money over to the ship's delegates. Each w(!»-k and meals serve^ so far. Cleaning man is responsible for his own linen. of the laundry wiU be rotated between CALMAR (Calmar), February 15— each department. Chairman, Arthur Hiers; Secretary, John E. Underwood. Incident of messman in COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service) Seattle will be reported to the patrol' March 1—Chilrman, Tom McNeill; Secre­ man. Chief mate is continually Interfer­ tary, E. Williams. Beef on the lack of ing with men working and also with the changes in the menu. Chief cook said bosun. Patrolman will be contacted on the steward will not cooperate with hint this. Steward paid'for the washing ma This will be brought before the patrol­ chine roller out of his own pocket. De man. Coftee and milk for the night partment delegates turned repair lists lunch will be taken care of. over to the steward. FRANCIS (Bull), March $—Chairman John Elliot; Secretary, R. O'Dowd. One man left ship In San Juan to go to the hospital. Domestic tank is now opened and needs Inspection. Cleaning of tanks and painting foc'sles to be done as prom­ ised by port captain; ha was Informed by the patrolman that this ship will not sail this trip without them. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), January 10—Chairman, E. Anderson; Secretary. A. O. Anopol. Warren Reck was elected ship's delegate. 8-12 watch lockers in the deck department need checking. Deck delegate suggested that all hands help keep the messroom clean. Ashtrays should be used and feet kept oR the chairs. CoRee CUDS should bo put back in the sink after coRee time. Recreation room should be kept clean. Washing ma­ chine should be emptied after use and empty soap boxes should be put in the trash baskets. All members should be sober when securing gear. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), February 15—Chairman, L. O. Sivertsen; Secretary, Joe Nigro. Captain will be spoken to about putting out draws in foreign ports. Performers were warned to go straight. Crew pantryman will make coRee in the morning and the wiper and the deck de­ partment will alternate in the afternoon. Beef about the shore gang eating before the crew was settled. Broken mirror bracket in the deck department foc'sle will be fixed. Scupper in the galley is stopped up and the ship's delegate will see the captain about asking the chief engineer to take care of it. Mixer is in need of repairs. Messroom seats will be saved for the watch. m-- l?^ OCEAN ULLA (Ocean Transportation). December 1—Chairman, William . F. Barth; Secretary, James H. Fort. Thomas Hickey was elected ship's delegate. One man missed ship in Philadelphia. Motion was made to help the messman keep the messhall clean. Third cook and mess­ man was asked to empty garbage aft of the gangway. Vote of thanks went to the stewards department for the prepara­ tion of a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. December 21—Chairman, M. Toner; Secretary, William F. Barth. Motion was made to have the ship's delegate accom­ pany the steward on an inspection tour of the galley and messrooms and areas pertaining to the preparation and servng of food. Area around meat block must be kept in a more sanitary condi­ tion. John Cisiecki was elected ship's delegate. Baker was given a vote of thanks for the improvement he showed. Crew was asked to conserve on wash water and to discontinue throwing used razor blades In toilet hoppers. January 4—Chairman, Robert Mestarail; Secretary, James H. Fort. Drain board should be put in the pantry. Crew was asked not to use the vegetable sink for an ash tray or garbage paii. Vote of thanks went to the crewmessman and the crew pantryman for prompt and cour­ teous service. Chief cook was asked to be more conscientious about his work. BEATRICE (Boll), February 14—Chair­ Suggestion was made to dispose of excess man, Francisco Cornier; Secretary, Ra­ mon Vila. Motion was made that all del­ books in Korea, to Army personnel. egates get together to arrange meeting ROYAL OAK (Cities Ssrvica), Febru­ times that will not interfere with men ary 25—Chairman, Chris Kellaher; Secworking. Patrolman should see that nec­ essary repairs are made before the ship sails. IBERVILLE (Waterman), February S— Chairman, R. Martini; Secretary, David Mitchell. Captain was asked about medi­ cal supplies and told the ship's delegate that there are enough aboard. Captain is well satisfied with the way the ship is . running. Company has cooperated in the matter of repairs. Ship's fund stands at $22.80. There was a discussion on pur­ chasing a TV set; anyone who cares to can donate to the ship's fund at the payoR. , February 21—Chairman, J. Kovai; Sec­ retary, T. Glenn. Ship's ftind stands $37. Repair list was read and accepted. Stewards department was requested to feed no one except crewmembers for the first 20 minutes of the meal hour. Dis­ cussion was held on feeding watchmen and longshoremen. Stewards department is pleased with the way the messhall is kept. I 5:^., CATAHOULA (National Navigation). March 1—Chairman, BUI Hay; Secretary John Calamia. There is $29.25 in the ship's fund. Crew decided to buy a'new antenna for the radio. New linens have still not arrived from the company; steward will try to get them in New Orleans. DEL MAR (Mississippi), February 1— Chairman, Callahan; Secratary, Bradley. Report was made that books for the'li­ brary were bought^ as well »s a shoe form for each lounge for shining shoes and gome games from the ship's fund. Equipment should be returned to the locker after use. Members should be properly dressed in the messhall. Thomas Liles was elected ship's delegate. There is a total of $210 In the ship's fund, in­ cluding the balance left from the last trip. $65 was spent for magazines. Leo Fiorentino volunteered to take care of the library. Each man will donate $1 each trip to the ship's fund. Suggestion was made to have a shrimp boil next trip on the hatch after leaving New Or­ leans. where the shrimps would be bought. Steward oRered to donate the shrimps- Motion wu passed to have no one use the washing machine, after nine o'clock at night. Ship's treasurer wili get some cribbage boards. ANNE BUTLER (Bloomfleld), Decem­ ber 21—Chairman, Daniel PIccerelll; Sec­ retary, William Wrubwi. W. Zuleski was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Repair list should be made out by each department and handed over for the ship's delegate to give to the captain. Slopchest should be checked. All doors should be kept locked while going through the Canal. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about having the steam and water lines. wTiich lead .to the washing machine, repaired. Captain will be contacted about having crew's quar­ ters. passageways, heads and showers painted. OS and wiper Will fake care of the laundry; crew pantryman and messman will take care of the recreation MTAU ^..t«4,ts06f5gv8ge« Get New Boohs Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership books In New York but are now sailing from outports don'jt 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 books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. retary, Carl Kammer. Skipper has made note of the changing of coRee. Some mattresses came aboard; more will fol­ low. There is $45.80 in the ship's fund and $8.68 in stamps. AU OT disputes will be referred to the patrolman as well as the matter of missing bug "bombs. Elec­ tric fan and light from the deck main tenance foc'sle need repairing. CARRABULLI (National Navigation), March 4—Chairman, F. HolcOmbo; Sa'crotary, Ramon Irizarry. One man missed ship In'Santiago. Cuba. One man failed to Join the ship in New Orleans. New fans should be secured, as the ones now^ in use are pretty well worn out. Sug­ gestion was made, if possible, to have one large fan or two amaU ones installed in each room of the oscillating type. Radio in the messroom needs repairing. GaUey should be painted. Lockers should be repaired or replaced In New Orleans. SOUTHERN COUNTIES (Southern), February 22—Chairman, M. Walker; Sac rgtary, H. Rombach. Some minor repairs have not been attended to as yet. Any­ one performing or missing his watch or duties aboard the ship due to drunken­ ness for the rest of the voyage wiU be brought up on charges. Crew was asked to keep the messhall and recreation loom clean and not use the cups for ash trays. Cups should be replaced. Crew messman should be more sanitary when performing his duties, and spend some time each day sougeeing the crew messroom. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ ards department for the excellent/food and service. PENNMAR (Calmar), March 7—Chair­ man, Red GIbbs; Secretary, T. E. Frazier. Major repairs will be taken up with headquarters in New York. One man missed ship in San Francisco, which will be reported to the patrolman at the pay­ oR. Repair list was made up. T. E. Frazer was appointed to take care of the ship's fund: there is $19 in, the fund at McKITTRICK HILLS (Western Tank­ the present time. ers), February 25—Chairman, Tom Flam­ ming; Secretary, Williams. Discussion JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory was held on the lack of cooperation of Carriers), March 1—Chairman, B. Brown; the chief engineer. The needed new Sscretary, Francis R. Napoli. Chief mate washing machine will be taken care of will be more cooperative in handing out in port. medical attention to crewmembers and WiU see that the medicine chest is better ROSARID (Bull), February 24—Chair-, equipped. There has been no heat on man, M. Richelson; Secretary, George the portside of the ship (deck depart­ Whale. Since no action was taken on the ment). Crewmember involved wlU give several repair lists handed in in Phila­ names to fhe ship's delegate who will see delphia, the ship's delegate wiU give the the . captain and put in for subsistence patrolman in New York a copy of the and notify the patrolman. repair lists for action by headquarters. This applies especially to new porthole WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN (Western screens, steam valve repairs. AU decks Tankers), February 18—Chairman, Joseph need painting. One man was taken to Barron; Secretary, Utz. The in­ the hospital at Humacao. Puerto Rico., in former, ' whoever itRichard is. wUl be brought apparently serious condition. His gear up on charges. Captain to was checked and landed at San Juan the ship's delegate aboiit complained the fllthy con­ prior to sailing fpr the States. dition of the ice boxes, the shortage of food and the general inability of the WESTERN RANCHER (Westorn Navi- steward to handle his Job. Letter from galion), January 31—Chairman, Psto the company stating that the steward Serano; Secratary, Edward Glazder. Eu­ does not know the proper procedure of gene Dore was electd ship's delegate. computing an inventory was read to the Discussion was held on keeping the laun­ membership. Discussion was held on the dry clean. Stewards department will reason stores were'not obtained for the clean the recreation room; wipers and trip; why the steward told Jhe captain ordinary wiU clean the laundry. Ship's the cooks are no good; why the steward delegate wiU contact the chief, engineer is not performing his duties as he should. about repairing the coRee urn. Vote of Hand vote was taken, with the majority thanks went to the stewards department in favor of giving the. steward another for the sweU Job they're doing. chance. February 22-—Chairman, Eugana Hall; Secratary, Edward Giazdar. Discussion SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), was held on food and repair list. Every­ February 25—Chairman. Ray Sweeqey; body is happy. Repair list wlU be taken Secretary, Edward Jones.. Delegates re­ up with the patrolman at the payoR. ported everything okay. Repair list wUl be posted on the bulletin board for add!KATHRYN (Bull), February 28—Chair­ tio-n.,,Ship's,treasurer reported $33.73 in man, Felix Bonafont; Secratary, George the ship's fund. Burke. Felix Bonefont was elected ship's delegate. Suggestion was made to the SOUTHERN CITIES (Southsrn Stazmsteward to change the cookies. Repair fhip), February 8—Chairman, C. Frozt; list WiU be made out. Secratary, J. Chioora. Mlssimer waa elected ship's delegate by acclamation. He was Instructed to see the captain aiid get a definite understanding regarding transportation when the ship goes to the shipyard In March. Larger water tanks should be obtained as the present set-up is not enough lor long trips. AU hands were asked to be more considerate of men sleeping; no more whistling in the crew area. New members were warned not to take beefs topside without the delegate. Ship's delegate reported that all members who take tha ship to Nor­ shipyard will receive transportation be jcast out without help. "The folk and subsistence back to the original port Union regards it as a matter of of engagement. Chief engineer thanked all hands for their cooperation In saving right," he said, that these men be water. -New washing machine wiU be given the proper protection they ordered In Norfolk. Convention Paves Way For MFOW Affiliation Medicine chest should be checked as well as slopchest.' There shofild be a greater variety of sizes in clothing In the slop­ chest. Captain wUl be contacted by the ship's delegate about having quar­ ters sougeed before arriving and about the oil that is on deck in the outside passageway. All hands getting oR should strip bunks before leaving the ship. JOHN KULUKUNDIS (Mar-Trade), Feb­ ruary. 25—Chairman, C. F. Aycock; Sec­ retary, Roy X. McCannon. Every man Will clean up his foc'sle before paying oR the ship. Steward department head and showers wiU be painted. SUNION (Kea), February 22—Chair­ man, S. Emerson; Secretary, W. R. pais. New large-size pillows should be put on board for the next voyage, AU drinking water will coms from domestic tanks only. Deck delegate wiU see the patrol­ man at the next port of call and get clarification as to the duties of the gang­ way watch pertaining to raising and lowering the flag. Patrolman wiU be told about the men taking time oR in foreign ports without permission. Each delegate wlU make oufra repair list. POLARIS (Alcoa), March 1—Chairman. Earl De Angelo; Secretary, E. Bradley. There is a $36 balance in the ship's fund. Deck department quarters need painting. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), February 27 —Chairmah, McNulty; Secretary, L. Nich­ olas. Motion was made to contact the Mobile hall about the coRee. A floral design will be sent for the late Ralph J, Burke. Ship's delegate wiU contact tha agent about the repair of lifeboat davit. Discussion was held on the food, which needs more seasoning. DEL MUNDO (Missltslppi), February 22 —Chairman, Manifoldr Secretary, Gardes. $29 was donated to the chief cook, whs was left in the hospital; there is $22 left in the ship's fond. MoUon W^M passed to post a repair list on board for the crew. Ship will be fumigated for rats, as they are running wUd. Complaints were made about the pepper. AU foc'sles are to bo sougaed and decka painted. Stevedorea are to clean up the recreation room after taking over and using it for ah oRice. Water faucets and toUet on deck arc to be repaired and made available to alevedores. Shower is to be instaUed in toilet. BEAUREGARD (Waterman), February 1—Chairman, Ramon Farriarat Secretary. R. Viloria. OrvUle Arndt was elected ship'k delegate by acclamation. Steward will order fresh milk in Yokohama, at the request of the brothers. Laundry room is -to be kdpt clean at all times. Gangway watch is fo. stand by at all times. February 22—Chairman,'John L. MatfJ dan; Secretary, R. Villorla. Ira -Brown was elected steward delegate. Rooms are to he left In a clean and orderly. A vote of thanks was given the entire stewards department for a Job weU done and Uia gootf chow. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), March-I —Chairman, J. Read; Secretary, Robert Baale. Anyone fined by the Customs in Halifax will pay the fine himself. Repair list made out by the ship's delegate was read. There should be more fans in the rooms. Vacating crew should leave tha rooms In a clean condition. Repair list should be attended to prompUy. Slopsink wUl be cleaned and deck painted. . ANNISTON CITY (Isthmian), Fabruary 1—Chairman, John D. McLemorc; Secre­ tary, MIka Carlln. Fred LaPlante waa elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Washing machine must be kept clean. Chief cook should not smoke whUe pre­ paring food and should wear proper and suRicient attire in the galley. Messmen will put leftovers from supper out us night lunch in the future. Complaint was made that the bacon is cut' too thick. The messman said that everyone is hard to please and that some like it that way. There should be less noise In the pas­ sageways. (Continued from page 17) be left open in the event the MFOW voted to affiliate. In that way. he said, steps could be taken at a later date to give the MFOW deserve." representation on the -SIU Execu­ SIU organizations sending dele­ tive Committee. gates to the March 23-27 conven­ LIBERTY BELLE (Dover), March 1— Chairman, H. R. Hulchlns;. Secrafary> tion were the following: OHIcers Elected Owens. Crew should help keep the pan­ Sailors Union of the Pacific; try and messroom clean at there Is a As a result, the following offi­ mess made at night. Chief cook should SIU Atlantic and Gulf District;^ JEFF DAVIS (Waterman), February 1 refrain cers v/ere elected: President, Hai*from drinking on duty. Chief M. Lamm; Secretary, 6. engineer should be contacted about re­ ry Lundeberg; Secretary-Treas­ SIU Canadian District; Canadian —Chairman, Palrcleth, E. C. Craddock waa elected pairing refrigerator. New aection should urer, John Hawk,- Vice-presidents Navigators ,& Engineers Federa­ •hip's delegate. Cooks asked to have the be obtained, aa the only one la broken' tion; Inland Boatmen's Union of gaUey knlvee power-ground. Watch using ^nd unsafe. and executive committee members, the coffee um was asked to, remove and Pat McHugh, Andrea Gomez, Les­ the Pacific; Seafarers' Guards and clean tha coRee bag. Soiled cupi and FiLTORB (Ore), Fabruary 35-Chair­ dishes should be secured in rough aeas. man, R. Talar; Sacrafary, W. M. DoRlna. ter Salinger, Bob Matthews, assist­ Watchmen's Union; Cannery Work­ General dltcuasion was held on crew's WiU see the chief engineer. ant secretary-treasurer A&G dis­ ers and Fishermen's Union, San laundry, alammlng of foc'sle doors, wa­ Patrolman New door keys should be made up. Diego; Cannfcry Workers and Fish­ tertight door. Steward reported that the trict; Ed Turner, Captain John Fox ordered him not to buy milk in BETHORi (Ore), Fabruary 24—Chair­ ermen's Union of the Pacific (Lbs captain and Hal Banks. foreign ports. It was decided that cold man, E. A. Boyd; Sacratary, R. Nordaah. Angeles District); Seine & Line drinks should be put out. Delegate clarified the queation on Wash­ Among the scores of greetings Fishermen's Union of San Pedro; ington's birthday overtime. Soap dishes sent to the convention were those AFL Fish Cannery Workers Union MARIE HAMILL (Bleomnald), February should be instaUed In showers and shelves be put up over wash basins. New wired to the A&G delegation by of the Pacific. Monterey County; 23—Chairman, Willie Thomptoni Secre­ keys WlU be obtained for aU crew quar­ tary, Raymond L. Ferry. One man wu several Senators and Representa­ Seine and Line Fishermen's Union Injured and taken off at Bremerhave:!n» ters. Correct station numbers should be placed on .aU bunks. While the ship la tives • including Senatora Hubert of Monterey; Fish Cannery Work­ There is a beef with the flrst assistant In port, percolator wUl kept in the soma disputed overtime. Ship's dele­ quartermaster'f room to prevent ateallng. Humphrey, Minnesota; Paul Doug­ ers & Fishermen's Union of the and gate should notify tha family of tha in­ las, Illinois; Herbert Lehman, New Pacific (San Francisco area); New­ jured man by radio. BALTORi (Ore), February If—Chair­ March 7—Chairman, Sherman Millar; man, M. Singleton; Sacratary, 8. J, Bai> York; James Murray. Montana; port Fish Plant Workers; SIU Sacratary, Raymond L. - Ferry. Radio berleh. Crew voted ts report aU permit Wayne Morse, Oregon, and others. roasiaga waa aant to the family of the problems to tha patrolman at- tlft tmd Great Lakes District; Marine injured man taken ashore at Bramer- of tha' trip.. Beefs oa tha shortaga of Welfare Plan Report Cooks & Stewards. AFL; Marine haven. AU department delegatea wlU fresh mUk,. canned fruit julcaa aniTaoap uTac turn repair llgts over to the patrolman. powder. Delegatea were ordered to. ihaka Delegates also heard a report Allied Workers; Brotherhood of Vote of thanks went to the stawardi de­ a ret>ort of all ahortagea. AU agreed to from Robert Qreasey, administrator Marine Engineers; Mobile Bay partment for tha good Job they did: help keep the ahlp clean. . vote of thankg was also given to tha of the SIU A&G Welfare Plan who Seafood Union; Gulf Coast Shrimp­ ship's delegate end the department delPOTRIRO HILLS (Mar-Trade), Fabrsf described the various benefits of­ ers and Oystermeii's Association; bgatea. •ry 21—-Chairmen, F. Miller; Secratarw A, VsrboraMeh, Diseuastcn was held fered to Seafarebs. Creasey em­ Atlantic Fishermen's Union; Staff ALCOA FI^AfUS (Aicea), Marcl) arrangements, for th* Tiineral at Bill phasized that the Plan has enabled Officers Association; and. Ave Alas­ Chairman, W. i. Fhurroughi Secretary, Thompson.' aeeOnd pumik^eu who io (Uei the Union to take care of the needs ka Fish and Cannery Workers Un­ J. R. Ililett. Deck detagats wUl See the durlhc tho ygyago.. >Baof Dftweott tli$ eaptain about luvlng the aapitarv .man of Seafarers who would otherwise. ion . affiliates. •ougeatng Heck' dapartmant - quartdrs; i. ,,,,, .e;i»guk,'<r8<'SFoF « eg£0<)8-i«7CT(< iL < �::• o •. ,• ». » •! V •: v, • f..- .-•nr-, > •"•:, 1 ,y".| Pace l^entr-ir* SlSAPARKRi LOG DIGEST of SHIPS' BIEETINGS... (Continued from pace 24) deck department and the chief mate will be eettled at the payed. A. Yarborouifh was elected ship's delegate. Repair list wtU be made up before arrival. *25 Reral wreath will be sent to the home of Bill Thompson in Lakeland, Fla., to be placed en bis grave. Pledges of tl76 will be collected at the. payoS as contributlona to his slater, Mrs. Clara- Jones, STIIL TRAVtLIR (Isthmlgn), Pebru•ry 15—Chairman, iernsrd Fimovlcs; Secretary' Michael Maseh. Union will be ashed to contact the company about changing the location of the ship's hos-' pltal to one of the extra cadet's room topside, which Is more kultable than Its present location. All cots Issued at the beginning of the trip should be turned In to the steward before arrival In the Elates. It was pointed out that tha food was very good, thanks to the chief stew­ ard, Bob Rollins, chief cook Ling Shin, baker James Oliver and third cook Henry Watson and others In the department. There are insufficient llferings and top­ ping lift wires are unsafe for the men working with this gear. Chief officer was unable to carry out his duties as pharma­ cist properly, and the company and the union should do something to correct the hospital situation. New agitator Is need­ ed for the washing machine. ROBIN HOOD (Seas Shipping), Decem­ ber 21—Chairman, Roy H. Fisher; Secre­ tary, F. Lllo. W. Velasquez was elected ship's delegate. There is $25 in the ship's fund. Unauthorized persons should be kept out of the passageways in foreign ports. Library will be packed up and traded In for a new one. Stewards' deck shower needs remdring. Fresh milk will be bought in Yokohama. February IS«-Chalrman, Stave Klider- PERSONALS Lewis Seward Contact your mother at Niagara, North Carolina. Urgent. ^ $ John A. Reed Pick up your gear left at the Mar-Trade office when you got off the Potrero HUIs. t Gordon S. McKinley Please contact Mr. Nahu at 9004 161st Street, Jamaica 32, NY. i William H. Epps Contact your friend Robert G. Entter who has been asking for you. He can be reached at 380-A Richland Avenue, San Francisco, Cah Phone ATwater 2-7408. $> $• William Kumcke Plea-se write to Mrs. Warren, 915 St. Paul Street, Baltimore; Md. She is holding somo important mail for you, 4^ J. t Attention Seafaren Any persons knowing the where­ abouts of one Oshkosh Plane Flight Brown Leather two-suiter suitcase belonging to Donald Mueller please contact him through the LOG or at the Philadelphia' hall. It con­ tains ship discharges and other valuables. There is a standing re­ ward of $25 for its return. 4. t Robert Bellveau Your brother H. A. "Sonny" Bellveau is anxious to hear from you. He can be reached at 8 Ghern Drive, Biloxi, Miss. mam Saaralary, R. Maraaux. RapMr Hat waa glvaa to tb« aUaf mat*. Foc'alca and hcadf wera palntad.- FumigBUon of ihlp'a crew guartcrr. hcada, meishalls and atorarooraa la needed. CRSBNSTAR (Triten). Mareh S—Chelr man, idwln Alnewerth; Saeratary, Ardan Halglay. Captain refueed there leave in Toknyama after • p.m. If performing and gaihounda aren't itopped, the delegata win report them to the patrolman. Each departmant delegate will take care of , the departihent'a overtime about tha lack of thora leave in Tokuyama. In­ formation going topoide muat be stopped. CARROLL VICTORY (teulb Atlantic), Chairman, Dansid K. Flihor; Saaratary, Bob Johnton. One man misaad thlp in Houston: a replacement waa obtained. Personal gear wat put athore In Galvetton. Everyone ^ould be properly dressed during meal hours, in the menhall. Suggestion was made that the new washing machine be used for white clothes only and the old one for work clothes. Laundry is to be kept clean by aU who use it: washing machines should be turned off when not in use. Captain L. Hubbard came down and spoke to the membership, telling everyone to buy stamps before leaving, as they are hard to get in Korea. WILD RANDER (Waterman), February I—Chairman, John Crowiay; Secretary H. A. Orlando. One man missed ship in New York. Action wlU be taken in the usual way. 12-4--watch asked that there be some eggs In the night lunch, as they do not get up for breakfast. Crew asked for more night lunch when men - are working at night. Kepaira will be turned in before arrival. Night watches request­ ed Ughti on after shelter decks. February 21—Chairman, Harold Arllnghaus; Sacretary, H. A. Orlando. One brother asked for- a better grade of bacon aboard. One brother asked that there be leia sugar In the bread. Mcssman'a aervlca is now considered satis­ factory. JEAN (BuJI), February 15—Chairman Teddy M. Oitaneelln; Sacretary, J. Gold­ man. Vote of ConHdence went to the itewards department galley and messman. 'Tablecloths are wanted, ai well os a variety of Jama. There la a shortage of napkins. More night lunch should be supplied. Repair list wiU he turned in before the thlp hits home port. March 7—Chairman, Cartwrtght; Secre­ tary, J. Goldman. All departments- will make up repair lists. AU stares should be checked on every voyage, due to the shortage of food: the ship stayed out longer than expected. QSSS QQia SOBD C30@(Biiiaa aaaaa EBa aaaffl SHHaiZl nSB •srara BiHia raans QSQ 003 aiasaii Dfiiaa E0a agi!BH0B 0Biisa fflacia (303 E0Ba aOfflB aHQ SBSiJj 0ffl0a The ,membership is sgaln cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes;,'* No "can-shfdiers" 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. should clean up in the gaUey after he makes a mesa. It was finaUy settled not to fine a man on board. Stewards de­ partment got a vote of thanks for the wonderful Christmas dinner and for the way it was served. Mifch 7—Chairman, Reed; Secrctiry, Harford. There waa a beef on the short age of eggs served (one a day). Shcwers need painting. Motion was passed to store the ship adequately for the maxi­ mum length of time for the trip. Ship's delegate wUl see the mate about screens; Ship wUl be fumigated In New York. SUZANNE (Bull), March IS—Chairman Don T. Horllhy; Socrotary, S. G. NIobor. Books will be secured for a library. One man missed ship in San Juan: he had a doctor's slip. Motion waa passed to start a ship's fund: each man will contribute tJS a trip. Crew was asked not to spit in the sand box. Egg timer should be repaired. Chief engineer promised to have the engine department fOc'sles sougeed but this has not been done. Patrol man will be asked to check the ship's stores before sailing. ANGELINA (Bull), March t—Chairman. Pete Prcvat; Secretary, J. Henault. Pa trolman wiU be given the facts on a performer. Steward was commended for iirst-rate service and lauded for the bountiful milk supply. ROBIN TRENT (Saas Shipping), Daeambar 7—Chairman, J. C. Read; Sacretary, John W. Parker. Everyone .should be properly dressed in the messhaU. There is tl.SO In the ship's fund. Old washing machine wUl be sold for $25 and the money put Into the fund. HURaiCANE (Waterman), March 2-. Chairman, Padla'r; Saeratary, Frank Shandl. Motion wat made that playing cards be bought out of tha ship's fund, and paid for by each member who wants a paek, since the company aclla their own cards for SI a pack and aahore these cost $.69. Motion was passed to buy games for the crew. AU euartcrs, decks and mcssroom decks are to he painted. Vote of thanks went to the Stewards department for the service and good chow. WESTERN TRADER (Western Naviga­ tion), December 25—Chairman, B. F. Nel­ son; SecrotaiV, J. Spring. Repair list is needed. Ice box needs defrosting.Chief engineer wants to have his own key to the ice boxes. Steward brought this be­ fore the captain and was told that no one but the steward is to have keys as long as he is in charge. Meat box is not cold enough. Chief engineer, wiU be con­ tacted on this. No date—Chairman, G. Fargo; Secre­ tary, J. Spring. Washing machine has been repaired. Steward's stores will be checked In Norfolk. Patrolman should make sure that there are enough grade A meats in storage. The food has been awful. Sanitary man from each depart­ ment should clean the wash room. TADDEI (Shlponter), December Chairman, Duke Livlngsten; Secretary, i. Hansen. Duke Livingston was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Waste paper baskets and ash trays are needed. Ship's delegate wiU make up the repair list. Belief iuattiessei are needed. January 18—Chairman, Duke Living­ ston; Secretary, E. Hansen. AU foc'sles should be sougeed and decks and aUeyways painted before arrival. Chief engi­ neer painted his office: patrolman wiU be contacted. Repair Ust wiU be turned in before arrival. Steward will see about changing the library. Stewards depart­ ment was thanked for a good job. February 8—Chairman, Duke Living­ ston; Secretary, E. Hansen. Captain wants to have one draw in Germany. Disputed overtime and two subsistence meals from the last trip will be paid this trip. Discussion was held on foc'sle keys. There is now $2.47 in .the ship's fund. ' March 8—Chairman, F. Livingston; Sec­ retary, E. Hansen. Depertmcnt.dclcgates will turn in repair lists as soon as pos­ sible. Steward wiU change the UbraTy. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), no dateChairman, W. R. Campbell; Secretary. Matthew Bruno. Cigarette beef will be referred to the boarding patrolman. Cap­ tain Brunnelcn sent word through the ship's delegate thanking all hands for their cooperation and good "behavior December 28—Chairman, John W throughout the trip. Motion was passed Parker; Secretary, John C. Recd> Baker to have each man donate $2 to the ship's fond. Repair list was read out by the ship's delegate. Patrolman wUl be noti­ ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), no date fied that the company agents In Colombo —Chairman, Roberts; Secretary, Carl are very lax in seeing the men get Kammer. Beef involving firing of, a wiper proper medical attention. was satisfactorily settled by the patrol­ man and the wiper' remained. Ship's del­ AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), March 10— egate wiU see the chief engineer about Chairman, Rafael Saldana; Sacretary. excess steam in the wash room coming Ex-Atlantic Men Pete Gonzales. Rafael Sandana was elect­ from the pipes. Crewmembers should The following men are requested ed ship's delegate. Coffee mugs should notify the department delegates when to contact or report at once to the be returned to the pantry, and a little they want to get off. Coffee and roach more cooperation should be given the problems remain unsatisfactory. Philadelphia Hall regarding proc­ mcssman. Electrician promised to fix essing of their unfair labor all fana and instaU some new ones. 'There WESTERN TRADER (Western Nevtgiis a leak in the forepeak that has to be tlcn), January 25—Chairman, W. H. Mas­ charges; fixed. New mattresses -wiU be issued to on; Secretary, John Spring. Ship's dele­ Paul Babyak, George Forrest, those who need them. Brother volun­ gate is trying to get the toUets painted. teered to take care of the library. Chief Captain found grease on the ladder that James Lane, A. W. Phillips, John engineer will be contacted about fixing to the ice boxes. Steward requested P. Troester, Jay Deeds, Andrew heating regulators. Stewards department leads that the engine department members use got a vote of thanks for the good food. the fidley instead of this ladder. Only Fetchko, John J. Foley. authorized personnel should be admitted Malcolm Whitehead, Delmar Misto the messhaU as the ship is running low on coffee. Washing machine wiU be simer, Ricardo Ebon, Harris Grizfixed, if possible, in Germany. zard, Nathan Gumbiner, Oscar March 1—Chairman, Andrew Anderson; Jones, Peter-JVIatovich, H. J. Paine. Secretary, John Spring. Two men missed the ship in Bremerhaven. Patrolman will ^ William J. Keenan, Leon Kobe asked to find out why the captain larch, Marvin Kramer, Robert H. FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service), didn't buy fresh vegetables in England. Steward wants every' man to bring his Albright, Robert Freedman, Owen March 9—Chairman, Clto Pedersen; Sec­ linen down linen day instead of throwing retary, Milton • J. Kaiiovee. One man Herring, Raymond Krupa, Charles it down two or three days later. was hospitalized in Port Arthur, Tex., Miller, James Merrill. and another in Bremerhaven. Germany. TRENT (Seas Shipping), Janu­ John Murphy, Donald Myers, One man missed ship in Rotterdam. The aryROBIN 24—Chairmen, T. Blades; Secretary, mate is to blame for this, as he told the John W. Parker. There was a beef about Francis Osetek, Donald Peterson, man to go ashore before the sailing one member. There should be less noise John Quinn, Thomas Richardson, board was posted and that the ship could in the passageways in the morning, and not possibly sail before 8:00 AAI. Wed­ no wldstUng and singing and talking. William Scarborough, Richard nesday, and the ship sailed 8:00 A.M. There was a discussion on the hot rolls Tuesday. No fine, should be imposed nn and the service at the tables. The stewSchwartz. this man. There lis $101.61 in the ship's Anthony Tursi, John Wiess, Wil­ fund—$21.51 on hand and S80 loaned liam Wung, ' out, payable at the payoff. Beefs should be taken to the delegates. Chief cook was caught dropping meat on the galley T. FredericksOB deck, picking it up, frying it and feeding it to the crew. He was also found dig­ T. Napp ging in to the night lunch, dropping Both men formerly of the Mon­ cheese on the deck. After he got what he wanted he put the cheese back in roe should contact Paul Gonsor- the refrigerator. Report will be turned NOTICES Henry Hiiiion Collect your one day's pay and transportation money from SavanAah to Jacksonville at the Water­ man office in New York. 4^ .4i t •tit Joseph Bramley Your wife and child have gone to Florida. Legal papers will be sent to you in care of the Union hall in Nev& York. chik, room 303 at New York head­ quarters. Wuxzlm Anawer ^Can^Shaherp? i Have No OK Into the Union. He also fed the. crew baked beans from the week before. No on# is to feed the dog in the metthaU. Suggestion was mada to buy a record playor and rceorda, checkers and ehcsamen out of the ship't fund. There was not enough yeast on board. t "t t Autiry LaTcm Sargent Pick up your seamen's papers at the New York halL t t t Angel Diaz, James Francisco Your certificates of discharge from the Fort Hoskins and the Car­ olyn, respectively, are in" the New York hall. t t t Americo Medeiros your discharge certificate from the Del Sud, June 23, 1952, and receipts for two money orders dkted Decetnher 3;.1952,-are in New tork hail. ard says there ia enough of aU storea hut the captain la saving.u_Repalr list will IM made up. STEEL SCIENTIST (isthmian), Febru­ ary 23—Chairman. Blaeklo Bankstbn; Sec­ retary. Dutch Merkel. Steward was asked to vary menus and said be would comply with tbis request. Alleyways and beads shouliUbe sprayed to keep ont flies and mosquitoes. Brothers were asked to keep up the. good conduct for the good of all concerned. JEFF DAVIS (Waterman), February 22 —Chairman, R. P. SIreltr Secretary, G. Fairslotts. Captain's refu^ to buy mflk in foreign porta wUl be reported to the patrolman. Stewards department got a vote of thanks. Watch standers wcro asked to dog watertight doers down in rough weather. If they are not fixed properly, this will be referred to the patrolman. There should be quiet In the messroom and passageways. 5Iilk situa­ tion in. foreign ports should be reported to the Union. Soiled linen should bp turned in on linen day so it can he counted and bagged before reaching dock.. Union wiU be notified on old re­ pairs not made. GEORGE UHLER (Southern), February 22—Chairman, W. P. Dunn; Secretary, Daniel Leary, Jr. Cryde E. Butler was elected ship's delegate. This ship was laid up for quite a while, the company's first Ubcrty ship. Everybody is coop­ erating and hoping they buy some more Libertys. Wiper, OS and messman will do the - recreation and laundry room cleaning. Everybody was asked to co­ operate in keeping things clean. Tliree men missed ship in Norfolk. One man was seized when signing on by the Im­ migration Department. Personal gear of these men was turned in in New York. CATAHOULA (National Navigation), March 15—Chairman, Adolphe Capote; Secretary, C. Braaux. Doors in stewards department head and shower need re­ pairing. Anyone wanting to donate to the wreatlr for Brother 'Ward Warrell should see the treasurer. There waa some performing in Cuba: this must bo stopped. Awning should be installed on the stem so crewmembers can sleep out in hot weather. Menu should be more varied. Mattress covers wiU be issued to anyone requiring them. Gait was elected ship's delegate. PORTMAR (Calmar), March 18—Chair­ man, G. A. Raid; Sacretary, P. A. Emer­ son. One man missed the ship in San Francisco, another in Newport. Ore. Every man is to do his share in keeping the recreation room clean. Steurard waa asked to get new cots in New York. Crowded condition of the stewards de­ partment foc'sle was noted. ALAWAI (Waterman), March 1—Chair­ man, S. Kwlatkowskt; Secretary, S. Cal­ lahan. S. Kwiatkowski was elected ship's delegate. One man missed ship in New York. Ship's delegate wil remind the old man about getting fresh daily sup­ plies in Houston; steward has requisi­ tions ready for this. Stewards depart­ ment quarters should be sougeed and meat boxes and storerooms cleaned be­ fore taking on fresh stores in New Or­ leans. All mattresses should be checked and replaced, where necessary, before sailing" foreign. Screen doors in crew's quarters' passagewaj-s should be checked and renewed where necessary. S'lip's office should be moved out of the crew's quarters. SEA WIND (Seatraders), March 1— Chairman, Waddle; Secretary. Hay. Brother Waddle was elected ship's dele­ gate by acclamation. There was a dis­ cussion as to who was supposed to issue soap powder, and laundry soap to each department. This will be clarified by the Union in Long Beach. Chief engi­ neer will be contacted about repairing the drinking fountain in the steward's passageway, the meat ice box door han­ dle and the ice box emergency signal system. Pantry should be kept clean at night. Third coolt was injured aboard this vessel in New Orleans while on duty and had to be, sent to the marine hos­ pital. His gear were brought to him. Heasked any members who saw_ or heard of the action to make a statement to the ship's delegate and the steward. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn *32, NY . QKIX Amawera (1) Four-fifths ~ of a quart. The reason It is called a "fifth" is .be­ cause it is also a fifth of a gallon. (2) Benjamin. Franklin, (3) $500. (4) New York has the most, 43. California and Pennsylvania each have 30. (5) Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (6) Chinese, including dialects. English is second. ' (7) There are more before the body is full grown. . . (8)160. ,v . (9> A cotton fabric. . (10) Zero.- I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME ....... STREET ADDRESS CITY ........ZONE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION! If you are an old lubicrtbor and havo • chan^G of a'ddrais, ploaio givg your fcrmgr address balowi ADDRESS CITY — «.20Nt • «t$g8 t BMMStMBBM SI — gaggosoMoaMaa STATE �Pt9 Tmmif'tix SEAFARERS LOC Starting On l^fie Second, Five^Huncirecl ^ S-: • ' J':'™!:'' ''t::>:W ^^ ^ in the HOSPITALS iftipSii'l The folUnping list contains the names of hospitqlized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. ' While the Plan aids them financially, all of the^e yien would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weekf in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name ort the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. iillli l:': P The 501st maternity benefit check paid by the SIU WeUare Plan is handed to Mrs. Marvin White, for her son Norman, by Welfare Services representative Al Thompson. Norman's dad was on the Keystone Mariner. AH of the foUovAng SIU familiee will collect the 5200 maternity benefit plus a 529 bond from the Union in the baby's name. Glofia Alice Viera, born Febrtiary 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Viera, 2311 East 13th Street, Brooklyn, NY. 4- 3^ 4" Eileen Beatrice Bobbins, bom December 27, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt Robbins, 425 North 62nd Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 4' 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4. 3> 4> 4" 4" t William D. Harper, Jr., born February 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William D. Harper, Sr., 120 Shotwell Street, Houston, Tex. Norman White, born Febmary Clyde Wayne Jemigan, bom 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. January 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Marvin C. White, 3736 10th Ave­ Mrs. Teddy F. Jernigan, 551 Fer­ nue, New York, NY. guson Avenue, Norfolk, Va. 4^ 3^ Susan Roine Brown, born March 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira C. Brown, 1630 2nd Street, New Orleans, La. 4i 3^ 4" Roy Eugene Gottschalk, bom March 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gottschalk, 48 West 71st Street, New York, NY. 4i 4' 3> Steve Carlton Baldwin, born March 13, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Baldwin, 2802V4 Tampa Street, Tampa, Fla. , 3^ t i ^ 3^ 3^ 3^ $ 3^ 4 i t Eugene Albert Doucette, bom March 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merle A. Doucette, 33 Sum­ mer Street, Ipswich, Mass. Barbara Marie Wahlin, born March 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orvilie LeRoy Wahlin, Blandings Courts, Starke, Fia. Patrick William Burke, born March 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William D. Burke, 864 60th Street, Brooklyn, NY. tit Loraa Jean Farrow, bom March Jesus Medrano, born October Iris Elizabeth Smith, born Jan­ 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 16, 1952."- Parents, Mr. and Mrs. uary 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Jack P. Farrow, 1098 Mackinaw Florencio Medrano, 4228V^ Avenue Mrs. Chester R. Smith, 2215 25th Street, Jacksonville, Fla. I, Galveston, Tex. Street, Gulfport, Miss. Laura Ann Kyser, born March 2, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Kyser, 404 Morgan Ave­ nue, Mobile, Ala. 8?>; Family Too Gets Helping Hand From SIU Welfare Ury Mox Marcus, bom March Helping the Union man who gets into difficulties is one 13, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. phase of Welfare Services' work. Helping his family at the Waiter Marcus, 55 Sycamore Street, Patchogue, Long Island, same time is the other side of the coin, because the family is in a spot if anything happens NY. ment is automatically cut off. to the breadwinner. it 4» 4" Many a Seafarer hospitalized in Darrall Michell Thompson, bom A good deal of this help is Febmary 26, 1953. Parents, Mr. needed in those cases 'Where men a foreign port finds this a consid­ and Mrs. Percy Thompson, 2612 are taken off a ship in a foreign erable source of worry. But if he Bienville Avenue, New Orleans, port because of sickness or injury. notifies the Union, Welfare Serv­ La. When this happens the family allot- ices has found it possible to ar­ range for adv,ances. on his un­ earned wages to be sent home to his family. Proud Father In Action Then there is the simple prob­ lem of getting information to his wife and dependents. The com­ panies will notify next of kin if a man is sick or injured but will teU them little or nothing of his con­ dition. Welfare Services can find out additional information for the family so that they will know what's going on. In-one unusual case recently, a Seafarer was ih a hospital that had a ruling prohibiting patients from receiving any money. The man wasn't getting the money due him and neither was his wife and chil­ dren. The wife contacted friends and even an attorney, none of whom could give her any help. She wasn't a reader of the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG, and didn't know about Welfare Services. finally she thought of getting in touch with the Union and was referred to Welfare Services. The office made necessary arrange­ ments and had affidavUs drafted so Seafarer Walter Onofrachuck is beamin' ail over as het displays his that |ht. family coulA receive new daughter, Joanne Mercedes, for benefit of Seafarer-camerhian, money to keep them, going finiU ^le lii« wife April S, 1951 on.; ; . ; the. ScafaCTg WM . > USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NV W. T. Atchaion Abe Partner mbenciG SillaroM W-ilUam £. Pepper Jamei C. Blake Erneato Ramirez Maurice Burnstine Cataiina Ramoi Joieph A. CaUahan Pedro Reyes Berealord Edwarda C. R. Robertaon Joae G. Eapinoza VirsU Sandbers John Mike Franco Norvai J. Schlager Eari Gonyea T. B. Tomiin Joe Carl Gricci Harold Ariinghaua Jamea W. Hamilton Robert J. Menaer H. R. Hanaaen John P. Conway Wiiilara Herman Anthony Budvidaa Fred Hohenberger Chariea GaUagher Thomaa J. Kuataa M. LubiejewaU Victor Litarki I.eonard Smith Harry Morton Samuel Vandal L. G. Murphy Simon Goidateln Frank Nering VA HOSPITAL BRONX. NY Nichoiaa Rocco USPHS HOSPITAL PUERTO RICO Thomaa L. Crosby VA HO^ITAL MIAMI, FLA. Joae C. Viiar VA HOSPITAL FORT HAMILTON. BROOKLYN, NY Enrico TireUi USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY Victor Arevaio Frederick Landry Edmund C. Bioiser Jamea J. Lawior Wiiaon O. Cara Francia F. Lynch Waitcf Chalk Harry F. McDonald C. M. Davison David McUreath EmUio Deigado Claude A. Markeii Antonio M. Diaf CUfford Middieton John J. DriacoU Vic MUazzo Enrique Ferrer John R. Murdoch Robert E. GUbert Eugene T. Nelson Bart E. Gurahick Pedro O. Peraito Peter Gvozdich G. E. Shumaker John B. Haas Robert Sizemore John W. Keenan Henry E. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL FORT STANTON. NM Chariea Burton Thomaa laaksen Adipn Cox D. P. McDonald John G. Dooiey A. McGuigan Otto J. Ernst Jack P. Thornburg F. J. Frennette • Renato A. Viiiata Francis I. Gibbons Virgil E. Wiimoth Jack H. Gieaaon USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. T. L. Ankerson A. B. Seeberger Earl A. Bink Robert D. Settle R. J. Buchman David F. Sykea Hubert Canwell Arthur W. Barrett Carl E. Chandler Walter Hartmann Jeff Davis Jamea A. Oliver Stuart M. Ginsbiu-g Hennlng Bjork Jerry Greenberg Clarence DeChenne R. C. Hostler AUen Gary. Jr. A. L. Lazmerakl Earl McKendree Chariea Pedersen Ruaaell Hindel W. H. Fucliliiisk.v John R. sercu Edwin H. Rhoads G. O. Chaudion Robert A. Rogers Rodney Fulton Nathan Rubin Ulysses Santiago Lyman Sawyer Raymond T. Sparks MERCY HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Joseph Snyder ST. AGNES HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. C. L. DeChenne « POTTENGER SANITORIUM MONROVIA. CAL. E. L. Pritchard USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEX. Joseph P. Wise USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Robert Crowley George S. Smith John A. Duffy Donald S. White John J. Flaherty Albert F. Vetu Tim McCarthy . F. J. Dirkameyer USPHS HOSPITAL . GALVESTON. TEX. William Bargone ' Frank E. Nelson Warren W. Currier S. D. Newman Stacy P. Hart Clifford A. Sewell E. C. Hill John W. Marrs E. Jeanfreau K. Abonona Pat H. Jones Robert L. Shaw A. W. Keane VA HOSPITAL NTTW ORLEANS. LA. Leslie M. Jackson F. D. DlGiovannl USPHS HOSPITXL NORFOLK. VA. • Frank J. C-riUetta Horace L. WUilamg Luis Lopez Robert W. MiUer S. E. Roundtree Henry L. P^ltt USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. George B. Dunn OUie English James McKenyie Joseph Samborskl Joseph J. Nappo Carl A. Johnson Norvme D. Sykes Rudolph Schwarz Peter Smith William G. Bauser D. K. T. Sorenscn Albert B. Smith Teodore Urbina USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Roscoe Alford . Dan W. Ravesiea Robert L. Butler Luther C. Seldle Herman H. Casas T. R. Terrlngton Richard Clearman Gilbert Trosclair Rogelio Cruz Erwin Vial W. Faust Charles Gregory B. D. Foster Henry S. Sosa M. W. Gardiner J. H. Overton Ernest E. Gross Oscar Stevens Vernon Hall Jesse Green James H. Jones Herman A. Carson Eaden E. King Philip Horowitz Leo H. Lang W. H. Jett Theodore E. Lee J. T. Yates John E. Mayrbat H. Wllkerson Jerry M. MUler Cyril Lowrey H. P. Myers C. M. Hawkins C. R. Nicholson Edward Llgon SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CAL. J. E. Roberts FIRLAND SANn-ORIUM SEATTLE. WASH. Emll Austad - USPHS HOSPITAL / MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles M. Bean USPHS HOSPITAL. DETROIT. MICH. Roy T. Bloxham Harry J. Cronln Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Warner W. Allred Ignancio D'Amlco Henry S. Chemel M. E. Newman Harold F. Holmer John H. Morris J. T. Moore . .^Bernard Wolfman Jack D. Morrison * W. R. Hatcher USPHS HOSPITAL ' SEATTLE. WASH. E. A. Marteli Thomas Downie William J. Meehan George D. Roiuke Alfred Johansen Found Benefit Very Handy At home In lfeiv Orlews, Seafarer Ira Brown, pantrymaiii says that ttie maternity benefit check came when h«i ^needed it most. He's • iir shown here hhldingDew daughter Susan, jvhile^wif^ Jsaniette imd �•rf, !? •nf AvirlLS, 198S SEAFAREHS LOG It Looks Oood SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS '• if Page Ttrenif-BtreM* •y- Landlord Problems? Contact Your Union With the housing situation as tight as it is in most cities, the average Seafarer, like workers everywhere, runs into dif­ ficulties with landlords now and then. Many landlords will With WALTER SIEKMANN avoid doing necessary repairs and services if they can get plained that his apartment hadn't (Ifews about men tn the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SID Wel­ away with it, and they usually been painted for the last nine fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer do because of the shortage of years. All his attempts to get the homes and apartments. Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes landlord to do the job fell on deaf his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Slow Procedure ears. He got in touch wi;h the In order to correct such a situa- Union, with the result that Wel­ James C. Blake, who has been mentioned in this space befor^wanti tloa It would be ncc.vsary for the fare Services contacted the proper to send a special vote o£ thanks to the membership and to the welfare Seafarer to run around to half-a- authorities so that this Seafarer's Department for helping him out with blood donations when they were dozen different federal and local home can'get the paint job it needs. needed most. The former bosun on the Camas Meadows, who was offices that have to do with hous­ The housing piobiems are com­ repatriated from Germany after taking ill abroad, has been in the ing. Getting action on complaints plicated by the fact that each state USPHS hospital on Staten Island for about six weeks now. He is is a slow drawn-out procedure, so and city has its own building codes recovering slowly from Ids injuries and will be on the mend for quite that the man who ships out for a and health codes, so what is a vio­ a bit longer. Were it not for the blood donations, he said, he probably living is at a distinct disadvantage. lation in one place will be accept­ wouldn't be here to tell the story and send his thanks. Paul Raymond Diaz approves Welfare Services is in a position able in another. Welfare Services is ' An oldtimer who has been out at Staten Island for quite some time of $200 benefit check. Parents to take up this slack and see that able to contact the proper author­ now is Thomas J. Knstas, whose last ship was the Hurricane on which are Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Diaz of the necessary work is done; ities and find out what the score Springhill, Ala. he shipped FWT. Kustas transferred from Norfolk, Recently one Seafarer com- is in any city. Va., to the local hospital. Public Houstng He wants to thank the entire member^ip for the Several Seafarers have enlisted maternity benefit his wife just received for the re­ . the aid of Welfare Services in get­ cent birth of their child. If he has thingis his way, ting apartments in public housing he's going to be up and around soon in order to projects. Ordinarily these projects see his wife and youngster. seek people who are steadily em­ Mike Frangos sends his regards to all the gang ployed and require the applicant in the hall in New York and to the membership of the SIU wherever they may be. Mike is Out at A severe brain injury coupled with an unfeehng and over- to submit proof of his earnings. the Staten Island hospital resting up a bit too. His skeptical skipper made things tough for Seafarer Philip When a Seafarer goes to them Kustas last ship was the Strathport, on wliich he was Frank. But thanks to the Union's assistance, Frank is on his with records from half a dozen or more shipping companies they steward. He has been under the doctors' care for about six weeks now, way back to health and is re--*" — aren't anxious to give him an apart­ and he doesn't know how much longer he'll be in the place. He says ceiving the financial assist­ he'll be ready to ship out, though, the moment he gets his release fiom ance du4 him under the con­ that I must have been drunk. Yet ment. " I've never taken a drink i^j my life In such instances Welfare Serv­ the hospital. tract. as anybody who has sailed with me ices will contact the housing au­ One Seafarer who won't let the hospital dampen his spirits is Nerval Frank signed on as a wiper can tell you. My only weaknesses thority involved and explain that J. Scblager. Schlager's last vessel was the Hoyal Oak, sailing as FWT. a member of the SIU enjoys a very He is not completely cured of his ailments at this time, but he believes aboard the Transatlantic (Boise are music and sightseeing." Then when Frank was repatri­ high degree of job security even he Is going to take a vacation from the hospital in the near future. Griffin) on his last trip. A few Just to .get away from it all. It seems the medicinal odors and anes­ days. out he was injured when a ated to the States, the company re­ though he may work for several thetic influence of the sterilized halls is getting on his nerves a bit. skylight fixture fell on his head, fused to pay him maintenance, different companies in the course again accusing him of faking. The of the year. Welfare Services will James Hamilton is having the time of his life out on the Island. He putting him out of action. Union Welfare Services swung into also assist the Seafarer in getting Severe Headaches put a horn on his wheelchair and is tooting good will all over the place He rested up for one day from action and got documentary proof the necessary information together since the Welfare Service had him transferred from the Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn. Even though he is spreading cheer among the the effects of the. injury, but then of the injury and had his condition that the housing projects require. checked here in New York, further On the strength of this information other patients of the hospital, he thinks it would be a good idea if he was made to . .• substantiating the evidence from several Seafarers have been able to some of the Seafarer-shipmates of patients came around to say hello. turn to. For five overseas. Even then, the company get apartments. or six days he felt It would'iife rapch appreciated by ail the men in the wards. tried to block maintenance pay­ On the other side of the fence Back on the beach in New York after spending some time in a hos­ better, but sud­ ments, claiming that the whole there are quite a few Seafarers" denly started to pital in Honolulu, Hawaii, is Jan Beye, Jr., whose last ship was the thing must have been planned who own small properties which get severe head­ Citrus Packer. Jan's father is back in town as well. somehow. they lease to residential or com­ aches, dizzy spells The elder Beye, also a member of the SIU, had to mercial tenants. These men often Finally, in the face of the evi­ and vomiting. go over to the old country on some family business, dence, the company had to yield. need information on regulations Although h e but he's back in the US at the moment. He doesn't Frank has received two months affecting their ownership which kept complaining know how long he'll stay, though, because he figures maintenance to date and the Wel­ Welfare Service secures for them. that he felt ill, on going back to sea shortly. Frank fare Services are now battling with the .captain and Even though some of the men know how to handle the company to get him his full the engineers accused him of fak­ their own affairs, it may be to their advantage to, ing or being drunk, and refused to maintenance payments. Meanwhile bring' their problems to the Welfare Services of take his complaints seriously. he is receiving treatment from a the SIU. The Welfare Department knows whom to Frank protested that he never specialist, which was arranged with contact. Where to call, and what to do in every case. Beye drank or smoked, being a complete the help of the Welfare Serviees. Usually, the department can handle the case more teetotaler, but they wouldn't be­ "They have even been investi­ easily and quickly than can the Seafarer himself, so it would be the gating around my family in Con­ lieve him. ^ better part of judgment to allow them to do it. necticut" Frank said, "to try to Finally when the ship reached Take advantage of the Welfare Services. Come in with your problem prove something on me. Before I first, before attempting to tackle it by yourself. Let the Union help Piombino, Italy, 18 days later they started sailing with the SIU, I had a doctor examine him. The you help yourself. doctor took one good look at him spent five years with the Army and sent him immediately to a hos­ Transport Service, four years on pital where he was treated for a one ship, and I never had any fractured skull and a severe brain trouble like this before." concussion. Called Him Phony The deaths of the follotaing Burke, 1628 France Street. New Last Rites For A Seafarer But even then his troubles Seafarers have been reported to Orleans, La. weren't oveti "The skipper used the Seafarers Welfare Plan and » 4^ $2,500 death benefits are being . Jaines Crone, 63: On February to call me up at the hospital" he _ • paid to beneficiaries. 15. 1953, Brother Crone died of a said, "and tell me I was a phony heart ailment in New Orleans, La. and was faking the whole thing. Otto Preussler, 66: A heart dis­ He joined the SIU in December, order . proved fatal to Brother 1938, from New Orleans and sailed Preussler on March 1, 1953. He as an AB in the deck department, died at the USPHS Hospital in i Savannah,'Ga., and was buried in Joseph S. Buckley, 51t A mem­ that city at the Laurel Grove Ceme­ ber of the Union since June. 1939, Applications for the -mater­ tery. A member of the stewards Brother Buckley died in the nity benefit must be supported department, he had been sailing as USPHS Hospital in Galveston, by the following documents: a chief 'cook since January, 1939, Tex., of a heart ailment on August • Your marriage certificate.' when he joined the SIU in the port 13, 1953. He was a member of tiie • Baby's birth certificate dat­ of New York. He is survived by his engine department. Surviving is his ing birth after AprU 1, 1952. son, Si^ey S.' Preuraler of Port sister, Mrs. Walter Muh. 105 Mount • The discharge from the last Orange, FU: > ship you sailed on before the Hope Place, Bronx, NY. : - i;:;- t baby was bom.' Ralph SV Burke, 87i While work­ James .Preston Russell. 28: A Processing of all applica­ ing flmard the Alcoa Pioneer, broken neck suffered in an auto­ tions can be speeded up by at Brother Burke was killed as a re? mobile • accident in Currituck least three days if -photostatie suit of a fall from a ladder on Feb^ County» North Carolina, caused tiie copies of the three documents ruary 14; IflBS. IThe ship was af dektb or .Brother Russell last Feb­ are sent in. Applications that tiihe kt Port^f-Spain, Trini­ ruary "ith. He had been an OS in should be made to Union Wel­ dad, BWI. Brother Burke had been the deck department for over two fare Tnistees, c/o SIU head­ saiUng as a lilessman in the stew­ years. Burial took place at the ^ilew quarters, 679 fourth'Avenue. Crewmembers of the Seatrain Georgia prepare to slide the flagards department for nearly tWO Hdpe^MethOdibt-Cemeteiy: Suivlw draped cofftii of the late Red LaFrage into the bcdan waters after" B'klyB82.NY, ..1 appropriato shipboard ceremonies. years. He leaves his wife, lillian Dt' ^* ' " • " ••St Captain Just Wouldn't Believe Seafarer Was Really Injured '^URLY FINAL DISPATCH How to Apply For Birth Pay • t ^ A- �••i., 0 / Vol. XV No. 7 v. • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • i^S'SiSiSsiil ssissa ^ V^-'" pii ^^v,..:?:>X::y..•••.. •;'::v;-:?:>>;;:;>>::;;:;Vs<:;:i; I iSisgr™ Jili isisps^ssj Jpiiiiilp , J'® js ,,, , , . P r,,«r,. • |, -V, ',M M 'm XM^ .v^ . ^ • 1 w ^ 55 ^r<::;'-''.^ + * ' • •• ' . • - S . i* • i'. ;:||ij»i!B sw mBsme&iffiT •I:-;*-;: J iilpftllPiPil / •-> A Since the. SlU started payment of ma­ ternity benefits just a year ago, April 1, 1952, more than 500 SIU families have become the proud parents of new babies. Every one of these families has received the record-breaking benefit of $200 plus a $25 bond from the Union. In cold cash, the SIU Welfare Plan has paid out more than $100,000 in maternity benefits, while the Union has presented oyer $12,500 in US defense bonds to the newcomers. ••ivii iVvis'.'rsiVixvl'vVj'i t' The SIU is proud of the fact that it has the only maternity benefit in maritime, q benefit which is far larger than that paid by any group insurance or other welfare plan. Further, this sum is paid to any Sea­ farer-father who was employed oh SIUcontracted ships for a minimum of one day in the past 12 monjhs. ' *' ' •: - ,<iR I • •• ' "• Here, as in so many other respects, the SIU leads oil of maritime in vproviding benefits'.for seamen and their-familiesi' • 4.-' , ' 'J •.V?- ii::: « ' j > :• . -V-Tt^rl � 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. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource April 3, 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. 7 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU BABY BENEFIT HAS 1ST BIRTHDAY AMEU STILL BEGGING OFF ON 10G SIU CHALLENGE SHIPS US SOLD SUPPLY REDS CONVENTION OK'S MFOW UNITY BID SIU FISH WORKERS PLAN MUTUAL AID MFOW TO VOTE; AUTONOMY GRANTED CANADIANS, BME ILA MOVES TO ABOLISH SHAPE-UP PAYMENT OF BACK WAGES HITS PEAK THIS MONTH SIU REPATRIATION PACT NOT VOIDED BY US RULE SIU SLOPCHESTS TO SAIL FROM GULF PORTS SOON DREDGES, SEWAGE THREAT TO MOBILE OYSTER FLEET 'MODERNIST' IN ART CONTEST RIO STRIKE MAY SPREAD SEAFARER DIGGING FOR GOLD--COINS THAT IS NMU AGAIN IGNORES TB MEN'S PLEAS EX-POLAR SCHOONER NOW TRAMP TRADE WITH RED CHINA MOMENTOUS DECISION SIU SLOPCHEST GROWS MATERNITY BIRTHDAY SEAFARERS ON TV A SEAFARER ON KOREAN SHUTTLE GETS 'BEHIND THE SCENES' SHOTS TOMATO AND PINEAPPLES MEAN TROUBLE ON STEEL RECORDER SEAFARER-GI UPHOLDS SIU CONTRACT THE DESOTO GETS A DESOTO JR BUT SON DOESN'T LOOKLIKE MOM MAKES PIERHEAD JUMP, 'ADOPTS' CREW DEEP SEA TOW TRUCK FAMILY TOO GETS HELPING HAND FROM SIU WELFARE LANDLORD PROBLEMS? CONTACT YOUR UNION CAPTAIN JUST WOULDN'T BELIEVE SEAFARER WAS REALLY INJURED Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/3/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log