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(Story On Page 3) �Tw» Atlantic Ignores Crews, Attempts Election Delay flying jn the face of the wisha of dkise to 80 per­ cent of its tanker crewmembers, the Atl^tle Refii^g CoMpiny this week began a de^rat^ last ditch legal delaying action to stall off't trade union in the fleet, or to prean eventual SIIJ election mit its tankermen to enjoy gen­ victory in the fleet Atlantic uine collective bargaining on attoneys taking charge of the anti-Union campaign, won a brief eight-day hreatUng spell at the National Labor Rela­ tions Board after two informal hearings. As a result, the NLBB's Phila­ delphia office will hold a formal hearing on the SIU's petition for an election in the fleet on Tues­ day, June 30. At that hearing SIU representatives will get the fall weight of Government legal ma. chinery rolling, in the face of ex­ pected filibuster tactics by Atlantic. Atlantic's stalling tactics at two previous informal board hearings came as no surprise to the SIU orga=iaers. They had:, expected for some time that the company \.'ould come out into the position of open­ ly opposing the SIU, instead of us­ ing the AMEU as its catsprw to block the desire of tankermen for real union representation. AMEU Crumbling Fast As more and more tankermen signed SIU pledge cards, and with the AMEU crumbling under a . growing flood of membership with• drawals, it became apparent that the company would either have to throw in the sponge, or discard its mask of "neuti-ality" and take up the battle against the SIU. The AMEU's leaders were not even present at NLRB hearings with the exception of th^ independent un­ ions attorney who holds the title of "business manager" for the AMEU. He meekly followed the lead of company attorneys on all questions tliat arose. Union representatives agreed that the company, by attempting to delay an election that was sure to come off, showed it had no de­ sire to 'do business with a real SEAFARERS LOG A-.. I 5-TI', - Jan* 2&, 1953 Vol. XV. No. 13 As^I See It Page 4 Committees At Work Page 6 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial ..Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer.......Page 19 Galley Gleanings Page 20 Inqiliring Seafarer Page 12 In The Wake Page 12 -..Labor Round-Up Page l.i Letters Pages 21, 22 Maritime Page 16 Meet The Seafarer Page 12 On The, Job Page 16 Personals Page 25 Quiz Page 19 Seafarers In Action Page 16 Ship's Minutes.. > Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Sports Line. Page 20 Ten Years "Ago . Page 12 Itop Of The News Page 7 Union Talk Page 9 Wash. News Letter .Page 6 Welfare Benefits ... .Pages 26, 27 Welfare Report Page 8 Your Constitution Page 5 Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 ruMlthoO MwmKiy »t ffio lisadqo^rtark ' of f(M SMfarora faitoriMtleilal Union, At-.^lantlE A «ulf Oiitrlct. MFL, t75 Fovrth Aymuo. •raokivN tz, NX. Tot. STorilns ' Entnrofl •t ueemd dra nottor 9NIM li^ »f00MM. NY, ; vntfor Hio Act of Avfu4, wages and conditions. The company's desperation ma­ neuvers came out In the open at the second of two, NLRB Informal SIU Savannah port agent, E. B. TUlcy (left) presents Seafarer Jackson E. Meyer wlttt S fZM ma­ hearings on the SIU's petition and ternity benefit check and |25 baby bond. Meyer's wife; son, Edward, and danghter, Brenda Dlanne, on the Union's unfair-labor prac­ look on, Meyer la the first Seafarer to collect bis second maternity benefit since tte plan started tice charges. Company representa­ in April, 1952. tives, backed up against the wall by the SIU's evidence of 30 un? justified firings in the fleet, never­ theless refused to concede and reach agreMnent on reinstatement and back pay. By doing so they Another major "first" was rung up in the SIU maternity benefit program when Seafarer left themselves wide open to an official unfair practice indictment Jackson E. Meyer qualified for his second maternity benefit. Meyer, who received his first benefit with the birth of his son, Edward Lee, on April 9, 1952, eame in for another $200 (Continued on page 17) He's 1st For 2nd Baby $ '^plus a $25 US defense bond"* Last Atlantic Holdouts Invited On Bandwagon With SIU pledges in the Atlantic tanker fleet hearing the 80 percent mark, SIU membership in all ports last week put out the welcome mat to the few remaining AMEU backers on the ships. The June 17 meetings-^ at all ports adopted a resolu­ sized that whatever these men may tion inviting all these tanker­ have felt or said about the SIU men, amoimting to about 20 per­ in the past, the Union wiU accept cent of the fleet personnel, to join them witoout prejudice, because with the other 80 percent under the issues in the SIU organizing campaign do not involve personali­ the SIU banner. The membership action empha- ties, only the over-all betterment of tankermen's' w'ages and condi­ tions in Atlantic. AMEU Helpless It was pointed out that the great niajority of these men, who had been staunch A.MEU backers, now realized that the AMEU was com­ pletely under thi company's thumb and was helpless to give them any kind of representation. However, because they had taken positive anti-SIU positions in the One of the prime founders of the fleet, these men .were hesitant to Mississippi Shipping Company, and approach <6IU organizers, feeling its former president, Theodore that they would be'turned down, Brent, died recently in New Or­ and consequently that they had to leans at the age of 79. The veteran stick with the AMEU. shipping man had been connected Under the terms of the member­ with the conipany Since its found­ ship resolution, their past oppo­ ing in 1918. sition to the SIU will be forgotten Brent had served as president of provided they pledge their support the company from 1942 to May 4, to the SIU now, before the National 1953, after holding several offices Labor Relations Board election and being a member of the board i takes place. of directors since the company was As the resolution put it, the organized. Last month he stepped SIU will welcome "each and every out of the president's post'and as­ man of the Atlantic tanker fleet sumed the position of chairman of into our Union, including those the company's board of directors. who have been opposed to us for When the company was first whatever reason of their own they founded in 1918, it consisted of one may have hadship purchased from the old war^ "The sole isue throughout the time shipping board. At present drive is the SIU's superior repre­ the conipany owns 11 cargo vessels sentation as a result' of the top and three luxury passenger ships whichkpperate on the South Ameri­ wages and working conditions, wel­ fare and vacation benefits and the can run. Aside from his connection with on-the-spot, round-the-clock job the Delta Lines, Brent was promi­ protection and security that would nent in promoting the port of New be provided Atlantic tankermen Orleans as a shipping center. He under the SIU banner. "We impress upon all hands in was one of -the organizers of the famed International Trade Mart the,, Atlantic fleet, from the most which has done so much to boom pro-SIU man to the officials of the import-export trade in New Or­ cqmpany union—AMEU—that our leans. He also had connections with sole desire . is to have them various other shipping .and ship­ strehgthen, their posttipns As sea­ building eaterpriseih faring men under, the SilJ this week. The happy event was the birth of a daughter, Brenda Dianne, on June 12, 1953. As a result, Meyer is the first to have a fuU-sized 100 percent SIU family. While there have been cases of twin births, which have meant a double benefit Meyer is the only one thus far to have a second single child since the bene­ fits began, April 1, 1953. Over fl30,000 Brenda Dianne was the 655th maternity benefit baby in the 15 months since the benefit began. To date, the benefits have passed the $130,000 mark. And each of the SIU benefit babies has received the $25 US savings bimd, directly from Delta Line Head Dies, Formed Co. '•I - '..V the Union or over $16,000 in bonds alone. While maternity benefits are fairly nninmnn in grOUP InSUranCS plans, no plan comes near paying the amount provided by the sfu—> which is at no cost to the Sea­ farer. The average benefit iisualljr runs from $50 to $80, and requires one year of eligibility in contrast to the SIU requirement or just on* day on an SlU ship before th« baby is bom. Meyer wouldn't commit himseil on whether or not he would have a third chUd. Bight now he's ship­ ping out again to provide for hia growing family. His last ship be­ fore the baby was bom was tha Seatrain Savannah, on which ha sailed as an oiler. 0r««ting8 From Congroosman Baltimore port agent Earl Sheppard, in ngtit suit, gets « warm bandshakfl from Congressman Robert Mollahan (D-W. 'Va,), who Attended hraach's June 17 ineeti^- .Lp^lator lat«r. AjJilrcsiM^ meeting, and was thown new hall now being construct^ v,( •- ) �-• •ij'ri- "Jtaneif, 1»SS Pare Hi«e S E A F An ItR S \0G ^ SlU Acts,50-50 Put Back In Pakistan Aid '•' U •3 Speedy SIU action in alerting members of the House of .Representatives led to an important test victory of the 50-50 principle in aid shipments. Members of the House voted to restore the 50-50 provision to the 50-50 principle in letting the .the Pakistan wheat shipment to bill go through without this aniendbill after it had been removed ment. from the bill by the House Agri­ culture Committee. The Pakistan wheat bill, an ad­ ministration - sponsored measure, provides for shipment of one mil­ lion tons of wheat to Pakistan to prevent possible famine in that county. The Senate previously ap­ proved the bill with the 50-50 amendment attached, providing that 50 percent of the cargoes car­ ried under the bill should go in American bottoms. Several Amendments The amendment on the floor of the House to restore the 50-50 pro­ vision was offered by Representa­ tive Alvin Weichel, chairman of the House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee. When it became apparent that the 50-50 fight would-go to the floor of the House, a sizable num­ ber of Congressmen were alerted by the SIU Washington office and by the various ports of the danger EiOG To Reprint Constitution ^ In accordance with the de­ cision of the recent port agents conference, the next Issue of the SEAFARERS LOG will carry a full reprint ' of the new SIU constitution. * The agents recommended that the constitution be reprinted in the LOG at six month in­ tervals. In addition, the LOG will carry a full review of all trial and appeal proceedings that have taken place in the nine months.^sinee the new consti­ tution went into effect. De­ tails of all trials and appeals will be printed, decisions ren­ dered in 'each case, so Seafar­ ers will be able to see" how this important section of the cofastitution has been operat­ ing in actual practice to pro­ tect every member's rights. As a result there was a large turnout of House members when the amendment came up and it went through without any diffi­ culty. Maritime observers in Wash­ ington gave the SIU major credit for ' the successful action in the House. While the number of voyages in­ volved in the wheat bili is small, about 60 or 65 in all for American vessels, it is believed that the House action was the key vote on the 50-50 issue. For some time now, foreign shipping interests have been campaigning against the 5050 law, and failure of the House to include it in the Pakistan wheat j)ill would have opened the flood­ gates for a major assault on the 50-50 provision in the various economic and military aid pro­ grams. Clear Sailing Seen It is now expected that the 50-50 provision will have relatively clear sailing in the multi-billion dollar military and economic aid pro­ grams now being acted upon in both Houses of^Congress. The 50-p0 law was first incor­ porated in US legislation with the start of the Marshall Plan of eco­ nomic aid for Europe in 1048 after a vigorous fight by the SIU for the requirement. In recent years it has provided American ships with a very sizable percentage of their cargoes. Attempts have been made on various occasions to do away with the 50-50 law, but all have been met successfully by deter­ mined Union opposition. It is expected that of the 500,000 tons of wheat reserved for Ameri­ can-flag ships, about 100,000 tons will be carried by regularly-sched­ uled liner services to Karachi, such as those operated by Isthmian and other companies with Middle East and Far East services. . The other 400,000 tons will be carried by tramp operators, most of whom are under contract to the SIU. !I 4 :-i\ Members of the scholarship advisory committee are shown discussing records of scholarship candi­ dates. I.eft to right, they are; F. D. Wilkinson, Howard Univ.; Arthur Benson, Educational Testing Service, which gave the entrance examinations; Elwood Kastner, New York Univ.; Charles Logan, Welfare Plan trustee; Miss Edna Newby, NJ College for Women; C. William Edwards, Princeton Univ.; Bernard Ireland, Columbia Univ. Children Of Four Seafarers Awarded SIU Scholarships Four children of working Seafarers will be heading for college this fall, each as­ sured of a four-year $6,000 college scholarship made posible by their fathers* uhion. Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan, meeting on Tuesday, June 23, approved the selection of Alma Jimenez Colls, Robert Gopdwin, Charlene Holden and Eliza­ beth Lomas as winners of the first college scholarships ever awarded by any mari­ time union. began its operations 14 years ago. orchestra, writes for her school Selection of the winners At that time, or just a few years newspaper and participates in a climaxes several months of back for that matter, the idea that variety of extra-curricular activi-^ careful study and preparation of the trail-blazing SIU Schol­ arship Plan. The $1,500 year­ ly grant that will be provided for each winner is far more than Seafarers could earn in a full year's work when the Union Disability Pay Goes To 5 More Five more Seafarers who are no longer able to work are now assured full protection as the trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan voted to add them to the disability benefits list. As a result, they are now receiving the $25 weekly disability benefit from the Welfare Plan. The latest additions to the The SIU disability benefit was disability benefits list are instituted as of April 1, 1952 by Benno Zielinski, 63; Joseph decision of the Welfare Plan's Pilutis, 38; Alexander Dudde, 65; board of trustees, after suggestion Pete Henderson, 65; and Abdon from the Union trustees on the Sylvera, 51. The first three, who board. At the beginning the bene­ live in New York, were introduced fit paid $15 a week, but this has to the headquarters membership been increased twice by the'trus­ meeting of June IT. Henderson tees to the present $25 level. lives in Mobiie and Sylvera in An imusual feature of the dis­ New Orleans. ability benefit i^ that there is no Dudde, Pilutis and Zielinski all age requirenient. Any totallyspoke briefly at the headquarters disabled Seafarer, no longer able membership meeting, thanking the to work, who-"has the necessary membership for maUng the disa­ seven years' sea time is eligible bility benefits possible. As Zie­ for the benefit, no matter what his linski put it, "i stay here before age. There are now 18 Seafarers you to expre.ss my deepest gratis receiving the SIU disability bene­ ' tude to . . . all brothers who were fit. Instrumental in making this tre­ Among the first to receive, the mendous plan a reality ... It is benefit were veteran Seafarers what you call real brotherhood Otto (Uncle Otto) Preussler, who ' O p • • had been isailing for 46 years, and Pilutis, who has had several dp- John Hopkins, 77, who 4iad over Benno Zielinski, who recently eratioBS recently added his thanks half a century's oxperienee at sea. to those brothers who had donated Preussler has since passed" away • qualified for SIU disability benefit, addresses recent mem­ large amounts of blood for him and was buried at the seamen's bership meeting and telb what while htf was at the Statea Island burial ground" in Savannah; hospital. ^''7'f it means to him. Gcorgiau '• Seafarers or their children would go to college with Union scholar­ ships of this kind would have been dismissed as a pipe dream. The Scholarship Plan, widelyapplauded when it was first an­ nounced, was designed to make this "pipe dream" possible, so that qualified Seafarers or their chil­ dren would have equal opportunity for higher education with all that it implies. The four winpers were proposed from the applicants by a' five-mem­ ber board of college and university administrators, after thorough ex­ amination of their school records and their performance on the standard College Entrance Exami­ nation Board tests. The trustees then adopted the recommendations of the advisory committee. The winners, three girls and one boy, come from all parts of the US and its territories. Alma Jimenez Colls, daughter of Seafarer Pedro Jimenez, wiper, lives in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Robert Goodwin, whose father is Seafarer Eugene Goodwin, lives in Hillsboro, Ore­ gon. Elizabeth Lomas, daughter of Arthur James Lomas, steward, is a resident of Tuckahoe, New York, while Charlene Holden, daughter of Stanley A. -Holden, chief cook, lives in Manchester. Maryland. Fine Records All four of the winners compiled fine school records and scored well In the College entrance tests. In addition they were active in a variety of school and community affairs which added to their quali­ fications. Miss Colls, who ranked 17th in a high school class 0^396 students, intends to become a doc? tor. Miss Holden plays in her school ties. Miss Lomas was secretary-treas­ urer of the General Organization (Continued on page 17) SIU Outfit Seeks Six New Ships An application for-aid in the con­ struction of six huge high-speed tankers has been made to the Fed­ eral Maritime Board by the SIUcontracted Colonial Steamship Company. The application was the first of its kind to be made under the Long Range Shipping Act of 1952. Colonial plans to build the six vessels at a cost of $7^^ million each. The ships would definitely be in the super-tanker class, grossing 29,000 deadweight tons, with a projected speed of 17)'^ knots. Colonial, which now has one Lib­ erty-tanker and two T-2's operating under the SIU contract, is apply­ ing under the provision of the 1952 act that authorizes construction subsidies for ships used anywhere in the foreign trade of the US. Before the 1952 act, only ships on essential trade routes could get construction subsidies. At present the Colonial applica­ tion is being processed by the Maritime Board. If the application is approved, the tankers would be built in US shipyards. •i �•a"''':-"'!!", ; 1, H'V . •- j'fI^V^fe'fe'R i»*^1" J AsI See It • • • The Swedish freighter Stegeholm is shown smoking while adrift in the gulf. She caught fire shortly •fter sailing from Tampa. Her crew was removed by the Iberville, and the skipper stayed aboard •s the vessel was towed back into Tampa. Nobody was injured, and the cause of the fire is undermined. Ibervi'le Aids Burning Ship Seafarers aboard the Iberville (Waterman) had a little unscheduled excitement on their last voyage when they picked up crewmembers of the burning Swedish-American freighter MV Stegeholm and stood by for almost 12 hours until a relief tug arrived. The Iberville was en-route from Tampa to New York, entire midship house, because of having left Tampa the night the wood construction of the house. before, when it came across the The black gang had to escape Stegeholm at 5:45 in the morning. through the shaft alley exit and A fierce fire was blazing in the were unable to get fire pumps go­ chip's No. 4 hold where canned ing. The SlU-manned Waterman fruit juices were stored, and most ship circled the stricken ship pf the Stegeholm crew had taken for several hours while four mem­ to lifeboats and were standing by. bers of the Stegeholm crew re­ mained on the bow of the stricken Defective Fan After a four day strike on wage vessel. Late in the afternoon, these The Iberville picked up the cap­ crewmembers too got off the issues and Inequities in their con­ tain and radio operator who in­ vessel. tract, members of the National About 5:30 in the afternoon, the formed the crew that the' fire had Maritime Union went back to work relief tug arrived on the scene, begun at 1:30 in the morning in and the Swedish crew vent back with wage increases of two, four a defective electric fan in the pan­ aboard the ship. The Iberville left and six percent. try and quickly spread through the the area an ho'if later. Once again a majoi; item in the NMU contract discussions were the inequities in working rules in com­ parison to the SIU agreement. The NMU hung up the ships on June 16 in demands for SIU clauses on medical exams, transportation, crew complements for ships in temporary lay-up and hiring of chief stewards through the hiring One of the many men from the Norfolk's choice for chairman haU. A&G coasts who went west. Brother was Brother Fred Hicks, chief The final settlement gave the Herman Pederson, was chosen as steward, who just got back from a NMU several of these SIU clauses, meeting chairman by Seafarers in but the companies retained the tte port of Wilmington, California, six-month run to the Far East. right to hire chief stewards from Hicks, who has been shipping out any source, instead of off the on June 17. At that Pederson can of Norfolk for some time, has de­ board as in the SIU. claim to be a cided to settle permanently in this At the conclusion of the strike, Westerner be­ NMU president Joseph Curran sent viciniy. He and his wife have pur­ cause he was chased a home at East Ocean View a tele^am of congratulations to born originally where they can get their feet in the the SIU. The telegram read: "Our in Nebraska on strike has been victoriously con­ sand any time they want. August 7, 1926. Ray Wright handled the reading cluded, and your pledge of support However, he did materially aided in winning the clerks' chores at the Norfolk meet­ gains all of his sailing for our members on ing, while R. G. Renfrew took oh behalf made off the East and Pedersen of our We ex­ the task of recording secretary. tend to your membership. Gulf Coasts, join­ organization our full ing the SIU in New York in Feb­ Renfrew is a comparative new­ appreciation." comer to the Union's ranks, getting ruary, 1944. The money increases are two For a while Pederson was a his membership just last August. percent for unrated men, four per­ steady shipper out of New Orleans 4" 4" cent for ABs, oilers and FWTs, and and spent about 20 months on the Seattle, like Wilmington, fea­ six. percent for top ratings like Delta Line South American ships. Uncle Sam rudely interrupted this tured as its recording secretary bosun and electrician. Overtime another trans- rates are increased by the same pleasant run by snatching him up planted eastern­ amoimt, which means three cents in the draft. Since he's been re­ er-Brother Rob­ more hourly for entry ratings, and leased he has settled down in Long seven to 11 cents for rated men. ert J. Wiseman. Beach, California, and is catching Bom in New those West Coast ships. His last York, Wiseman one was the Seatiger, where he decided that the sailed AB. Far East runs and Pederson is one of the many the port of Seat­ Seafarers who participated in 'the tle were made for 1946 General Strike as well as Seafarers' sending telegrams other beefs. He's solid on the idea Wiseman or letters to the New York planning on set­ headquarters dispatcher asking of cooperation with shbreside unions, and was pleased the way tling down in that city. He became, to be excused from attending Lake Charles refinery workers a SIU member in Baltimore," headquarters membership stood by the SIU in the Cities March, 1944, and sails in the deck meetings must include the reg­ department. Service contract beef. istration number ' of their Brother H. Mesford, who is S shipping card in the message. Others serving at the Wilming­ ton bnmch meeting were Max native of the great Northwest, From now on, if the number Byers, veteran electrioian, as read­ handled the duties of reading clerk, is not Included, the excuse can­ ing clerk, and John M. Thompson, while E. Giza, a veteran of the not be accepted by the dis­ onotber voltage juggler, as record- Isthmian organizing compaign, was patcher. the m6(Hing chairman. iag seeretaqr.'^ NMU Halts Ships Over Inequities Put Number On Meeting Exeusee WHEN TOUR UNION FIRST ANNOUNCED ITS SCHOLARSHIP Plan, which Inyplved giving four $6,000 college scholarships every year, a lot of people were curious as to just what the SIU had in mind with this program. Now that the ^t four winners have been picked and will be on the way to the college of their choosing next September, interested people will get a better idea of how this Scholarship Plan wiU work. The SlU'a purpose in setting up this Plan can be explained very simply. Most Seafarers, being working men from working men's fami­ lies, never had a chance to grab too much in the way of education before they had to get themselves a job to pay the feed bills. We wanted to make it easy for any of our membership who had the stuff to take advantage of it, and that went also for the children of our membership. It stands to reason that if the Seafarer of today is entitled to good earnings, good working conditions, a decent home and all that goes with it— things we have tried to make -possible through our Union's action;—that a college education becomes part of that whole picture. Our country can always use people of talent and ability. It doesn't ask who they are and where they come from. So the Seafarer, or child of a Seafarer who can fill the bill should be entitled to the best of edu­ cational opportunities. That's why the Scholarship PRm was set up in its present fashion. When we were investigating how these college scholarships operate, we found a lot of them are tangled up in all sorts of special require­ ments. Most scholarships provide that the winner has to attend a certain college, or that he has to study a certain subject. There are scholarships in engineering, law, medicine, biology, or any other subject that you can think of. But there are mighty few scholarships that give the winner a free hand to study what he pleases where he pleases. \' Some people were of the opinion that we should jfitofOd* jjgj. yp scholarship and require that the winners study marine architecture or subjects of that kind. But the majority of the trustees of the Welfare Plan felt differently. It was their opinion, and we agreed with it wholeheartedly, that our purpose was to provide the widest possible opportunity. It would be up to the scholarship winner to decide in what field he was going to put that opportunity to use. After all, whatever professions the winners choose to follow they are going to be performing a service for the community and the nation. That is all the trustees were concerned with. Now that this year's winners have been selected, your Union would like to see an increasing number of applications for next year's awards. Some of our people may have been holding back, feeling that as Sea­ farers, they would be out of place on a college campus. But we can assure them that it isn't so because we personally know four or five of the brothers who have gone off the ships and into one college or another and are making a go of it today. Furthermore, our Scholarship Plan isn't necessarily limited to four awards a year. The trustees have the power to change that figure if they see fit. If enough candidates apply in coming years to justify a change, the trustees will not hesitate to increase the number of awards. That way a greater number of worthwhile candidates can get a college education—courtesy of the SIU Welfare Plan. « THE RECENT FUSS IN CONGRESS OVER THE 50-50 RULE ON shipments of wheat to Pakistan, , casts interesting light on the motives of those who oppose this principle. Here was a case where Congress was voting a gift of a million tons of wheat to a country that has no merchant fleet of its own. Yet there were those who actively objected to the modest requirement that half of those cargoes supplied by US taxpayers, be carried on US ships. If, as is the case, Pakistan has no merchant fleet, the only ones who would benefit by the defeat of the 50-50 rule are the runaway operators, the outfits who register their ships under Pana­ manian or Liberian flags so that they can hire out of a crimp hall, pay pennies in wages, dish out rot­ ten food and dodge taxes that would normally go to an established maritime nation. Certainly it is not to the interest of this country to promote that kind of shipping. Since it is well known that your Union has always led the fight for the 50-50 law, the impression ^y be held in some quarters that we are opposed to . assisting other nations. Such an Impression is wide of the mark. Our Union is wholehearedly in favor of foreign aid and foreign trade,"as'the record-proves. It would be running against our own interest to take any other position. Seamen realize more than any other people how much our country depends on the flow of foreign trade to and from these shores. Our economy would be In pretty rough shape if that trade was cut down, or if foreign nations got so weak that they couldn't produce ^or us or buy from us. .^ That doesn't mean though, that the US inerchant marine should be asked to surrender its modest share of world cargoes. It's the slated objective of nur national policy for the past several years that 50 per­ cent of all cargoes should be carried on US ships, ^ AetuaUy, US ships carry far-less than that percentage of our foreign commerc^ since the aid shipments are but a small part of' the total cargoes. By carrying 50 percent of aid cargoes, US ships don't in any way invade the cargo operations of legitimate foreign flags. The law merely provides that only half of paid for by US taxpayers should be transported.:ander the AmericaB Egg so as to lielpr keep our merchant imalne in a �n-^iTrilr-^ TTfirr^ T "• Jnae 9*, IMS SEAFARERS Pac« Fin LOC Pentagon Tells Senate US Needs More, Faster Ships Wanna Parakeet? Size 21 Shirt?—Ask Sea Chest The need for immediate enlargement and modernization of the nation's merchant fleet was heavily underscored by the Defense Department in testimony before a Senate sub­ committee. Rear Admiral R. E. Wilson told the Senators that the US should build at least 165 modern cargo ships, 43>super-tankers and six new that about 205 freighters could op­ dwindle as tonnage for the tramps passenger ships to meet the erate in the domestic trades, and will no longer be available.- When the SIU Sea Chest says it gives service and delivers any sort of merchandise you" want right to your ship, it means just that. And Santos Garcia on the Seatrain Louisiana will back up that statement. When the Seatrain Lousiana birds to the ship, the Sea Chest was startled to see the Sea­ pulled into New York on her man train Lousiana out in the stream last trip, Santos decided that he wanted a couple of parakeets, those colorful little birds that have be­ come so popular recently. Well, like many seamen, Santos didn't have any time to go ashore and shop around because his ship was •ailing the next day. So, when the SIU sea Chest rep­ resentative boarded the ship her first day in port, Santos gave him an order for "two parakeets and all the stuff I'll need to keep them." Then Santos relaxed while the SIU Sea Chest representative went to work. Picked Up Uptown While Santos stayed aboard his ship, the SIU Sea Chest represen­ tative began to look all over New York for two parakeets in prime condition. The parakeets were soon located, and a Sea Chest represen­ tative picked them up the next day in uptown Manhattan. However, while driving along the West Side Highway to deliver the and moving down the harbor. He quickly began to make plans to catch a launch and reach the ship before it left the harbor, but found when he reached the dock that the ship was just being shifted. Bird Feed Too Thus it was that less than 24 hours after Santos had placed his order, the SIU Sea Chest delivered the two parakeets to him aboard the ship. In addition, the Sea Chest also delivered a supply of feed, instruetions on how to feed and train the birds, two cages and a set of toys, swings and ladders that are used in training. Santos didn't have to set foot off his ship to get what he wanted. In fact, Santos was so pleased that, just before he sailed, he gave the Sea Chest another sizable or­ der: three nylon shirts—size 21to be delivered when his ship re­ turns to New York on the next . trip. yOUft RKJHT5'AN&'PRtVliaSES AS" M£N: AR£ • OUAI{AMT«g£5 BY" YOUR CONSrtTUnON,:-.F5ArURH <S DgSICiNfP TO ACOUAB^t^: YOU WITH THESE RidnrS-'AMD PRlVllEOESr.ivv, YOU and fhn tlU CONSTITUTION From Artlcl* XXII Spctlon 1 t only onvi «rr- a of tha membarship- #• This provision givss—and goarantees—the membership the de­ ciding voice in the most important Union function—the rotary ship­ ping system. You make the rules by which you ship. N® ofliciol canmake shipping rules. \ nation's minimum defense needs. Wilson emphasized in his testi«inonythat such a program would Only provide enough ships to meet the "initial phase" of any all-out national emergency. He told the Senators further that in such an emergency the US could only ex­ pect a "limited degree" of foreign flag assistance, and that for the nation's safety it should rely on a modern US merchant marine. Minimum Speeds The Defense Department wit­ ness listed as minimum require­ ments for a US merchant fleet dry cargo ships capable of a sustained speed o/ 18 knots, troop transports, a speed of 22 knots, and tankers of 25,000 deadweight tons capable of 20 knots or better. The present US Liberty ships in reserve, he said, while adequate in numbers to meet a minimum requirement for 1,287 dry cargo ships, "are considered too slow for modem military needs. In addition there are 57 T-2 tankers which have reached half their life ex­ pectancy and should be replaced." While the Defense Department considers C-2s and C-3s practical and useful ships. Admiral Wilson said that new vessels are needed which are equipped with far heav­ ier and speedier cargo-handling gear. Another witness before the sub­ committee, Solon B. Turman, head of Lykes Brothers 88 Company, estimated that under present cir­ cumstances, the US foreign fleet could reach a maximum of 430 cargo vessels, plus 62 passenger and combination ships. He stated 484 tankers in the oil-carrying in­ dustry. He predicted that with the cur­ tailment of foreign aid programs, the American tramp fleet would The subcommittee, chaired by Senator Potter, has been conduct­ ing intensive hearings to try to de­ termine what the composition of a US merchant fleet should be. Hot Off The Press Captain John Fox (left), president of the Inlandboatmen's Union, an SIU affiliate, looks over a copy of the Atlantic Fleet News as it comes off the press as he follows the SIU organizing drive. CG Revises Rules For Hiring Crewmen Abroad Savannah's Fate Still Uncertain Although the Senate Subcom­ mittee on Appropriations has fin­ ished its hearings, the fate of the Savannah USPHS hospital is still uncertain. The group recently made its report to the full com­ mittee. However, the contents of the subcommittee's report have not yet been made public, but since the report has been made, the full Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to act upon the group's report and recommendations in the very near future. It is this report which will de­ cide whether the Savannah hospi­ tal still has a chance If the report favois restoring the funds for the Savannah hospiial, hcwever those funds will also have to survive a meeting of a joint House-Senate committee. The Hot se has already kl.led tlje fund"; toi the Savannah hosp'tal. THe SIU 's slill continuing its fig} t to get the Savannah hospital funds restored and to ktep the hospital functioning, since it is vi­ tally needed by seamen in that area. As reported in the last issue of the LOG, it has been official'v anf'aounced by ine USPftS that the Icrt Stanb-'i hospiial i" being c'l sed, an:! preparations h; ve al­ ready been sltrled for lians-Vrring the patient'- now there. Regulations governing the hiring of crew replacements in foreign ports, issued from time to time by the Coast Guard, have been revised and strengthened recently. These regula­ tions are summarized below-f — —. for the information of crew- sul or the skipper must notify the members. They should be Coast Guard in Washington and lived up to by skippers, engineers and others hiring men in foreign ports. Should crewmembers find that the regulations are being violated through the hiring of an excess number of aliens, or the hiring of aliens when US seamen with vali­ dated'papers are available on the beach, they should get in touch with the nearest US consulate which has the power and responsi­ bility to enforce the regulations. All Have Clearance As the regulations now stand, any replacement, or additional crewmembers hired in a foreign port have to have security clear­ ance in one form or another. If they are US citizens without clear­ ance, they are to receive emer­ gency clearance from the Com­ mandant of the Cdast Guard in the US before they can be hired. If they are aliens resident in the country that the ship is touching, then they are to receive clearance through the US consul. The consul will have to check with local au­ thorities for this purpose. The Coast Guard regulations set up a system of preferential hiring which puts the US seaman with validated papers on top of the heap. If he is on the beach, he has to be hired before anybody else. Next In line is a US citizen with­ out validated papers. He can be hired if there are no men around with papers, but first the US con­ wait until they get clearance on the replacement, A quick clear­ ance procedure has been estab­ lished for this purpose. Quota Set An alien without seaman's pa­ pers can be employed if none of the above-mentioned men are available. He must get temporary clearance from the US consul, but in any case, the number of aliens should not exceed ten percent of the total vessel complement. The only way this alien require­ ment can be avoided is if it is es­ tablished to the satisfaction of the American consul that the vessel would be delayed in port unless it could hire aliens above the quota limits. In other words, it has to be shown that there are no American seamen whatever in the vicinity who can fill the job. These regulations apply equally to crew replacements, and to tem­ porary additional crewmembers, like stockmen or maintenance gangs, who will ride a ship from one foreign port to another for­ eign port. In addition to these revisions, the Coast Guard has announced that it is extending its requirements for validated papers to persons employed on harbor craft. This will cover all lak?s (other than Groat Lakes) bays, sounds, bayous, canals and harbors, and will affect men working on barges, tugs, junkboats and the like. �' Fi'g* .Slit' SBAFARISRS Ida West Coast Momberslilp Meeting tea Sf, IHt SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON • . I • I . 'I I 1 It's next to impossible^ to predict what the future size of the US merchant fleet should be. Perhaps that's why the maritime industry and the Department of Defense are so far apart in their estimates of the size of the merchant marine. Fourteen large US' companies, all subsidized, have estimated that the future merchant marine should be comprised of 430 cargo vessels and 62 passenger and combination vessels, as far as the foreign trade of the country is concerned. On the other hand, the Department, of Defense takes the view that the future fleet should be' larger, for de­ fense purposes, but the private lines say this many ships cannot be absorbed, commercially, into the merchant marine. if SIU San Francisco port agent T. E. Banning (standing, right) gives his report to the membership at the regular SIU membership meeting held in the recently enlarged quarters in that port. US May Open Ship Transfers The drive to transfer some US shipping to foreign-flag interests gathered renewed impetus as steps were taken in the Senate to sell vessels to the Philippines and to Trieste. The Senate has already passed legislation allowing the sale of eight Government-owned war-built vessels to Philippine-^ shipowners who currently are six C-1, MAV-1 types and two for the sale of the Libertys. The Trieste bill differs from the have them under charter. The N-3 types. The measure provides SIU has opposed the sale as set­ that the present charters of the Philippine bill in that it is a direct ting a dangerous precedent for ships be extended pending their bid by European shipowners for ships from the reserve fleet. The the disposal of Government-owned sale. The proposed Trieste sales are Philippine operators have been tonnage out of the reserve fleet. When the bill was introduced last considered much more of a direct running the US ships for some year, it was pointed out that it.was threat to US shipping. In July, time now under charter. Should the Trieste bill go giving an unfair advantage to for­ 1952, the SEAFARERS LOG re­ eign buyers, who had an oppor­ vealed that a group of Trieste shiu- through, Washington maritime ob­ tunity to bid for the ships under oN^mers had hired a lobbyist to push servers agree it would open the the old Ship Sales Act, but failed the sale of ten US Libertys from gates for other nations to make the reserve fleet. Now Senator H. similar bids. Feelers have been to do so. Covered by the Philippine bill Alexander Smith, New Jersey Re­ made by the Japanese and South publican, has introduced a bill on Korean governments in this direcbehalf of these shipowners calling tion. SUP Breaks Ground For SIU COMMITTEES Seattle Hall AT WORK In ceremonies attended by sev­ eral hundred SUP members, civic leaders, ship company officials and heads of other labor organizations, ground was broken recently for the new SUP hall and sailors' home to be built in Seattle. The new building, located at First Avenue and Wall Street, and commanding a view of Puget Sound, will consist of two stories and a large basement which will house a gymnasium, baggage room, restaurant, bar, barber shop, cigar store, showers and lavatory facili­ ties. Sailor's Home The first floor of the building will provide space for offices and a combination auditorium - dispatch hall which will be named for Peter B. Gill, who was the union agent in Seattle for 30 years. The top story will be the sailors' home, con­ sisting of 22 units for the use of oldtimers and the ill or disabled. On this floor there will also be a laundry room. Construction of the hall was au­ thorized by the SUP membership last December 22, after a recom­ mendation by the SUP building trustees, and followed by 16 days the opening of the new hall at Wilmington. Presiding at the ground breaking ceremonies, at which shovcl-v.'ialding union oldtimers were honored guests, was Agent Maxie Weisbarth. Much of the material in this column has dealt with the Union's method of maintaining shipboard performance through elected rank and file trial committees. Several cases have been presented describing how these trial committees have' handled such cases, and what they have done with men who have been found guilty. Thompson The usual pro­ cedure of levying a fine and putting the errant Seafarer on probation serves in the majority of cases to set him straight for the future. However, the problem becomes a little more difficult when repeated offenses have to he dealt with. Since the membership is on record not to permit continuous fouling up, aboard ships, stronger action is necessary in the case of the chronic gashound or performer. It's obvious that if the Union is to live up to its contract obligations and expect the shipowners to hold up their end, that the chronic cases need special handling. At the same time the defendant's need to earn a living h^ss to be taken into ac­ count A case arose out in Wilmington, California, where a man on proba­ tion from a previous offense was dispatched to a tanker in port. He reported to the ship gassed up, and when the shipping commissioner came aboard to sign on the crew, he was found in his sack, in such condition that he was unable to sign articles. Consequently charges were placed against the man and he came to trial before a committee consisting of J. T. Shaw, C. P. Parker, J. Faerels, and J. Thomp­ son. After hearing witnesses pro and con and discussing the case, the committee decided that a sus­ pension was in order. They decided then, to suspend his membership privileges for six months, and levy a fine. Since he already owed a fine from his previous trial which had not yet been paid, Shaw the committee ruled that the second fine would be payable only after the man shipped again. . The defendsat, when informed of the de,clsion, indicated h^ WQuld accept it and would po(; appeal the caise. if iSt Some members of Congress believe that, as a matter of policy, the US should make its surplus stocks of agricultural commodities available, through the Mutual Security Agency,""to foreign nations which are experiencing crop failures. A move in this direction is being pushed by Representative Burleson, of Texas. Such legislation would be beneficial to the American merchant marine if US-flag ships were assured of carrying at least half of the commodi­ ties. i> i> i> While on the above subject matter, the Congress has reached agree­ ment that in extending the mutual security program, the merchant marine of this country should be assured of carrying at least 50 percent of the aid commodities moving abroad. This has proved valuable to shipping in the past, particularly when the movements were at a high level. if if i> The coastwise and Intercoastal fleet, which has found it hard to sur­ vive since World War II, may receive'a stimulant as a result of planning of US military experts. The Department of Defense, always planning to prepare for war, is thinking in tei-ms of what the situation would be in case of'a major bombing attack on US cities, and the consequent disruption of trans­ continental rail facilities. In such an event, they agree that domestic shipping becomes a vital defense asset. i. i. Several times in the past few years, opponents of a strong merchant marine have taken the view that this country needs no shipping, that it can depend upon foreign allied vessels to meet its requirements. The fallacy of this argument has been recognized finally by US Government officials, who have reached the position that, from ex­ periences gained in World War II, this nation cannot place too much reliance on the availability, in time of war, of the ships bf allied nations, and that, therefore, it must have its own fleet available. if i> The Mariner-type ship is quickly taking the status of the well-known stepchild—not wanted by anyone. Private operators are telling Con­ gress that the ship is too big, too costly to operate, and uses too much fuel, while the Department'of Defense, which is currently operating all the Mariners which have been built, is taking the position that the Mariner definitely does not represent the ultimate in ships. The big thing haunting Defense is the absolute necessity of obtaining ships that make a quick turn-around, ships capable of getting in and out of ports quickly. Private operators insist they are not interested in purchasing the Mariner unless the purchase price is right. The Pacific Far East Line, a US west coast line, is about the only company to date that has made anything in the way of a firm commitment to buy Mariners. if i i US military experts recently reviewed the subject of the minimum speeds of merchant ships desirgd for military purposes. They have come to the conclusion that dry cargo ships should have at least 18 knots sustained speed; that troop transports should have a sustained speed of 22 knots or greater.; and that tankers should have a sustained speed of 20 knots or greater. i. ^ i, With but minor exception, the US'has supplied 100 percent of its shipping requirements in connection with the Korean campaign. The only exception is that this country has had to use 4 heavy-lift, foreignflag ships, because the US possesses no such vessels. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 It's past time that the US Congress should come out with a consistent Government policy so .that the merchant marine can plan its future course. This is so because since the war, the foreign fleets have re­ gained their strength, Immediately after World War II, the US fleet carried about 55 percent of its total Import-export cargoes, whereas today the percentage is somewhere around 25 percent. A little known fact Is that this country has subsidized foreign mer­ chant marines about twice as much as the American merchant marine. Between April 3, 1948, and December 31, 1951, our assistance. to tlie European merchant marine amounted to about $36,700,000 and to the Japanese merchant marine about $22,800,000, or a total of about $59W - million. During the same period, the operating subsidy aid to the American merchant marine was $25,700,000. Four American tanker companies have won new 2-year contracts with the Military Sea Transportation Service, and will operate 62 Gov­ ernment-owned tankers transporting petroleum productis for the Armed Services. " Some 21 tanker operators submitted bids to MSTS for the contracts, which were finally awarded to the following: Marine Transport Line will operate 16 Government tankers; Mathiasen*! Tanker Industries will operate 15; Apierican Pacific Steamship Company, 14; and the Joshua Hendy Corporation, 17. The; new two-year contracts with MSTS will begin on July 1. �givyjrn EiSS^ _ M!fS Pafe Serea SEAf Akkki 'Ldd Great Lakes SlU Sees Vote Victory THREE-CENT STAMP ON WAY OUT—Th« Post OfficB department Is planning to Increase mail costs on first class letters from three to four cents, and has announced a 36 percent increase In parcel post rates effective about August 1. The moves are part of an attempt to reduce a whopping Post Office deficit amounting to better than $600 million a year. Crewmembers of two Great Lakes steamship lioes began voting this week on whether or not they want to be represented by the SIU's Great Lakes District. The National Labor Relations Board is conducting the vote aboard ships of the Pioneer Steamship Company ••"and Buckeye Steamship Company, both of which are oper­ Maybe He'll Take A Cruise ated by the Hutchinson Com­ EAST GERMAN WORKERS MOT—L&d by construction trades crai'tsmen, thousands of East German workers in East Berlin rioted against Communist con­ trol. Red flags, and posters of Stalin were torn down and de­ stroyed and Communist leaders manhandled. Soviet tanks and armored cars were called out to restore order and keep the rioters from sacking Soviet administration buildings. The East Berlin riots followed recent revelations that workers in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia had done the same follow­ ing a currency devalua­ tion that drastically re­ duced their wages. ^ if if KOREANS RE­ LEASE PRISONERS— South Korean president Syngman Rhee threw a A group of East German xloters burn red monkey wrench into flag hauled down from top of famed Brand­ Korean truce talks enburg gate in East Berlin. Riot was put when the South Korean down by Soviet tanks. army, under his orders, released several thousand North Korean anti-Communist prisoners. Under terms of the truce, the anti-Communists were supposed to be held in camps until the North Korean government had a chance to 'try to persuade them to go home. In some instances, American troops trying to prevent the releases were held off at gunpoint by the South Koreans. if if if HOUSE EXTENDS RECIPROCAL TRADES ACT—The House of -Representatives voted overwhelmingly to extend the Reciprocal Trades Act for another year. This is the Act under which the US has been making arrangements with foreign countries to lower-tariff barriers on both sides. if if if ROSENBERGS DIE AT SING SING—Despite last-minute legal moves, including a temporary stay of execution from Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, convicted atomic spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in Sing Sing prison on Saturday, June 20. The execution stirred up demonstrations and riots in many European countries, while here and abroad pleas for clemency came from many church groups and other non-Communist organizations. if if t "BOOK BURNING" DISPUTE IN WASHINGTON—President Eisen­ hower in a speech at Dartmouth University attacked "book burners," apparently aiming his remarks at the practice of removing controversial books from US libraries abroad, under pressure from Senator-Joseph McCarthy. The President later modified his remarks in a press con­ ference saying that the US libraries should not circulate books openly promoting Communism. Seafarer George L. Wise, who ships in the deck department, looks all dressed up and ready to take off just as soon as he receives his vacation money, in SIU style, from Jeff Gillette, Seattle port agent. Bridges Freed, Hawaii Head Jailed, Ships Hit As the Supreme Court let Harry Bridges off the hook in the States, some 26,000 ILWU workers in Hawaii walked out in protest over the conviction of the union's Hawaiian Islands leader under the Smith Act. — Jack Hall, the International supplies, and which the ILWU re­ Longshoremen's and Ware­ fused to handle. housemen's Union Hawaii leader. and six others were convicted of plotting to teach and advocate the overthrow of the Government. Some 2,000 dock workers, a ad 24,000 ILWU workers in the is­ lands' sugar and pineapple indus­ tries struck. Army and Navy personnel im­ mediately began to load vessels which were bound for Korea with The Supreme Court meanwhile, ruled out Bridges' conviction on a charge of committing perjury when he said he wasn't a Com­ munist in 'his 1945 naturalization hearing. The Court, without ruling on the merits of the charge, said the Government had waited too long to indict Bridges, and re­ versed the conviction on a legal technicality. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING TV Gouges; Buying Tips With new television broadcasting areas continually be­ ing opened up around the country, be careful what kind of set you buy for your family, and where you buy it. In new television areas there is often a rush among all kinds of stores and house-to-house salesmen to sell sets. In some cities there have been reports that poorly-made models which failed to sell in established television cen­ ters have been shipped into the newer centers to take ad­ vantage of the buying rush. There is also heavy pressure on buyers to sign up for big, expensive sets on time pay­ ments. In new television areas particularly, it's advisable to buy a set only from an established dealer in radio and TV, who is in position to help back up the guarantee on the set, That' doesn't mean you have to pay full price. As previously pointed out in the SEAFARERS LOG, you can often get discounts of 20 to 25 percent on television sets If you pay cash, and especially if you avoid joining in the first scramble to buy* a set. The ads for television sets are sometimes misleading. When you shop, make sure what the price includes. Instal­ lation? Antenna—and what kind? (Roof antennas are costlier but offer the best chance of good reception, espe­ cially in areas where there are tall buildings or which are located at some difttance. from the broadcasting sta­ tions). V Also make sure what kind of guarantee you get on the set, and how long it runs. Sometimes television ads.mis­ represent the size of the screen; that's another point to check. It's wisest to avoid too heavy an investment in a tele­ vision Set. You'll pay $20-$70 more for the same set in a big console cabinet which may be a loss if radical im­ provements make the set obsolete. Also, a smaller screen probably would be less expensive to convert to color when color television is available, technicians advise. Certainly a smaller screen is suitable enough for a smaller family who can merely sit correspondingly closer. As a matter of fact, the smaller screen provides a brighter, sharper picture. Comparing Sets Generally speaking, there are two grades or qualities of sets. There are the so-called "metropolitan" receivers with 16-18 tubes which may be satisfactory if you live less than 15-20 miles from the broadcasting center. The more expensive^ "full-quality" sets are preferred when receiving conditions are more difficult. These generally have 22 or more tubes. But the number of tubes Is. not the only factor In the quality of a television set. Compare for yourself the clarity and steadiness of the picture re­ ceived, and watch out for distortion, especially at the edges of the screen. Listen carefully to the sound recep­ tion. It ought to be at least as good as your radio, not only for enjoyment but as another clue to the quality of the entire set. pany. Vessels involved in the election are ore carriers, such as the Charles L. Hutchinson, which is the third largest ore carrier on the Lakes. Aside from the SIU, the CIO Steel Workers Union is also on the elec­ tion ballot. The Steel Workers entered the picture when the National Maritime Union abandoned its jurisdiction on the Lakes after several un­ successful ventures and turned it over to the Steel Workers Union. Since then they have been attempt­ ing to organize on the Lakes. Consequently, the SIU has a distinct advantage in that it is the only genuine sea-going union on the election ballot. Union Optimistic Great Lakes District secretarytreasurer Fred Farnen and inter­ national representative David Lees expressed optimism over the out­ come of the election. They pointed to the superiority of SIU contract conditions as assuring considerable improvements for crews of the hitherto unorganized lines. Farnen pointed to the Great Lakes District's hiring hall set-up, better overtime benefits and work­ ing conditions, representation on beefs, superior vacation provisions and other SIU contract terms as assuring an election victory for the SIU. Despite the fact that the NLRB split the vessels up into two units for voting purposes, Farnen said he was confident that men on both Pioneer and Buckeye ships would register a heavy pro-SIU majority. Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: July 1, July 15, July August 12. All Seafarers reglsiered on the shipping list are required to attend the meetings. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying Arrange for a home trial if possible to make sure the set can resist interference in your location. Because your neighbor gets good reception is no guarantee you will. Also, one make may provide better reception in a certain area than another. The most widely-sold brand is now the Admiral, which offers outstanding comparative values in good-quality sets. Admiral 21-inch sets cost no more than 17-inch sets in some brands. Another outstanding value is the Emerson, 17-inch set for about $170 in a leatherette-covered table model, which is about $20 less than other full-quality sets of this size. RCA sets are also considered to be high quality. Other makes often mentioned as good quality include Philco, Zenith, Stromberg-Carlson, Westinghouse;* Moto­ rola, GE, Sentinel, Pilot, and Tech-Master. There are also many private-brand sets at reasonable prices, although some are only "metropolitan receivers" and should be evaluated and tested for your particular needs as suggested above. The Hyde Park and Artone sets sold by. Macy's and other department stores are goodquality sets, generally made by Tele-King, The Hyde Park is sometimes available at special sales at low prices. Montgomery Ward sets are good-quality; they're made by several manufacturers, including Sentinel, Wells Gardner and Behnont. The Glinbel's stores own-brand set Is made by Regal. The Parkway private brand has good selectivity (msde by DeWald). Scars' sets are made by several manu­ facturers Including Tele-Tone and Air King. �tC, U6S SEAFARERS tOC Fare Efrhl Ships On Sale Cheap —At Bottom Of Sea There are ships beneath the sea, waiting to be salvaged for steel and valuable cargoes. The United States Maritime Administration has been ad­ vertising for ambitious sal--^ vagers to reclaim these wrecks This is all the more reason, of so the government can "write" course, why the Government will SEASCASH BENEFITS probably sell you a laden ship for a "song" if you have the yen to go cargo hunting under the sea. May Net Lawsuit Another catch, it is important to remember, is that the cargoes on some of these ships, especially SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION FLANS those which had civilian freight on board, still belong (theoretically) to many different owners and if REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID you are a stickler for the law you would have to clear ownership with From vtfA.LS.Ji-........... To...... ...............o. scores of shippers—an intermin­ able process. In many cases, how­ ever, free-lance salvagers have al­ No. Seafarers RecciTina Benefits this Period ready been at work on the wrecks AYerage Benefits Paid Each SeafafCf and there is not much chance that the legal owners of the salvaged Total Benefits Paid this Period cargo will ever try to claim owner­ ship. One of the wrecks which lies WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD handy to the surface and ran be boarded from a small boat is the freighter Alan-A-Dale, one of the "race horse" fleet that were re­ Hospital named after famous winners of the Death Benefits Kentucky Derby when the govern­ ment took them from Axis owners DisaMUty Pgnefita in American ports early in the war. Alan-A-Dale is in the Scheldt Maturity Benefits Estuary and has some cargo on Vacation Benefits board. The freighter Coldbrook i,s on Total the rocks off Valdez in the Gulf of Alaska and if you like salvage in frigid waters you have your choice WELFARE/VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY of numerous ships sunk on the Russian run. There is the Am-MerMar off Ryvinger Lighthouse, Nor­ Hospital Benefits Paid Siqce Tulv I. 1950 * 333* 9*7-^^ way; the El Isleo on Akrey Isle in only six fathoms near Reykjavik, Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Iceland; the SIU's Alcoa Ranger, which is under about 25 fathoms Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * of Arctic water in the Barents Sea; OOP oo Maternity Benefits Paid Since ^ril 1. 1952 * and the Thomas Donaldson, which was sunk in about 30 fathoms only Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * ten miles or so from Murmansk. There are scores of hulks all Total Willard A. Kiggins, Jr., operat­ 2^ ing manager of the Bull Lines, has over the Gulf of Mexico and the Date Benefits Began been chosen president by the di­ Caribbean, with the chances quite rectors of the company to replace good that they are pretty well cov­ ered with coral by now. The Benja­ tlie late E. Myron Bull. WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS min Brewster, a Liberty, can be Kiggins' election means that for found in the Gulf of Mexico in 25 tbe«first time the company will be fathoms or so; the old SIU headed by someone not bearing freighter Antinous is off Trinidad; Vacation the company's name. Myron Bull, and the Hermes is said to be not Cash on Hand Welfare who died of a heart attack on June too far down in the vicinity of the 4, had been the third in the direct Florida Keyes -with a valuable Vacation OO family line to head the company freight on board. Estimated Accounts Receiyable tPelfare— since its founding. However, Kig­ thssm GO Try South Seas gins is a grandson of the com­ For adventuring farther afield, US Goyemment Bonds (Welfare) pany's founder. you have your choice of the AgwiReal Estate (Welfare) The new president has been with monte off the Cape of Good Hope; the company -since 1921. He had the Alexander Macomb near Hali­ Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) ^ previously held the post of vice- fax; the John Witherspoon in the 74 president in addition to managing White Sea, or the West Chetac off TOTAL ASSETS the firm, and was a member of the British Guiana. There are many wrecks in the Pacific, too, among board of directors. COMMENTS} Captain Milton Williams, former­ them the John Church at Guadal­ ly assistant to Kiggins, is the new canal; the Nickajack at Eniwetok, operating manager. and the President Grant, a big The Awards Committee on the scholarship benefits will liner, on Uluma Reef, southeast of New Guiana. meet this week to assist the Trustee's in selecting, four So many wrecks lie around the (4) of the eight (8) eligibles for the scholarship benefits Philippine Islands that they have not all been listed. With tempting as the ones to receive same. The scholarships awarded, will cargoes on board, these hulks have be the first under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. lured clandestine salvagers who are AFL Hatters will not work on stripping them of all easily remov­ non-union hat bodies or those im­ able cargo and scrap iron. The The Welfare Plan this week has paid a second maternity ported from Soviet satellites, the Philippine government has sent out organization decreed at its recent patrols to guard the more valuable benefit to one of the eligibles uMer the plan. This is the convention in New York. wrecks in the hope that they can first SIU family to receive a second payment,, of maternity A resolution to this effect was be reclaimed for the benefit of the passed by the convention and was national treasury. benefits since this payment became la^fb yea.r aimed primarily at hat bodies pro­ A number of war-time hulks duced in Puerto Rico by labor get­ have been salvaged along the Flor­ ting only 25 to 35 cents an hour, ida coast, including one filled with Submitted .J.VUie..22,..1.953. A1 Kerr, Assistant Administrator. and at foreign products, particu­ high-priced metals. This job was larly those from Czechoslovakia. done by an Jtalian salvage vessel ^ — Alex Rose, union president, told hired by Lloyds of London. the convention that all American Other wrecks lie scattered over and Canadian employers would be the seas by the hundreds, some too notified that they must put some far beneath the surface ever to be union label or trade mark on their found; others awaiting only the ex­ bat bodies to indicate they were pert attention of salvagers skilled All tlieM are yoiirs without crnitributing a gingle nickel OIL your pai t—Collecting SIU bene­ .made "under sanitary conditions in winning ships and cargoes back fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or degth-^ You get first rate personal service immediatdy through yourUnion's representatives. from tho sea. and fair labor standards." them off its books. Hundreds of war-time wrecks are, officially at least, owned by the Government because they were carrying military or lend-lease car­ goes when sunk by bombs or tor­ pedoes. In the holds of these ships, which lie-scattered over the bottom from Trinidad to the Arabian Sea, are hundreds of thousands of tons of steel plate, nickel, tanks, trucks, barbed wire, sugar. Army clothes, cigarettes (slightly soggy by now), and many other kinds of freight too numerous to mention, including locomotives and bulldozers. All you have to do is submit a successful bid to the Government and you can become proud owner of one of these cargo-laden hulks. And besides the cargo, there is a whole ship of scrap iron. Salvage Hazards It is only fair to mention right now, of course, that buyers haven't been falling all over themselves trying to get these ships, even though some of the vessels, among them those with valuable cargoes, are only under a few feet of water. The hazards of salvage are such that what may appear to be a "sure" thing on paper often foils the most able salvage companies when they get on the spot and have to battle gales, tides and currents. AL 9,r7? L^UJio Bull Lines Names Pres. 52 1£ re Hatters Refuse Non-Union Work •' ...and, remember this... I--.' ^ . ' it m �iMiiMiMM June M, l»St SEAFARERS To Carry Grain To Pakistan? UNION TALK By KEITH TERPK Your officials had a vivid example of the type of bargaining conducted by the Atlantic Refining Com­ pany this week, when they met informally with company representatives to discuss the SIU election petition. If the sample we had was any indication, it's easy enough to see why the overwhelming majority of Atlantic tankermen have a nasty distrust for their "benevolent" employer and their, so-called, "union" as welL 'Give And Take' Tradition SIU representatives have grown accustomed to the informaT give and take of collective bargaining negotiations with our contracted oper­ ators. The SlU-contracted operators have come to realize that they are dealing with a genuine trade union that is seeking to improve the working and living conditions of its members. The SIU, they realize, Is not an ogre interested in destroying them, but rather is interested In a strong merchant marine and, of course, its members' welfare. The SIU contracts are testimony to the Union's success. That's something the gang of company lawyers who have been stand­ ing in for management officials during the meeting at labor board offices in Philadelphia can't understand. They've gotten toe used to dealing with AMEU, because they knew the company-dominated outfit couldn't do anything but accept the bones they were ready to throw it. Any time the company gave a little bit extra than everybody else it was plain that this was thrown in to buy loyalty to the company, and certainly wasn't to the credit of a shady kite-tail outfit that operates out of a pigeonhole in some lawyer's desk. Lawyer AMEU Spokesman This same lawyer—AMEU's combination general counsel-business manager—has even had to go it alone up at the labor board hearings, except for prompting by the company. Added to the other faults of the AMRU chairman and the phony operation he stands for is the fact that he hasn't even shown up at these meetings to "represent" his own people, those who have stuck by AMEU, and toed the com­ pany line all the way through. Something New Has Been Added ^he absence of any AMEU representative other than its lawyer offers something brand new to the field of labor relations. The "union," though one in name only, turns away from all responsibility to speak up for the rights of Its membership, while the company carries the ball. The only conclusion is that this is just what has happened every time in the past when AMEU made all the proper noises about standing up to the company on a beef, and then accepted whatever verdict Atlantic handed down without question. U there's another one, we'd like to hear about it. At the present time, Atlantic regards Itself as something high and mighty. It's been gble to dictate anything it wanted to the AMEU, and the AMEU has had to listen and say "Okay, poppa, you're the Imss." But the company lawyers who've been sitting in at the NLRB hearings are badly in need of a scoreboard. They dismiss, or ^rget for the moment, that they're not dealing with a little do-nothing outfit like AMEU now, and that the SIU doesn't owe its day to day existence to Atlantic, or to any other company. No Backtracking By SIU The SIU doesn't intend to backtrack on any pledge it has made throughout this campaign, and one of these is to fight for full rein­ statement rights for every man who's been fired or discriminated against because of his support of the SIU. We expect that every legal stall brought into play by Cities Service, and probably a few new ones, will be tried this time. Cities Service didn't get anywhere with them, and apparently Atlantic missed the point of what happened then. Of course, maybe it's just as well. These hearings may be a perfect tune-up for the time when we go in and start talking contract for the Atlantic fleet. The company may as well get used to the idea that It's going to start getting more than "no" for an answer if it gets too frisky. Sliips like these, all in a row, bow to stern, in the Reserve Fleet at Orange, Texas, may be coming out of the boneyard to carry some of the million tons of wheat that Congress has voted to send to Pakistan. This photo was submitted by Seafarer Allan Ritchie, ch. cook. Rothschild Stowaways Get Free Slated For Ride On 55 Florida M'tinie Post Mr. Louis S. Rothschild, presi­ dent of Rothschild & Sons a chain of retail stores in the midwest, has been named to the vacant position on tlie Federal Maritime Board. Rothschild will r -place Rear Ad­ miral Edward L. Cochrane who re­ signed to return to his post as dean at the Massachussetts Institute of Technolo^. The nomination has been re­ ported to the floor of the Senate, and speedy confirmation Is expect­ ed. He will fill the remainder of Cochrane's unexpired term, up un­ til June 30, 1956. At present Rothschild is serving as chairman of the Board of the Inland Waterways Corporation. A resident of Kansas City, Missouri, he has wide interests in a variety of business and civic ventures. The new FMB member is on record as favoring a strong US merchant marine "second to none." Other members currently serving on the FMB are Albert W. Gatov c.f Calif .rnia, and Robert W. Wil­ liams of Maryland. Gatov's term expires on June 30, 195J, at which time it is expected that a Repub­ lican will be nominated instead. Cartoon History Of The SIU .• The victory in the Isthmian strike again proved the value of the SIU's permanent strike apparatus, geared for instant action. The SEAFARERS LOO, leaflets and pamphlets, ship and shore discussions, i-1 IS * f«=11 icppi! (&es<irw»BiMidSddtf SmaiwettdulUKBllsli" * ^«teiiifi Pare Nioe LOG There were a couple of red faces recently around the Miami offices of the SlU-contracted P. & O. Steamship Company, when conrtpany officials, who've been going around saying business wasn't so good on the Florida, learned that when she said later. "I played games and they did get a couple of pas­ ran all around the boat and had sengers, they were for free. lots of fun." This happened when the officials Nor was- the SIU crew upset by learned that a Miami woman and the incident. Instead, they were her four-year-old daughter had particularly taken with the little returned to the mainland after a girl, lined up to say goodbye to her "stowaway" cruise to Cuba aboard when she and her mother left the the Florida, which makes overnight boat, and were rewarded with a runs between Miami and Havana. big smile. According to the stowaway, Mrs. Esther Bergens, a comely 37-yearold waitress, the incident was en­ Keep Draft tirely unintentional on her part. She was supposed, she explained Board Posted later, to take her daughter, Julie, SIU Headquarters urges ail for a trip on the Seminole cruise draft eligible seamen to be boat, but Julie saw the Florida and sure they keep their local Se­ wanted to go aboard, so the pair lective Service boards posted just walked up tiie gangplank, for on all changes of address a quick look around, and the next through the use of the post thing they knew they were enroute cards furnished at all SIU to Havana. halls and aboard ships. Not Halted By Co. Failure to keep iour draft What embarrassed the company board informed of your where­ officials was the fact that no one abouts can cause you to be stopped Mrs. Bergens and Julie as listed as a delinquent and be they boarded the boat, nor did drafted into the services with­ anyone ask for their tickets until out a hearing. The Union in the Florida was well at sea. such cases can do nothing to But, although both the officials aid Seafarers who fail to com­ and Julie's mother may have been ply. upset by the incident, Julie herself was not. "I had a wonderful time," Whmi the membership voted to build a strike fund lor whatever the future brought, galley gear was bought In each port to provide strike kitchens. SIU Stewscds department men, manning this gear, have j^dtUMs No. 39 Geared For Action kBtefoiat beefs. . strike strategy' was studied to avoid mistakes. Man­ power, transportation, food, publicity, etc., were all discussed. The membership was soon ready for any waterfront beef. The SIU strike set-up has been Wsedlks' S •WddA'^By WStty'* flftibHs! 1M H"*»n VI 11 H ? •!«' • :;,,y , �VT:'.---v SEAFARERS Pa*e Tea LOG June 2«, 195S PORT MtEPORXS, tory Carriers), and Binghampton train); the Claiborne, Alawai and New York: Victory and Jean (Bull). Monarch of the Seas (Waterman) the Margaret Brown (Bloomfield) Ships In-Transit the Southern Cities (Southern Chickasaw, Anniston City and De Steamship), and The Cabins Soto (Waterman); New Jersey, New (Cabins). York, Texas, Georgia and Savan­ Lindsey Williams We have been having an in­ nah (Seatrain); Winter Hill and Shipping in this port has hit a New Orleans Fort Agent creased number of complaints re­ Logans Fort (Cities Service); Steel lull and the most asked question cently about some of our members Worker (Isthmian); Alcoa Pegasus A t> in the hall today is "How's ship­ fouling up in some of the foreign and Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa); Carraping in the other ports." San Francisco: ports. This has been especially true bulle (Nat'l Navigation), and PortThe United Packinghouse Work­ in the Far East and in some of the mar (Calmar). ers, CIO, put on a mass picket All of these ships were taken Near and Middle East ports hit on demonstration against the Ameri­ the Isthmian run. We would like to care of in good order, with no can Sugar refinery's re-opening again remind our members that major beefs on any of them. where they had been on strike for We crewed up the Jean (Bull) some of these countries are very over two and a half months. Work­ Shipping has been very good tough on American seamen when this week, after she had been in ers tried to cross their lines and here, and it promises to stay that they run afoul of the laws there, lay-up for about a month. This was the police were called m and had way for a while. and that once they hang what they welcome news as we had been told to use tear gas to dispel the The membership out here, in consider an offense on you, there she/was destined for the scrap heap crowds. accordance with regular SlU, policy, is very little that your Union or after many long years of service. The electricians were ordered has again warned that there's no anyone else can do for you. The company now informs us that back to work by a court order in room on an SlU ship for per­ The latest problem brought to she will probably run until the next an effort' to end formers or gasour attention was a case whe^e inspection and then be sold. This their strike by hounds, and has some of the crew of an Isthmian will be like losing an old friend, as the companies. backed up the ship were doing a little drinking 1 sailed on her myself in 1936. Few electricians statement by tak­ Claude Simmons and got into a fracas with a Saudi were available ing action on any Ass't Secretary-Treasurer Arabian coast guardsman. Had it for work as most such characters not been for the intervention of 4. i. t had left town for that show up in the company agents, a couple of Galveston: other jobs and these parts. It's them would be doing time over were not avail­ these characters there now, and we can assure you able. They are who threaten to that that would be no picnic. slowly getting destroy the gains We have a copy of a government Thrasher back to normal that the member­ order stating that it is against the pending a court hearing. ship has worked for, and make it law to have or to drink any alco­ Shipping has been holding up holic beverage in Saudi Arabia, Union and management agreed tough on everybody. and although it's slow, it is still to study a proposal made by the We paid off the Marven (Int'l and that it is considered a serious Governor to end the 10-month Nav.), the Catawba Victory (Bull), offense not to observe this law. We good for this port. We paid off the Republic (Tra­ paper workers strike, he propos­ and the Jefferson City Victory would advise all of our members, als, among other things, calls for (Victory Carriers). The Marven and therefore, to watch their steps and falgar) and the Marie Hamill a six percent raise, and rehiring of Catawba Victory signed on, along observe the local laws in this and (Bloomfield). Both ships signed on again, and we were also visited strikers. with the Olympic Games (Western other countries. in-transit by the Southern Districts Navigation), and the Federal Tra­ Shipping Is Good The maritime industry lost a (Southern Steamship); the Seaman who was a great leader when falgar). Although we did not have as train Louisiana, Seatrain Georgia, In-Tiansit Theodore Brent died. He was for­ large a number of ships paying off Seatrain New mer president of the Mississippi The in-transits were the Calmar during the past two weeks- as we Jersey and Sea­ Shipping Co., and on^ of the or­ and Massmar (Calmar), the Raphael normally have, shipping has con­ train Texas (Sea­ ganizers of that company. Semmes and Young America (Wa­ tinued to be good in all depart­ train); the Beau­ The MMP went on strike here terman), and the Steel Designer ments, and there are still times regard (Wateragainst the Algiers public service (Isthmian). when we have to ship white card man); Frederick and after being out for three days We had a beef on the Marven men, even to fill some entry C. Collin (Dry went back to work with an increase when the captain refused to pay ratings. Trans); the Steel We paid off 19 ships during this in wages and an agreement that several nights lodging and bonus Surveyor (Isth­ the books be audited in order that to the crew while they were in period, signed 12 on foreign ar­ mian); the Mae it can be determined whether drydock in the Far East. We argued ticles and serviced 15 in-transits, (Bull), and The Joplin more than five percent can be paid this point with the skipper, backed as follows: Cabins (Cabins). the men on the ferries. This also up by our SlU contract, and he Ships Paid Off On the beach here, we have Roy Involves the SlU towboat division ended up by paying all the mem­ Frances, Beatrice, Suzanne, Bing- W. Joplin, who started shipping and the MEBA. bers of the crew the lodging and hampton Victory and Elizabeth back in 1937, and then joined the We heard from Brother Guy M. bonus. (Bull); Government Camp and SlU in 1946. Now he ships as Thrasher who is now overseas in We have noticed in the past Royal Oak (Cities Service); Steel deck engineer out of this port. Roy the Army and he requested that several days that Harry Bridges Age and Steel Architect (Isthmian); has been active in the Union's any of his old shipmates write to has wiggled his way out of the Morning Light, Alawai, Wacosta, affairs and beefs since he joined, him. His address is; A/lc Guy M. perjury conviction through a legal Azalea City, Gateway City and and was one of the men who stood Thrasher, A.F. 18409004, 1414 Air technicality. However, the Govern­ Dennison Victory (Waterman); picket duty in Port Arthur during Base Group, APO 616, c/o Post­ ment has made a statement that Coeur d'Alene Victory (Victory the 1946 General Strike. master, New York, NY. Everything else in this port is they haven't forgotten about Harry, Carriers); The Cabins (Cabins); The current ra^ of discharge and that they're going to try to get Catahoula (Nat'l Navigation), and going along pretty smoothly. The Sea Vigil (North Seas). from the hospital, resulting pos­ him through some other way. local labor situation is pretty well sibly from accommodation short­ under control on all fronts, and In the marine hospital here, we Ships Signed On age created by the hospital elimi­ have N. W. Kirk, James R. Coltrell, Robin Gray, Robin Doncaster and doesn't seem to be causing any­ nation program has been high. John Jung, William Small, A. M. Cornhusker Mariner (Robin); Sea body any trouble, and the weather Among those lately discharged Keller, J. C. Ramsey, Peter Smith, Comet 11 (Seatraders); Hurricane, is holding way up on the ther­ were Harry Glover, Bill Stromes, M. B. Belen and David Sorrersen. Alawai, Lafayette and Wacosta mometer. Charley Summerell, George Wen­ Keith Alsop T. E. Banning (Waterman); John C. (Atlantic Car­ dell, Nick Tala, Niels Hansen, Galveston Port Agent San Francisco Port Agent riers); Coeur d'Alene Victory (Vic­ Dewey Shaw and Tom Connell. The latter departed at once for our neighbor port of Mobile to recuperate. Representatives of the crew of the Del Mar came around the hall and demonstrated their generous Jeff Gillette. Agent Elliott 4334 FORT WILLIAM.... 118'A Syndicate Ave. SlU, A&G District Ontario Phone: 3-3221 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. FrllnkUn St. consideration to their less fortu­ PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Kay White. Agent Phone 14 North Gay St. WILMINGTON. Calif ,...505 Marine2-1323 nate Brothers in the hospital by BALTIMORE Ontario Phone: 5591 Ave. Earl Sheppard, Agent Mulberry 4540 John Arabasz, Agent 272 King St. E. Terminal 4-2874 TORONTO. Ontario leaving a beautiful RCA Victor BOSTON 276 State St. HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th EMplre 4-5719 Ave.. Bklyn. Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 record player along with a supply James Dispatcher SECRETARY-TREASURER VICTORIA, BC...:..617V4 Cormorant St. Richmond 2-0141 Empire 4531 Paul Hall of records to be delivered to the GALVESTON 308",ti 23rd St. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS VANCOUVER, BC 565 Hamilton St. Phone 2-8448 Lloyd Gardner Joe Alglna PaclBo 7824 Marine Hospital. We know that Keith Alsop, Agent LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St.i Robert Matthews Joe Volplan SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. this gift will be well accepted by Leroy Clarke. Agent William Hall Phone 6346 Phone 6-5744 Claude Simmons BAGOTVUXE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Dolphin Hotel the Brothers in the hospital and MIAMI Phone: 545 Eddie Parr, Agent Miami 9-4791 SUP will give them many hours of en­ MOBILE THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. . I Soiilh Lawrence St. cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 CAnal 7-3202 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. joying entertainment. NEW ORLEANS 523 BlenvlU# St. 113 Cote De La Montague Phone 5-8777 QUEBEC Lind.sey Williams. Agent Quebec Phone: 2-7078 PORTLAND 522 N. W. Everett St. Payoffs here include the Steel 177 Prince William St. .Beacon 4336 SAINT JOHN • NB Phone: 2-5232 675 4'tb®Ave!'. Broo^;^ lUCHMOND, CALIF Surveyor (Isthmian); the Del Rio NEW YORK ? . 257 5th St. Phone 2599 and Del Valle (Mississippi), and the NORFOLK 127^129'Bank^St? SAN FRANaSCO 450 Harrison St. Great Lakes District Douglas 2-8363 Phone 4-1083 Iberville, Antinous and Chickasaw PlU.'^ApELPHlA 337 Market St. SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. ALPENA 133 W. Retcher (Waterman). The Del Viento (Mis­ Main 0290 Market 7-1635 Phone: 1238W 505 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY Austin St. WILMINGTON 180 Main St. sissippi) signed on, and we were Don Hilton, Rep. Fhone 4-2341 Terminal 4-3131 Phone: Cleveland 7391 450 Harrison St NEW YORK .... 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn CLEVELAND visited in-transit by the Alcoa ?AN FRANCISCO 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE 2-5475 STerUng 8-4671 Phone; Main 1-0147 Clipper, Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Cor­ r. Banning, Agent Coast Douglas Representative DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquartera Phone: Woodward 1-6857 sair and Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa); the PUEHTA de TIERRA, PR Pelayo 51-La 5 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Phoae 2-5996 MONTREAL iM'SL James St. West Steel Executive (Isthmian); the Phone: Melroie^a^lO PLateau 8161 A . • ' Abercorn St. P'lone 3-1728 HAUFA^i' N.a....v;r...l28'A Rdllls St. SOUTH CinCAOO. Savannalr and NiW 'jfirsey (Sea- SEATtLE...... ?700 1st Ave. Phonei awil New Orleans: I' I! '.A I# I' 11, I K: IP Membership Is Warned On Foreign Fonl-Ups Unions Very Active In Several Beefs TOT-V^'-f- Lodging, Bonus Boof Is Won, Crow Collocis Everything Is Calm, Inelnding Shipping mmmALt DIRECTORY Mobile: Welfare Booklet Is Popular With Mambers Shipping prospects for the com­ ing few weeks don't look any too bright in this port, although ship­ ping has remained fair. We have a cuuple of tankers in port that probably will be crewing up in the near future, and they may Jielp to keep things moving. We paid off the Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Cavalier, Al­ coa Pilgrim, Al­ coa Partner and Alcoa Ranger (Al­ coa); the Bucy-Tus Victory, Mon­ arch of ixie Sea and Claiborne (Waterman). The Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Pilgrim, Alcoa Partner, Edwards Alcoa Ranger and Bucyrus Victory all signed on again. The in-transit vessels call­ ing here were the Iberville, An­ tinous and Alawai (Waterman), the Steel Surveyor (Isthmian), and the Archers Hope (Cities Service). This port has been fairly busy, since, in addition to 133 men shipped on regular jobs, we shipped about 100 men to tugboats and other relief jobs around the harbor. We also have two regular shore gangs working both night and day shifts regularly, and have a ship storing gang which stores the ships hitting port. The new booklet "The Seafarers Welfare Plan" is sure getting close attention from the men in this port. This book, which follows, step by step, all the benefits and activities of the Welfare Plan is certainly popular with the men. We also had requests from several other unions for copies of the booklet, so that they can study the Seafarers Welfare Plan, and see how it operates. Seafarers have known for some time that we've got the top Wel­ fare Plan in the industry and are leading a whole lot of other un­ ions, but this new booklet puts everything down in black and white, so you can really see all the wonderful things that the Plan does for th.e Seafarers. It's a good idea for every Seafarer to read it, and it's also a good idea for all those Seafarers with families to make sure that their wives or their family get one of the booklets. Some of the oldtlmers on the beach here include Blacky Marjenhoff, Otis Edwards, Charley Stringfellow, Charley Spencer, Lucien Moore, Blacky Huller, John George, Speedy Jones and Earl De Angelo. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent it t,. Miami: Stewards Compete For Coffee-Time Honors Shipping has held up well dur­ ing the past period, but the future looks just about fair, from what we can see right now. During this past period, we had the following ships visiting here: the Yaka, Fairport, J. B. Waterman, Afoundria and Azalea City (Water­ man); the Alcoa Partner (Alcoa), and the Ponce (Puerto Rico Marine). Pete Gonzales, chief steward on the Afoundria, and Bob Pierce are now competing for honors for feed­ ing on the Waterman ships hitting this area. Pete says he's putting out watermelon, at coffee-time, and Bob says thqt beiputs out cake., .r Port AcEnt :: �In* M. IfSI. anWimore: B« Garafri Of Actions When in Sandf-Arabia Tlie best advice that we can give any- of the members sailing to Saudi-Arabia, is to be on their best behavior while they are in any of the Arabian ports. These people have very strict religious beliefs, and laws, and they are enforcing them and cracking down on sea­ men or anybody who violates their regulations. "Wj/e've had several beefs on Isth­ mian ships because of this, since that country is a regular port of call for these ships. While in these ports, don't do any drinking at all, and don't make any remarks or do anything that could be considered an "insult" to the Arabian people. Several seamen have been tossed into jail over there because of such "offenses" and the Arabian Gov­ ernment goes hard on, them. So, v/hile in Arabia, watch your step, and don'C do any drinking, be­ cause this is the thing that they really crack down on. We had a visit from Congress­ man Bobert Mallahan of West Virginia, and A1 Christiansen of the Senate Labor Taurin Committee at our last regular membership meeting. Congressman Mallahan was good #1. endugh to give a talk to the mem­ bership and tell them what is hap­ pening in Washington and his views on legislation affecting labor. He was very warmly received by the membership, and we feel that in Congressipan Mallahan, labor has a good supporter. We paid off the Kathryn, Edith, Ines, Marina, Arlyn and Evelyn (Bull); the Oremar, Marore, Bethore, Venore, Feltore, Cubore and Steelore (Ore); the Lafayette, Yaka and Fairport (Waterman); the Steel Worker (Isthmian); the Coun­ cil Grove and Abiqua (Cities Serv­ ice); the Bethcoaster (Calmar); the Tainaron (Actium), and the Cath­ erine and Albion (Dry-Trans). Sign-Ons The sign-ons included the Kath­ ryn, Edith, Ines, Arlyn and Eve­ lyn (Bull); the Frederic C. Collin .(Dry-Trans); the William M. Bur­ den (Western Tankers); the Marore, Bethore, Venore, Feltore, Cubore, and Steelore (Ore); the Steel Age (Isthmian); the Council Grove and Abiqua. (Cities Seiwice)'; the Bethcoaster (Calmar); the Yaka (Waterman); the Tainaron (Acti­ um), and the Stony Creek (Amer, Tramp), The in-transits were the Antinous, Aioundria, Chickasaw and Azalea City (Waterman); the Robin Doncaster and Robin Hood (Robin); the Alcoa Pointer and Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); the Steel Rover (Isthmian), and the Government Camp (Cities Service). Hall Progressing The new building is coming along hiceiy, and the contractor gays that he's ahead of schedule at this point. Conduits for elec­ trical wiring and air conditioning systems _ are almost finished, and with.the number of sidewalk sup­ erintendents that we have on the Job, we have nothing to worry about.' . John Taurin' in on the beach here right now. He Joined the Union in 1938 and has actively supported the Union on all strikes, and all beefs. John has served as doonnan here, in -Baltimore on sev­ eral occasions; and-recently he won a prlz9 in the Seafarii^ Art Con; Vi'S'SiffiA SE'Ar ARERS LOG ' e mt/nm - .'PORT REPORTS test. His particular exhibit was a hand woven belt that brought first prize. There's a lot of talk here about the SIU petitioning for an NLRB vote In the Atlantic fleet. This move, which called the AMEU bluff, put the finishing touches to the AMEU, and showed how they have been bluffing all along. The membership here, of course, is con­ fident that Atlantic will soon be under the SIU banner, and is standing ready to lend the Atlantic tankermen any assistance they might need in their fight to gain SIU wages and conditions and pro­ tection. In the marine hospital we have M. Copni, V. James, L. Brigida, C. Wallace, W. Vaughn, M. Mason, C. Chandler, L. Thomas, D. Sykes and J. Corcoran. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Fort Agent 3) t Philadelphia: 4) Shippisg Evens Off; Popnlar Members Here After a big boom in shipping, things have now evened off and-are running on an even keel. How­ ever, rated men can always get a ship out of here. The Philadelphia hall is now in good shape, with new pool tables, shuffle boards and television, and the new facilities have proved very popular with the^ membership on the beach here. The famous "Prince" Baker came into port from a Far East run, took his payoff and went right out and bought himself a '52 Cadil­ lac convertible. He got one that's fire engine red, and he can't under­ stand why the city -woa't let him put a siren and red light on it. Freddy Bruggener, the famous galloping ghost from Florida, breezed through port long enough to take in the race track. The last we heard of him, he was trying to sell the jockeys on the idea of putting jets on the horses. Now that summer is officially here, the weather seems to' be holding up pretty well, except for a couple of rainy days once in a while. With the sun shining and the various attractions at the beach, many of the men are not too anxious to ship out. Everything else in this fair city ^eems to be going along at an even keel, although we don't see any prospect of a shipping boom in the near future. Some of these ships pop in when they're not ex­ pected though, and they are always welcome. S. CarduUo Philadelphia Port Agent Seattle: Mo Chance To Lose Yonr Son Logs Hero The shipping picturd in this port has been very good, and Iqoks as if it will stay bright for a while. We paid off the Lewis Emery, Jr. (Victory Carriers), the Liberty Flag*(Gulf Cargo) the Irenestar (Maine), the Young America (Wat" r erman), and the Sea Cliff (Coral). The Lewis Em­ ery, Jr., Young American and Irenestar all signed on again. The Salem Mari­ time (Cities Serv­ ice), the Mankato Victory (Victory Stough Carriers), and the Catawba (Bull), called here intransit. We had another buckaroo skip­ per in here on the Sea Cliff, and the payoff wasn't completed until about 1 AM, after we argued with this captain for abcpit seven hours. He had been very heavy with a red pencil on the OT sheets, arid after lengthy argument finally ended up paying over 105 hours of disputed overtime to the deck department and engine department. One ex­ ample was when he logged the chief cook four days' pay, and re­ fused to lift the log. Well, we collected two days' pay and 16 hours OT for the third cook, for doing the chief cook's work during this period. The third cook then turned the money over to chief cook, and the chief cook ended up making almost five days' pay in­ stead of the four he was logged. Shipping Fast With shipping the way it is, there aren't enough men left on the beach long enough to get together over a beer, so we're not bothered with gashounds in this port. The weather has been fine so far, with perhaps a little sprinkle of rain once in a while, but we can understand why some of the men want to stay on the beach for a little while instead of shipping right out again. However, they don't get too much chance to stay ashore, because with all those jobs up on the board, they can't resist taking one right away. R. D. "Jack" Stough is one of the men on the beach here. He began sailing with the SIU back in 1945, and helped organize US Waterways. This is the way he got his book, through organizing in that com­ pany. Married and with two chil­ dren, Jack just brought his family here. Then he got his bosun's stamp in his Union book, and im­ mediately caught a berth as bosun on the Sea Cliff. Some of the other men on the beach here are George Fisher, Fred England and W. W. WeUs. We have A J. Johansen, J. KismuL George Rice, D. Salotti, T. Swanson and H. Tucker in the marine hos­ pital here. Jeff GUlette Seattle Port Agent 4t i Wilmington: Turn in Repair Lisis As They're Needed Things have really been popping out here, and the men have been shipping out as fast as they want to. In fact, some of them have been getting out faster than they really wanted to ship. We want to thank 18 men off the McKettrick Hills (Western Tank­ ers) who came in on the ship and paid off Saturday, and then helped us out by shipping right back out again Sunday on the Seatigcr (Co­ lonial). Their willingess to go right back out again made it pos­ sible for the ship to sail on sched­ ule without any problems. A num­ ber of the men who came out here from the East Coast also came in very handy for crewing up some of the .ships that ca.ne in. As we mentioned, we had the McKettrick Hills and the Seatiger paying off. The in-transits were the Hastings, Young America, Bien­ ville, Cornhusker Mariner, and Raphael Semmes (Waterman), the Massmar and Seamar (Calmar), the Captain N. B. Palmer (Dolphin), the Marven (Int'l "Nav.), the Gulfwater (Metro), the Burbank Vic­ tory (Eastern), the General Patton (National Waterways), the Steel Chemist (Isthmian), the Petrolite (Tanker Sag Harbor), Christine (Tini), the Trojan Trader (Trojan), and the Rubin Mowbray (Robin). Some of the crews out here have been having trouble keeping the repair lists properly. These lists are for repairs that have been turned in, and have not been done. They give the patrolman the infor­ mation, so he can check and make sure they are done. The crews should not wait until a few days before the ship comes into port and then list all the re­ pairs. The repairs should be turned in as they come up. Then, if they are not taken care of by the time the ship hits port, they should be put on the repair list and turned in to the patrolman. John Arabasz Wilmington Port Agent Lake Charles: AFL Building Trades Sink 'inde^ndeni' Things are going along very nice­ ly in this thriving little village, but shipping during the past period ban just been fair. Calling in here during the past two weeks were: the Cantigny, Abiqua, Government Camp, Brad­ ford Island, Winter Hill, Logans Fort, Council Grove, Paoli arid Royal Oak, all Cities Service, and we also had the Bull Run (Petrol Tankers) call here. The Paoli paid off and signed on articles for Japan while the Royal Oak wan here on her way to sunny Califor­ nia. On the labor front, the AFL Metal Trades Coimcil here signed a two-year con­ tract with Citien Service and madn quite a few gains. They also have provisions in the contract allowing them to reopen wage talks three times during the two years. Launey Recently some "smart" operator set up an "Inde­ pendent Trades Council" in a little town near here, and planned to cut out the AFL carpenters and labor­ ers on some construction jobs. The Building Trades Council, AFL, steppea right in, however, and shut down all the jobs this "independent" outfit was running, and the outfit soon gave up the ghost and union men were hired. Some of the men on the beach here include T. J. Council, B. G. Lassiter, C. Pedersen, "T. Scoper, R. M. Thompson, M. Launey, W. Savant, "Tex" Gillispie and many others. Leroy Clarke "Lake Charles Port Agent it it Boston: Yarmoulii Crews Up, Staris Sttfflmer Ran Shipping has been very good In this port during the past period. One thing that helped was when the Yarmouth took a complete crew. That took 123 men off the beach at one time. Now that she's started sailing regularly on her run, there should be some jobs aboard her. We paid off the Cantigny and Bradford Island (Cities Service), the John Paul Jones (Colonial), and the Ann Marie (Bull). All three vessels signed right back on again. The vessels calling here in-transit included: the Steel Architect and Steel Maker (Isthmian), the Iber­ ville (Waterman), and the Robin Kettering (Robin). There were a few beefs on these ships, and most of them were set­ tled easily. On the Cantigny, the Shipping Figures June 3 to June 17 company paid all the men who had REG. REG. REG. TGiAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL receipts for the launch service they PORT DECK ENG. STEW.SHIPPED paid for. It just happened that they DECK ENGINE STEW; REG. Boston ..... 45 - 36 20 19 21 " 60 93 174 all kept their receipts. The com­ pany also paid penalty OT for not New York 192 139 159 167 • 498 126 137 422 breaking out six men to handle Philadelphia 43 56 46 139 51 30 37 124 mooring lines as per contract. 187 141 73 321 Baltimore .. 116 102 405 107 On the Ann Marie, Brother Ernie Hulson passed on. He was out for 45 Norfolk .... 26 19 15 15 15 • 20 65 the day, and upon returning home, 23 45 19 20 11 50 Savannah' ... 10 12 he a heart attack and died. He Tampa ...., 10 4 9 3 12 washad 8 10 28 well-liked by the crew of the 133 166 41 52 40 Mobile ..... 57. 60 49 Ann Marie and all the men he had 58 65 36 78 85 159 sailed with, and his Union brothers New Orleau 91 254 58 36 48 34 109 35 129 all offer their condolences to the 27 Galveston ...••e«ee«ee»eeai family. The crew of the Ann Marie 40 37 29 106 84 26 26 86 Seattle ri. also chipped in and sent $36 to the 58 61 53 56 33 147 hall to buy a floral tribute to their 39 153 I^an Frandg^ 19 23 25 23 . 55 former shipmate. I 18 61 H ^flminj^^ J.. James Sheehan v., . . . ;S79.: .,.2.(H|A:'<^. A C C SBiPPme RECtUtO 'jrO'iV. • 'lOM JCXiVii;- ; 4* I •Si\ •'I *^1 �fageTwriy . • ' IN THE WAKE 1'^^ LOG Jtee 2<, 195S THE M'- 48-• SE A FARERS MEET THE INQUIRING SEAFARER SEAFARER HARRY C. NELSON, AB To follow in. the footsteps oS the for successful submarine patrols in 4^ many men who have gone to sea which enemy tonnage was sunk. Much controversy was raised Question: Do you ever try to He reports that his closest call during the height of the sailing predict the weather while aboard before him and have gone oh to came when his sub attacked and become authors and writers, is the ship era on the question of whether ship? How do you do it? two Japanese destroyers ambition of Seafarer Harry C. Nel­ sank sailing ships could sail faster than while on a patrol. Once they had • son, AB. the wind, driving them, but there sunk the two destroyers, other J. F. "Dutchy" Bob, pumpmanwas always too much friction for machinist: I've found that, general­ Harry, who has been sailing for enemy vessels closed in on the that to happen. It is; however, quite ly, when we run the past live years, says that his submerged sub and kept it possible for light racing vessels and into a calm, it hope is to become, a writer, but pinned to the bottom under a con­ iceboats to sail much faster than a means that that, unlike many of the seamen stant depth bomb attack that wind blowing more or less at right there'll be a who have written before him, he lasted for 16 hours. angles to their course. Ordinarily storm usually waits until he is ashore be­ following Air Stale ^ the sails of an iceboat are so before very fore he does his writing. long. trimmed that the direction of th^ That's about the "I seldom write while I'm "That was tough," he says, "be­ boat and the direction of the win aboard ship. There's usually too cause the air started to get real do not coincide. Actually, the speed surest way that I much to do, and a lot of noise, so stale. We never stayed under that record for iceboats under ordinary know of predict­ I can't get much done while I'm at long unless we had to because of conditions is about 75 mph, but It ing what the f;;:;:?!? sea," he says, "but when I get the air supply and the fact that weather is going is said that during 70-mile gales Into port, I get off the ship for a we had to recharge our batteries." t 4- 4" they have been known to travel to be, and that's about the only while and find myself a nice -quiet After he finished with the Navy, It was firmly believed by our over the ice at a speed of 140 mph. way I try to predict it. Harry started to sail merchant place to stay and then go to work." 4' t it ancestors that the goose which we ships. He was only sailing a short 4 Arthur Rummel, ch. steward: Story Accepted still call the "barnacle goose" came while when he heard that the SIU "To see the elephant" means to There's an old saying about "red out of the shell of a nut growing And, Harry reports that he's waS' organizing the Cities Service take in all the notable sights, and in the night, upon certain trees along the sea­ getting a good start since one of his sailor's delight. stories has just been bought by fleet, so he started to sail with shore. Some thought that the im­ a person who has seen the ele­ Service and then, went to phant is presumed to have seen Red in the morn­ Esquire Magazine and will be ap­ Cities mature birds were attached to the work in the fleet as an SIU organ­ ing, sailor's warn­ pearing sometime in the fall. "It's trees by their bills, but the more everything worth seeing and t# izer. He got his SIU book through know his way around. The phrase ing." I remem­ general belief was that the birds fiction piece called 'Another that work, and has been sailing ber that from a Rube,'" says Harry, "and I think SIU ever since. did not develop until the nuts fell seems to have originated in Amer­ ica in the days when elephants were long time ago, it's a pretty good story. Into the sea, where they became "I stick to freighters now," he and it is about small shellfish and attached them­ seldom seen and referred to the the best way to "I stick mostly to fiction," he says, "because you get more time selves to any floating object until roving exhibitions of pioneer times predict what the explains, "and think that I do my in port and usually have more the birds were ready for flight. In­ in which one of these animals was weather is going best writing in fiction. I don't stick space, but I did sail recent^ly on deed it was thought that the bar­ displayed in a special tent as the nacle which attaches itself to rocks main attraction of the show. The to be. It works most of the time, to any one type of story, but try the Cities Service tanker Chiwawa. to write whatever I think will What a difference on that ship be­ and the bottom of ships actually be­ famous armed ship "America" and helps to remember. make a good story. I do write some tween the time Cities Service was brought the first live elephant to gan life ashore as the nut of a tree, t, t. Andrew Harville, OS: The cloud stuff about seamen and the sea, still unorganized and now that and was capable of developing the US from India in April, 1796. but I don't just stick to that one there's an SIU contract in that 4 » t formations are the things that eventually into a kind of goose. field." fieet. The money's a lot better now, One of the reasons often offered always watch. 4" 4" 4" to explain the superstitions about When they start Harry reports that he's also and the conditions are great. 1 "Cannibal," as a description of having women aboard ship arises getting heavy, taken some courses in writing and could hardly believe it was the people who are man-eaters, stems from the fact that in Roman times, then we're usual­ journalism at New York Univer­ same company running the ships.'.? from the time of Columbus, when Isis, goddess of the moon, was ly in for a storm. sity, and that he hopes the day Harry, who's still single and 29 he landed in Cuba and found that looked upon as the guiding spirit When they are will come when he'll be able- to years old, hails from Great Falls, the natives called themselves "Can- over the ^ate of ships. At the heavy and mov­ settle down to writing as a full- Montana. He says the Navy started Ibales," or people of "Caniba." launching of a ship a great cere­ ing pretty fast, time career. "Most of the men I him on the idea of going to sea, Because Columbus thought he was mony involving the goddess was that usually know want to stop sailing and set­ and he's never been sorry about In Asia, he is said to have taken performed, and the ship was then means that we're tle down on a farm," says he, "but his choice this to mean that the people were believed to be endowed with some going to have a my ambition is just to write." "If you are trying to break into subjects of the Great Khan, or of the personality of the goddess bad wind coming up. The clouds Harry started going to sea by the writing field like I am, and Great Can, as the name was some­ and, in fact, actually called a are good signs to watch, sailing under it in 1943. At that you have to keep on working in times spelled, although "Caniba" she." This may explain the origin time he went into the Navy, and the meantime, I can't think of any t actually was no more than a varia­ of the feeling that it was (and still L. A. WUliams, chief cook: I al­ ended up in the submarine service. better way of making a living than tion of "Caribe," after whom the is) bad luck to have a woman on ways watch the way the clouds are He spent most of his time aboard working under an SIU contract. It Caribbean Sea is named. Later, board a ship. It was felt that the moving, and the the USS Plaice, a submarine oper­ sure keeps the porkchops coming when it was learned that some of female goddess protecting the ves­ way the top of ating in the Pacific Theater, and and makes it possible for me to these people ate human flesh, peo­ sel might become offended by the the water lookis. in addition to other ribbons, he take time off and devote attention ple hearing the name "Canibales" presence of another woman, and You can tell holds the submarine combat medal to my writing." promptly associated it with man- destroy the ship. " from the way the ship is rolling, whether there's going to be some rough weather, too. If the clouds Aircraft of the British Bomber would prevent many a sinking by 53. Fastens Macaw 29. Sea discovered ACROSS are heavy and Command attacked obectives at enemy subs and save many Sea­ Capital of „„ by Columbus 1. Bow-like curve 54. Units 55. Low reef Take orders Bolivia moving slowly, then that means Cologne for the 116th time and farers' lives . . . President Roose­ 4. Friends, in Krror Paris 11. Compass 38* Port of DOWN you're going to have a storm. elsewhere in the Rhineland . . . velt vetoed the Smith-Connally bearing Race or Cod Nigeria 8. Animal 4) 4) 4^ The British Government an­ anti-strike bill requiring 30 days* 19. Honshu bay " 39. Ships' courses Ui Red or Black Portuguese 33. Old port in Herman Meitz, carpenter: I «• Certain 21. Thin nounced the appointment of Field notice in advance of strikes and coin Maine .Republican 22. Indians Columbian watch the clOuds and the q^ioon. If Marshal Sir Archibald P. Wavell providing criminal penalties for party 34. Smail island port off Donegal 23. Port in! 43. Brew there are a lot as Viceroy of India, to be suc­ those who instigate, direct or aid First word in France . 44. Clip edge of 16. Title of of heavy, dark a famed hymn 24. Benefits ceeded as Commander-in-Chief in strikes in plants or mines operated respect coin Ship's officer 25. Seas Shipping 46. Belaying 16. Roman road clouds around India by Gen. Auchinleck. Also it by the US Government. The bill Adherent of ship 48. Recline . 17. The the moon, then Member of was announced that an East Asia was piade into law when the Sen­ 26. Make happy headland on E 49. Actress the SIU 27. Discourage coast of Essex Myrna we usually get a Military Command would be cre­ ate and House overrode the presi­ Seaport capi­ IB. Rise and fall storm. Dark, tal of Crete ated to take the offensive against dential veto. of water (Puzzle Answers on Page 25) des Pin« 20. heavy clouds that Japanese forces . . . The SIU as­ 4 4 4" 9 10 II 8 82. Pursue hang low in the The US Supreme Court ruled sailed a WSA move aimed at chisel­ 24. Slandered 88. Toss wildly. sky mean that ing the working conditions and that under, the so-called Bill of 14 as waves a storm is com­ transportation rider of the Seafar­ Rights in the Constitution public 89. Concentrated ' grape juice 17 ing very soon. school children could not be com­ ers Man's nick­ K. There's no sure way to tell, but pelled to salute the American flag name 4^ 4" 481. Girl's name these are the best. if this ceremony conflicted with Timbers of 82. In Detroit 34 persons were killed their religious beliefs ... An Al­ 4. 4> it T/Id Iron­ sides" • Rexford L. Roberts, pumpman: and more than 700 Injured in race lied naval party was landed on S3. Take one's I watch the sky around sunset, and riots that brought US troops Into *Lampionne Island in the Mediter­ "cut" 84. Sea bird see how it looks. the city imder a proclamation of ranean from a destroyer, found It 85. Brother: Dial. If the sky is nice President Roosevelt . . . Mexico uninhabited and occupied it . . . 86. Location S7. Ability to" and red and and the Soviet'Union resumed dip­ The SIU was represented in cere­ walk steadily bright, we have lomatic relations after a lapse of monies in Boston Common in on ship 89. The "United nice weather the 13 years ... US Army Eighth Air which a mall was dedicated to mer­ States" next day. If the Force heavy bombers made their chant seamen lost in the war ... 40. Brahman titls 41. What the sky Is dark, then first appearance in the Ruhr in an The Syria-Turkey border Was Titanic did we have some attack on the synthetic rubber closed, London said, unofficially, 42. The "bUck " bad weather. In plant at Huls, and on the General adding that, according to Turkish 45. Told, as a tale the morning, a Motors plant near Antwerp . . reports, Rumania was sounding^ut 47. Sick 80. Mixture nice red sky The SIU . stood behind , its mem­ the Allies on wh^t she might gain 81. Father . iheans that we're going to-haye a bers who felt an addiflbnal two on withdrawing from thb war ns aR .«• S. A»?eriftfu»j ;; knots^-in speed on 'the ijibertps Axis satellite.: - ';:"k ,.:v ..V ' '• ' nice, warm dtu^. cixii'idin .uj' Many an old sea story used to be ipiced with accounts of how hogs were carried aboard to serve as compasses in emergencies., If a ves­ sel was lost or in danger out of sight of land, they told how a hog was thrown over' the side, and would always instinctively swim to­ ward'the nearest land and safety. Referring to this practice, the stories also pointed put that the hog had to be picked up before it swam more than a half mile or so to prevent it from cutting its own throat with the sharp points of its cloven forefeet. The forelegs of hogs are set closely under the body and, for that reason, especially if they are too fat, theV are not gen­ erally good swimmers. eaters, until at last that became its accepted meaning, TEN �^ >'• ^•.'", -y'W^:;::- Ti-'f?!^' •"iH: . - ^ • \line 2f, liSS "• SSAFdREkS LOG SEAFARERS ^ LOG Jun* 26, 1951 / / - J*' j Pai« ilifrteea 'Mind If I Take A Look?' Vol. XV. No. 13 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Guif District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. STerling 8-4670. Paul HALI,, Secretary-Treasurer Editor. HSRBCRT BRUND; •Martaglng Editor. BAT DENISOR; Art Editor. BEBRABB' SEAMAH; Photo Editor. DANTEI NICVA; Staff Writers, HEBMAN ABTBOB. lawn SnvACS, ART FERFALL, JERRY REKEB. AL MASKIN; Gulf Area Reporter. Box MOODY. '^1 Onr Changing^ SUps In the past few years the maritime industry has been undergoing a quiet, but impressive, technological revolution. Many improvements and changes have been made in the design and operation of ships, and with atomic power plants in the offing, there are undoubtedly more to come. Just a few of the changes in the past few years are the construction of super-tankers, the Mariners and other prototype ships, the use of radar, gas turbine engines, heavy lifts, nylon rope, electronic depth finders, radio direction finders, aluminum masts and lifeboats, high pressure boilers and a multitude of new equipment. While the new ship designs are still on the drawing boards, it might be a good idea to consult the men who sail the ships as to what changes should be made. For one thing, there are obvious improvements that could be made in the crew's living and working quarters—^the foc'sles, the messrooms, storerooms and galleys—improvements which would go far toward increasing the comfort and efficiency of the crew. Up until now, except on the most modem ships, the tendency has best! to overlook the needs of crewmembers for decent living quarters. More recreation facilities aboard ship could be provided as well, at little added construction cost. Then too^ seamen, drawing on their own practical experi­ ence, could no doubt offer many suggestions of value which would not seem obvious to the marine designer and the shipbuilding engineer. ^ Ships of today are complicated pieces of machinery. It would be wise to consult all those who have anything to do with the operations of a ship in trying to construct a better, saf6r and more efficient ocean-going vessel. Scholarship Awards After several months of painstaking and careful consider­ ation of all candidates, the trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan have awarded four $6,000 scholarships to fortunate candidates recommeiTded by the advisory board of college administrators. Now these four winners, three girls and a boy, are assured a free, all-expenses-paid college education, because their fathers are working seamen, members of the SIU. The SIU Scholarship Plan has attracted a good deal of interest on several counts. It is notable for the size of its money grants, the freedom of the winners to follow any course of study of their choosing, • and the precedent it has set for the entire maritime industry. It's safe to say that before the Scholarship Plan was an­ nounced, few in the Union, if any, ever dreamed that the SIU would provide the means for a college education for Seafarers and their children. But this development, novel as it is, is .just one of the many tirail-blazing steps taken by the SIU in maritime; in its contracts, its shoreside facilities and its vacation and welfare benefits. As a final word, a vote of thanks is due the advisory board of college administrators for their keen interest and whole­ hearted participation in the workings of the Plan. Their invaluable services did much to make the Scholarship Plan a success. i. Pakistan Wheat Bill Once again, the SIU has played a leading role in defending a most-important piece of maritime legislation, the 50-50 law. The vote of the House of Eepresentatives in restoring the 50-50 provision to the Pakistan wheat bill ended for the time being, another attempt to kill this principle. Oddly enough, the government of Pakistan, which is not a sea-going nation, had no interest in the matter one way or another. It was other foreign-flag operators, many of them Panamanian and Liberian tramp shippers, who were looking to monopolize this cargo. The 50-50 idea has been challenged many times in Congress since it was first adopted in 1948 after an energetic camp^iign by the Union. In each instance those who would discard the lavj have met with defeat. The implications are clear. Congress realizes the impor­ tance to the nation of maintaining an active and prosperous merchant marine. As such the 50-50 law is one of sever^ legislative devices towards that desirable goal The SIU in­ tends to ^ that Jhis proyiaion, Uke other legislative acts S5^ I Hits Milk Deal In Puerto Rieo To the Editor: I would like to take this oppor­ tunity to let you know how easy it is for the companies to pull the wool over your eyes if you don't keep them wide open and stay on the ball. In this case, the deal concerns fresh milk in Puerto Rico. It is just another of those cases where a ship's crew took the word of the old man without checking on the story that he dished out to them. As ship's delegate on the Ines (Bull) I was obliged to ask the captain if we could take on some fresh milk when we reached San Juan. The old man, in true company style, said the milk in Puerto Rico did Inman not pass the PubUc Health Service requirements. This story seemed funny, as the Armed Forces use milk there, so I decided to check it. The story was just a stall. The PHS gave me a letter stating that the milk in Puerto Rico was as good as any milk in the States. While this story was being checked, another alibi was made up. This one had it that Puerto Rico was very short of milk and the dairies wouldn't Supply us. This story proved as phony as the first oue. The manager of the Puerto Rico Dairy, as Las Palmas and Lafay­ ette Streets in Santurce, said that he would and could supply us with all the milk we could use, unless there happened to be drastic drought in Puerto Rico. ROUND-UF Well ahead of the strike deadUne it had set, the CIO United Steelworkers won an industry­ wide-pay increase of 8Vi cents an hour, which with other fringe bene­ fits won, amounts to an increase of about 10 cents an hour. The in­ crease, said the union, applies to iron ore miners as well as steelworkers. The union also succeeded in wiping out the North-South wage differential and got US Steel to agree to a joint study of pen­ sion and welfare provisions in an­ ticipation of next year's bargain­ ing. 3^ t i" not to call a strike the railroads would ask for special legislation from Congress. The unions quickly demanded that the railroads with­ draw the threat. The unions and the railroads are engaged in try­ ing to clear up a pile of 5,000 / grievances that have accumulated. 4 4 4 The 76,000 members of the CIO International Union of Electrical Workers who -are employed by General Electric, have won wage increases averaging 7 cents an hour, with some of the workers getting increases of up to 16 cents an hour. The union stated that the recent eight-week strike at the company's Sju-acuse plant was be­ lieved to have been instrumental in getting the increases. The AFL Brotherhood of Rail­ way Carmen won a big step for­ ward in cutting out a wage in­ equity that has been in existence since 1918 when it recently won 4 4 4 The AFL Office Employees In­ an increase of 4 cents an hour for men working on freight cars. The ternational Union has announced union said that this was just one that its membership has soared 30 step forward in wiping out the percent during the last two years. difference in wages for the me­ Stating that "organization begets chanics, and said its goal is one organization," the union declared rate for all. The latest increase that the increase in membership is for freight car mechanics cut the "just the beginning," and that it differential down to 4.4 cents an "must organize more and more of hour. Before the increase, passen­ the white-collar workers." Company Finally Yields ger car mechanics were making 4 4 4 Tom Lyon withdrew himself When the company was faced 8.4 cents an hour more. from consideration as director of 3» 4" J" with all this evidence, there was nothing it could do but come The National Association of Let­ the Federal Bureau of Mines, after across with the milk. However, ter Carriers has renewed its de­ telling a Senate committee con­ they are working on another stall mand that the Postoffice provide sidering his appointment that he that they will probably use on the uniforms for its employees. Citing considers the Federal Mine Safety crews of their other ships. Here the increased cost of uniforms, Law a "phony." Lyon also revealed which Postoffice employees now that.he is receiving a $5,000 an­ is the pitch: have to buy for themselves, the nual pension from the Anconda When our milk was a little late Copper Mining Company. Senator coming aboard, I asked the man association also pointed out that Arthur Watkins, Republican of the Government now provides uni­ in charge of the office what was Utah, who had sponsored the Eisen­ holding it up. He said the milk forms for most of its other em­ hower nomination of Lyon, said he ployees who are required to wear had to come from the Capara had suggested Lyon withdraw after Dairy, which was the only one to them. The Postoffice answered hearing his testimony. The United with its stock reply, and said it pass the PHS requirements. Since Mine Workers had said it would this is probably another stall, the just doesn't have the money. The fight Lyon's appointment, but no company may intend to claim that Government estimates that supply- fight was needed after Lyon's testi­ the Capara Dairy cannot supply all g the uniforms would cost about mony. the ships, and since no other milk $I3 million per year. $ 4> 4 4 is acceptable, the ships cannot be Negotiations between the CIO The CIO United Auto Workers Industrial Union of Marine and supplied. Don't fall for this or any other story, no matter who has appointed a committee of 10 Shipbuilding Workers and the it comes from, without checking. prominent economists to launch a Bethlehem Steel Company and If necessary,' we intend to contact preliminary study of all the fac­ Todd Shipyard Corp. have hit a dairies in all the ports in Puerto tors involved in the question of a stand-still. The Union is demand­ Rico in order to beat the company guaranteed -annual wage. The un­ ing a 12-cent hourly wage increase out on these phony stories. We ion said that it has 6et the guar­ which the companies have re­ have already been successful in anteed annual wage as the "next jected. In addition, tlie Todd Ship­ getting milk in Ponce and San major collective bargaining goal yard Corp. is being dSked for im­ Juan." Get going, gang. We have in our industry." provements in pension and welfare started the b^ll rolling for you; 4 4 4 plans. The contract with Bethlehem now it's up to you to back us up The operatfaig rallcoad onions bars discussion of pension and welby keeping it roiling. ^[Ui<^y;rea«W to a t|^ fere plans imtil the end of the 1954. OaA S. 'Med)'iiuaaa railroads thatriufiess IhW^agreet^Tcbhtiibt ^1 -^1 �!•: Page Foniicen SEAFARERS ,; ^ -^;'v^ •:^:l lOG •: • lOM If. IWt t .-•y.:.. :. . -. .i :-r •I'-'''' V;:|J -Vf'•''' if,:;':.. lf7y7:'i,\X' •• •'•i.}'§^'. .'y. ' HQ] ' "Sfe-iniSpl;•%. -,i''P'^i; I'l" • ' •'''-r * ,* • i; M,; 7;V;i;, K-: ' ?' i./,. ".' ; r, ••"••' ;i|^.^^ a-' • •. • • •'' I-• 'a : ,' •.. i • V . ••• ti-'S.'- •C m., mm m" :iiiilliE ::-:y:::^:Si:S:.::SS:|i|:S;-S:.^ ;v:;:<;;::;y:;;::;;;:v:-;:yv:;-;::::::- liiiiiii'l :4®:ipsiWi::a^ mmmMm--:: mrnrnmrnm:/WMmMm •'•mrnmrnm:':::- llllllli;;:;: 'iiiiiilt :'iiiilir , ^iiiiiii-r liiiiiiif yy^:Vyi>^ iiliiiil :mmmmmm •'•yi-yy: :''!:^y-:-:-:-:-:v:-r-:';'-.-:';<-: •*l||i|P iiilPiSili |v xi3iv' - '. llliili JiM "Super ships" that dwarf the steamers of 30 years ago . .. Hotel-like accommoda­ tion for crews . . . Aluminum deckhouses and aluminum masts... automatic steering that eliminates the need for helmsmen. These and other developments in the maritime world make the post-war years of World War II an era of vast changes. ,in the design and operation of ships and in the life of merchant seamen. Hailed as .the typical deep sea trader of the future is the Liberian flag tanker World Concord, which holds the record as the world's largest cargo carrying merchant ship. This 655-foot giant of the cargo routes can carry 240,000 barrels of oil, but it will be exceeded in size by a 736 foot, 45,000-ton oil tanker being built for World 'Tankers Corporation by the Bethlehem Shipbuild­ ing Company at Quincy, Mass. Many post-war-built "super" tankers are sailing under the American flag. They run around 620 feet in length, carry about 215,000 barrels of oil, and can do 16 knots with high pressure boilers and steam turbines. These ships feature extra large crew recreation and dining rooms, with motion pictures and other entertainment for cre;;^ men on long runs to the Middle East oilflelds. Ship designers are specifying light-weight aluminum for many ship uses after the new liner United States dramatically pointed the way for widespread use of aluminum in ship deckhouses and other exterior fittings. Aluminum Takes Over The US Navy recently anncrunced that more than 80 percent of the destroyers in the active fleet have been fitted with alu­ minum tripod masts. These lightweight tripods carry a heavy mounting of radar equipment without making the warships top-heavy. Aluminum is now being used for lockers, doors, shipboard furniture, berths, store-Toom shelving, ventilator ducts, insulation, ladders and lifeboats. Described as the fastest cargo ships in the world are the 563-foot Mariner class of freighters being built at various yards for the US Maritime Administration. There are now nine of these ships at sea, but probably none will be purchased by private lines, for the cost price of $4,500,000 each makes it almost impossible for any inde­ pendent line to ever pay for them. The construction cost was $9,500,000 each. Higher Pressures Ship power is increasing all the time, with almost all new American construction using the steam turbine under boiler pres­ sures of 600 pounds or more. The World War I "Hog Islander" had 2,500 hp steamturbines and the World War II Liberty had 2,500 hp reciprocating engines. Mariner ships have 17,500 hp propulsion plants! Probably without a peer on the seas as far as crew comforts are concerned is the British steamer Wanstejad, owned by the Watts Shipping Company of Liverpool. The entire main deck for half the length of this vessel is devoted to crew accommoda­ tions. Each crewman has a private cabin. Added to this is a 30 foot lounge with desks and easy chairs and a large recreation room with game tables, reclining chairs, sofas and a ping pong "nook." . ^ Crewmen of the Wanstead take their meals in a large, cafeteria-style dining hall decorated in light pastel colors and with bright paintings on-the walls. - In the matter of ship design, big im­ provements are foreseen in cargo-handling techniques. The automatic, sliding hatches on Mariner ships are typical of imjovations to speed up operation and cut down the time of turn-arounds ih port. ' Huge ships are being built here and 'abroad for carrying iron ore to the United States from Africa, Venezuela, and Brazil. Several C-4 type ships are being converted for use as deep sea ore carriers. Radarof course, is having wider applica­ tion on ships of all kinds; from liners to tugs and river boats. Automatic steering is being developed to the point where some vessels need a helmsman now only -for going in ^nd out of harbor. It is the com­ plaint of some skippers on these electroni­ cally-steered ships that the deck hands get so little time at the wheel they are forget­ ting how to steer at all! Day Soon For Atom-Ship Predictions are that the atom-powered merchant ship is not too far in the future, at least for the North Atlantic liner. Gas turbines are proving successful on experimentaUBritish ships and will probably be greatly extended in use during the next few years. One of these days the white-gloved oiler and engineer (the fireman being as extinct as the sailmaker) will be highly offended if some oldtimer classes them with such menials as the black gang. Acme of the change in ships and sailors will be the advent, of the ship biiilt of titanium. It won't have to be painted and the chipping hammer sailor with his wirebrush and paint pot will, like the clipper ship, be a thing of the past. I I �JtaM ft, IfIt $WAWAREKS LOG Pace fifteea 1l ' Vi' •m Easily operated steel folding hatch covers and 'tween-decks covers, like these on the new Mariner class vessels, are part of the revolution. Mechanically operated, they slide open or closed quickly-and form watertight covers. The navigation of ships has also changed^ Now, the radar screen is a part of almost all navigation bridges, and the grid rotates atop most masts. Other advances, such as electronic depth finders have also added to Seafarers' safety. ris Speed is the greatest factor, and fast turn-arounds are what the oper­ ators are seeking. Fast one-man cranes, such as this one on a new European freighter, help* to speed up loading and discharging at dockside and with lighters. Aluminum has also taken a new prominence in ship construction. Light, tripod masts, such as this one, made of aluminum, have been installed on many of the Navy's destroyers to support heavy radar gear without any excess weight. One of the more redent additions to the cargo ^p ^e has been vessels like this C-4 type, which has been converted into an ocean-going ore ship. is . . SAM. �'•"" " '••"•'•• "' J:""""' Pi««1i!kie^ SE^F A E EES tiJ^G SEAFARERS -- * ' ' • On the Job • The National Federation of American Shipping has noted "an alarm­ ing drop" in the participation of American-flag vessels in the foreign It's long been customary practice both on ship and ashore to use trade of the US. The Federation stated that American-flag vessels in certain colors for safety purposes; red or orange as a general warning January of 1953, carried only 25.8 percent of the foreign trade of the signal, yenow or blue for caution and green for safety. In recent US. This compares with 43.6 percent carried by US vessels in January years, industry Iq general has been making use of certain colon to of 1952. These figures include oil cargoes as well as other cargoes. In call attention to a variety of hazards to be avoided. In other words, January of this year, US ships carried only 18.5 percent of US dry cargo exports, as compared with 48 percent during January of 1952. Traditional practice in the SIU has rolois have become an accident prevention weapon. The Federation states that these figures show the American-flag been to give a hand to the families . During 'World War II a color code was published for use by industry of shipmates ndio to Indicate, hazards and identify certain types of equipment. Some merchant fleet is losing out to foreign vesseb in the competition for are leriously ia- maritime outfits have adopted 4his code because crew turnover makes US .cargoes. Jured or die it desirable to have a uniform system on all ships. $• $1 • %> aboard ihip. Under ihe code, yellow, which has the highest visibility of any color The New York Customs office received an unpleasant surprise re­ While the bene­ cently, when it was attacked for "opening the floodgates to smugglers ficiaries are pro­ under all lUd>ting conditions, is. used-to indicate hazards that would and narcotics." The attack came a few days after the Customs men tected by the cause a man to trip, or fall or run into something. It can be used as yellow and black stripes where greater- emphasis is sought. started a new screening procedure designed to help speed up the SIU Welfare Uses For Yellow Color processing of passengers arriving in the port during the summer rush. Plan in case of Said the Customs men, "We're making just as many seizures as before. death, the prac­ It's appropriate'to use yellow on the bottbm steps of gangways and tice has contin­ edges of platforms, on deck load lashings that cross walkways, on If we don't speed things up, the passiengers and shipping lines com­ La Plant ued as a means padeyes and tripping hazards, on the sills and tops of door openings, plain, and when we do speed the screening up, then somebody else of expressing the crew's sentiment on the bottom steps of ladders, on cargo hooks, valve wheels and other complains that we're being lax. You. just can't win." about the man who had been ship­ projections through floor plates, and on projections into passageways 4- ' 4" 4" ping with them. such as control boxes and ventilators. The New York Port Authority let contracts for $115,000 for electrical Recently a messman aboard the Those parts of machinery that are dangerous, as weU as the insides work on Piers 1, 2, and 3 in Hoboken, NJ . . . The training ship Empire Anniston City was lost at sea. Vet­ of removable guards and covers to moving parts should be painted State of the New York State Maritime College at Fort Schuyler sailed eran SeSfarer Fred La Plant moved with 400 cadets on a three-month cruise to England, Denmark, Ger­ that donations be collected from orange. Some items where orange paint would be helpful are the many, the Netherlands, France and Spain . . . New York State Barge the crew for the messman's wife. interior surfaces of switch box covers and fuse panels. Hand cranks Canal traffic during the first nine weeks of ice-free operations totalled As a result the men dug in and and exposed shaft ends on lifeboat windlasses, the edges of gypsy 1,046,847 tons, just 9 percent less than for the same period last year made up a tidy sum for the crew heads so that lines should not be held too close to the gypsy, the bottom of a snatch block as a warning against standing in a bight, , . . Another of the new Mariner ships, the Show Me Mariner, named to send on home. and the inside edge of the door jamb at eye level to'keep from getting for Missouri, has been launched . . . Japan has announced that it will La Plant is one of the Union's fingers and hands caught. permit Soviet merchant ships to be repaired in Japanese shipyards Since green is universally accepted as a safety sjrmbol, its obvious under agreements between private Japanese companies and the Russian earliest members, getting his SIU book in Mobile in December, 1938, use is to indicate location of safety and first aid devices. A green government. after switchtog from the defunct cross or green paint will identify a first aid supply cabinet, the place­ t. X AFL Seamen's Union. He's a na­ ment of life rings, the ship's hospital, stretchers, respirator and gas The Government has announced that, as of the end of May, fliere tive of Missouri where he was bora mask containers, lifeboat stations, releasing gear handles in life boats, were 50 Government-owned vessels operating under bareboat charters. in 1907 and sails in the engine de­ alarm buttons in iceboxes and the like. This is three less than were operating at the end of April. Of the 50, partment. Right now he and his Red Indicate Firefighting Equipment eight are under charter to Philippines operators . . . The Coast Guard wife make their home in Balti­ has announced that the 1953 season of the International Ice Patrol has more. Since orange indicates dangerous machinery, red can be reserved for use in spotting firefighting equipment. The bulkhead where ex­ come to an end. The season started with patrols on February 28. This XXX tinguishers, host racks and other firefighting tools are hiung should was a very light season, the Coast Guard said, and it announced that Crewmembers of the Del Sud be painted red. Hose connections, fire alarm stations and fire main the patrols were ending since no further danger from icebergs is seen . . . The Port of Baltimore picked up some during April, when a total (Mississippi) have an up-to-date valves should be similarly indicated. of 428 vessels called. This was 40 more vessels than vMted the port and varied selection of books and Blue as a caution signal, differs from the orange danger signal in during April of 1952 . . . The liners Atlantic and Italia have been magazines to read, thanks to the that it is used to tag equipment which should not be put in use because scheduled for an extensive winter cruise schedule to the West Indies efforts of Louis Briant. He has men are woiidng on it or repairs are being made. Blue paint can and South America. They will operate out of New York and New been serving as the crew's librarian tag a whistle valve while men are woi^ing on the whistle, the steering and got a new and better library Orleans. aboard the popular Delta Line wheel while the steering engine is under repair, engine controls while there are crewmen in the vicinity of the propeller and so on. In other XXX cruise ship. words, it is a reminder to operators of any moving equipment to Tonnage of ships under construction or on order in US shipyards Briant, a native of Louisiana, has make sure that all is clear before they start the equipment w^orking. has hit the lowest point in 23 months. The level of ships remains the been a Union White and black are used as traffic control devices and to mark same as last month, with 75 ^ips under construction or on order. Two member since aisle locations. On board ship the chief use is a line marking the tankers totalling 35,000 gross tons were delivered during the past December, 1944. three-foot coaming clearance in the 'tween decks. month. Orders for two new ships, totalling 14,385 gross tons, were He and his wife placed. These are the first new orders for ships since last November. make their home X •4 ^ Thus, the number of ships remains the same, but the tonnage drops in New Orleans, A large number of serious accidents occur when men trip and fall from 1,055,270 gross tons to 1,034,055 gross tons on order or under home port for the while on gangways. All too often it costs a man his life if he winds construction. up in the water, particularly at.^night when visibility is at a minimum. Delta lines. He sails with the' XXX' Several steps can be taken to minimize the danger of gangway accidents. Basically, the gangway should be kept in good condition, A five-foot model of the first atomic-powered vessel, the submarine black gang. properly secured at all times. Double man ropes should be provided XXX Nautilus, is on exhibit in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. Briant A suggestion on both the outboard and inboard side of the gangway as single man The model includes a cut-away view of the power plant, which demon­ strates how heat from the atomic reaction supplies the power for the that regular educational meetings ropes - are dangerous. Stanchions should be secured in the sockets vessel . . . The biggest turbo-propelled tanker to be built in an Italian be held on every voyage of the with toggle or cotter pins. If an accommodation ladder has to be used it should be provided shipyard, the 30,000-ton Mierelia d'Amico. has been launched at Mon- Ines was offered to the crew by falcone . , . The new Japanese cargo ship New York Maru has just Seaifarer J. Emerick, recently. with a safe landing platform with guard rails where necessary. If made iier maiden voyage to New York. The 18-knot, 10.189-deadweight- Emerick felt it would be a good the angle of the ladder is too great to provide secure footing a duck idea to hold at least one such meet­ board should be provided. ton vessel was named in honor of New York City's 300th anniversary. ing on the run from the East Coast if Keep It Free From Crowding ('• 11 XXX to Puerto Rico so as to keep the It's desirable not to permit too many people on the gangway at any The Swedish American Line has taken the liner Stockliolm out' of crew wiVi informed on what was one time. The gangway watchmen should keep a check on the con­ service for about three months so she can be renovated to increase going on in the Union. her passeger capacity from 400 to 600 passengers. The line also has Emerick is a native of Pennsyl­ dition of the gangway because of changes in elevation from tide and piiiiithe Gripsholm operating, and expects to have the new 22,000-gross-ton vania, who will shortly celebrate draft. liner Kungsholm ready to go into service by November . . . The new his 26th birthday. He been a mem­ At night the gangway should be kept well lighted for obvious pur­ mixmt'w . ' I 12,500-ton Frenqji liner Cambodge, the second of a class of three such ber of the Union since 1948, join­ poses. A life ring with throw ring attached should be made readily iiiiii:' vessels, is ready for delivery to her operators. The 531-foot, twin screw ing in the port of Baltimore where available in case a man goes overboard. Where the gangway is in ship will sail on the Indo-China, Far East run. She will carry 539 he now lives with his wife. "He horizontal position, duck boards and cleats should be provided. Under passengers in three classes and a crew of 153. Almost all passenger sails regularly in the engine de­ no circumstances should a portable wooden ladder be used alongside a ship except in emergencies. and crews' quarters are air conditioned on the new ship. partment. Using Colors As Safety Guides ACTION Burly One SU§ht Ormehneh Sv Bernard Seaman ||||||; Jiipis �r/.. M, 1»S1 SEAFARERS The Yarmouth's Season Starts Seafarers check winches and the lifeboat davits to make sure everything's SlU-style, as the passenger ship Yarmouth starts her summer cruise schedule between Boston and Nova Scotia. Crews Want SIU;Atlantk Fights Election On Ships (Continued from page 2) and reinstatement order by the MLRB. Nor was the company willing to agree on an early election. Ap­ parently company representatives are fearful of the SlU's over­ whelming support in the fleet and would rather not have the men vote on a union 9f their choice. Another point of dispute that arose at the hearings was the ques­ tion of bosuns and stewards eliffibility to vote. The NLRB in the Cities Service case, had ruled out hosuns and stewards as supervi­ sory employees and excluded them from the voting unit accordingly. Keith Terpe, SIU Director of Organization, who attended the NLRB sessions, declared: "It's lilain to see that Atlantic Refining doesn't want to give the tankermen a chance to vote. The com­ pany knows that once the SIU wins this election They will have to ne­ gotiate a real contract based on the wishes of the men in the fleet. "This is typical company reac­ tion when a genuine trade union appears on the^scene. They know they will have to drop the 'poppa knows best' line, and listen to the tankermen for a change. Getting More Pledges "The company's stall isn't going to do them one bit of good, be­ cause with each passing day the SIU. is winning, the backing of more and more Atlantic tankermen. As far as the SIU is con­ cerned, we are going to keep push­ ing hard to the fleet and in the Labor Board for an immediate election. When an election comes we—and Atlantic—know what the outcome will be. That's why we're looking forward to a vote and they get panicky and evasive at the thought of one. "We're ready to meet with them any time at an hour's notice to settle the whole business and ar­ range for an early election." The Union delegation at the NLRB hearing included Terpe, Philadelphia organizer Ray Gates, headquarters organizer £. B. MacAuley, SIU general counsel Sy Miller and Washington counsel Ray Murdoch. US Cracks Down On Gas Booster Faff* ScrraafecB LOG Four Children Of Members Awarded SIU Scholarships (Continued from page 3) at Tuckahoe High School, president of the junior class and a member of the glee club. She ranked tenth in "a graduating class of 49. Good­ win, who intends to study dentistry, rated 11th in graduating class of 151 seniors kt Lake Washington High School. He was a three-letter man in sports participating in foot­ ball, tennis and basketball, as well as a variety of extra-curricular activities. Those who lost in the competi­ tion for scholarships need not feel discouraged, because they, as well as those whose applications were not complete, can apply for next year's four scholarship awards. Candidates who took one College Entrance exam will have to take another one by March, 1954, to compete for next year's awards. Should any one of (he four winning candidates drop out for any reason, the trustees have made provision for an alternate who would imme­ diately step in and pick up the vacant scholarship. Cover All Costs The $1,500 scholarship award provided by the SIU is among the largest scholarships on the college level in the country. At the average state university, the scholarship will be enough to cover all tuition and fees as well as living expenses for the entire school year. Consequently, the trustees have made arrangements to pay all fees and tuition costs at the college of the winner's choice befor^ the school term begins. The balance of the money will then be paid out in regular installments. Another unusual feature of the SIU plan is the fact that the scholarships are not limited to any one field of study. Most scholar­ ship awards specify the type of study that the winner is required to follow. However, in drafting the Scholarship Plan, SIU Welfare Plan trustees decided that its pur­ pose would be to give a qualified Seafarer, or the child of a Sea­ farer, the opportunity to go to col­ lege and make use of their talents to the way best suited to them. Selection of the candidates was entrusted to a group of experi­ • • • Q a • • Waste nylon is being used to de­ fraud the consuming public, Wil­ liam . M. Leader, president of Branch 1, AFL Hosiery Workers, has charged. Stocking jobbers are buying waste nylon yams and having hos­ iery manufactured which they sell as "firsts," Leader said, and these same jobbers are making small mills work with the waste material at such low prices that many other shops are being forced out of busi­ ness, throwing union men out of jobs. Jobbers and manufacturers. Leader said, are buying the nylon waste from hosiery plants at 85 cents a pound while duPont's price for 15-denier yarn is $6 a pound. Wage-Hour Laws Found Violated aiiaSM suns SPSRT COATS SMCKS -TOPCOATS Df^SS SHC^ WORKGHOES a KWAKI RANTS • KHAKI SHIRTS vvtoW^SHiRra • • FRISKOOEEWS • HICKORY SHIRTS a C.PO. SHIRTS • WHrtE DRESS SHIRTS • spopcr SHIRTS • DRESS BELTS • KHAKI WEB BELTS a TIES D SWEATSHIRTS a ATHLETIC SHIRTS • T-SHIRTS a SHORTS a BRIEFS a SWEATERS a Ll>C<SA6E a WORK SOCKS d DRESS SOCKS • LEATHER JACKETS a WRITINSBDRIROLIO a eou'WESlERS a RAIM6EAR Nylon Hosiery Racket Charged The Radiator Specialty Company, of Charlotte, NC, must stop mis­ representing the effectiveness of "Nu-Power" or "Nu-Power Upper Cylinder Lubricant," a gasoline additive, the Federal Trade Com­ mission has directed. The commission said the firm must stop claiming that the use of either of these products will in­ crease gasoline or oil mileage, will improve engine performance, will give faster pickup and smoother idling, will keep valves and rings Investigations of 417 Oregon free of deposits and lengthen their lives, will reduce friction and pre­ business establishments during the vent wear, or will protect metal past 11 months have revealed 26 violations of the minimum wage surfaces. section, 197 violations of overtime pay provisions and 16 violations of the child labor provisions, accord­ ing to the US Labor Department's wage and hour and public contracts The SIU Welfare Plan office wishes to remind Seafarers hnd division. their families that no lawyers are needed to collect any SIU Wel­ The investigations also showed fare Plan benefit. Some cases have arisen to recent months to an underpayment of $166,778 to which lawyers were engaged. The only result was a delay in col­ 1,470 Oregon workers covered by lection of benefits and a charge against the benefit for lawyers' the Fair Labor Standards Act. fees. In some establishments there It's emphasized that the Welfare Plan was designed from the were violations of both the provi­ beginning to provide simple and speedy payment of all benefit sions requiring pay of at least 75 claims, so as to bypass lawyers and legal fees. Any application for cents an hour and of the section benefitk'should b)s made directly to the Seafarers Welfare Plan providing payment of time and a 11 Broadway, by the individual invblvd^^; ;• , • j half for any time over 40 hours a enced college administrators who were: Bernard Ireland, assistant director of administrations, Colum­ bia College of Columbia University; Elwood C. Kastner, registrar. New York University; C. William Ed­ wards, director of admissions, Princeton University; Miss Edna M. Newby, director of admissions. New Jersey College for Women of Rutgers University, and F. D. Wil­ kinson, registrar of Howard Uni­ versity. i • •I ALLVDUR HEBPS CAN BE FILLED -FROM A SOU'WESTERTD AH ELECTRIC RATOR • WHATEVER BUT FROM THE SEACHESn SbU CAN BE SURE TDuks SETTIN6 TOP QUALITY <SEAR AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS NO LAWYERS NEEDED m : .v, - -.1 SeaCiieeh UNIOH-OWN60 AND UNION- OFBQATVBP ... JfOfC THE BENCPrr OF THt AAEMEERSNlPw J. r-.v. I �aiaaiwaawwMMiiiMiBi^ mi Page Eightaea •• r SEAFARERS XOC. Tall Taies Of Whales And Gales Enliven The Coe As She Sails That iho dandelion plant re­ ceived its name from the fact that the Jagged edges of its leaves were fancied to resemble a lion's teeth? The word "dandelion" was coined by the English in the 16th century from the French "dent de lion," literally "lion's tooth." The plant stiU bears that name, in several European languages. 4 4 3) That scientists estimate that the rays of heat and light from the sun travel for 93,000,000 miles before they reach the earth? Even so, they can cause many people to suffer a pretty severe sunburn in less than 15 minutes. The tempera­ ture of the surface of the sun is estimated at about 11,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Mike O'Keimedy gets ready to let go with a tall one as Frank Lananski listens attentively. ABs Friedman and McLaughlin (left to right) get going on deck, with AB Gordon supervising. .. JiBii# !«, JMI 4 4 4 4 4 4 That the SIU scholarship plan grants benefits of $1,500 a year for fout years for college study by Seafarers or their children? An­ other SIU first in. maritime, the scholarship plan also offers the opportunity. for college gradbate work if a student qualifies. That the smoke,from a train that's moving forward travels in the same direction as the train, even though it appears to be go­ ing backward? When smoke leaves the smokestack it is really poured into the ocean of air through which the train is pushing its way. The air resists the progress of the train, but it resists the smoke far more, since smoke is so light. 1,000,000,000 at tho rata of on# every aecond? This figure auumea a person works at it 24 hours a day for 365 days a year. Actually; If such a task were undertaken by one person for an eight-hour shift each working day, it Is uadikely that he'd ever finish It. The Job would take over 100 years. 4 4' 4 4 4 4 That when SIU ships are in port each member of the unlicensed personnel must be given the op­ portunity for one round trip ashore every 24 hours at company expense? Launch service schedules must be' arranged so that each crewmember shall be given an op­ portunity for a round trip when off watch. V That there Is one spot in the US where a house could be built with each of its corners in a different state? I's located at the common meeting point of Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. If such a . house were built, the occupant could sleep in a bedroom in New Mexico, shave in a bathroom in Arizona, eat breakfast in his din­ ing room in Colorado, and read the morning paper on his porch in Utah. 4 4 4 That Mont Blanc, highest peak in the Alps, is not in Switzerland but in France? The mountain is located in a French province near the Italian border, but since many travelers and tourists see it from Geneva, which is 40 miles away, 4 4 4 That it would take a person it has often been mistakenly lo­ nearly 32 years to count up to I cated in Switzerland. LOG-A-RHYTHM: A Seaman's Prayer Left to right, Cunningham, OS; O'Rourke, DM; Tambuiino, AB; Gordon, AB, and Paul, wiper. Toung Henry Peterson, OS, doesn't forget pets need care. Here he is with his canary. When it comes to brightening up life aboard ship, there's no one, it seems, who can turn the trick like an old salt with a sea bag full of yarns to spin, and you can taktf it from the crewmembers of the Coe Victory (Victory Carriers) who returned recently from a -•run to England, where they ' witnessed many of the Coro­ nation festivities. |V l.ii-:'' Husband Bedded, Sons Away; "Believe me," reports Luis Ramirez, one of the crewmen, Benefits Brighten Birthday "there's nothing that can - make i- t ii-i- m - With her Seafarer husband in the hospital with a broken back, and with her two Seafarer sons far away from home, there seemed little for Mrs. Luther R. Milton, of Roanoke, Va., to rejoice about when her^^ — 45th birthday rolled around recently. But two of Mrs. Milton's daugh­ ters—Martha Louise and Beulah Mae—^were determined to bright­ en their mother's day, and so they not only staged a small surprise party for her in the backyard of their home, but also took the oc­ casion to remind her of the bene­ fits which she and the other mem­ bers of her family were receiving because of their SIU affiliation. Reminded of Benefits First of all, the girls reminded their mother of the hospital bene­ Mrf. Lufiier R. Milton with fits which her husband, who broke daughter, Darline, and LOG. his back while aboard the Steel Navigator (Isthamian) last Novem­ tion, maternity and hospital bene­ ber, is now receiving. fits of $421. Second, they brought her a copy This amount Milton collected last of the SEAFARERS LOG, show­ August when, in addition to the ing that her son, Dewey, a wiper $200 maternity benefit and $25 aboard the Fort Hoskins, is now US bond he received for Darline's earning more moniey because of birth, he also collected $45 in hos­ the SIU tanker agreement recently pital benefits for being hospitalized ifigned by the Cities Service Oil for three weeks after getting off Company. the Steel Artisan (Isthmian) and a And third, they brought to her check for $151 for vacation pay. her little daughter, Celia Darline, Dewey, on the Fort Hoskins, is who was bom in June, 1952, and now somewhere in Japanese reminded her that follow^ Dar- waters, while J. D. Milton, FWT, line's birth, her husband had, in is V aboard the (Carolyn (Bull) ^ ; eae week, collefted bombiued vaear bputid for Puerto Riea ^ By M. Dwyer Lord, keep her safe and true to me When duty calls me, to the sea. Lord, bless my home and those I love \ With Thy protection from above. Lord, guard this ship in which we sail Lest through some human fault we fail; Show us a course that's clear and true. We place our trust and hope in you; Make free our hearts of doubt and fear In stormy seas or weather clear. And guard us on our journey home. Lest from our safe, true course we roam. •V things start to hum more during the boys' off moments than for somebody to launch into a raft of tail tales, and we had one fellow aboard the Coe Victory, coming DeSoto Shutter Subjects back from England, who I think can match stories with anybody in anybody's fleet. You want-to hear some whoppers about Moby Dick, or about tj'phons in the South Seas? Then the man for you to listen to is Mike ©'Kennedy." Mike—and sure he's Irish—^is an oldtimer who signs on every once in a while as an oiler. Always In Good Mood "Mike,-" Ramirez reports to the LOG, "kept the crew constantly entertained with hii; stories all the way across, and he did it not only because he has such a big selection of stories, but also because he's always In such a jolly mood him­ self that it gets to be catching. "What's more," Ramirez says, "Mike has a very big repertory of Irish songs, jsp he never hdd to worry > about running out of ma­ terial, and if he .wasn't entertaining the boys with stories; why thon he could always serenade them with Irish ballads. „ "Jdike," Ramirez concludes, "was well liked by everyone on the Ooe, and it'jS no. wonder, because a man At upper left, Jones and Fugh (left to right) stop work while in '^ like him can make the longest trip pdrt to have their picture taken at^he hatch. At right, Lang, pasSi ; seem like a short one, and can utility; peacefully smokes his pipe as he totes a bucket along easily make a seaman-iorget any , deek. Adolpb-Danne^ tatewj mess.; {gupyiiefiA^e^^ . sour moments- he may'havfc'' 63).')»> n »(.<rfsdJO .iimgos .saqovC .U USv^r >•;- �•J)' : June 2<, 1963 « SEAFARERS Page Sineteeu LOG Fare For Cats Not Fair For Them, Say Crewmembers On Del Alba • •;'-5 Back in the Roaring Twenties, when people said, "It's the cat's," they were usually referring to something mighty tempting. But to crewmembers of the Del Alba (Mi.ssi.sAnsco has just placed on the market its new 3A home developing sippi) that expression recently brought a less pleasant thought—that they were going to outfit, which retails at |14.95. (Our members can get a professional the dogs. •i discount oil this price.) It comes in g new package and contains all All this happened when the the things necessary to process and print your own -fiim. One of its features is a contact printer (not a printing frame) with Del Alba, having left New By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor a built-in exposing on-and-off light switch and a constantly burning red safelight. The hinged platen makes printing quite simple. Next is their new developing tank with the self-loading reel which makes loading a tank in the dark a pleas­ ure. Also includ­ ed arc three trays for yo^ur de­ veloper, rinse and hypo. Small­ er items which make things easi­ er are a glass graduate, a com-bination ther­ mometer and stirring rod, four stainless steel clips and two film clip lead weights. The out­ fit also includes a package of printing' paper, two packages of paper developer, a package of film developer and hypo. If you are a beginner you won't have to ask any questions since you'll find their booklet, "Developing and Printing Made Easy," right on top. Last but not least is a unique two-way com­ bination safelight with a removable red filter for film developing and an amber bulb for contact printing. Remember that the red safelight is safe only for orthochromatic film. If you use panchromatic film the tank will have to be loaded in absolute darkness. Here's an opportunity for our more advanced Seafaring fotogs to pick up some extra spending money, and in some cases, real dough. The Osborne Company of Clifton, NJ, is in the market for good color transparencies for calendars. Since they supply most of the commer­ cial calendars, they use plenty of transparencies. With recent improve­ ments made in the engraving process, 35mm slides are accepted. In 'fact, about 90 percent of the transparencies that they use are of 35mm size. The quality of the transparency must be tops. 'Gotta Be Happy' According to the company calendar photo "has got to be happy, make one feel good,all over just to look at it, create a smile." Of the 11 types of pictures that they are interested in, two deal with subject matter that the Seafarer is always in contact with. First, harbors, ships, tugs, port installations, etc., and second, seascapes and beach scenes. Some hints that they offer are: 1. Must have "happy" theme and appeal to adults. . 2. Must give sense of peace and restfulness. 3. People, if shown, must be doing something. 4. Picture theme can be nostalgic, sentimental or humorous. 5. Bright, lively colors are preferred. Orleans, arrived at Houston, and the steward was told a truck was on the dock with something for the ship. He immediately went to the dock. But, when he reached it, he paused and blinked his eyes in disbelief. For parked there was the truck, and on its sides, in large letters, were emblazoned the words: DOG AND CAT FOOD. "What is this?" the steward demanded to know, after he had regained his power of speech. "We don't need any cat food on this ship." "This food isn't for cats," he was informed, "—it's for the crew." Word Gets Around Anticipating the worst, the stew­ ard immediately went to the messroom, since it was coffee time, and got the ship's delegate. But even as the two men made their way back to the dock, prepared to battle to the death, if necessary, the word had already spread through the ship, and many and varied were the comments to be heard: "Well, this is Texas, and Texas anything can happen . , "It's hell. Brothers, but if it comes to the worst, and we have to take it, we can get it squared away first by the Union . . ." "No telling what they'll be feed­ ing us next ..." "I've never tried cat food, but cats seem to like it . . As it turned out, the signs on the side of the truck were only advertisements, and the food inside of good quality, but the crewmem­ bers did experience a few uneasy moments before the mattei* was straightened out. And what en­ larged the whole incident in their minds was the fact that the ship had had a couple of cats aboard prior to its arrival in Houston. These cats — two of them — be­ longed to members of the Brazilian diplomatic corps who boarded the 12-passenger freighter at Buenos Aires, and when the ship reached They're Sailing Now Under New Tanker Pact Left to right, AB Alexander Sokolowski and steward Henry Cordes point to sign on side of truck which created tempest in teapot on Dei Alba. Pete Oppedahl, chief electrician, took the photo. New Orleans and paid off, the passenger utility put in for an hour OT for every day of the trip, be­ cause of the extra work involved in cleaning a room With cats in it. Apparently in the belief that the cats, belonging to government of­ ficials, enjoyed diplomatic immuni­ A Zero Makes A Difference Even though it may be a little bit dark, and you feel gener­ ous and want to give the cabbie a tip, says Seafarer Frank Nigro, make sure that you look twice at the bill that you hand over. not noticing the 0 really made a Frank says one of his ship­ difference. mates on the Julesburg had a Our hero quickly got another shaking experience recently while going to visit his gal in Troy, NY. Seems this OS felt real generous, and when the cab pulled up in front of his gal's house, he handed the cabbie what he thought was a $5 bill and said "Keep the change" as he got out of the cab. Weii, the cab pulled away so fast that the OS thought something must be wrong, so he checked—and found out he had given the cabbie $50 bili. Just a iittle thing like Obviously mighty pleased about the whole thing are the crewmembers of the Abiqua, first cities Service ship to sail from port of New. York after company signed standard SIU tanker agreement. Men in first row are-delegates (left to right) Louis Ferraro. steward; Joe Teicher, deck; W. C. Snell, ship's, and Serafin. G. Lopez, engine. Other crewmembers are not identified. ty from such prosaic considera­ tions, the captain disputed the overtime. The Union, however, pointed oiit that cats were cats, no matter to whom they belonged, and their presence certainly made extra work, and the,OT was OK'd. cab and began touring the city. Luckily, Troy isn't a real big city, and after cruising up and down streets for a while, our hero saw the first cab. By the time he caught up to the cab, he had another $6 cab bill to pay, but after talking to the other cabbie he convinced him that he should get the $50 bill back. After some consideration, he gave the original cabbie a $5 bili this time, and then went back lo see his gal. (1) The average area of the 48 States of the Union is 03,057 sq. miles. What state most nearly approaches the average? (2) Hampton Roads is the channel through which what body of water passes (a) James River, ib) Nansemond River, (c) Elizabeth River? (3) The largest inland city in the world is (a) Danzig, (b) Indian­ apolis, (c) Athens? (4) Where is the geographic center of North America? (5) How did the phrase, "Garrison finish" come into the language? (6) If a thermometer reads 212 degrees Fahrenheit by what math­ ematical process can you change the reading to centigrade? (7) If an airplane left New York at 1 PM Eastern Daylight Time and arrived in California at 1 PM Pacific Daylight Time, how fast would it have to travel the 3,000 miles? (8) Is an apostate: (a) a renegade, (b) a minor church official, (c) a punctuation mark? (9) What is the House nuniber on Downing Street, London, where the Prime Minister lives: (a) Nine, (b) Ten, (c) Six? (10) Z is to W «s 26 is to what number? , . .i • (Quia Answers on Page 25.) , • l.i • ^ - '^1 • -''di asiaaii �Pace Twmtr SEAFARERS Sailor Rags-It's No Dies For Him By E. R«yM Oarlocks? They Ain% He Says When you get a longtime seaman, with plenty of salt in his blood, and then you add a mistake in nautical terminology to the combination, you've really got trouble. That happened recently when James "Pop" Martin, over at Snug Harbor, was reading through the LOG and spotted > By 'oarlocks' I presume that the gunwale, where t'« e oar fits in a mention in the "In The you mean the piece of equipment between. These thole pins are usu­ Wake" column mentioning that is called a 'row lock'" said ally made of wood, and were the "muffled oarlocks." * he, "and which is usually a metal forerunners o f Pop sat right down, with pen and piece in a sort of 'U' shape with a the rowlock." paper, and loudly protested, "There straight shaft on the bottom that Then, Pop ex­ ain't no such thing." Then, to fur­ fits into the guhwale. The oar fits plained, there is ther enlighten the writer of such into the 'U.' a "steering lock" "There are also 'thole pips,' two which is set on heresy. Pop went on to explain what the whole business was about. straight pins sticking up out of the stern quarter, and is used to hold a long steer­ ing oar. This re­ sembles « row­ lock, but has a small slit on the top just largeenough to fit the blade of the oar. Once the blade goes through the slit, then the shaft of the oar is slid down through the steer­ ing lock into po­ sition, and cannot pop out. The other type, found in the stem of a "square ended" (shame on you Pop, it's "square steraed") boat is a "scul­ ling lock." This is cut into the stern, and fits the shaft of the ear so that it can be used for sculling. # As Pop states, "The lock is not named.for the oar, but is named for the work it does and for the part of the boat.it is shipped on." All this, of course, is quite ac­ curate, although Pop negliects to mention or comment upon the most practical invention since the row­ lock or the sculling lock—the out­ board motor. This is the biggest Step forward since the idea of hav- Seafarer Sam Says k m UL |P YOt> MAVEN'T RECEIVED YOOH. RET<?DACTIVE PAY (WcM >6 fOR. FREISHT^iPS-jAAi.j R?/? TANKERS;) _ WRITF Alow 12) TUB COMPANY GMNG 7MBM AU WE DETAILS AND YifOlt. MAILING ADDRESS. nrrr? •» Jue t6» 19St LOG By Spike Martin Anybody who wants a free dem­ the featherweight limit without any onstration of the art of boxing can trouble. Willy is one of those catch a highly entertaining instruc­ rarities, a natural featherweight, tion lesson when Professor Willie not a .lightweight who goes on a Pep flashes his talents for the TV 48-hour starvation diet without audience. Professor Pep, a wizened water to make the scales the after­ little gnome with long arms and noon before the fight. He may twinkly toes, will have completed have lost much of his stamina with his 184th ring battle by the time the advancing years, but a good this gets into print, pf which he deal of his blinding speed of foot has lost only five. and hand is still there. Three of his losses, incidentally, Willie has two famous trade­ have been to featherweight cham­ marks, his trick of spinning an pion Sandy Saddler, one of them opponent and slipping behind him on a "dislocated shoulder" when in a clinch and his habit of keep­ Peb was clearly ahead and another ing an open left glove in his op­ being the famous back-alley brawl ponent's face even when he isn't in 1951, when -Pep quit the fight punching. Both moves are ex­ and was suspended "for life" in tremely effective measures against New York for behaving like some­ counter-punching. thing less than a gentleman.Waltz 'Em Around \ To the best of anybody's knowl­ In one fight with an earnest but edge, Willie is well into his 30's. comparatively slow-moving feath­ If there are any tricks and tactics erweight, Fabela Chavez, Willie for the ring {hat he doesn't know was behind Chavez more often by now it's simply because they than he was up in front. Everyhaven't been invented yet. time Fabela struggled in close suit Haa Speed enough to get a pot shot at the Unlike o^Ver fighters, who in­ elusive gnome. Professor, Pep evitably put on weight with ad­ would hook Chavez' left arm with vancing years. Pep can still make his own and using it as a pivot blithely spin and slide behind him. Half the time the bewildered Chavez didn't even know where Olde Photos Willie was. The left in the face is a far more Wanted by MMG effective weapon than it seems. The LOG is interested in col­ After Willie jabs and hooks with lecting and printing photo­ his left a couple of times instead graphs showing what seagoing of withdrawing his glove he leans was like in the old days. All it gently on his opponent's nose. you oldtimers who have any There's just enough pressure to old mementos, photographs of keep the other man off balance shipboard life, pictures of and prevent him from stepping in ships or anything that would and countering. Besides he can't show how seamen lived, ate see very well that way. and worked in the days gone Professor Pep says that since he by, send them in to the LOG. only has another year or two to Whether they be steam or sail, make money in, he would like to around the turn of the cen­ get a crack at somebody important tury. during the first world like lightweight champion Jimmy war and as late as 1938, the LOG is interested in them all. Carter. We'd say off-hand the only way he'll get Carter in the ring We'll take care of them and with him is to tie him up and haul return your souvenirs to you. him in on a stretcher. The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, littlc'known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here is Chief Steward Francis R. Napoli's recipe for "veal scaloppine." ' Graduating from an Army mess sergeant to a chief steward in the SIU, Seafarer Francis R. Napoli still likes to pour concoctions out of his chef's hat and into a stove. One of his greatest satisfactions, while in the 82nd Airborne in the European Theater of Operations during WW II as well as in the SIU, is the pleasure the men de­ rive from his cooking. Frank, as he is known to many Of his shipnutes, last sailed the Jefferson City Victory (Victory Carriers), and the men who sailed wifh him loudly sang the praises of the 29year-old steward for the good feeds he put on. He finds the veal Napoli scaloppine dish a favorite with Seafwers as it was with paratroopers. First, says Frank, take 11 pounds, of veal from the legs or ' shanks and cut it into half-inch cubes. Then take cooking oil or baking fat and brown up cloves of garlic to taste in a frying pan. After veal is thorou^y browned in frying pah, take three pounds of fresh, gremi peppers, cut into half- with the veal. Follow this with three cans of mushrooms added to the veal and peppers. Remove the mixture from the fire and put it in a .sauce pan. To this concoction add one No. 10 can of tomato puree, mixing it in with the veal and condiments after di­ luting the puree with an equal amount of water. For a final touch of seasoning, Napoli suggests add­ ing salt, pepper, oregano (Italian thyme) and one tablesifoon of sugar. The sugar will counteract the acids in the dish. All this should be cooked over a slow fiame for a period of ap­ proximately two hours until the veal is deliciously tender and the sauce thickens to the taste. It serves 43 men. Napoli was born in Manhattan and still lives there with his wife Irene. After he came out of the paratroopers, he joined the SIU and got his book in 1947. "I prefer any C-type ship for cooking purposes," he said. "They have bigger and better electric ranges and there is more working room in and aroupd the galley. As far as shipping with the SIU is concerned, I like the Far East runs. That's where you can get « bigger payoff. I can spend $200 or $300 on a trip like, that and stiQ �JiHi* U, IHS Sees Atmntie Going SMiJ Soon SEAFARERS Pat« Twtnfr- LETTERS To the Editor: Recently, while visiting some of thinking it was noon, and time for the stewards department on these lunch. my old friends on the Atlantic Re­ I would also like to tell you fining Company ships, I saw a few that while walking on deck near incidents which I know could not No. 4 hatch I found a flying fish, happen on a ship that is under an and when I started to clean him I SIU contract. found that there was an SIU em­ First of all, most of the men in blem tattooed on his wings. ships want to Speaking seriously, when 1 know whether joined the SIU in May of 1941 I the steward de­ never dreamed that we would en­ partment men in joy the conditions we enjoy today. the SIU have Since our first raise of $17.50 a equal rights with month we have been advancing the other two de­ upwards steadily, climbing . up­ partments, and of ward to become the best maritime course, the an­ union throughout the world, with swer to that is a the best Welfare Plan, a large definite "yes." death benefit," maternity benefits Reyes On one Atlan­ and hospitalization, not to forget tic ship, I was waiting in the stew­ the disability benefit. ard's room so he could go ashore I hope to see the day when we with me, when a man came in and will have rest centers throughout demanded his linen. It was the the big shipping ports staffed with steward's off time and the man doctors and nurses, operated by hadn't been there on Saturday for the SIU. the regular linen issue. Still this Our officials try to leave no man demanded his linen. He didn't stone unturned, so once again I ask for it, he demanded it and say hats off to our Union officials ordered the steward to get it. and also to our brothers who are I knew the steward wasn't going organizing the unorganized com­ to get any pay for this work on his panies. Steady as she goes. Spider Korolia own time, and was surprised to see the steward get the linen and give X X. it to him. The steward later ex­ plained that this man was a buddy of the mate and captain, and that he couldn't argue with him. To the Editor: Pay For Time In additibn to my husband sail­ On an SIU ship, even the cap­ ing SIU, my son, who is with the tain can't demand service from an 75th Air Force Medical Group in unlicensed man during the man's Korea, is a retired bookmember. off hours without having to pay He would like very much to re­ ceive the LOG. Around the first of him for those services. Another time, on this same At­ the year, he is looking forward to being separated lantic ship, I saw one of the crewand picking up membere bully the cook and dress his book. When him down, because the man's cook­ he was stationed ing didn't happen to suit that one In the States, I crewmember. usually sent or On an SIU ship, if a man is distook the LOG to latisfied with the cooking, he brings him. it up at the ship's meeting, and My son would the whole crew has a chance to also like to hear tell their opinions, and then vote from his old shipr Marcet on the question before anything is mates. Here is his said. It's not allowed for one man name and address: A/B Alfred J. to bully another like that. Marcet AF 18354486. .H.Q. 75th That's one of the big things Med. Gp. A. P. O. 970, c/o Post­ about the SIU, it lives up to its master, San Francisco, Cal. From motto of "Brotherhood of the Sea." the time he wis 16, in 1944, till he After 24 years on non-union, entered the service, my son sailed MC&S and NMU ships before join­ SIU, as FWT, oiler and junior engi­ ing the SIU, I am convinced that neer. the best protection in the industry He has a wife, Annie, and a son, is an SIU book. I am looking for­ Bobby, who are spending the re­ ward to the time my friends in mainder of his time in Korea with the Atlantic fleet will also have me. this great SIU protection. Mrs. John E. Tillman Philip M. Reyes (Ed. note: Your son's nome has t t been added to our mailing list; he will receive the LOG every two weeks, as issued, from now on.) Send LOG To SiV Brother fit Korea When Moon Kouns Croons He Swoons IPG Thanks SIV For Help To Family To the Editor: Let us talk about some of our brother songbirds, who like to while away the time working by To the Editor: Just a word of thanks to the Sea­ singing. To start with, there is the singing waiter who used to farers International Union, and to entertain the passengers on the Leroy Clarke, the Lake Charles Puerto Rico. This brother had a port agent, for the help given to wonderful voice, me and my family. During the re­ and with a little cent flood, my wife and children practice he will were evacuated because of Tiigh climb to the top water while I was on my way to someday. Then Petty's Island aboard the Winter again we have Hill. Little Red Bean, , My wife didn't know of any way the singing cook to get in touch with me and let who rides the me know that ray family had been Delta Line ves­ evacuated and were okay, so she sels t o South called the Lake Charles SIU hall. Korolla Leroy Clarke got right on the America. Moon Is High ball and sent me a radiogram tell­ Don't forget the best crooner ing me the whole story. Getting to ever hit South America, none that radiogram saved me a lot of other than Moon Kouns. One day worrying, and let me know where four of us made up a quartet in mjr wife and children were, so that New Orleans, with Brother Kouns I could get in touch with them, and taking the tenor part. During the not worry when I found that they singing of "Down By The Old were no longer at home. Mill Stream" brother Kouns nit I think the^lU Is a mighty fine a note so high—at 10:00 in the Union, and 1 appreciate being a momln{^-that some painters work-. part of It more every day. l»l four miles aw>iy knocked off, JMtn F. Latimer Union Action Brings Thanhs To the Editor: The entire crew of the City of Alma would like to express .their appreciation for the wonderful co­ operation and representation we To-the Editor: received from the SIU officials in I am enclosing a picture of my Lake Charles, New Orleans, Mo­ six-year-old granddaughter, the bile, and Wilmington prior to our apple of my eye, Linda Pritchard. sailing to the Far East. As you can see, she is a real hula After signing on the City of gal. Her father, Edward, Jr., has Alma, in New Orleans, we sailed been in the navy for 12 years. for Texas and the steward, W. H. Simmons, took an inventory of stores on the To the Editor: way. He found The SEAFARERS LOG states: the ship was not "Any Seafarer who has sailed one properly stored day on an SlU-contracted ship is for a Far East eligible for the $200 maternity trip, and made up a requisition benefit plus a $25 US bond for the Simmons for fresh- vege­ baby." This was confirmed by sev­ eral of the patrolmen in Baltimore. tables, meats, tinned stuffs, linens, Because of this, T told my wife to dishes, glassed and other things use the best obstetrician and the needed and gave it to the Captain, best hospital, which she did. The C. H. Steiner, Jr. In our first port. Orange, Texas, bills came to $500 in US currency. the skipper did nothing about the After the baby's birth I applied for the maternity benefit. I was stores. Another requisition, with refused because my baby was born more things added, was given to him upon arrivdl in Beaumont. The Linda was bom in Los Angeles; outside the United States or its skipper said the ship was stored her mother is Spanish and her possessions. Since the SIU Welfare Plan col­ for 105 days, and he would do father is half Polish and half nothing about the requisition, so Georgia cracker. So, you see, she lects 60 cents a day for every day the ship's delegate, Thomas Sc?anin the year that I work (365 days has to be a good-looker. lon, and Simmons went ashore and in the last 12 months), I think the Edward L. Pritchard called SIU port agent Leroy Clarke Union is discriminating* against in Lake Charles. XXX me and those of its members—and Company Called contributors—who are not covered The SIU agent made the trip to by the Welfare Plan's benefits. the ship, looked over the stores, BJom Elverum and agreed that the things were To the Editor: (Ed. note: Under the rules of needed. He told the captain to get Congratulations to the Union for its attempts to make shipping com­ the SIU Welfare Plan, a seaman the stores aboard before sailing and panies give crewmembers US cur- is eligible for maternity benefits the captain quickly called the only if his child is born in the Waterman agent in Hou.ston. The ' rency draws in Continental United States or its pOftS. It territories, including Puert' Rico company man came down "and is a known fact, and the Virgin Islands. This pro­ talked with the SIU agent, and which I have my­ vision was made to eliminate any agreed the--ship was not properly self seen in many possibility of fraud, inasmuch as stored. He notified the company. The company called SIU port years of sailing, the Union has no machinery to agent Lindscy Williams in New that a good deal check documents issued in foreign Orleans and agreed to bring the of petty cheating countries.) ship back to Gulfport, Miss., and still goes on in store the ship properly. XXX the matter of When we got to Gulfport. SIU making up lists Bruce patrolman Robert Jordan from the for draws. Again, Mobile hall came aboard with congratulations to the SIU, which Waterman port steward VanKatis always the first in maritime to To the Editor: tenhead. They inventoried all the I am sending you this picture seek better rights and privileges stores, and even the company port of the crew of the Liberty Flag to better conditions for seamen. steward agreed that the new stores I would like to send greetings (Gulf Cargo) .because I really were needed. The company port to my former shipmates, including think these boys deserve a pat on steward said he would store the Tommy Conception, O. Thompson, the back. They were out six and ship according to the requisition Joe Brown, James Terry and Wil­ a half months in the Far East, the Simmons had made out. Mean­ liam (Pluck) Oliver, and let them were all very conscientious in liv­ while, patrolman Jordan straight­ ing up to the contract, and when ened out another beef we had know I am on the Fairland. they came in had one of the aboard. He tlien spoke to Simmons Has Good Crew We have one of the best crews smoothest payoffs I have ever and said that if the stores didn't that ever sailed a ship—well, ex­ seen. get aboard right away, we should Paul Drozak cluding the old man, H. P. Brown, call him at the hall. Patrolman, Seattle Branch The sailing time was changed shortly after that, and w e didn't get a chance to call the hall. The com­ pany just sent a couple of tilings aboard and then we sailed. Union Acts However, when we got to Wilmington, Calif.,, the SIU of­ ficials were waiting at the dock. SIU Wilmington agent Johnny Arabasz and patrolman Sam Cohen came right aboard the ship and went right to work. Brother, they got quick action. The stores started to pour aboard the ship and they stuck right by to make sure we got everything that we needed. They also took up some other beefs that had developed, includ­ ing a 12 degree list we had from Gulfport to Wilmington, bad drink­ ing water and others. We can't find the right words to express our appreciation of the wonderful action that we got from our SIU officials all along the way. This letter was composed by W. H. Simmons, chief steward; with the help of J. P. Creel, ship's delegate; R. B. Merritt, deck dele­ Crew of Liberty Flag. Left to right, standing, R. Chenault, J, gate; L. E. Keneker, engine dele­ Moore, B. Harper, R. King, R. Tonng, E. Warsaw, B. Hubbard, R. gate, and L. H. Harris, steward Field. R. Tendler, E. Field. Sitting. B. Grove, B. Scarlett, L. BllIek, delegate. Crew of the B. Franklin, M. Graham, F. MeGloae, L. Carver, "Santa Claus" Roeeba. SS aty ef-Alme WaihihVs Best Never Lihe This Jr., and the other brass who make it tough for all concerned. Some of the boys wonder daily if he's really human. We have the chief bellyrobber, the Mad Russian, and he gets pret­ ty mad when things are not on the ball. He isn't called that for noth­ ing. Leo Bruce i X X Birth Benefits Are Questioned Fairland Cook Sags Crew^s Tops This Crew Tops, Says Patrolman �Pa^e ai^wenty'tw*^ SEAFARERS Hates To Miss Copies Of LOG To the Editor: I am enclosing my new address, since I'd hate to miss up oif any copies of the LOG. While reading the May 29lh is­ sue of the LOG I was very mtich thrilled to see the name of my new grandson. Christopher Emory Mc­ Neil, in the list of those receiving the maternity benefit. I think it is wonderful how much good the SIU does for its seamen. Certainly the good Lord must be very pleased with your great work. God bless you and help you in your wonderful work. Mrs. J. A. McNeil (Ed. note: Your change of ad­ dress has been noted by our mail­ ing department.) 4» J" J" Warns Brothers Of Frisco Racket To the Editor: I want to write a few words to warn some of my Union brothers about a racket I ran into while I w^s in San Francisco. I was there on the Mobilian and was walking around town when I met a guy who I thought looked familiar. He started out by telling me that he had sailed SIU and was now sailing as third assistant en­ gineer on an SIU ship. He named the ship, but I found out later that this ship was not on the West Coast at the time. He said he'd show me around town, and we visited a couple of bars. He start­ ed off by insistFlynn ' the drinks, but soon let me pay. Then he asked me if I had any money, and I said yes. Hard Luck Story Then the man, who said his name was Olson, said he just got in from the Far East and that his ship was in port. He said he had some $100 travellers checks, but couldn't cash them and that he needed some money. T finally loaned him $15, but said I didn't have any more when he asked for some more money. He said he would get the money and pay me back the next day, but I never saw him again. Flynn says the man he encoun­ tered was about 5'9" tall, weighed about 175 pounds, was stocky and had brown hair. John Fiynn S, 4. 3^ Suggests Better Crewvs^ Quarters To the Editor: Since the SIU member now en­ joys the best working conditions, wages and overtime rates in mari­ time history, thanks to our hard­ hitting and go-getting Negotiating Committee, I would like to men­ tion one point which would benefit every man sailing, SIU ships. That is the living ac­ commodations on most freighters. I am sure the seamen enjoy better living ac­ commodations at home than they do aboard ship. Why can't the companies be Borman compelled to in­ stall modern built-in bunks, with draw space below and good, com­ fortable mattresses? They could «lso include a wash basin in every foc'sle, since this is something needed. ^ These changes could be made over a period of time, as the ships come into port They could also «fiMe %«, -Ifirs 10G LETTER S arrange things so that there would be no more than two men to a foc'sle. It would also be a good idea for the companies to supply 12 and 6 cup percolators," since this would save a lot of waste coffee and would result in better-tasting cof­ fee. Curt Borman Ship's delegate SS Yorkmar 4. 4 , Still A Chance For Atlantic 3ien Money Exchange Rates Listed. The following is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of June 25 and are subject to change without notice. England. New Zealand, south Africa: $2.80 per pound aterUng. Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. Belgium; 50 francs Ho the dollar. Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. France: 350 francs to the dollar. Germany: 4.2 Marks to the dollar. Holland; 3.80 guUders to the dollar. Italy; 625 Ure to the doUar. Norway; 14 cents per krone. Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krone. India; 21 cents per rupee, Pakistan; 30.2 cents per rupee. Argentina: 14.2 pesos to the dollar. Brazil; 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. Uruguay; 52.63 cents per peso. Venezuela: 29.85 cents per bolivar. To the Editor: We all know by now that the SIU has filed for an election in the Atlantic Fleet and that Atlantic will soon be SIU. However, here on the E. H. Blum, there are still some men who want to get on the band­ wagon and vote SIU, but they don't know how to go about it. As an active supporter of the SIU and a bookmember, I wpuld like to give them a couple of point­ ers to the men all over the fleet who want to go To the Editor: Just thought I'd send you this SIU, but arent short note to let you know I'm now sure what to do on my way to the Far East aboard about it. Each ship has an SIU organizer on it, and a num­ Yesavage ber of SIU sup­ porters. You all know who they are by now. If you haven't signed a pledge card before this time, the things to do is talk to the organizer on your ship and sign that SIU pledge card right away. If you're in port, you can also go to any SIU hall and sign your pledge card right there, or else you can clip out the pledge, card that's printed in the Atlantic Fleet News, fill it out, and mail it to the SIU. Now Is The Time If you're a member of the AMEU, now is the time to also sign the withdrawal form that's printed the Gulfwater (Metro). Before I in the Atlantic Fleet News, and shipped out, however, I had the mail that in so you can get out of enclosed picture taken, and I the sinking AMEU and save your thought you might like to use it in the LOG. It was taken right money. Those men in the fleet who had after the birth of my daughter, signed SIU pledge cards and then Alana, and shows what happens to were talked into revoking the a guy when he becomes a Pop. Will write you a longer letter pledge cards, still have time to get into the SIU swing. Most of these soon. All the best. A1 (Honest AI) Whltmer men revoked their SIU pledge 4. 4" it cards because of a lot of phony facts or else intimidation by the AMEU and the officers anyway. They can stiil get on the SIU band­ wagon by signing a new pledge To the Editor: card, just as I explained, and they I would just like to say a few can also sign that withdrawal from things about the Art Contest that the AMEU so they won't be stuck the Union held a little while ago in that dead outfit. in headquarters. Most of the men Not Too Late going to sea are not artists, and It's still not too late to go SIU. they are not interested in art, and There's still time to qualify for I cannot see why the Union should your SIU book. Don't be l§ft out spend large amounts of money on in the cold. Sign that pledge card things like an Art Contest. now. * Only a few of (be thousands of There's lots of us, who are look­ members of the Union. had en­ ing for security and decent wages, and the SIU is the place to find tries in the contest, and this does that. There's no security in a cpm- not justify spending so much pany like Atlantic, which has to money on such a thing. I am one of the first to admit look out for the stockholders, but there is security in an SIU book, that The Union has done a lot of where you can ship off the SIU wonderful things for us seamen. It shipping board and the Union is has , gotten us good wages, fresh food on the ships, decent working looking out for you. Soon, all the Atlantic jobs will conditions and lots of other things. be coming through the SIU ship­ These are the things that a Union ping boards. And I like the idea is for. "^he Welfare benefits that of getting my job off a board and we have are great. Such things like picking the ship and the run that the hospital benefit and the death I want, as well as having my choice benefit are wonderful, and things like the maternity benefit for the of almost a hundred companies. Soon, the SIU will be the bar­ families and the scholarships for gaining agent in Atlantic, and those seamen's kids ace things that sea­ men who go SIU will be sailing men always dreamed about. The v/ith the best wages and conditions disability benefit is something that and the best contract, backed up was badly needed for those men by the best Union in the world, the who can't work any more. SIU. The working rules that we have Simon J. Yesavage under the new contract, aind the He^s Happy Pop, As Photo Shoivs He Bisapproves Of Art Contest Hospital Food, Conditions Good To the Editor: I just heard today that Pottinger overtime provisions are a big step away from the way things were Sanitarium has signed a contract some years ago, and these are all to take 60 patients from Fort Stan­ things which the Union has gained ton Hospital when it closes. If and which we thank the Union for. true, there is not a better place in if California that I Even the new halls that we have know of than are fine for us. They give us a this. I have been comfortable place to stay when we here II months. are on the beach, and have a lot The cottages of different facilities that we can are pretty nice use to be comfortable and to pass and roomy, there the time. is lots of park and But when we get to the Art lots of shade Contest, then I think that we are trees, pretty good wasting our money. I can't see television recep­ Pritchard v/here something like an Art Con­ tion and pretty test does us any good, or helps us good food. I have gained 15 pounds to make any gains or to strengthen since I've been here. the gains that we have made so Regulations are not too strict far. and the sanitarium is located in a " Walter Wayne nice town of about 20,000 people, (Ed. note: One of the biggest 20 miles from Los Angeles. I'm gains the Union has made for sea looking forward to seeing some of men is the fact that seamen are the old boys from Fort Stanton. now recognized as part of the com Edward L. Pritchard munity, as honest, hard-working 4 4 4 men who are no longer looked upon as outcasts or as a race apart. It is this recognition by those out­ side which has helped us .to achieve such things as maternity To the Editor: We would appreciate an answer benefits, scholarships and the others. The SIU has long blazed to the following question: If a ship new trails in maritime. Not very leaves the States with 12 pas­ long ago, people didn't think it sengers and there is only one pas­ was a Union's job to get things senger utility, does the extra $2.50 like welfare benefits for its mem­ per day go to the pass, utility, saloon mess and saloon pantryman? bers. • The reason I ask is because the Actually, very little money was agreement says the company may spent on the Art Contest. The only money spent was for the It rings put another man on the ship as awarded as prizes, and these were pass, utility, but the company did bought at a sizable discount. The not put the extra man here on the contest was handled by the regu­ Citrus Packer, which leaves the lar staff, so no extra salaries or work of taking care of the said any other expenses had to be paid. passengers to the three men I men­ Several hundred Seafarers spent tioned. Edward F. Costin some pleasant hours viewing the Steward delegate exhibit, and this alone was worth (Ed. note; According to the the small amount paid. However, hundred of outsiders agreement, when more than six saw the exhibit in headquarters, passengers are carried with only and when the worki were dis­ one passenger utility, the company played in Manhattan, sponsored by must pay $2.50 per day for each the NY Public Library. The daily passenger over six. This money is newspapers gave the Union some to be equally divided among the very good publicity and recogni­ steward department men topside tion concerning the contest, and so who do the extra work, serving, did many other union publications. cleaning, etc., caused by the extra It is this sort of good publicity passengers.) 4 4 4 that helps people to see that sea­ men are honest, hard-working men, and helps to get them recog­ nized in the community. It's true you can't spend the re­ To the Editor: sults of the Art Contest, but in the Through the LOG, which is an long run the Union gained a lot, in all-time favorite of mine, I would addition to providing a pleasant like to say hello to my many pastime for Seafarers on the beach former shipmates and Union and for the Seafarers who entered brothers in the SIU. Many pleas­ the contest.) ant voyages and continued good shipping to all. 4 4 4 I am at present on a non-union ship, but one that is very well or­ ganized for the purpose intended. She has shown up well in the past To the Editor: I would like to give my thanks and I am of the opinion she will to the chiet steward, chief mate do so in the future: The cruiser and radio operator of the Repub­ USS Quincy. " The Navy is somewhat different lic for taking care of me during my recent illness aboard the ship. from my past sea-going experi­ The chief steward especially de­ ences in the merchant marine, but serves a great deal of credit be­ I can't say that it is a regrettable cause he stayed by me three days one. I have met several former and three nights dhring my illness. seamen on board and some of these I've learne'd now that I was sick have also found the Navy to their because of an intestinal condition liking—so much so, that a few are and will have to go into the Balti­ considering it as a career. I have missed reading the LOG more USPHS hospital for an oper­ ation. Because my illness Cap­ since being calied to active duty. tain Digernes took the ship off its The copy regularly mailed to my course iqto Havana in order to get home is now the prized possession me ashore. When I went to the of the family. If I could have the hospital there. Chief Engineer LOG sent to me on board the Haigk packed up all my souvenirs Quincy I am sure that it would be and cleared them through the cus­ very enjoyable, as well as informa­ tive reading for me and for my toms. I also want to thank all of-the fellow crewmembers. It would be crew for cheering me up during a great pleasure to keep up with my illness through all the little the Union and my former ship­ attentions shown me. It was a fine mates. J. C. Davis, Ensign VSNR gang all the way through, and I certainly appreciate all that they (Ed. note'.' Yimr new address did for me. has been added to our mailing George Jerosimlcli list) Has Question On Extra Pass. Pay Ex'SiU Brother Likes The Navy ' Tfmnhs Crew For Help When Sick �i»«lt •#. IMI ifgaFi»t»V t>iifl P««tt Tll«lfiT-ib(j» The Lucy Evelyn Hits The Beach Old Windjammer Which Sailed Until '48 Ends Up As Curio Shop On Jersey Shore Jersey shore may weU pause and blink their eyes when they reach Beach Haven, some 20 miles north of Atlantic City. For there, resting high and dry in a sea of sand, only a few hundred feet off Beach Haven's main street, is the 160-foot, threemasted schooner Lucy Evelyn,-*——————— » There was a day—there vana, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is­ were many days, in fact lands and the Barbados. h I when the Lucy Evelyn sailed the In addition, the Lucy Evelyn seas with her hold loaded with made several trans-Atlantic runs, cargo for ports the world around. and once, returning from Liver­ Now that same hold houses a gift pool, set a new record for a ship and curio shop, called the "Sea of her kind when she covered Chest," where tourists may buy 5,000 miles in 20 days, all sorts of trinkets and^ souvenirs, A fore and aft rigged packet, of and while the hustle and bustle 307 net registered tons, with a sail goes on within her, the ship sits area of 11,000 square feet and a quietly, almost broodlngly, like an maximum speed of 12 knots, old woman thinking Back to the the Lucy Evelyn generally was days of her youth. manned by only five men—the And much there is to be remem- captain, steward, mate, and two bererd, too, for the history of the ABs, And, since she was a wind­ Lucy Evelyn is a long and event­ jammer, with no auxiliary power ful one. And, like so many event­ for emergencies; the crew often ful histories, it goes back to i found theifiselves hard pressed. dream in the mind of a man. Cap Got Meagre Pay tain Everett C, Lindsey, of MachiNevertheless, for all their ef­ as. Me,, who went to sea when he forts, the men received only mea­ was 14, and who spent the next gre pay, as compared with the 40 years looking forward to the day when he could build a ship of pay scales of today's Seafarers, his own, according to his own ideas The captain, for instance, received $50 to $100 a month, the steward and specifications. The Lucy Evelyn, as she is today, at Beach Haven, NJ and mate $35 to $45, and the ABs Keel Laid la 77 $25 to $35, marshal's sale by Dr. Chester X, ran out of gasoline, and all hands raged, and there was an unprece­ It was not, however, until 1917 Despite this, the Lucy Evelyn Glenn of Massachusetts, and after were ordered to man the pumps. dented five foot rise in the tide, that Captain Llndsey's wish was was always fortunate enough to making extensive repairs, he sold Finally, a week before the ship the Lucy Evelyn was towed to her fulfilled when, through the back- have a competent crew aboard and her for $12,000 to Captain John reached port, her stores began to present resting place, only a few ing of a group of friends and the for this reason came to be known Costa and August Teixera of New run out, and the last morsel-of ra­ hundred feet west of Beach Ha­ Machias Lumber Company, he was as a "lucky ship," One winter Bedford, Mass,, and these two men tioned food was consumed just as ven's main street, by two Coast able to lay the keel of the vessel evening, in fact, while sailing a spent another $10,000 to fit her the ship again reached New Bed­ Guard patrol boats, the 50-foot along the Harrington River at Har­ little south of Newfoundland, she for trips to their native Cape ford, nine months and 19 days dragger Black Whale, and two rington, Me,, about 30 miles from encountered one of the heavy fogs Verde Islands, off the coast of after she had left it. smaller draggers. Machias, so prevalent in that area. All West Africa, Sued For Back Wages Once the ship was outside Beach From that day on, each piece of through the night she proceeded During World War II, these is­ A few days later the crew sued Haven, two dredging experts— wood which went into the con­ with great caution, and when lands were completely isolated for for back wages, and also charged Russell LeChard and Reynolds struction of the vessel had to pass morning came, and the fog lifted, a time, and the islanders badly in that they had suffered near- Thomas—went to work, A basin the captain's close personal scru­ the crew saw that she was sur­ need of all kinds of supplies, and starvation, that there had been no 14 feet deep was dug astern and tiny, and since he knew that each rounded by icebergs, and prompt­ so in May, 1946, the Lucy Evelyn provisions for housing them on the to the starboard side of the vessel, piece was as important as the ly dubbed her "Lucky Lucy." set sail from New Bedford with a islands, and that they had been and a month later, again with a next, each was the finest that There was, however, some rough mixed cargo of food, clothing and threatened with scurvy because of high tide, she was floated into the could be found. Huge 1" by 4" weather in store for the schooner building supplies. All went well, the lack of medical supplies. Since spot where she now rests. pine timbers went into the keel; before she finally, was beached. but on the return trip, the schoon­ the ship had landed without a sale­ engineers then pumped tons the masts—each costing g2,000— Once, off Cape Cod, she sprang a er broke her rudder. It was nec­ able cargo, it was put on the block; of The sand and bay mud around her; were of Oregon pine, and into the leak in her stern and drifted help­ essary to steer her with an emer­ but, although a Federal court in then, with the aid of sand dykes, futtocks and timbers went only lessly for three days before the gency rudder rigged port and star­ Boston appraised it at $4,500, only they raised her up four feet higher, native Maine hardwoods—^hack­ Coast Guard picked her up and board with wire and manually op­ one bid of $500 was received, and and the Lucy Evelyn at long last matack, tamarack, oak, maple and towed her ashore for repairs. An­ erated by the crew, and scars of this was refused. was safely and serenely at rest on beech. other time she ran aground at this treatment can still be seen by It was just then, two days after an even keel. The original cost of the vessel Boothbay Harbor and lost her rud­ visitors. the first auction, toat the present On Memorial Day, in 1949, after was $64,000, but the present own­ der, and later that year she was owners, Betty and Nat Ewer, hap­ having made extensive renovations Struck By Storm ers—Betty and Nat Ewer, propri­ rammed in the stem by a steamer, pened to be in New Bedford, saw The following year, while on an­ the ship riding at anchor in the both to fit the ship to its new pur­ etors of the Sea Chest—estimate during a heavy fog, and her hull other voyage to the islands, the harbor, and learned she was soon pose and to restore much of its it could not be reproduced today badly damaged. original beauty, the Ewers, who Lucy Evelyn hit a storm which for less than $200,000. During the 1930s, after more split her mizzen boom in two and to be sold at final auction, A few had operated a small gift shop At any rate, on Thanksgiving than a decade at the helm. Captain drove her well out to sea, and days later—for $1,550—they held a called the Sea Chest on the Beach Day of 1917, less than a year from Lindsey relinquished active com­ when she was finally picked up by clear bill of sale to her. Haven boardwalk, opened their Because of the vessel's recent ill present establishment in the ship's the day the keel was laid, the ves­ mand of the vessel to devote him­ the Coast Guard, and towed back fortune, the Ewers were reluctant sel was named after Captain Llnd­ self to his shoreside business in­ New Bedford, she was a sorry to try to sail it down the New hold. sey's two daughters, Lucy and terests, and for several years after to looking sight. Not only had she Evelyn, and was launched and that the Lucy Evelyn was com­ lost all her canvas, but her three Jersey coast to the anchorage they towed down the river to Machias, manded by men whom Captain anchors and practically all of her had planned for it in Litfle Egg Need Pix Of Harbor Bay, just south of Beach From there, in the spring of 1918, Lindsey named. chain. Salvage operations were be­ Haven, Instead, they had the she made her maiden voyage to Foreign Ports Sold In 1942 gun on the three-master Thomas ocean-going tug Jack, out of Balti­ New York, and then on to Santo In 1942, however, the captain H, Lawrence, which had sunk in The SEAFARERS LOG has Domingo with a cargo of coal, and decided to relinquish his interest New Bedford harbor, and these more, take her in tow, and the need for pictures of foreign 260-mile trip was made without in­ returned carrying sugar and mo­ in the vessel entirely, and sold operations yielded one large an­ cident and in the record time of ports of call for use in a run­ lasses, her, for a reputed $22,000, to a chor and some 65 fathoms of chain less than 24 hours. ning series. Any Seafarers who Subm^ne Zones New York syndicate called the which were used until the Lucy have pictures they have taken Just outside Little Egg Inlet, two World War I was then, of Lucy Evelyn Ship Company, Inc. Evelyn v/as beached, and which small in ports they visited are re­ tugs rendezvoused with the course, in progress, and the Lucy After being refitted by this group, may now be seen at her present Jack and took over the Lucy Eve­ quested to send them to the Evelyn, able to make only such the schooner made one round trip location. LOG, lyn's liawsers, then treaded their trips as were designated by the to the West Indies, but then was way cautiously over the treacher­ In June of 1947 the Lucy Evelyn They can be pictures taken Government, was almost constant- chartered by the US government, unfurled her new sails and again ous sand bar and through the inlet, in the port, shots of your ship, "ly in the subm^ne zones along given a Coast Guard number, and and proceeded north up the In­ set her course for the Cape Verdes, pictures of dockside activity, the Atlantic Coast, and ft-equently fitted for lengthy ocean voyages. land Waterway channel. This run she made without shots of Seafarers while on came upon the wreckage of tor­ On the "way to Iceland with r mishap, but her return to the shore leave lu a foreign port, Came In Easily pedoed ships. load of lumber, however, the Lucy States, early in '48, proved to be or just pictures you took But, although the channel Is With the end of the war, how­ Evelyn ran into a hwrlcane off her last and most eventful voyage only six feet deep in spots, and of the place while ashore. ever, the ship was released from Nantucket, and when the crew at­ under sail. In mid-Atlantic tBe the Lucy Evelyn drew 10 feet of They're all needed. the Government's jurisdiction, and tempted to beach hef In Vineyard ship sprang a leak In her bow and water, the vessel came in easily Any pictures you send will from then on she cruised mostly Hnv&n Harbor, she hit the break­ water started to pour in. To raise and was anchored in the deepest be returned if requested. So the Caribbean area, picking up water, pounded a hole In her star­ the forward part of the vessel, the part of the bay, Just off the mouth gather up those pictures you and delivering cargo untii her board side, and had to be aban­ 60 tons of rock ballast in the hold of Libertjc Thoroughfare, where took and mail them to tho hull, then painted a gleaming doned, ' had to be moved aft, by hand, and she rode at anchor until October, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth white, became a fahiiliar sight all Some months later, thb schoorteir quickfyl. Then th,e donkey engine. 1948, Avenue; Brooklyn, NY. the way from Nova Scotia to Ha^ was bohght for $3,500 at a US Which 'norihally ope'rated thern. l^hen, as a Violent nor'easter .1 > �«/L>- SEAFARERS Pac« Twentr-foor Jane LOG 195S ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... eOLDEN CITY (Watarman), May 15— Chairman, W. C. O'Connor; Sacratary, J. B. Hannon. Motion was passed to let the wiper have time off to meet the ship In Manila in order to take care of his wife's visa, with the permission of the chief engineer. Performers will be turned over to the patrolman. Cigarette butts should not be thrown on the deck: feet should be kept off the messroom chairs. Washing machine needs repairing. All men should help keep the messhall clean: men on watch in the deck department are not supposed to clean up after every­ body. , aOVERNMENT CAMP (Cltlai Sarvlea), May 7—Chairman, Arthur B. Sandtrs; tacratary. W. B. Woedman, Delayed sailing will be taken up with the New York patrolman. Messroom should be kept cleaner at nigbt. public. Ventilating ducts need cleaning badly. Recreation room should be kept cleaner. February 24—Chairman, Richard L. Flfar; Sacratary, R. Jepskl. Extra wash­ ing machine will be fixed this coming trip. Food has Improved since the last voyage. April 2—Chairman, Red Inman; Secre­ tary, Frank Buhlei. Fresh milk, wlUch is pasteurized and passed by the US Pub­ lic Health Service, was obtained in Puerto Rico. Steward will put out fruit each iRght, when available, other com­ pany ships should be Informed that fresh milk is available in Puerto Rico. . June 7—Chairman, Clark S. "Red" in­ man; Secretary, Roy Nash. Milk situa­ tion is improving because of the pressure put on company by this mllltaiit crew. Request was made to carry spare toilet seats. Chips will check with the patrol­ man about his job calling for tools. Pan­ try refrigerator needs repairing. Recrea­ tion room needs cleaning. Pantryman will make morning coffee. Night lunch needs improving. Crewmembers should cooperate in keeping the messhall clean. All are in favor of this, as Freddy is a good messman. Unauthorized persons should be kept off the ship. SEACARDEN (Orion), April 1J—Chairman, Thomas Crawford; Secretary, Wil­ liam Allardlce. Repair list from the last trip was read: the washing machine steam Une still needs fixing. Steward department head should be repaired or locked up, as it Is too close to the messhall. New repairs were added to the Ust. Suggestion was made that each depart­ DOROTHY (Bull), May 24—Chairman, ment make up a separate list to be hand­ Walter Kohut; Secretary, C. R. Johnson. ed over to department heads. Doors should be closed in port when in the States. Vote of thanks went to the SALEM MARITIME (Cities Service)/ May steward department. 13—Chairman/ Joe Cave; Secretary/ Dave Albright. There is $20 in the ship's fund; ROSARiO (Bull), June 4—Chairman, A. this was left in the captain's safe. Sug­ gestion was made to collect money for V. Swanson; Secretary, J. Fleck. There the ship's fund, in case this is a long is 24 days of penalty cargo due. Deck voyage. Buttermilk should be bought at engineer missed the ship from San Juan. each port. Uneven OT among the wipers Puerto Rico to Mayaguez. Puerto Rico. will be referred to the patrolman. Ice A wiper was hospitalized in Mayaguez. Repair lists will be made up by depart­ box will be placed on the repair list. May 20—Chairman, James Lee; Secre­ ment delegates. tary, Dave Albright. Joe Cave was elect­ ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), April 15— ed ship's delegate. Bosun has been doing unauthorized work. Newberry will buy a Chairman, J. Prestweed; Secretary, C. F. pressing iron from the ship's fund. Cap­ Garriz. Steward department sailed two tain promised to have the crew ice box men short. L. Pate was elected ship's replaced. Better grade of fresh fruit delegate. Washing machine and laundry should be obtained, as well as coffee and are being kept clean: this should con­ pure black pepper. Messhall will be paint­ tinue. Clothes should be removed from ed out. Each delegate will make out a the line as soon as they are dry. Repair repair list, including new mattresses and list was read and checked. Purchase of a movie projector and rental of films pillows. were- discussed ANGELINA (Bull), May 15—Chairman, May 16—Chairman, B. C. Jones; Secre­ O. C. Barnes; Secretary, Sixto Escobar. tary, Charles F. Garriz. Two men were Patrolman will be contacted on arrival left in the hospital—one in San Juan, the on overtime disputes. Pantryman was other in Trinidad. Steward department told not to wash the garbage can in the got a vote of thanks for a job well done. sink. Department delegates will check Drains will be repaired as soon as the ship is unloaded. Garbage is to be thrown over the stern. Laundry is to be kept cleaner. Crewmembers getting off should leave their bunks stripped and their rooms clean. Mattresses will be inspected and replaced, if needed. Portholes will be chipped and scraped so that screens fit. :( §L.'- t fc' lockers in the crew's quarters. Delegates ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), May 31— will make up repair lists and turn them Chairman, J. Mehalov; Secretary, Claude over to the ship's delegate to give to Sturgls. There is $32.00 in the ship's de,partment heads. fund. George Lea was elected deck del­ egate. List of departments will be drawn GULFWATER (Metro), June 7—Chair­ man, Frank (Red Sully) Sullivan; Secre­ up for rotating the cleaning of the rec­ room. Delegate will see the cap­ tary, Honest Al Whitmer. Vote of thanks reation went to the deck engineer. Warren Neil- tain about getting milk in San Juan. son, for his excellent job installing steam STEEL CHEMIST (itihmian), June 6— line in the laundry for crew's conven­ ience. Motion was passed to contact the Chairman, D. McKeel; Secretary, A. SilUnion in Wilmington about sending a lett. Chief engineer will be contacted on patrolman aboard to check stores before ice box door in the crew's pantry. D. heading for the Far East. Discussion was McKeel was elected ship's delegate. Beef held on the chief engineer who pussy­ was made on the fruit being bad. Chief foots around taking out light bulbs and mate will be asked about repairing the turning off lights. Chief says he won't messman's locker. There should be no order dark glasses for firemen to wear unnecessary noise, in consideration of when they look in the firebox. First aid brothers sleeping. Library and laundry kit in the engine room wil be checked. should be kept clean. Garbage should be Bacon is rancid and hospital supplies in­ dumpt aft. of the main house. Steward adequate. Fruit in season will be ordered will instruct the pantryman on the oper­ in San Pedro. Burner in galley does not ation of the steam table. operate properly. San Pedro patrolman will be told about all these beefs. Cap­ FA1RPORT (Waterman), June J—Chair­ tain will be contacted on painting man, W. E. Morse; Secretary, W. K. Buth. foc'sles, general clean-up and deck re­ Overtime beefs will be listed and turned pairs in passageways. Galleyman asked over to the boarding patrolman. There is crew if they minded the sound of steam- a $19 balance in the ship's fund. Since heating dishwater. None did, so the gal­ the ship is going to the yard for repairs leyman may boil water to his heart's for about three weeks, some money will content. be sent to the hospital. New belt for the washing machine will be obtained in DEL ORO (Mississippi), Apfil 24— Miami. Chairman, E. L. Odom; Secretary, L. Reinchuck. Galley range is out of com­ YORKMAR (Calmar), June 1—Chair­ mission. Cleaning list for the laundry man, Ca'^i E. GIbbs; Secretary, Curt Borwill be posted. Crew meat box needs to be rearranged. Seats should be reserved in the messhall for men going on watch. Crew was asked not to feed the livestock. MegT'NC DEL NORTE (Mississippi), May 24— Chairman, Eddie Stough; Secretary, Joe ZImmer. A lot of repair work was done but the rest will have to be taken care of while the ship is in drydock. Sister Johannssen reported a cash balance of $42.50. Report on" the "Navigator" will be given at the meeting of the editorial board: brothers were asked to help the editors get material. ANTINOUS (Waterman), June 7—Chair­ man, B. Varn; Secretary, Harry C. Kllmon. Repair list was taken care of in New York. There is $2.65 in the ship's fund. (Two swings were purchased at the start of the trip at a cost of $30.80). There was some performing in Baltimore, and the delegate suggested that the crew do its fighting and arguing ashore, not on the ship. Mack C. Patterson was elected ship's delegate. Tables should be set at chowtime, so the watch does not have to wait. Messman should let the delegate do the arguing after meal hours. Pantryman was asked to give the mess man a helping hand during rush hours at meal lime. 0 0C man. There is not enough variety in the meals. Cooks quarter^ are unacceptable. Patrolman should be told not to let the next crew sign up until the ship is grdperly supplied with food and gear. Locks should be put on ail foc'sie doors. Fans should be repaired and replaced. Port­ hole and door screens are needed, as well as chairs for foc'sles. There is not enough hot water. Fresh supplies should be picked up in the Canal Zone. Var­ nish should be ordered for foc'sie doors, chairs and doors for messhall and rec­ reation room. GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities- Service), June 1—Chairman, T. Clough; Secretary, E. Powell. Steward and first assistant are cooperating on the repair list; chief mate shows poor cooperation. Brother Sanders was elected ship's treasurer by acclamation. Discussion was held on the engine room first aid kit, the poor qual­ ity of the milk brought aboard in Lake Charles, which will be taken up with the patrolman at the payoff. Dirty linen should be turned in when clean linen is issued. Fantaii should be kept clean. Settee bottoms should be taken on deck for sunbathing, in place of cots, which ship does not have. ANN MARIE (Bull), June •—Chairman, Eugene Dakin; Secretary, Christopher Karas. Cots should be kept under cover In rough weather. Eddie Killigrein was elected ship's delegate; John L. Hubbard, engine delegate by acclamation. Ship's delegate should contact the Immigration Department on arrival in Boston. Vote SUNION (Kea), May 25—Chairman, M. ef tliank: went to the steward depart­ Sharp*; Seerafary, H. Marumoio. Captain ment for a job well done. gave the crew permission to us* the spare room aft of the radio shack to stow INES (Bull), December 25—Chairman, luggage. Mate granted the request to Isaac Antenio; Secretary, R. J. Jepskl. knock off the chipping hammers around Owe niau missed ship in Dominican Be- th* midship hous* untU w* reach port. ^Can'Shakers^ Have iVo OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soiiciting funds on ships in behaif of memorials or any other so'callad "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" 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. new shelves; many lockera are pretty badly ' rusted. Another porthole should be put In the 8-12 deck department room when the ahip la in the yard. Larger cakes of soap ahould be supplied. Dis­ cussion was held on buying chairs and a card table for out on deck. BESSEMER VICTORY (Alcoa), May 10 —Chairman, Jemet Meehan; Sacratary, Tony Waslluk. Ebich department should take turns cleaning the laundry nnd rec reation room. Steam should be shut off in the radiators by engineers. Each man is to clean the washiM machine after using. Port fans should not be left in when it starts to rain. Library should be obtained in San Pedro. Captain will be asked about maWng letters In Canal Zone. Brother Neil u. Shaw died at sea and was buried at aea on May 24th. ANNISTON CITY (isthmian). May 23— Chairman, Michael J, Carlln; Sacratary, John McLcmera. There Is a large amount of diaputcd OT. mostly because of re­ striction to ship in the Bahrein Islands. Repair list was turned over to the mate. Steward department is two men short. Ship's delegate Vincent Rizzuto got a vote of thanks for a job well done, as weU as. Robert Harris, crew messman and Alfred Fiatts, steward utility. Patrolman wiU be told of the shortage of fresh as it disturbs the watch's sleep. Sea fruit, vegetables and Ice cream. Steward chest supplies are not sufficient. department beefs will be taken to the patrolman. No action has been taken POTRERO HILLS (Phlia. Marine), Jun* on painting. Captain will be contacted on this. 1—Chairman, Edward P. Scherzer; Sec­ retary, D. M. Ravosa. One man failed to BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), join the ship in Baltimore. There are no screens for the portholes. Siopchest sup­ June 6—Chairman, H. Utratil; Secretary, plies are insufficient. This will be taken H. Utratil. Special meeting was held on up with the union. The ship'a fund of the steward. Chief cook complained that the last trip—$10—was Jonatcd to the his suggestions are not accepted, the steward has found fault with his work LOG. and will not let him cook to order, CUBA VICTORY (Robin), May •— though he wanted to. Complaints have been received on -the food. The cooks Chairman, M. Fllesa; Secretary, George a vote of thanks for their preparation Liebers. New men were obtained for got of food, even though the menus are bad. men leaving ship in San Pedro to go to Crew voted unanimously to replace the the hospital. Steward will try to get steward. Crew la dissatisfied with his fre.sh supplies in Okinawa. Patrolman performance of his duties. Ship is short will be asked about man who has a $75 on vegetables, linen, soap. fine marked on his hiring card. Steward will put out more fruit juices in the SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sealrain), June 9—Chairman, L.J. Constane; Secre­ tery, Earl Smith. Steward has endeavored to improve his department. Action will be taken on th* skimmed milk beef. There is not enough linen: this will be taken care of in New York. future. To date, we have had fresh milk every day. Members who don't know how to use the washing machine should find out. ANNISTON VICTORY (South Atlantic), May 24—Chairman, Pat Mlllican; Secre­ tary, Vernon Porter. Ail communications from headquarters will be posted, ex­ cept those of a confidential nature. Ship's delegate will take care of the ship's fund. Meat block and surrounding area, rec­ reation room should be kept clean. Soap powder should be Issued weekly. MARYMAR (Calmar), May 10—Chair­ man, G. Haman; Secretary, J. E. Brooke. Repair list will be turned over to the ship's delegate. Vote of thanks was given to the crew messman. AH extra linen should he turned in; cots should be taken off the deck. Motion was passed to get Yale locks and rubber wind chutes. Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ partment for good food. Ship's delegate was thanked for his interest, because of which ail beefs were settled to the crew's satisfaction. Steward will order a library in Baltimore. DEL SUD (Mississippi), April 29—Chair­ man, Joe Lee; Secretery, Woody Perkins. —Chairman, A. Goidfarb; Sacratary, Wil­ liam S. Claymore. Ship's delegate re­ ported that the mate will have the foo'sies painted during the first rainfall. One man missed the ship in Durban and rejoined It in Capetown. This happened because the wrong sailing time was given by the captain. The facts will be given to the patrolman. Repair lists should be turned over to the ship's delegate, who will make a master repair list. Ladders on the masts should be checked and re­ ported to the patrolman. They are rusty and • safety hazard. Extra linen should be turned in immediately. Anyone need­ ing a new mattress should speak to the steward. New mattresses should be placed in the hospital. Sloping approach to the rear hatches on the main deck should be removed, as several people have fallen. HURRICANE (Waterman), May 24— Chairman, not listed; Secretary, William Pedlar. There is $16 in the ship's fund. Coffee should be taken out of the urn after making coffee. Crew ahould sug­ gest different items for meals to the steward. Milk went bad because of re­ frigeration trouble. There should be cake or different bread on Sundays and Thurs­ days. Crewmembers would like more celery. Repair list should be handed in. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatraln), May 24—Chairman, George Meitzar; Sec­ retary, Earl Smith. Steward will be backed by the crew in the matter of stores; ship's delegate will accompany him to check ship's stores. Sanders was elected ship's delegate. Keeping the fan­ taii clean was discussed. Recreation room cleaning was discussed. Steward will co­ operate and promised a neat recreation room. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), May 24—Chairman, Robert Peters; Secretary, Harry L. Franklin. Moose Smith waa elected ship's treasurer by acclamation. Fresh lime aid was suggested as another cold drink. It was said that there was not enough variety of vegetables and that the aide meat was served too often. Ber­ nard Feeiey got a spontaneous vote of thanks when he announced he was leav­ ing the ship. His cooking and baking has never been equalled by most hands and he went the limit in producing swell chow. Steward also praised him for be­ ing a fine member of the steward de­ partment. BEATRICE (Bull), May 24—Chairman, Jee Quimera; Secretary, E. Lorlz. Mo­ tion was made to install a lock in the laundry. Members should not remove light bulbs in the passageway. Discussion was held on the practice of changing the posted tailing time just before the hour posted. June 7—Chairman, A. Mellndez; Seci'kWILD RANGER (Waterman), March 21 tary, F. Lorlz. Ralph Santos was elected —Chairman, N. Wood; Secretary, H. A. ship's delegate. Matter of the lock for Orlando. Ship's delegate will see the the laundry should be brought to the at­ chief mate about a first aid kit for the tention of the mate immediately. engine room. Care should be taken in dumping garbage on after deck. Depart­ CARRABULLR (National Navigation),' ment delegates will submit repair lists May 10, Chairman, Boatswain; Secretary, before arrival. Ramon irizarry. Patrolman will be con­ April 12—Chairman, Otto R. Hoepncri tacted about getting a new washing ma­ Sacratary, Philip G. Wenz. Medicine chine. Repair list should be made up chest will be put in the engine room and turned in at New Orleans. Feet when the ship reaches New York. Re­ should not be put on messroom chairs. pair list was reiid to the crew to see if Recreation room should be kept as clean any items had been overlooked. as possible. Coffee cups should be re­ 'April 26—Chairman, John Crowley; turned to the sink. Secretary, H. A. Orlando. Delegates re­ May 25—Chairman, John Williams; Sec­ ported no beefs. H. Kirby was elected retary, Ramon Irizarry. Ship's delegate deck delegate. May 16—Chairman, John Robinson; saw the ' captain about transportation while the ship was at anchor in Caiba- Secretary, H. A. Orlando. Vote of thanks rien, Cuba. No transportation was avail­ went to the retiring ship's delegate for able. New mattresses are needed in all a splendid job done. Second elecrrician bunks, unless some of the best arc re­ was elected ship's delegate. Department paired. Springs need repafrtng; crew's delegates will turn in repair lists before quarters should be painted as well as arrival. heads and showers, messroom. galley, passageways. Patrolman will be asked SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatraln), May to do something on these matters. Radio 21—Chairman, R. Sweeney; Secretary, J. should be obtained for the messroom. Wilson. Bill Hamilton was elected ship'a Collection should be taken up for this. delegate. Matter of a member being There Is a S42.44 balance in the ship's fired will be taken up with the patrol­ fund. man. 8-12 watertender will get coffee from the steward on the eight watch. ELIZABETH (Bull), May 31—Chairman, ROBIN GRAY (Seas Shipping), May * I. Carr; Secretary, C. A. Babbe. Deck department lockers need repairing. AU —Chairman, R. T. Whitley; Secretary, Frank M. Collins. Drain in the laundry is still not working -right; will try to get this fixed in New York. Delegates will make up a repair list. Rooms that have not been painted- wiU be taken care of next trip. New fans wUl be put aboard. Beef between two members was squared away. Steward will try to get new mat­ tresses. Excess items should be turned rooms ahould be painted and sougeed. over to the steward. Cots will be turned Awning on fantaii needs repairing, ai in within the next few days. well as springs in bunks. Salt tablets should be obtained. ROBIN KIRK (Seat Shipping), May 17— Up to $200 will be taken from the ship's fund for the crew's annual picnic. Joe Lae, Baldy Bollinger, Jack Bates, Louis O'Leary and Emil Herek were unani­ mously elected to serve as picnic com­ mittee. Picnic will be held at Audabon Park if possible. Crew washing machine should be used between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM only. Garbage should not be thrown on mooring lines. Sports man­ ager wiU have full authority to run the baseball games in SIU manner. Baldy Bollinger was elected ship's delegate; Emil Herek. ship's treasurer: Louis Briant, librarian. $30.00 was spent for a new library. Whitey Plunket was elected sports manager. May 24—^Chairman, Jack Bates: Secretsry,'Mlss Vide Perker. $25 from the ship's fund was donated for the library. Movie camera will be repaired ashore. Since we will arrive In New Orleans a day early, the picnic will be held when­ ever convenient. It promises to be a big­ ger and better one than last year. Dona­ ROBIN HOOD (Robin), March 12— tions and cooperation has surpassed all Chairman, Douglas Claussen; Sacratary, previous picnics. O. Bauer. Ship has been without milk ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), June 7— for a couple of days: there was milk Chairman, J. D. Kennedy; Secretary^ J. topside but not for the crew. There B. Prastwood. Missing man will be re­ should be more variety and mora salads placed in Puerto Kico. Chief engineer in night lunch. One man was brought up charges of improperly performing his and captain were contacted on sougee- on ing black gang's foc'sles. Laundry is be­ duties. May 24-rChalrman, George Bauer; Sec­ ing left dirty. Supplies needed for the slopches or medicine kits should be retary, Douglas (Smiley) Claussen. There are no parts to us* in repairing etewUsted. ard'e lockere. There ahould be less FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Dry Trsns), noise in the passageway. April 9—Chairman, George Bauer; Sec­ May 17—Chairman, Ban Lawson; Secre­ tary, John R. Tiiiey Patrolman wUl be retary/ Douglas Claussen. Case of a fight between two memberii will be referred contacted about US currency draws in foreign ports, when it does not conflict to the patrolman at the payoff. with the law. Chief engineer's anti-union, STONEWALL . JACKSON (Waterman), uncooperative attitude wUl be brought to the patrolman's attention. Innerspring May 33—Chairman, L. B. Brown; Secre­ mattresses were requested. One deck tary, G, A. Heeschcn. Washing machine department room has been painted; deck needs fixing. Steward department got a delegate should see the mate about paint­ vote of thanks for • Job weU done. AU ing the rest of them, as agreed In Bal­ trash and refuse should be thrown over timore before the aignon. Repair lists the side, not In passageways. Books and will be made "up by department dele­ magazines should be returned to the Ugates. Chief mate and first assistant will brary. be asked about sougeeing tjie recreation AFbUNDRIA (Waterman), May II— room before the ship reaches the States. Chairman, D. Mann; Secretary, •, A. MAR (Bull), May 24—Chairman, Joe Berry. On* man paid off In JacksonShear Sacratary, Hogge. There la a vills. Valve oh water cooler aft needs $70.17 balance In the ship's fund. B. repairing. Dlirousslon on who Is to make Carlson was elected ship's delegate. New coffeg in the morning was settled, salt tablet dispenser la needed. Repair ROUM pONCABTfil (Rdblnii n« dstg Ust should be made up. Lockera need Chairman, Frank Albere; Secretary, J. J. Levin. Department delegates should bs notified of any beef, so that It can bn settled promptly. Wipers will keep the laundry clean; ordinary will clean the recreation room deck. There should be more quiet in the messrooms, so men sleeping are not disturbed. Pantryman WiU leave out enough glasses, etc. for the crew's use after he secures at night. Messrooms should be fully supplied with jellies and condiments at sll times. Men should take care of their cots and not leave them on deck. JEAN (Bull), May 16—Chairman, Don­ ald 8. Gardner; Secretary, Harvey L. Alexander. Motion was passed to move the washing machine into the steward department head, to laclUlale wate> drainage. Longer bed sheets should be obtained. Water leaks into the mess­ hall when It rains. Galley needs s vent fan and the carpenter needs « fan too. ABIQUA (Cltlss Ssrvlcs), May -10— Chairman, Walter C. Snsll; Sscrstsry, R. Msdvstz. Captain stated that his door Is open 24 hours a day for anyone need­ ing assistance in settling .beefs. Motion was passed to ask for awnings to ba put on the after boat deck. This will be put on th* new repair Hut Mat* has been working en dock and in pumproom and engineer* are blowing tubes, which ia wiper's work. Overtima will be put down for this. Bosun will b* asked to put n (Continued on page 25) �•v>/;7^r'- ••• ; •'3V R}s i}dG ""WS'iir'iMr ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) man to eleaning poop deck every day. Department delefate* wUl make Up a repair list which will be taken care of Itefore leaving New Jersey for foreign trip. May 1<-r-Chalrmanf Waller C. Sneil; Secretary, Vincent L. Ratclltt. Repair lists were made out. Some repairs have lieen taken care of but there is still much to be done. Chief mate has made pome changes in overtime. Wilbur San­ ders was elected ship's treasurer. New repair lists wiU be made and crew should not sign on until such repairs have been made. Cooks should list - stores believed to be inferior. Steward department ahould make sure there are enough dishes and silverware and food on hand at mealtimes. Complaint was made about the food, and it was pointed out that meat was prepared with too much grease and oil. Chief cook stated that this was third grade meat of inferior quality. Vote of thanks went to Walter C. Snell, ship's delegate, for the fine mannpr in which he has conducted himself under very trying circumstances carrying out PERSONALS Henry E. Faile I have your topcoat. Let me know where you want it sent. R. J. Brown, 602 Church St., Baltimore 25, Md. it Edison R. Brown Please contact me by calling Edna Little, Plainville, Conn., No. Sherwood 7-1083. Eva L. Webb, Box 1215, Bristol, Conn. ^ t John Fogarty Your discharge, left on the Brad­ ford Island, is waiting for you in the mail room at headquarters. if, a. George T. Coleman Please get in touch with your mother at 32 Uniob St., Lynn, Mass. » ^ ^ John D. McLemore Contact Benjamin Glickman at 805 Broadway, NYC. it ^ John H. Morphy Your gear is in the Wilmington hall. Also cheek your mail. » $ Gustave Lneth Your brother wants to hear from you. $ 4^ Gene Urbanick Get in touch with Frank and Nancy Zohar, 67 South Oxford St., Brooklyn 17, NY. it t 4 Domingo R. Molina J. Creelan Dimitrios Dafnas Contact Francis S. Fanett, c/o Badio Officers' Union, 1440 Broad­ way, NYC. t t t t t "t William Davies Contact your cousin, Elizabeth Davis Schofield, at VI 8-3270, Philadelphia. Paul Darnell, Route 3, Box 115, Montgomery, Ala., would like to hear from his old friends and ship­ mates. - t t t D. F. Kaziukewiczski Personal papers picked up on the Marie Hamill are waiting for you at the Galveston hall. t t t Jack D. Seratt If in Savannah area, contact Frank J. O'DonneU, 209 W. 33rd St., Savannah, or call him collect at 2-6608. If in Mobile area, call Mobile 2-4052. If in neither area, write O'DonneU in Savannah, giv­ ing your present address. t t t Eugene Wilson Contact your mother at 508 W. Manheiiu St., Philadelphia 44. 4" it R. E. Stone and Oswinkie Communicate with WUmington . haU regarding disposition of your gear. it 4) J. R. Hayward , Get in touQh with Mrs. Morelli, 224 Gerard St., East, Toronto, Canada, or call i^ndolph at 0453 Toronto* Ontario/ Canada. the Job to which he Vas elected. He wa* thoughtful, dlUgent, businesslike in his approach to the many problems with which he has had to deal. He has been a fredit to the Union and a real ship mate. CHRISTiNB (TIni), June It—Chairman. T. Novak; Secretary, F. R. Otvos. Stew, ard department is doing a top-notch Job. AU beefs are squared away. AU rooms should be sougeed and painted. Captain promised this. Library may be obtained in San Pedro. YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), May 31 —Chairman, Den Bartlett; Secretary, H. Krohn. Agent or patrolman wiU be asked if the company can buy milk and fresh vegetables and ice cream in Japan and WiU be asked to look into the soap powder shortage, as weU as the shortage of other sanitary auppUes. Broken chairs in foc'sles wUl be checked by delegates to see if they should be repaired or re placed. SEACLIFP (Coral), June 7—Chairman, John DImltrladis; Sacretary, C. B. Jen­ sen. One malt missed ship in Japan: patrolman wiU be notified. Patrolman wiU be asked not to ship a new crew untU the present master is removed. List of allj^ food shortages and matters of reimbursement wiU be handed over to the patrolman. He wiU be told about the steward department having to pay for their own transportation in order to re­ turn to the vessel at anchorage in order to perform their duties, as no launch was provided prior to 7:00 AM. Last food requisition was cut down. Master and mate want passageway painted and sou­ geed, but only at night. Passageway wUl be sougeed for the sake of the new crew. New washing machine Is needed. Each department wiU turn in an in­ dividual repair Ust. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), May 14—Chairman, C. Saaflald; Secrvtaryi Jamas E. Moran. Repair Ust will be made up. Chief mate diows great disregard for the crew's health. Third assistant engineer thanked the crew for the dO' nations sent to him whUe he was in Singapore in the hospital with malaria. WILLIAM H. CARRUTH (Transfuei), June 7—Chairmen, W. Tatiblrg; Secre­ tary, W. Pedersen. Hans Skaalegaard Get New Books Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men involved will write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care of the port agent. Under no circumstanccB however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Sea Trade), June 7—Chairmen, Z. F. Sokolowski; Sec­ retary, A. R. Santonastasl. Wiper's locker needs repairing. There is a $35 balance in the ship's fund. Ship needs Tumlgation. ALCOA CORSAIR (Aleos), June 7— Chairman, Mayor Costeiio; Secretary, Jo­ seph Cataianollo. Union wUl be asked to investigation the air condition -in the crew's quarters. George Clarke was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. ANNISTON CITY (Isthmian), February 1—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, Mike Canlin. Fred Ls Plante was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Men should help keep the messroom clean at night. Clocks should be synchronized: ship's delegate wiU speak to the captain on this. Cook should not smoke whUe prepar­ ing food and should bf properly dressed. Washing machine must be kept clean. Plumbing needs fixing. Bacon is cut too Puxxle Answer •SB minum Bsas mmm BSQC) QQQBO SQQ nOIKa ISQBS QOBB DBS _ BfflQSa SraSHHSH aaaa saaQ aaa ana aHcaacs ssiQ asca asaia aoaa ^aapaaa SHraaB • mmsaDQB mmnan BHD® HDBB BDS aaaa aiaas san MASSMAR (dblmar). May 1$—Chair­ man, R. W. Youtzy; Secretary, C. M. Fo$',-r. There is $30.05 in the ship's funa. W. W. Reid was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Seek and engine depart­ ments will clean the laundry: steward de­ partment WiU clean the recreation room. Drain should be installed in laundry. NOTICES The following Seafarers are asked to send four photographs into headquarters so their books can be brought up to date: William T. Ammermann, John H. Hannay, John Jordan, Anthony Korsak, John J. Leskun, James F. Moore, Louis Nelson, Austip O'Malley, Henry E. Vail. Bill Baten Foreign currency left by you on the Seapender is waiting for you at the SEAFARERS LOG office. William J. Donald Your discharge papers are wait­ ing for you at the SEAFARERS LOG office. turned over to department heads: re­ pairs are now under way. BIN6HAMT0N VICTORY (Bult), May f —Chairman, J. R. Gonzales; Secretary, D. M, Brancoccio. Chief cook advised that galley be painted. Delegate wiU see the chief mate. Chief steward wants aU Unen changed on Fridays. June 8—Chairman, E. SImonettI; Sec­ retary, I. Curtis. One man missed ship in St. John, Newfoundland. Meihbers should not spit in the drinking fountain and on deck as it is an unclean and non­ union thing to do. Men should return coffee cups to the sink. Laundry and recreation room should be kept clean. DENNISON VICTORY (Waterman), June 7—Chairman, Huber Gaubert; Sec­ retary, B. E. Phillips. Repair list wiU be SEAVIGIL (North Seas Navigation), made out. One man signed on in May 17—Chalrmpn, J. M. Melendez; Sec­ Rremerhaven. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), May 31— Chairman, Mont McNabb, Jr.; Secretary, T. Kuhn. Captain complained that men came up at aU hours for money: some had not reported back to secure the ship when notified to do so. Repair lists were gone over and amended. Steward wiU order additional garbage cans and order shore exterminators. There should be more quiet near sleeping quarters. thick, l^essman stated that everyone is hard to please and some like it that way. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatraln), There should be less noise in the pas­ June 14—Chairman, C; M. Everett; Sec­ sageways. Leftovers from supper should retary, S. U. Johnson. There is $50.60 in be put out with night lunch. the ship's fund. New men can get keys for their rooms for a SI deposit left with MARYMAR (Calmar), April 11—Chslr- the chief mate. Delegates wiU turn re­ msn, Joe Kewalski; Secretary, Gilbert pair lists over to the ship's delegate be­ Neman. Food beef will be settled In fore the payoff. Boarding patrolman SeatUe before the ship sails for the WiU be asked about getting some new East Coast. One man should be paid electric fans, at there are no .spare p?rts due to faUure to do work after repeated­ avaUable, and foc'sles are very hot. ly being warned. This matter wUl be Ship's delegate complimented the atewsetUed in Seattle. Each department ard department on the cold supper- and should use Its own head and shower. asked if more could be put out in the Motion was passed to start a ship's fund future. Lights ahould be put out when with a $.25 donation from each member. the rooms are unoccupied, so brothers can sleep. Brothers should take salt FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Dry Trans), tablets on hot days. April 1*—Chairman, Ben Lewson; Secre­ FRANCES (Bull), Juna 17—Chairman, tary, W. J.^alsh. Repair list was pretty weU taken care of. A new toaster was Max Olson; Secratary, Ray Brault. AU instaUed in the crew messroom as weU repairs have been made. Black gang as screen doors and a new burner for beef WiU be taken up by the patrolman. the gaUey range, a coffee um and some Delegates will turn in new repair Usts. new mattresses and pillows. Some of Patrolman wlU handle the beef between the quarters were painted. John Tilley the first assistant and the engine utUity. was elected ship's delegate. First as­ Vote of thanks went to the carpenter for sistant engineer is willing to cooperate the fine bookcase and foul weather gear in the matter of repairs that can be lockers he made. Hardtiming of person­ taken care of in the course of the voy­ nel and discriminatory, anti-union atti­ age. Old man wiU be contacted on paint­ tude of the chief and first assistant en­ ing quarters and passageways, advances gineer was discussed. Patrolman wiU be against wages in US currency. New screen doors will be shellacked and var­ nished. Soap dishes will he installed. AU three departments wiU alternate the cleaning of the laundry and recreation room. was elected ship's delegate. Performers WiU be brought up at a ship's meeting before the payoff to decide what wUl be BETHORE (Ore), Juiw 3—Chairman, done. Repairs not done in Oakland wiU Harry R. Pitt; Secretary, Blair. Men are iM taken care of in MobUe. to be properly dressed in the messroom. BIENVILLE (Waterman), June 7— A new fan is needed. Steward wUl find Chairmen, Barney Kelly; Secretary, Joe out about new mattresses and put out Weehe. Ramey KeUy was elected ship's more night lunch. All members should delegate; he wUl see the patrolman about clean up the laundry after usini it. Port innerspring mattresses. Patrolman wiU steward should be contacted about ad­ be contacted about unsafe working gear. ditional stores. He wiU also be asked to survey ship and YAKA (Waterman), Juna 7—Chairman, deck conditions. Committee of four wiTl survey and list unsafe conditions. Two Gene Silnkas; Secretary, John Reed. Three men missed slilp in Miami. Re­ deck department members were Injured. pairs on the list should be taken care of FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service), In Baltimore before the ship sails. Flash­ May 31—Chairman, Dayton; Secretary, lights should be provided for men on not listed. Four brothers missed ship watch because of deck cargo. MoRon was passed to get a new washing ma­ in Yokohama. There ia $3 in the ahlp's chine. Vote of thanks went to the fund. Repair Usts have been turned over to department heads. Captain wiU be contacted about draws and ehore leave for the next port. Cigarettes and matches should not be thrown on the deck. ALBION (Dry Trans), June 11—Chair­ man, Ray Pierce; Secretary, R. Noe. De­ layed sailing WiU be settled by the pa­ trolman at the payoff. Patrolman wiU check the quaUty and quantity of stores. Hospital was cleaned up. One member wM change the Ubrary. Washing ma­ chine needs repairing: steward depart­ ment foc'sles need painting. Spare parts are needed for the fans. steward department for a Job weU- done. Three men who missed ship will be re­ ported to the patrolman at the payoff. Chief cook pointed put that someone was putting cheese in the toasters and foul­ ing them up. retary, Cordon L. Loucks. Crew should be eyeful of water, which is scarce. AU hands wiU pick up their own linen and clean up the wasliing machine after use. ' June <—Chairman, J. M. Melendei; Secretary, Gordon L. Loucks. AU cots should be turned in so new ones can be ordered in New York. Men should not leave the laundry whUe their clothes are being washed. il AMEROCEAN (Blackchestar), June 7— Chairman, Leo Kozo; Sacretary, David Pine. Three men failed to Join the sliip at Philadelphia. F. Israel was elected sliip's delegate: N. Krgyda was eTected deck delegate. Men should check their cots, so new ones can be ordered in San Pedro. Additional stores wiU be taken on, too. Steward department wiU take care of the recreation room: deck and engine departments wiU clean the laundry. SUZANNE (Bull), June 10—Chairman, S. Freillch; Secretary, L. Vigo. There was some beefing about men being late for work. One man missed ship in Mayaguez. Members felt he had a good rea­ son. He had not seen his mother for six years and he did his utmost to make the ship before sailing. No charges will be made against him. He rejoined the ves­ sel in Trujillo at his own expense. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), May 9 —Chairman, Thamatra N. Scott; Secre­ tary, C. O. Blalack. AU repairs except itary man wiU get Unen for the deck de­ partment. Discussion was held on keep­ ing the laundry clean and bringing beefs to the department delegate first. Double contacted on this. Steward wiU put out night lunch wiU be put out to take caro a greater variety of cold drinks at meal­ of crewmembers off watch. times. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Febru­ ary 17—Chairman, W. L. Hammick; Sec­ ratary, not listed. One man paid off in New York: his wife is in the hospitaL One man hurt his back on deck and went to the hospital in New York. Captain told the department delegates that he didn't recognize a ship's delegate: Ben Rees was caUed in Norfolk, and he said he would Instruct the company to teU the captain that aU SIU ships carry ship's delegates. Patrolman in Long Beach WiU b( notified that the cliief mate is violating the agreement. March 10—Chairman, W. L. Hammock; Sacretary, James E. Moran. Patrolman squared mate on securing gear for sea. Minor iteward department beef was squared. Gear locker should be secured for foul weather gear. March 33—Chairman, C. Scofield; Sec­ ratary, Jamas E. Moran. Foul weather gear locker waa secured. Steward wiU supply screens for messhaU portholes. List of repairs wUl he made out and handed over to the mate. April IS—Chairman, W. L. Hammock; Sacretary, James E. Moran. There is considerable trouble with the Thief mate who won't cooperate with the deck gang. He continues to violate the agreement. Steward said he wiU pick up fresh veg­ etables in ManUa and Singapore, and fresh meat in Singapore. Stores should be checked for these Far East runs to prevent shortages, as In this case. Cof­ fee um is not working properly and can't be repaired nntU the ship returns to the States. June I—Chairman, S. Sloilesk; Secra­ tary, James E. Moran. Repair Usts-were turned In. Disputed OT wiU be turned over to ths patrolman. Repair Usts were SEANAN (Stratford), April 22—Chair­ man, James Rogers; Secretary, W. Wood. James Rogers was elected ship's delegate. June 1—Chairman, James Rogers; Sec­ retary, Bruce Center. A note of thanks for the action taken on the aUen situa­ tion was sent to headquarters. Captain should be contacted on the hiring of watchman. Slopchest list wiU be for­ warded to headquarters so that prices can. be checked. BLUESTAR (Traders), May 14—Chair­ man, Anthony Ferrara; Secretary, Louis E. Meyers. One man is in the hospital: captain wiU secure a replacement. An­ thony Ferrara was elected ship's dele­ gate by acclamation: Robert Wagner was elected deck delegate by acclamation. GaUey has been painted and pantry wUl be. New screening and repairs are needed for doors. Refrigerator needs fixing to. The three- foul-ups who were warned and again fouled up wiU be brought up on charges in the States. Steward department head and shower wiU be painted. Men should be quiet, so men off watch can sleep. More care should be taken in the preparation of the salads. MASSILLON VICTORY (Eastern), May 17—Chairman, F. J. Fisher; Secretary, Charles Elizey. F. J. Fisher was elected ship's delegate. Discussion was held oiF getting draws in US currency in for­ eign port. Wlien taken to a vote, a large majority was found to be in favor of tlUs. Some members want more night lunch, there should be sardines for night lunch once in a while. Laundry should be kept clean. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. Quix Answers (1) Georgia, With. an area of 675 Fourth Ave., 59,265 square miles. (2) (a), (b), and (c). All three Brooklyn 32, NY rivers pass through Hampton Roads into Chesapeake Bay. (3) Indianapolis is regarded as the largest city in the world not situated on navigable water. (4) Pierce County, North Da­ kota, a few miles west of Devils Lake. (5) The phrase refers to the racing tactics of Edward H. Gar­ rison, an American jockey famous for saving a winning burst of speed for the final moments of the race. (6) By subtracting 32 and mul*tlplying by five-ninths. (7) 1,000 mph. , (8) (a) a renegade. -(9) (c) Ter»., (Ito 23. 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 subscriber an<J have a chang* of addrassi piaast giyg your former address balowt ADDRESS CITY .ZONE ..STATE •MMHtBMEMM u �SEAFAREkS LOG Par* TwMitr-aix Jane 2«, 195S Two Now Seafarors' Babios In Brooklyn in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and uisifa from friends and shipmates to pass away the long daye and weeks in a hospital bed, USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for vuitprs. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit, ft will be-most welcome. I.fc ft? • <n Brooklyn-born, these two Seafarers' babies are part of a growing community of SIU families in the borough. At left is Mrs. Sven £. Jansson with Diane Helen; at right, Mrs. Fernando Loriz with her baby^ Constanza. All of the following SIU families Mrs. William Van Son, c/o Mrs. will collect the $200 maternity Schultz, 6323 Walnut Street, Pitts­ benefit plus a $25 bond from the burgh, Pa. Union in the baby's name. 4* t Neil Richard Gelpi, born May JoAnne Gooch, born May 11, 22, 1953. Parents, Mr., and Mrs. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs, Louis Peter Gelpi, 1824 Patterson Ave­ B. Gooeh, 669 Central Avenue, nue, Bronx, NY. Brooklyn 7, NY. ^ ^ 4. t Paula Wynans, bom May 27, Charlotte Ann 'Hartman, bom 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank May 13, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Wynans, 420 Madison Street, HoboMrs. John Hartman, Box 14, Pearl ken, NJ. Elver, La. 4r 4Catherine Eileen Scully, born tit Diane Helen Jansson, bom April May 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Joseph Scully, 39 Genessee Sven E. Jansson, 550 Eighth Street, Avenue, Paterson, NJ. Brooklyn, NY. ir ^ Ruth Ann Flaherty, born Febru­ tit ary 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and William Peter Van Son, bom Mrs. Robert Flaherty, 17 South May 16, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Sussex Street, Gloucester, NJ. Leaves City^ Keeps Place It- I-' On Ship List I S-' /"• IF I t 4^ it 4- it t Claude Eric Crabtree, born May 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude L. Crabtree, 605 Farrell Street, Crichton Station, Mobile, Ala. Lopez Monies, 408 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY. tit- , Wiley Ison Sullivan, bom April 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roland D. Sullivan, Box 81, Fairhope, Ala. 4" i it Emile P. Davies, Jr., bom June 2, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emile P. Davies, 1104 26th Ave­ nue, PO Box 752, Covington, La. 4" 4^ 3? 4" t 4" Kenneth Richard Kirkiand, born January 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kirkiand, Route 3, Box 148-A, Plant City, Fla. Donald Joseph Gorecki, bom Febraary 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Gorecki, Box 352, Siidell, La. 4; 4; 4^ Abes Taliv Durmb, bom June 2, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Durmo, 1422 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY. 4" 4" it Daniel Edward Olsen, bom June 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack K. Olsen, 2385 Creston Ave­ nue, Bronx, NY. 4> 4> 4f Henry Chen, bom August 25, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ghen Kung Zai, 100 Stanton Street, New York, NY. Jeffrey Alan Fuiford, born May 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. SIU shipping rules normally re­ James E. Julford, 10 Semmes Ave­ quire that a Seafarer-on the regis­ nue, Mobile, Ala. tration list attend any shoreside 4> 4^ membership meeting that takes place. However, occasionally per­ Renaldo Lopez, bom May 4,1953. sonal difficulties arise that make Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Renaldo it impossible for a man to be in town for the meeting." In such Another Smith is Born instances, the membership meetiiig itself may, on the recom­ mendation of Welfare Services, waive the meeting requirement so that the man can keep his place .on the shipping list. Father lU A situation of this type arose when a Seafarer who had just reg­ istered after paying off the Royal Oak came in to Welfare Services and reported that his father was very ill in Venezuela. He had to make an emergency flight back home and wanted to know if he could keep his place on the ship­ ping list even though he would be away for a while. Welfare Services told the man to go on home and that steps would be taken to see that he kept his place on the shipping list. A rec­ ommendation to that effect was placed before the Qiembership meeting and adopted. Consequently, when the Seafarer Seafarer John Smith beams proudly at the newest addition to the comes back from his trip home, he populous Smith clan, his son Ronald. John is holding the $25 US will be able to ship out without savings bond Ronald received from the SIU, besides the $200 behehMvMg to VSPHS HOSPITAL James W. HamUton H. Randoja NORFOLK. VA. B. Holmes Luciano I. Ramos W. T. Gardner Rcmui Perklnson Hans Kehlenbeck John Rekstin Alvln R. Mabe W. A. Rowe. Jr. L. Kristiansen C. R. Robertson H. D. MUUner Luby Wheeler Lloyd McGee G. H. Robliigon Thomas F. Maher VirgU Sandberg USPHS HOSPITAL Luther R. Milton A. L. Sargent SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Theodore Morris James Sealy . Marcelo B. Helen John J. Leico Alfred Mueller Anthony^ SkiUman Jamea R. ColtreU Oscar Ozer Leonard G. Murphy Thor Thorsen John Jung John C. Ramsey A. H. O'Krogly Harold S. Tuttle A. M. KoUer WiUlam J. SmaU James H. Parker George Vichery N. W. Kirk Peter Smith Paul Partykor Richard Weir John Kosmaa .V. K. T. Sorensen Enoch J. Pringle Joseph H. WUkin USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. J BOSTON. MASS. WiUiam E. AlUnon James M. Hall Joseph W. Carey Ernest D. Noble W. W. AUred B. F. Lowe John A. Dully James H. Penswlck John F. Evans J. S. Moore John J. Flaherty C. A. WUliams Leonard N. Evans J. N. Williams S. R. Greenrldge Robert A. Rogers F. W. Grant Bernard WoUman Jimmie UtUeton USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY USPHS HOSPITAL Victor Arevalo .Tames R. Lewis SEATTLE. WASH. Edmund C. Blosser Francis F. Lynch Alfred Johansen Henry J. Tucker Walter Chalk Harry F. McDonald Tony J. Kismul Robert J. Wiseman C. M. Davison David Mcllreath George H. Rice EmiUo Delgado Claude A. MarkeU VA HOSPITAL Antonio M. Diaz Vic Milazzo NEW ORLEANS. LA. John J. DriscoU Alfred Mueller L. Bourdonnay Jose G. Espinoza John R. Murdock , Enrique Ferrer Eugene T. Nelson SEASlbE GENERAL HOSPITAL Robert E. Gilbert Pedro O. Peralto LONG BEACH. CAL. Bart *. Guranick G. E. Shumaker Joseph Bracht Peter Gvozdich Robert Sizemore HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL John B. Haas Henry E, Smith WILMINGTON. CAL. Frederick Landry Renato A. VlUats WilUam J. GUIick James J. Lawlor POTTENGER SANTtORIUM USPHS HOSPITAL MONROVIA. CAL. GALVESTON. TEX. E. L. Prltchard A. R. King Jesse Rabago USPHS HOSPITAL W. W. Lipscomb James Russell DETROIT. MICH. C. E. McClarnan Rafael Sauceda Tim Burke Harry J. Cronin WaT'ren Manuel Robert L. Shaw VA HOSPITAL John E. Markopolo A. Villarreal BALTIMORE. MD. J. E. Parks Jack Lee WlUlams Leonard Franks USPHS HOSPITAL WADSWORTH GENERAL HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. LOS ANGELES. CAL. D. Albright George L. Kaufman BUUe J. Davis T. L. Ankerson Thomas F. KeUer Tobe Beams E. G. Knapp USPHS HOSPITAL James E. Belcher Leo H. Lang FORT WORTH. TEX. E. BraceweU A. J. Laperouse Joseph P. Wise F. Ciaeciofera Rene LeBlanc USPHS HOSPITAL Jose A. Colls C. R. Nicholson BALTIMORE. MD. Thomas Connell Eddie A. Patterson L. F. Briglda James T. Lassiter S. Cope Edwin L. Ritchie Carl S. Chandler Melvin Mason Rogelio Cruz D. Sansone Masorio Copnl David F. Sykes D. Dambrino Henry H. Schulti Roy M. Hawas Lloyd Thomas E. Delcoure Luther C. Seidle James W. Corcoran Adolph Vante F. Farthing D. D. Shaw Vincent Jones WilUam F. Vaughn vR. P. Franklin E. R. Smallwood Karl Krlstensen Clarence Wallace Harry L. Glover Lynn C. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL Paul Goodman Henry S. Sosa STATEN ISLAND. NY Niel Hansen T. R. Stanley Jose Alvarez Maurice Bumstlne C. M. Hawkins W. Stormes Edwardo Balboa Frank Calnan John C. Berber J. W. Sumpter Robert A. Barrett Benito Centerp B. R. Huggins Nicholas T. Tala WUUam C. Bennett WUUam Foyt E. Jeanfreau Lonnie R. Tickle Robert Borland Lawrence Franklin W. C. Jeffries Hubert Weeks Arthur Botelho Joe Carl Griggs T, S. Jnhnstin George R. Wendel Ghost Television Aerial Had Seafarer Baffled For A While A few years ago a new wonder known as television swept the land. Rooftops everyvjJjere started sprouting-with aerials of Varying sizes and shapes as more and more television sets were installed. When that+—: happened, landlords in-Jifew York City dreamed up a new gimmick. With the approval of the State Rent Control Bo^d they got permission to charge $2 a month extra to tenants using the roof for a televsion aerial. It seems there was one Seafarer living down in Brooklyn who was very well gatisfled to live without a television set. AJl the slick-talk­ ing salesmen in the city couldn't sell him one. *Use of Roof The landlord was helpless and baffled, but not for long. One day the. Seafarer received a rent billplus $2 for "use of the roof." The Seafarer hotfooted it around to the landlord's office, indignantly asking what the $2 was for. He didn't have a television set, he said, and furthermore he was never go­ ing to get one. The landlord wriggled out of that corner with ease. "The roof of doing. He couldn't make head­ is there, ain't it? Right on top way at the rent offices. Finally he got disgusted and de­ of the building, and it's gonna stay there. So I'm charging you two cided to take his little problem to bucks ft month for use of the roof." SIU Welfare Services. _ The Union The Seafarer wasn't going to let office got to work immediaieiy on it go at that. He knew he was in the case, with rapid results. At the right, but as often hapiiens in last word, the story was headed for such 6asesi correcting the land- ft happy ending, with action duo Idrd's mefftl tactic took ft little bit moraontarily on the �Jane 29, 1958 SEEDP THE ^AFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN (News about men in the hospital^ and Seafarers receiving SltJ Wel­ fare Benefits win be carried in this column. It is. written byi Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turaed up while he mikes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) SEAFARERS LOG Pagre .^enty-seven He's Careful Vlhaf He Signs Now :ir: r' ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY NEW YORK, PHYSICAL CONDITION AND HEALTH REPORT THIS FORM IS FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF ACQUAINTING THE OWNERS WITH ALL CASES OF INJURY AND, ILLNESS OCCURRING DURING A VOYAGE. ANY MAN WHO IS OR HAS BEEN ILL OR INJURED WHILE ON THIS VOYAGE'S ARTIC^ IS REQUESTED TO SO STATE BELOW. Ia the third column sUte "None" or "See Report", in the fourth column state "Good" or "See Report." Where additional report is required. Form I004-D will be employed. We. the undersigned members of the crew of the. -on voyage No.„ It appears that there has been quite a lush of sick and Injured men now being paid off at about o'clock M. oo19't.. in the port of over at Staten Island hospital recently. The last time we were over , do hereby certify that we have not had any illnesses or injuries, except as we may there, there were 51 men in the hospital from the SIU, which is a pretty big bunch. Among the new men who entered in the last couple note opposite our respective signatures, and that medical attention has not been refused when required. of weeks were Brothers Paul Seidenberg and Floyd Hansen, and both 4 1 < 5 Fosition or Have yon had any illneu What u you, preaent .NO. of them had the same complaint. NO Rating or injury thia voyage? phyiiic.nl ronditionr SIGNATURE Seidenberg had to get off the Anne Butler way ' 42 Chief Stwd. 42 out in Okinawa because of Infected kidneys and 43 Chief Cook kidney stones. He was flown all the way back to 43 44 2ndCIc.'Baker the States and expects to be operated on shortly. 44 Hansen, who hails from Ruskin, Florida, got off 45 Third Cook 45 the Robin Hood and entered the hospital the day he paid off. He's going to have a kidney operation, Part of the Isthmian form (above) which is presented to crewmembers to be signed at the payoff. too. We'll be pulling for both of them to come Crewmembers should be careful about signing if they have any doubts as to their physical condition. through in style. One of the boys we are really happy for is Jimmy From now on Seafarer Theophilus Stevenson will be awfully careful of what he signs his Hamilton, who we got some good news from after name on. Stevenson's signature on an Isthmian Company medical report form almost cost Jones. several months in the hospital. Jimmy lost both his legs, and just the other day he was fitted with a pair of artificial him his maintenance and cure—that is until SIU Welfare Services entered the picture. Stevenson was sailing as" limbs. The word ia that he is skipping ground the ward just like a happy 13-year old kid. He didn't even have to use a cane the first utility man on the Steel Venr was bothering him, if anything. To port and had signed the release. time out. Jimmy says that as soon as he can he hopes to be heading dor and* hadn't been feeling his shock and surprise, the doctors It was held that the signing of the told hhn that he was pretty sick medical form did not overrule the back to work. any too well during the trip, But and had to be hospitalized. obvious fact of Stevenson's illness. We heard recently from Oscar Jones, who is in the hospital over in he had performed his regular After spending a couple of Collected Maintenance Magwa, Kuwait. He sends his best regards and wants to know how duties and had not "reported any­ weeks in the hospital and getting As a consequence, Stevenson has the guys are doing down in Philly. He should be back before long. thing to the mate or skipper, think­ Estell Godfrey is finally on his way home after a rough time in Yugo­ ing that all he needed was a rest treatment, he made arrangements collected ail maintenance due him slavia. He was laid up in a hospital over there with a broken hip ashore to get back in tip-top shape. to claim maintenance and cure. to date and is still on the benefit But when he went to get his money, until he is fit for duty again. and it seems that they didn't do very much for him. the company claims agent pulled When the ship came in for pay­ Seafarers are advised by Wel­ Tony Skillman, who rescued'the mate on the Beatrice a few weeks the medical report form out of the fare Services that if there is any off, Stevenson, like the rest of the back, had to go back into Staten Island hospital for treatment after being on outpatient care for a while. Unfortunately he had a little crew, lined up for his dough. file. He declared that since doubt as to their physical condition relapse, but he's feeling better now. Charles Collett would like his Isthmian payoffs are more com­ Stevenson had signed the paper when paying off a ship, not to sign old shipmates to kno.w that he is retiring his book temporarily. He plicated than most because the which states that "the under­ a medical form. \^ere ^uch expects to stick around his home at 3242 W. Davison Street, Chicago company has a whole series of signed . . . have not had any ill­ forms had been signed in the past papers a man has to sign before nesses or injuries ..." he was not even though a man was obviously 51, Illinois. he can get his money. First he entitled to maintenance. ill or injured, the company had We heard from Wiley Parrott recently, just in the big town from signs the overtime sheet. Then When he heard that, Stevenson not attempted to employ it as a Georgia. Old "Tobacco Road" shipped out on the Steel Worker as soon he puts his name down on the as he got in. He came back with lots of talk about all the SIU boys who medical report form. After that he hotfooted it back to the Welfare means of depriving the man of his make their homes in Atlanta. It seems all the boys who go to sea has to sign a payroll, and finally Services office in headquarters. just due on maintenance. But in Welfare Services got to work on light of the Stevenson case, it from that city know one another. he has to sign off the articles. the case and as a result the com­ would be well if Seafarers were There's been some misunderstanding about the maternity benefit pany was found legally liable for very careful about signing such Signed Medical Sheet provision in one or two instances that ought to be cleared up. Under the maintenance even though forms so as to avoid falling into a By the time on Isthmian crewthe rules that the board of trustees of the Welfare Stevenson had not made a sick re­ trap of this kind. member gets through signing all Plan set up for this benefit, only babies that are the papers he doesn't know what born in the United States, or one of its possessions he has put his signature to. And like Puerto Rico, are eligible for the benefits. being anxious to get his payoff A couple of the brothers who have their homes in and get off the ship, he doesn't foreign countries applied for the benefit not know­ particularly care. That was the ing that they weren't eligible, so they were natural­ way it was with Stevenson. He ly disappointed when they had to be turned down. signed the medical report sheet, The reason that the trustees set up this rule is thinking it would be no harm and that the Welfare Plan has no way of checking the got off the ship. birth and marriage certificates from foreigb coun­ Panoti The next day he went to the tries. So to be on the safe side, they made the rule about US residence. It's, a little tough in one or two cases but it's Staten Island Hospital to get a for the best Interest of all. medical checkup, to find out what Outsiders Want 'In' On Benefits Death in the family is trying at anytime, but it's particularly difficult for families of Seafarers when a man has died thousands of miles from home. Usually the only news they have is a brief cablegram message. It doesn't add to the peace of mind either, when the news of death is follow^df by phone calls from ambu­ from the sister of a Seafarer that as a representative of the Union lance chasers or other individ­ she had been wired about the death and offering to provide her with uals posing as SIU representatives of her brother in Yokohama, Japan. legal advice in the event she need­ and trying to latch on to a piece As is customary in such cases, the ed any. To make sure, the sister of benefits or claims against the company either didn't have much called Welfare Services to check information on the case or wasn't on the supposed Union representa­ company that might be due. tive. She learned, of course, that Recently Welfare Services heard doing much talking. Visited Home no such representative existed in A Welfare Services representa­ the Union. tive visited the sister at her home Welfare Services has found that to get what Information she had such situations are not unusual. on the case and to find out what Although Seafarers and their ben­ was needed. Arrangements were eficiaries do not need outside help Any totally disabled Sea­ made with the company to cremate to collect any benefit from the Wel­ farer, regardless of age. who the body and transport the ashes fare Plan, in many instances they has been employed for seven back to the US. have been persuaded by glibyears on SlU-cbntract ships The next day the Union got addi­ tongued pitchmen that such help is eligible for the $25 weekly tional details about the circum­ was needed. The result is that disability benefit for as long stances of his death from the West th^ find they have to pay him for as he Is unable to work. Ap- Coast and learned that the man his services. plications and queries on un­ had personal effects there. Steps Seafarers or their family mem­ usual situations should be sent ^ere taken to dispose of the effects bers should be cautious about en­ to the UnTo,n Welfare and 'to contact the crew as .j(oon trusting such dealings to any out­ Trustees, c/o SIU Headquar­ as the ship comes in for full infor­ sider, who may only binder coUecters, 675 Fourth Avenue, mation, on the msitter. libn of claims and benefits and Brob^ 32, NY. : Subsequently,^ the sister received charge • fat fee. fw non-existent a caU from an iudividual imsing services. How To Get Hisabled Pay "•'i' ?• Seafarer Theophilus Stevenson learns from Walter Siekmann, di­ rector of Welfare Services, that he will get his maintenance money even though he signed medical report form. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and $2,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. Julius M. Bang, 58: Fractures of the ribs, spine and pelvis proved fatal to Brother Bang, who died in the US Marine Hospital, Richmond, NY, on June 6, 1953. An electri­ cian in the engine department, he joined the SIU in 1947, saUing out of New York. Burial took place at Maple Grove Memorial Park Cem­ etery, Kew Gardens, NY. Brother Bang . leaves his wife, Ingeborg Bang, 306. 6?th. Strget, Brooklyn, NY. Joseph Beary, 21: On April 7, Brother Beary died at the USPHS Hospital in Chicago, HI., of uremia. He had been sailing SIU for near* ly two years as an FWT in the en­ gine department; he joined in the Port of Wilmington, Burial took place at St. Peter and Paul Ceme­ tery, Lisle, HI. He is survived by his father, David M. Beary. if Claudius L. Blanchard, 52t Brother Blanchard was drowned on October 11, 1951, in Guanta Muni­ cipal, Venezuela. He was . an AB in the deck department; he joined .the SIU in Noifolk. The estate is administered by Lucille. 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Title A name given to the resource June 26, 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. 13 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ATLANTIC IGNORES CREWS, ATTEMPTS ELECTION DELAY HE'S 1ST FOR 2ND BABY $ LAST ATLANTIC HOLDOUTS INVITED ON BANDWAGON DELTA LINE HEAD DIES, FORMED CO. SIU ACTS, 50-50 PUT BACK IN PAKISTAN AID CHILDREN OF FOUR SEAFARERS AWARDED SIU SCHOLARSHIP DISABILITY PAY GOES TO 5 MORE SIU OUTFIT SEEKS SIX NEW SHIPS IBERVILLE AIDS BURNING SHIP NMU HALTS SHIPS OVER INEQUITIES WANNA PARAKEET? SIZE 21 SHIRT? - ASK SEA CHEST PENTAGON TELLS SENATE US NEEDS MORE, FASTER SHIPS CG REVISES RULES FOR HIRING CREWMEN ABROAD SAVANNAH'S FATE STILL UNCERTAIN US MAY OPEN SHIP TRANSFERS SUP BREAKS GROUND FOR SEATTLE HALL GREAT LAKES SIU SEES VOTE VICTORY BRIDGES FREED, HAWAII HEAD JAILED, SHIPS HIT SHIPS ON SALE CHEAP AT BOTTOM OF SEA BULL LINES NAMES PRES. HATTERS REFUSE NON-UNION WORK ROTHSCHILD SLATED FOR M'TIME POST STOWAWAYS GET FREE RIDE ON SS FLORIDA OUR CHANGING SHIPS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS PAKISTAN WHEAT BILL POST-WAR REVOLUTION IN SHIPS NYLON HOSIERY RACKET CHARGED US CRACKS DOWN ON GAS BOOSTER WAGE-HOUR LAWS FOUND VIOLATED TALL TALES OF WHALES AND GALES ENLIVEN THE COE AS SHE SAILS HUSBAND BEDDED, SONS AWAY; BENEFITS BRIGHTEN BIRTHDAY FARE FOR CATS NOT FAIR FOR THEM, SAY CREWMEMBERS ON DEL ALBA A ZERO MAKES A DIFFERENCE OARLOCKS? THEY AIN'T, SHE SAYS THE LUCY EVELYN HITS THE BEACH LEAVES CITY, KEEPS PLACE ON SHIP LIST GHOST TELEVISION AERIAL HAD SEAFARER BAFFLED FOR A WHILE HE'S CAREFUL WHAT HE SIGNS NOW OUTSIDERS WANT 'IN' ON BENEFITS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/23/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log