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Although small libraries were donated ear­ lier, the response was so great that mass distribution was instituted. Among those examining the books are Seafarers A. McGuigan, L. Kristiansen, A. Diaz, E. Delgado, J. Keenan and F. Landry. (Story on Page 3.) �Pace Twe. -i, SEAFARERS LOG They pointed out that Bridges' recommendations would mean that steward department men on West Coast ships would be deprived of all union representation. That would put an end to contract con­ ditions and leave the shipowner free to run things as he pleased. The PMA hiring hall was set up as a makeshift, temporary device until the final decision would be reached on representation for West Coast stewards. It was established in the first instance to assure that members of MCS-AFL would not be discriminated against in hiring by the NUMC&S which held the contract with the Pacific Maritime Association until the new union entered the picture. Voting on the first day in New SEAFARERS LOG February 19, 1954 I. • PebnuMry 19, I99< MCS-AFL Confident As Election Begins SAN FRANCISCO •With Harry Bridges still calling for a "no-union" vote, steward department men op West Coast ships began voting on February 10 in a National Labor Rela­ tions Board election to determine which union shall repre­ York City were the Hawaiian Edu­ sent them. Opposing each cator and the Hawaiian Fisherman. other on the ballot are the Marine Stewards oh these ships received Cooks and Stewards, AFL, and the mail ballots when the vessel hit port. Ail told, 16 ships are sched­ Communist - dominated National uled to vote in the New York area. Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­ Challenge Votes ards (Independent). Since the voting will include all The votiEg got underway in the offices of the National Labor Re­ men who were employed as of lations Board at 630 Sansome February 10, men on the beach Street, San Francisco, and will con­ after that date will be entitled to tinue for 90 days. Steward depart­ vote imder challenge. Arrange­ ment personnel aboard West Coast ments have been made by the passenger ships will vote at the NLRB to handle such votes in Its NLRB offices when they are in regional offices from 10 AM to 12 port. The others will vote via a noon every Wednesday for the du­ ration of the voting period. Such mail ballot. Right up to the voting deadline, ballots will be challenged imtil the propaganda put out by Bridges' men's employment records can be "Local 100" urged stewards to vote checked to see if they are eligible against union representation. The in the election. With nearly 6,000 men eligible reason given for the stand was that it was the only way that the cooks to vote, the West Coast election and stewards could get rid of the will be the largest ever conducted present hiring hall system, where­ by the Labor Board on the ship­ by all stewards register in a hall board side of the maritime in­ operated by the Pacific Maritime dustry. Association. MCS-AFL officials were confi­ dent of the outcome, pointing out Ridicule Argument MCS-AFL representatives ridi­ that the rival imion had virtually culed the Bridges' argument, point­ ceased to function, maintaining ing out that once the election was halls only in the ports of San Fran­ and New York. The Bridges' over there was nothing to stop the cisco call for a "no union" vote, they SlU-affillated union from negotiat­ said, would serve to split the ing a contract with standard hiring opposition only and strengthen the provisions such as are maintained by unions of deck and engine room chances of victory for the SIUaffiliated stewards' union. seamen on the West Coast. 1 'f' " Vol. XVI. No. 4 As 1 See It Page 4 Committees In Action Page 4 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Galley Gleanings Page 20 Inquiring Seafarer .... ^. .Page 12 In The Wake Page 12 Labor Round-Up Page 13 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 Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Sports Line Page 20 Ten Years Ago Page 11 Top Of The News Page 7 Wash. News Letter. Page 6 Welfare Benefits Pages 26. 27 Welfare Report Page 8 Your Constitution Page 5 Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 Publlshad blwtuklv at fht haadquartarr •« tha Saafaiar*. Intarnational Union. At lantic « Ou-J District AFL, t7$ Fourth Avanua, Brooklyn 32, NV. Tal. HYacintI y?6(00. Entarad as sacond class matta: at ttia Pest Offica in Brooklyn, NY., vndar 'ha Aft Aufust' 34, .,j-. Labor Board Sanction Aids Exceiio Deiay Members of the MCS-AFL in San Francisco, top, display confidence in the representation election underway on the West Coast. Below, two members of tiie stewards department, right, talk to NLRB official whUe waiting to cast their ballots. Permanent 50-50 Law, Curbs On MSTS, Sought By Senators National Labor Relations Board approval of a company bid for an extension of time in which to file briefs has pushed the expected Governmient decision on the SID'S petition for bargaining rights among employees of the motor ship Excello further into' the fu­ ture. With the Excello Corporation having obtaihed more time in which to throw in objections and legal motions stemming from tiie recently-concluded NLRB hearings in New Haven, Conn., board ac­ tion on a report originally due sometime this mcmth ^Ited "alto­ gether. The company received'a respite until March 11. Company Union Set-Up The report is expected to order the disestablishment of a company union set up by Excello, reinstate­ ment with back pay for SIU sym­ pathizers fired off the ship and either immediate bargaining by the company with the SIU or a representation election in which the SIU would be the only Union on the ballot Target of a lightning sign-up campaign by the SIU in January, 1953, the Excello is a converted LST hauling formaldehyde on reg­ ular runs between New Haven and the Texas area. The company is reportedly dickering for another tanker to put into operation im­ mediately, as part of an expected build-up of its service. Proposals for a permanent 50-50 law and a strict limit on shipping operations by the Military Sea Transportation Service highlighted the preliminary report of the special Senate subcommittee headed by Senator Charles Potter of Michigan. The committee also agreed that the US was woefully de--^ be introduced on this score at this mended that further study should ficient in modern ships. be undertaken on both operating session of Congress. The Pofter subcommittee and construction subsidies and on v.as appointed last April to underCommittee Findings the nation's minimum merchant t.ike a thorough study of Govern­ fleet needs. Along these lines it The committee's preliminai*y ment subsidies in the maritime proposed study of subsidies for conclusions are as follows: field and other maritime problems. • The country could use an ad­ tramp vessels. It held a large number of hearings It declared that the law on pri­ in Washington and other parts of ditional 165 cargo ships, six large vate ship financing should be in­ tlie country, while one of the com­ passenger ships and 43 large tank­ vestigated and amended to make it ers to meet defense needs. mittee members. Senator Jo^n workable. As it stands now, it is Butler of Maryland, studied ship­ • Eighty percent of the active not satisfactory. ping and shipbuilding in Europe. fleet is ten or more years old and The third committeeman was Sena­ will become obsolete after 1962. tor Warren Magnuson (Dem., Other nations are modernizing Wash.). their fleets at a rapid rate. It was expected at the time the • US shipbuilding is in a sorry committee was holding its hearings state with no orders for vessels that it would put its recommenda­ over 1,000 tons placed during the tions in the form of amendments entire year 1953. to the 1936 Merchant Marine Act • The need for passenger ves­ and other legislative proposals. sels is very great, but no new ap­ However, the fact that the com­ plications have been made to build mittee characterized its report as them because of disagreement over a "preliminary" one makes it high­ construction subsidies. ly unlikely that any legislation will • The committee doubts that the law to encourage private financing of ships will have any practical effect. • The committee found continu­ ing foreign discriminatioh against US ships. Regular membership meet­ • The tendency of MSTS to ings in SIU headquarters and dominate shipping, was criticized at all branches are held every as a menace to a civilian maritime second Wednesday night at industry. 7 PM. The schedule for the • The 50-50 policy should be continued without question and next few meetings is as follows: written into basic law so that the February 24, March 10, March issue would not arise time and 24. again. All Seafarers registered on • The reserve fleet has little po­ the shipping list are required tential use unless steps are taken Glrl-sans from the Orient come to Seattle, liVashiugton, to show to attend the meetings. to modernize the shiiis. the wares of commercial company at Washington State 'Trade Fair, Girl-Sans Come To Seattle Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks �iriilHruryii im SEAFARERS tOG Page ThrM Door 1 To Large Scale Ship Transfers - In the face of attempts by the Committee of American Maritime Unions to limit transfers of US shipping to foreign flags, the Maritime Administration has announced that it has "relaxed" its policies on the transfer of Liberty tankers. As a result, owners of 15 of^" these vessels, some of them the loss of much of the American- plications are based on the argu­ flag tramp shipping fleet. ment that the tonnage can no still in active service, have American tramp shipowners have longer operate under the Ameri­ applied for such transfers to already raised quite a fuss in can flag in competition with more Panamanian, Honduran and Washington about such transfers. modern ships, others are still run­ have told Maritime Admin­ ning and have been running stead.Liberian flags. They will not They istrator Louis Rothschild that if ily for the past several years, such be required to replace the trans­ they didn't receive Government as the Catahoula and Carrabulle, Seafarer-patients at the Manhattan Beach hospital look over some ferred vessels with new tonnage. operating subsidies, they would molasses carriers for National Dis­ of the new books presented by the SIU to the institution, as part At the same time, a new foreigntillers, an SlU-contracted outfit. ask to transfer their ships. of the SIU ships' library program started last year. Pictured (i-r) flag fleet is set to put in its ap­ The general opinion in Washing­ Should this new policy be carare: Archibald McGuigan, unidentified, John Keenan, unidentified pearance with the announcement ton is that the tramp shipowners and Frederick Landry. by Aristotle Onassis, multi-million­ aire shipowner, that he would have little or no chance of getting place about 25 tankers under the subsidies at this time. Consequent­ Saudi Arabian flag. The tankers ly, it is expected they will apply would carry oil from Saudi Arabia for permission to transfer to for­ udder arrangement with the Gov­ eign flags. Just recently, on February 1, the ernment of that country. It is legislative committee representing feared that this is the entering wedge in a move to drive Ameri­ the conference of all non-Commu­ can-flag tankers out of the Saudi nist sea unions, the CAMU,.met with Rothschild on the question of With SIU libraries getting a warm response from hospi­ Arabiai\ run. transfers. They were assured at talized Seafarers in New York and the various outports, the Swift Reversal the time that the Government's Union is stepping up distribution of reading matter to the The Liberty tanker transfer ar­ policy was to see to it that trans­ men in the hospitals. Trial " rangements represent a swift re­ fers were replaced by new ton­ runs on the same library se- lections as go to the ships have versal by the Maritime Adminis­ nage. However, the Maritime Ad­ shown that the Union libraries tration of its recently stated posi­ ministrator balked at two other provided a welcome apd refresh­ tion that transfers of obsolete union demands. He said that he ing diversion for Seafarer patients. ships would be permitted when could not hold public hearings on Aristotle Onassis As a result, they will be a regular the owners of those vessels showed proposed transfers and that no feature of SIU hospital services that they were providing newer, provisions could be written in to more modern ships to take their the transfers barring the ships ried through jind extended it is from now on, on a mass scale. These libraries, provided by the place under the American flag. from competing with the American likely to produce a head-on clash between the CAMU and the ad­ SEAFARERS LOG through the Transfers without such require­ flag. While some of the transfer ap- ministration. One of the planks in LOG fund, are distributed to all ments, if extended, could mean the CAMU platform is that efforts Conforming to a US Court deci­ SIU ships by the SIU Sea Chest. should be made to limit the fleets sion, the Coast Guard has rewrit­ SIU representatives in the various under Panamanian, Honduran, Li­ ten its security regulations on ports, who handle the weekly hos­ berian and other runaway flags. clearance of merchant seamen. pital visits, are taking the reading Saudi Arabian Oil matter along with them for use From how on, any seaman who is The Onassis venture under the denied validated papers will have by the patients. Saudi Arabian flag has stirred up The SIU library packages, con­ to be furnished a bill of partic­ a lot of excitement among major ulars in writing on which to base taining 50 volumes of paper-bound With the Defense Department in Washington still sitting US oil companies and the State his appeal. books, have been a popular ship­ The change in regulations comes board feature since their inaugura­ tight on its promised announcement of a uniform policy of Department. Since Saudi Arabian as a result of a ruling in a Federal tion. Designed to meet the crying shore leave for American merchant seamen at US military and other Middle Eastern oil sup­ plies are considered vital to US Appeals court which stated that need for fresh, interesting reading bases all over the world, Sea­ seamen and waterfront workers matter aboard ships, the libraries farers continue to be victim­ the fact that no overtime was being economy. US,officials are reported were being deprived of their rights are placed on board once every ized on this score, despite paid to the crew as a result of fearful that the country would be dependent on Onassis for oil ship­ by the Coast Guard screening pro­ three months. the restriction. strong protests by the SIU. ments if he should obtain a stran­ cedure as it stood. Wide Assortment A recent instance in a mount­ Meanwhile, officials of the Royal glehold on the Saudi Arabian The change is expected to have Canadian Mounted Police, the Each assortment of books con­ ing series of incidents at installa­ trade. little immediate effect on the in­ sists of ten novels, 16 western sto­ tions maintained by the various security force which polices the Onassis. who currently holds Ar­ dustry since the screening pro­ area, reveal that as far as they gram has been virtually completed ries, 16 mysteries, four non-fiction armed forces at different points know, there is no restriction at St. gentine citizenship, is under in­ with the exception of the small books, two on sports and two hu­ around the globe concerns the re­ Georges' Bay or anywhere else in dictment in the US on charges that strictions of crewmembers aboard he conspired to defraud the Gov­ number of new men coming into mor books.' Arrangements for the the Lawrence Victory (Mississippi) Canadian territory which would ernment in the purchase of tank­ distribution of the volumes the maritime industry. Recently and ether vessels calling at St. cover foreign seamen, including the Coast Guard extended the life through Pocketbooks, a major dis­ Georges' Bay, Newfoundland, site Americans. That's where the mat­ ers operated by US Petroleum tributor of paper-backs, assures (Continued on page 17) of existing validated papers from plenty of variety. Pocketbooks has of the Ernest Harmon Air Force ter stands at the moment, with no two to six years. one able to say where the merryrights to several thousand titles Base. go-round will end. with new books constantly being In a typical show of Government SIU attorneys are continuing to added to the list as they are pub­ red tape and "buck-passing," an study the legal aspects of the shore lished. Air Force investigation of the situ­ leave restrictions with a view to With Seafarers convalescing in ation at the Harmon base revealed determining if the military has any the hospitals in equal need of di­ that there was no valid reason for legal right to restrict civilian sea­ .Under,the rules of the SIU, verting reading matter, the service restricting' the men from going men. Their conclusions would have any member can nominate The A..H. Bull Steamship Com­ was extended to Include men in ashore, although the base itself an important bearing on claims himself for meeting chairman, pany has won settlement of $175,was admittedly off-limits to sea­ the various USPHS hospitals. reading clerk or any other for overtime payments as a result 000 from the US in final payment While some of the hospitals have men and other unauthorized per­ of unauthorized restrictions. post that may be up for elec­ for the old Evelyn, a pre-World libraries of their own, reading fa­ sons. tion before the membership, Some weeks ago. Union officials War I ship that was sunk during cilities in others is limited as on In the face of this, however*, and representatives of SlU-con- World War II. including committees, such as the ships. And in most instances, stands the ruling by the Military tracted operators laid the problem the tallying committees, finan­ The Evelyn, a 5,000-ton dry cargo either on ship or ashore, collection Sea Transportation Service, which in the lap of the Defense Depart­ vessel, was requisitioned by th« cial committees, auditing com­ of books for seamen to read is de­ merely handles the delivery of ment because of the mounting War Shipping Administration in mittees and other groups pendent on the spasmodic efforts cargo and stores to the base, that abuses of seamen by local military September, 1943. Subsequently, the named by the membership. of volunteer agencies. St. Georges' Bay itself is restrict­ commanders. Meetings with Assist­ WSA offered the company $247,000 Since SIU membership meet­ Many such books are in poor ed, and that ship's crews must be ant Secretary of Defense John for the ship vfhich was declined. ing officers are elected at the condition, or are on subjects that confined to their ships while in Fanning and representatives of the The company refused, filing claim start of each meeting, those hold very little general interest port there. three armed forces yielded the in the courts and accepting 75 per­ who wish to run for those for the average reader. meeting offices can do so. A letter to this effect was given concession by Government authori­ cent of the payment offered pend­ Seafarers in the hospitals who to the captain of the Lawrence ties that they themselves could ing the court decision. That The Union also welcomes have suggestions as to the kind of Victory, signed by a "W. F. Cros- find no valid excuse for the differ­ amounted to slightly over $187,000. discussions, suggestions and reading matter they would like to son, MSTS, APO 862." In its turn, ent bans at various bases and the motions on the business before The total payment for the ship the meeting. have are' invited to pass them the letter was submitted to the promise to draft a uniform set came to slightly better than $362,» 000 in reparation claims. Union by Mississippi to account for of 'Vegulations^ • along to the editor of the LOG. SIU Steps Up Lil^rary Service To Hospitals CC Changes Regulations On Screening * Nobody Knows Why' —Leave Ban Sticks Throw in For A Meeting Job i Bull Line Wins SS Evelyn Claim �Vagv Four SEAFARERS LOG Febniairjr l»; i»54 Sea Daager For Gasparilla Day Celebrants As I See It • • • Gasparilla Day in Tampa, Florida, had wet ending, above, as civilians and Coast Guard Aux­ iliary fought high seas to bring 55 passengers safely ashore from the 65-foot pleasure craft. Miss Birmingham, grounded in the surf off Treasure Island. The boat broke up minutes after the last passengers were cleared. Seafarers Mailing Art Entries I I^ 5;c '>-y 'i: FOR MANY YEARS NOW IT HAS BEEN THE STANDARD PRACtice aboard SIU ships to elect shipboard delegates and hold regular shif^oard meetings. The results of these meetings have been duly re­ ported in the pages of your SEAFARERS LOG and put on file as part of your Union's official records. Your Union has found that these meetings have been extremely valuable. The reports of these meetings have served many purposes. Headquarters has, found that they enable your offi­ cials to keep close, touch with the sentiments and problems of the membership on board the ships, and is able to take necessary action accordingly with promptness. The meetings have also offered very valuable suggestions as to the conduct of Union business in dealings with the shipowners. In many specific cases, where the crew has a prob­ lem of contract violation or other difficulties aboard ship, the reports received through the minutes have often enabled the Union to be right on top of a situation and either correct things before the ship comes in, or be prepared to take immediate action at the time qf payoff. Further, the holding of shipboard meetings has generally been the best way of bringing beefs and difficulties to the surface in a whole­ some and constructive manner. While it would be impractical for a shoreside meeting to take up and act on problems of individual ships, the shipboard meeting has always proved the best place for kicking these matters around and arriving at a solution. It has been the ex­ perience of your Union in some instances that lack of regular ship­ board meetings has aggravated existing grievances because it appeared to members of the crew and to the officers, that nothing would be done about them at the moment. The meetings also serve as a good means of acquainting new men in the industry and the Union with the terms of the Union contract and the manner in which the SIU operates. , . j It is your Union's firm belief that active participation in, i^qcb..meet­ ings is the mark of a good Union member. And even when the dele­ gates, as in many instances, have nothing to report, that' of itself is a sign that the meeting is serving its purpose in helping to' assure a smooth-running ship. • • • ' The first mail entries in the Third Annual SIU^Art Contest began filtering into head­ quarters this week, as Seafarers in the outports got the 1954 competition off to an early start. Entries will be accepted at headquarters through midnight, April 30, after which the judging will be held. Under this year's contest conducted by a panel of established work and attempt new forms of art rules. Seafarers can submit up experts in the field, including the work not previously exhibited. Following the judging this to five entries in each of the four art editor of the SEAFARERS classifications: oils, watercolors, LOG, who has assisted at the judg­ spring, all entries will be displayed for a full week at a public exhibit drawings and handicrafts. Three ing of the earlier contests. Previous judging panels included in headquarters. Thus, Seafarers prizes will be awarded in each classification, a total of 12 awards at least one art museum represen­ interested in selling their work J. i . 4> ^ J [it:i • I should tag those entries with the tative and professional artists. in all. The work so far submitted in­ desired selling price. Several en­ A NEWS ITEM APPEARED RECENTLY TO THE EFFECT THAT Last year's contest prizes were 14-carat gold SIU emblem rings, cludes handicraft items as well as tries, especially in handicrafts, the Department of Agriculture is using 180 more Liberty ^hips as and in 1952, the winners received entries for the other three divi­ were purchased on the spot by wheat and corn bins. These ships, located in boneyards'at Astoria, waterproof, shockproof watches. sions of the contest. The initial visitors during the week-long ex­ Oregon; Puget Sound and the James River in Virginia will be loaded Prizes for this year's contest have entries bore out the hope that as hibit last year. up with surplus grain that the Government has pur­ the contest becomes established as not yet been determined. chased from farmers to keep prices up. They are No Mounting Needed Judging of the third annual con­ an annual SIU tradition, more and in addition to quite a few other ships similarly load­ All entries should be addressed test, as in previous years, will be more Seafarers would submit their ed, for storage. About 125 of these have' their holds to the Art Editor, c/o SEAFARERS filled to the brim while they sit at anchor up on the LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, BrookHudson River in New York and down in Virginia. lyji 32, NY. Paintings and draw­ It appears likely that if things continue as they ings do not have to be mounted . are, the Government will have to turn over more or framed if the materials are not ships for this purpose. And for every ship that is right at hand because they will be so loaded with grain, there are quite a few large judged solely on their artistic mer­ storage bins back inland in the wheat and corn its. country that are also filled up" with the overflow Where entries are submitted from the farms. Seafarers at the last Savannah 41 years ago and became an SIU without mounting, the union will Of course, all this Is going on while we are told that many people in port meeting, February 10, had member in Baltimore on February mount them on white cardboard other parts of the world are having trouble finding enough food to fill their meeting conducted by three 21, 1948. He sails in the engine so that they can be hung up for their bellies from day to day. Yet little or nothing is heard of trans­ rank and file Union members. department and still makes his display. porting the wheat-and corn to wherie it will do some good. Eddie Jahowski home in New York City. Frank is Wrap Entries Carefully It seems a prbtty obvious thing to all that the supplies are there, of Baltimore was a native of the Dodecanese Is­ All mailed entries, however, the ships are tbTere and the demand is self-evident aeross the ocean in chairman of the lands, in the Aegean Sea, but now should be carefully wrapped, and meeting while lives in New York. He joined the the name and address of the en­ many partis of the world. Your Union is certain that there are those Tom Burke and Union in New York on April 4, trant attached carefully so that the in Washington capable Of figuring out a way whereby this surplus food Douglas Acker, 1949. The 27-year-old Seafarer work may be returned at the close could be put to/good use. Certainly, at present, all that is being done with this food is to raise a fine crop of fat rats. both of Savan­ sails in the engine department. of the exhibition. To assure deliv­ nah, served as ery, it is advisable to send all en­ % % % recording secre­ tries by special delivery or regis­ Philadelphia's last port meeting tary and reading TALKING ABOUT FOOD BRINGS TO MIND A SUBJECT THAT was chaired by Burton Hirsch, a tered mail. Entries can also be clerk r e s p e c Acker submitted by bringing them to the people are quite worked up about in this country, namely the morning deck seaman and veteran Union tively. cup of coffee. The subject of coffee prices has aroused a great deal of LOG office at headquarters. Janowski, who sails in the stew­ member who has been with the excitement and indignation in certain quarters. We SIU for 15 years ard's department, has been a mem­ have been told that official actipn is being taken by now. Hirsch ber of the SIU for nearly 13 years. our Government, and that the, US Senate is inves­ joined the Union He joined the Union in the port of tigating the entire situation to see if some specula­ in Mobile back Baltimore on June 25, 1941. He Is tors are rigging the prices of the country's favorite on February 6, a native of Maryland and is 32 morning brew.,,.. ' 4939. He's a na­ Under the Union constitu­ years of age. Seafarers na# not be experts on the subject, al­ tive of Philadel­ tion every member attending though it is true that the beverage gets quite a play Burke, who sails in the engine phia, but he and a Union meeting is entitled to on SIU ships where time has been a standing department, was born in Florida h i s wife now nominate himself for the contract feature forcoffee many years. However, there on July 17, 1926. He joined the make their home elected posts to be filletf at does seem to be one important factor overlooked in SIU in Savannah in July, 1944, Gallagher across the river the meeting—chairman, read­ all the excitement, and that is the obvious fact that and makes his home in the in Camden, New ing clerk and recording secre­ our morning cup of coffee depends on ships and seamen to deliver it Georgia port city. Acker, a deck Jersey. He will be 37 yearn old tary. Your Union urges you department man, is 29 years old this month. to take an active part in meet­ to every breakfast table. and an 11-year member of the SIU, Naturally there, would-be considerable excitement and dismay in Recording secretary William ings by taking these posts of loining in Savannah on January 6, Devenny has been a member of many quar^k if..in some emergency coffee would have to. be severely service. 1943.: He's married and lives in the SIU for just seven months rationed or not available for lack of ships and seamen. And what, could And, of course, all members Savannah. be true of coffee would apply equally well to quite a few items that now, teceiving his membership have the right to take the floor a^e important land necessary to our daily living—items like aluminum book in New York on July 6, 1953. and express their opinions on bre,. ii^ o.re,. c^per,>tin, oil, \vool. rubber, nitrates, hemp, manila, vf, A couple of New Yorkers were He's a resident of Philadelphia, any officer's report or Issue sugar, and a . long list of other things that play a key role in our $6ut jh Seattle for the Seattle port 25 years old and sails in the deck under discussion. Seafarers ' 4 membership meeting of last week, department. John Gallagher, the are urged to hit the" deck at econohiy, Edmund L. Eriksen, was the chair­ reading clerk, has been with' the There ;are many who for some reason or another^ cannot or will not these meetings and let their man, and George Frank, recording SIU for 11 years. He also sails on recognize the vi^l, peed for US ships in our economy. Your Union shipmates know what's oo -aecretary. . deck and lives in the Pennsylvania intends, to'-'keep *00 emphasizing these facts imtil they are generally their mind. Eriksen was bom in New York metropolis. recognized by IdL ., Speak Your Mind At SiV Meetings �SEAFARERS LOG F«bnu^ If/If84 Pare FIT* NlJtS Orcfers Hear/ng On AFL's Dock Vofe Charges With organizing operations proceeding on all fronts, AFL-ILA representatives are looking forward to hearings set by the National Labor Relations Board in Washington on the disposition of the New York dock election. Meanwhile, the new union continued its ground­ work for eventual takj^-over"^ on the piers with the election other material of large scale ing and expanding its organization. of over 80 pier shop stewards intimidation of longshoremen by Three new AFL locals have been The Cornhusher Mariner arround in Korea's Pusan harbor. A Conrressional investiration is beinr launched into why the ship is to be scrapped. When towed to Japan, the lowest repair bid on the Cornhusker was $2,600,000. for longshoremen and 32 stewards for checkers in the Port of New York. A decision to hold a hearing was issued Wednesday from the Labor Board in Washington. The hearing will take up AFL charges of collusion, intimidation and oth­ er irregularities in the l)re-Christmas election contest between the AFL-ILA and the old ILA. The hearing, which will take place in New York, beginning March 1, will get evidence from the AFL-ILA in the form of mov­ ies, photographs, affidavits and Cornhusker Fate Under Study WASHINGTON—A Cqngfessional investigation of the fate of the disabled Cornhusker Mariner is in the offing as the House Merchant Marine Committee voted to look into a decision to scrap the vessel. The $10 million SlU-man- Government did not deem it worth built by the Government as a re­ while to invest the extra money to sult of the Korean war emergency. ned ship ran aground off Pu­ recondition the ship and bring it The Maritime Administration has san, Korea, on her third voy­ back to the States. been attempting to sell these ships age and had to be cut in half be­ fore it could be towed to a ship­ yard in Sasebo, Japan. Subsequent­ ly, the Maritime Administration de­ cided that the vessel should be sold for scrap and her remaining interpal n^achinery and equipment should be salvaged. The decision ran into immediate opposition in Congress with Sena­ tors Dennis Chavez (Dem., New Mexico) and Allen Ellender (Dem., La.) introducing a resolution to stop the sale of the ship. The two Senators declared that $600,000 had been spent in salvage opera­ tions up until now, and that it could be made ' seaworthy for an additional investment of $2V^ mil­ lion. They estimated that sale of the vessel for scrap would mean a loss of $7ti million to the Gov­ ernment. Apparently, with the other Mari­ ners going in the boneyard, the The Cornhusker was blown onto rocks in Pusan harbor during a bad storm last July. The rocks pene­ trated deeply into the ship's bot­ tom with the result that tugs were unable to pull her off and the ship hadto be-Cut in two. In the course of lengthy salvage operations, it was reported that the vessel had been cannibalized of a great many parts and removable gear. Finally, the ship's stern was hauled to Sasebo, Japan, where it remains pending Government ac­ tion on the fate of the ship. At the time of the grounding, the ship was on her third voyage under charter to the Seas Ship­ ping Company. Consequently, the ship was virtually in brand-new condition, one of the reasons why scrapping is not deemed advisable. The Cornhusker Mariner is one of 35 high-speed cargo vessels YOUamrMeSIU CONSTITUTieN l'^ From Article XIII, Section 6 "All reports by committees and the Secretary-Treasurer under this articlef except those o^^the Polls committees, shall be entered in the minutes of the port where headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be en-, tered in the minutes of the Port wherO it functions." sm mi APE OUARAMTEED BY. YOUR COMiltrUTiW, IHtS. EEA- ryRE ts OESIONBO TO ACOUABrr. YOO WITH THESE PJOHTB AMC* WIVIIEOEB- to private operators, but with little success thus far. [Missing Son May Be On Waterfront An appeal on behalf of a miss­ ing son who may possibly be work­ ing around the waterfront has been received by the SEAFARERS LOG from the parents of Thom­ as Mounier, of Tucson; Arizona. The boy has been missing from his home since No­ Mounter vember 2, 1953. Mounier's mother wrote the LOG that Tom was very much in­ terested in the sea and ships, and might be located in some port city. The missing boy is 15Vi years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds. He has blond hair, blue eyes and freckles. Indications are that Mounier might be a victim of amnesia, since his mother reports that he has suffered from headaches for the past three years since he was a victim of a severe sunstroke. In that circumstance, he might be liv­ ing under another name. Anybody knowing of his where­ abouts is asked to communicate with the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG, or with his parents at 2807 East 22nd Street, Tucson, Arizona. the old ILA in the course of the chartered oh the Jersey- side of dock election. the Hudson River, one for Jersey Confident of Outcome AFL-ILA representatives are "City and two for Port Newark. Shop steward elections, which confident that the evidence pre­ sented wiii be sufficient to cause provide the basis for direct pierthe Labor Board to throw out the side representation for AFL long­ entire dock vote and order new proceedings to determine the bar­ shoremen, are still going on. In the gaining representative for Port of past week alone 16 stewards were elected in such areas as the Brook­ New York longshore workers. lyn Army Base, New York Docks, The very fact that the NLRB issued a call for a hearing instead Staten Island, Yonkers, and Jersey • of certifying the results' of the City election was taken as evidence In most instances, stevedoring that the Board believed the AFL's companies have recognized the stewards as representatives of charges had weight. More action took place in At­ their employees. Where they have lantic Coast outports when the old refused, the new union has struck ILA signed an eight-cent-an-hour the piers. Walkouts on Pier 25, contract for workers in seven At­ North River, the 5th Street Pier, lantic ports—Boston, Providence. Hoboken, and Piers 10, 11 and 12, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Hampton j New York. Docks in Brooklyn Roads, Chester, Pa., and Portland, were setted in short order. So were the two most recent Maine. The terms of the new contract walkouts, one on Staten Island were the same as those which ex- pier 20 and the other on United president Joe Ryan offered to ship­ Fruit Co. piers 2, 3 and 7, Man­ owners in New York at the time hattan's west side. United Fruit the AFL-ILA was organized last longshoremen struck the piers for September. At that time, the old three weeks before the company ILA hastily withdrew its offer un­ capitulated, and agreed to recog­ der a storm of protest from the nize the AFL longshore shop stew­ new union which charged that tlie ard. settlement representing nothing more or less than a sellout of the longshore membership. AFL Demands By contrast, the, AFL-ILA has presented demands for a 20-cent wage increase, 12 paid holidays, WASHINGTON—A bill would and improvements in vacations, pensions and welfare benefits, as require all seamen aboard US ships well as other fringe issues. The old to understand orders given in the ILA admitted the inferiority of English language, both in speech the outport contract by signing a and writing, has been introduced proviso with the shipowners that in the House of Representatives any gains in New York over and by ,Rep. Horace Seely-Brown of above those obtained in New York Connecticut. The bill is identical -to a similar measure that has al­ would apply in the outports. It was believed that through this ready been introduced in the Sen­ clause the old ILA was preparing ate. Both bills are based on recom­ itself for a retreat to the outports in the event the AFL-ILA wins mendations by the Treasury De­ representation for New York long­ partment. The Department ex­ shoremen and signs a contract for plained that operating and safety them. Such a contract would no mechanisms on ships are becoming doubt be superior to the eight-cent more complex day by day, with the settlement negotiated in the out­ result that it is increasingly im­ portant for crewmembers to be ports. While these developments were able to read and understand print­ taking place, the AFL-ILA has been ed instructions dealing with action concentrating efforts on solidify­ in emergency situations. Bills Propose Language Rule Put Number On Meeting Exeuses As part of the permanent record, headquarters, as well as the other ports, maintains complete reports of all committees and officials. On file in headquarters and the SlU port offices ore records of all re­ ports mode in the Union. Seafarers sending telegrams or letters to the New York , headquarters dispatcher asking to be excused from attending headquarters membership meetin {s must include the reg­ istration number of their shipping card in the message. From now on. If the number is not Included, the excuse can­ not be accepted by the dis­ patcher. Newark longshoremen smile happily as they look over their new AFL-ILA charter. They join a number of other New Jersey local* who have repudiated th* ^d ILA. ^1 it I �•' rx.-\ WMmagjr li, itH •' - s SEArJMWMk IPC SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON II. I " ===== -1 Tempers have been flaring on Ca]||»itol Hill, in the House Merchant Marine Committee, for a long time. The Committee is known in some quarters as a "do nothing" group. The current chairman. Representa­ tive Weichel, Ohio, has been notorious in his attempted one-man con­ trol of the Committee. However,, this iron-clad grfp on the Comimittee by its chairman no'ytr has been broken somewhat. Recently, while Chairman WeichM was away from the Committee, the group met in closed session,-voted to make Representative Tollefson, Washington,*acting chairman, so that the Committe could function while its chairman was recuperating. The group also voted to have meetings every week instead,of one a month, and it's this last action that assures the individual members some say in the activities of the Committee in pushing legislation. In the meantime, some powerful figures on the Committee, staunch defenders of the American merchant marine, ara thinking seriously of quitting the House Merchant Marine Committee and joining some other Congressional Committee. These particular men are tired of the "do nothing" attitude 5f their chairman, believing, as they do, that there is much that can be dohe, in the way of hearings and investigations concerning the shipping field. ' ^• •4 Waterman's new general cargo terminal In Port Newark, shown above, Is scheduled to g^ .lnto opera­ tion April 1/ The development is expected to handle 600,000 tons of cargo annually at three berths in the terminal, each of which is fed by two rail tracks. It was/Constructed by the Port of New York Authority. Newark Terminal Opening Near Due to begin operations by April 1, a brand-new Waterman Terminal will consolidate all of the company's New York operations at Port Newark on that date. According to pres­ ent plans, Waterman will be moved out of Pier 6, Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, as of March 31. The new Waterman devel-"* « opment is expected to handle oped portion of the south side of feet wide to accommodate both Port Newark channel and along truck and railroad traffic. Under at least 600,000 tons of general Newark Bay to form a continuous the terms of its ten-year lease, the cargo annually at three modern berths. For Port Newark, it will mean that for the first time, one of the largest US-flag shipping lines will use the port for its regular common carrier service in the North European and Far East­ ern trade routes. It is expected that the terminal will average about four ships per week, as a result of the combined foreign, coastwise and intercoastal service. South Side The wharves and cargo terminal buildings of the nevv development were constructed, on the undevel-.. L-shaped wharf. Each of the' new berths is 550 feet long and served by a cargo, terminal building 450 feet long and 200 feet wide. An apron between the cargo terminal buildings and. the stringpiece is 50 feet wide and 'equipped with two rail tracks. Additional railroad tracks are located at the rear of two of the three cargo terminals, alongside a canopied loading platform which can serve trucks and rail cars alike. Extending along the full length of the re^ of the buildings is a con­ tinuous, hard-surfaced area 100 SlU COMMITTEES m WORK The SIU's financial operations for the fourth quarter, October 1 to December 31, 1953, have been checked by the quarterly financial committee elected by the member­ ship and all books found in order. The rank and file committee was chosen at the January 27 member­ ship meeting in headquarters. Con­ sisting, as always, of two men from each of the three ship's depart­ ments, its membership was Cecil Leader, Frank Douglas,.. Edward Hansen, E. W. Goulding, Alexandur Dudde and A. Schiavone. As part of its regular procedure, the committee checked the weekly financial reports from the outports against the week­ ly report at head­ quarters covering the whole district and found that all expenses and receipts tallied. It then went ahead to check the Leader Union's financial operations through the secretarytreasurer's office and examined the Union's safe deposit box Where Government bonds owned by the Union are kept. All was found to be satisfactory. Another Important section of the committee's work deals with checks on receipt books in the various ports. A complete inventory of all books was taken for the ports and headquarters. Once the quarterly committee completes its checks, it has power to make recom­ mendations to the membership as to changes in the Union's financial procedures. Earl­ ier in the year, the Union insti­ tuted a system of posting all dues receipts by ma­ Douglas chine, apd mak­ ing use of National Cash Register bookkeeping machines for other Union i business. The secretarytreasurers' financial report was also revised in line with new financial systems installed in headquarters. The current committee examined the manner, ip which the report has.been drafted under the revised system and expressed approval of the way .the report is being han­ dled. They recommended that Headquarters be empowered t.p make necessary changes to improve the form or content of the report. Waterman Corp. will pay the Port of New York Authority, which handled the actual construction of the terminal, $370,000 a year for the first five years and $410,006 a year for the second five years. The agreement with the PNYA.calling for the construction of the terminal was first made in March, 1952, and completion of the project sched­ uled for the spring of this year. Credit Given Aboard Ship By Sea Chest 4" 4> On the Senate side of the Capitol, major changes have taken place in the important Maritime Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerec. Senator Potter, Michigan, has been dethroned as Subcommittee chairman and replaced by Senator Butler, Maryland. This means, as predicted in the LOG several months ago, that Senator Bricker, Ohio, head of the full Committee, has reverted to the seniority rule to put Senator Sutler in the driver's seat of the Maritime Subcommittee. . . One of the first thmgs that Senator Butler did was to discharge the Subcommittee counsel. . The move certainly amounts to changing horses in the middle of the stream, as the Subcommittee is only about half way through with its Investigation of the problems confronting the American merchant marine. | ' , The entire shipping industry is watching this one closely as' their future certaiply will be affected by the ultimate recommendations tocome fvohi the Senate Subcommittee. The' Department of Commerce is ready to go to Congress to ask for \ funds sufficient to acquire 40 traded-in tankers under a new progra™; it will urge on the lawmakers, Thi? is a carry-over, move from last yeaT:., when a bill embracing this move was blocked in the closing daj/s of .j^^,, last session of Congress. . • In effect,'the program will be that the Government will allovy tanker , companies to trade-in tankers that are at least 10 years old, as an al­ lowance of credit for the construction of new tankers. The purpose of this program is two-fold: (1) To gain new tanker tonnage under the U.S. fiag; and (2) to enlarge the number of the tankers in the reserve fleet. r. Commerce is hoping to acquire up to 40 tankers, 10 years or better,: in the move.. . 4 4- A distinct trend that has been growing over the years is that the American businessman usually is negligent of his right to choose the flag of the ship on which he does business, while, on the other hand, foreign exporters and importers have become increasingly ship-minded and are highly nationalistic in their feelings. Particularly^ in the Scan­ dinavian areas, and in some South American nations, the foreign ex­ porters-importers favor their own national lines wherever possible. In some trades, the preponderance of the cargo movement is con­ trolled, in ond direction, by the government and/or businessmen in particular nations who, in turn, direct that the movement be via ships A system of credit sales of mer­ of their own country: chandise to. Seafarers aboard ships •» ^ •i 4'' '' u at no extra charge is being put From time to time, US Government agencies will take action or set into effect by the New York retail policies with their fingers crossed, not knowing just what will happen. store of the SIU Sea Chest. The This is .true of recent policy adopted by the Maritime Admftiistration system will be extended to Mobile, in relaxing its position on the' transfer of Liberty-type tankers to for­ eign flag. In the past. Maritime had allowed such transfers, but, among New Orleans and Baltimore when other things, only H the US operator .would agree to build new tonnage. retail outlets start up in those However, the new tonnage requirement is not tied in with the new rela.xed policy on Liberty tankers. ports in the near future. Officials of MA now are afraid of the impact on other operators of The credit sales will cover items their new tanker transfer policyAs a matter of fact, operators of dry not normally stocked in shipboard slopchests, such as dress wear, cargo ships now are making overtures in this direction. Transfer of US-fiag ships'is allS^ed only to those countries where watches, radios, luggage and the like. Under the system, the Sea­ this Government has agreemyents to repossess them if needed in a na­ farer can order these items and tional emergency. Generally, these nations include Venezuela, Liberia, have them delivered on board ship Panama, and Honduras. in the harbor. The charge for the ., . 4.\; 4 • ^ item will be placed on his slop For the past\eight years, there has been a rapid decrease in the USchest bill as if he purchased the flag competitive position with respect to the carriage of our imports item"from the shipboard slop chest. and exports. With the exception of the 1951 shipping emergency, every Up until now, a Seafarer, who year since 194fl' iias seen further decline in the US fleet's transportation " ^ wanted to buy on credit, found of our dry cargo exports. During the first half of 1953, it had fallen''to only 22 percent from himself faced with the excessive charges of waterfront peddlers. 42 percent in 1951, and 31 percent in 1952. They charge extra for the credit . As for import side of the picture, US-fiag participation in our dry service on top of the high pHces cargo import trade last ^ear was only 33 percent, a postwar low water­ they normally charge for their mer­ mark rapidly approaching the prewar level. P.ercentage-wise, our fleet chandise. And of course, such piir> participation in the export .trade was reduced, alarmingly in the Euro­ chases carry no guarantee of qual­ pean and Northern FM East trades. Oiily iq the West African, South China, Formosa'.and Philippines areas did.our competitive position ity. show signs-of strengthening: As to Imports, bur competitive positiqn Items sold by the Sea Chest will be priced to the Seafarer the Same has grown weater in all trades other than Pbi^gal and Spanish At­ as if they had been bought for lantic and the Southern Far East area. cash in the shoreside retail outlet, permitting Seafarers to equip themselves before paying off the vessel.- �February 19, MSI SEAFARERS Pace flfeTca LOG DiMster Hits SUP-Manned Freighter COMMUNISM IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE—Guatemala, which has been under Communist influence since a revolution in 1944, last week expelled two United States news correspondents for "sys­ tematically defaming and slandering the republic." Earlier, the Guate­ malan Government charged that its neighbors were "plotting" to in­ vade the country with the aid of "the government to the North," clear­ ly an illusion to the United States. In Washington, the situation is regarded with intense concern. The .Stale Department must approach the highly explosive problem with extreme care, because any hint of US intervention might arouse resentment throughout Latin America. GREENWICH VILLAGE POET AND WIFE MURDERED—New York City witnessed the passing of one of its last legendary figures when eagahond poet. Maxwell Bodenheim, was found murdered with his Wife in a cheap, Greenwich Village apartment Bodenheim had been shot and his wife stabbed to death. The once famous tyro of the Village's arty set had been down on hft heels since the early 1930's, and had become a New York character by peddling his poetry In the streets for enough change to buy liquor. Friends had reported that recently he walked the streets with an "I am Blind" sign in imitation of the famous Paris beggars, who belong to a guild and solicit money by fak­ ing crippling defects. New York's police moved swiftly and within days arrested a 25-year-old youth, Harold Weinberg, who reportedly con­ fessed to the double murders. AN AMERICAN COMES HOME—^After two years as a Communist prisoner in Czechoslovakia and .twenty-one months as a fugitive in the Iron Curtain country, John Hvasta, ^ twenty-six year-old naturalized American, returned to the United States. In 1948, Hvasta was going to college in Czechoslovakia under the GI Bill of Rights, when the Communists sentenced him to ten years as a "spy." On January 2, 1952, Hvasta tunnelled his way to freedona. He was then successful in. hiding from the Communist police with the help of the Czech underground. Then, on October 2, 1953, Hvasta walked into the American Embassy in Prague. The Embassy protected him and after fotir months of argument, suc­ ceeded in getting him out of the country. Hvasta has promised to teir the story soon of his twentyEx-GI John Hvasta grins hap­ one month flight from terror. pily at arrival In US after t it successful escape from Czech INDO-CHINA ANOTHER KO­ prison. REA?—^The war grew hotter in sorely besieged Indo-China as Communist rebels again invaded the Kingdom of Laos in a savage sustained drive before which the French were reported fleeing. The repercussions quickly spread to Washington where Secretary of Defense Wilson and President Eisenhower, came under fire from a-number of Democratic and Republican Senators. The United States has furnished arms, ammunition and planes and also has about 200 Air Force technicians aiding the French in the be­ leaguered Asiatic state. Some senators charged that the presence of a US military mission there was a mistake and that it would not be wise to send more technicians. With both ship and cargo ftported a total loss, the SUP-contracted Panamanian freighter Harry Lundeberg lies awash On rocks at the tip of Lbwer California, several hundred miles south of San Diego, where it went aground last week. No loss of life was suffered as crewmembers took to the lifeboats when the ship was crushed aft for 20 feet. She was carrying 3,500 tons of gypsum. Xlose Kings Pt,' Congress Told WASHINGTON—Closing of the Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy and diversion of its funds to training for unlicensed seamen was advocated in testimony before a House Appropriations sub-committee by a spokesman for the Conference of American Maritime Unions. Captain John M. Bis-"*" hop of the Masters, Mates and the Government plans to put in state academies. In case more of­ $21^ millions into schools to train ficers are needed, he pointed out Pilots (AFL) told the commit­ new officers from outside the that upgrade schools could train tee that funds should be withheld from Kings Point and four state of­ ficer-training academies because of the "great over-supply of licensed deck and engine room offieers in the maritime industry." Captain Bishop is a member of the special legislative committee representing all non-Communist maritime unions including the SIU. As such he was presenting the views of the recent conference of these unions held in Washington. He pointed out that the Sheepshead Bay, New York, and Alameda, California, stations for training men already in the industry had been closed even though there were funds appropriated through June, 1954. On the other hand. industry. .men o,ut of the foc'sle in far less The captain challenged the argu­ time than the three and four year ment that training' is needed in courses at the academies. case of emergency, declaring there Bishop asked that the Maritime are more than enough officers avail­ Administration conduct a survey able to man all ships in existence, to find out how many, academy including those in the boneyard. graduates got to sea for a living. No Shortages He declared that most graduates Citing figures from the Korean end up in shoreside jobs after brief War, he stated there were 1.162 service at sea. ocean-going ships at the start of "We urge this committee," he the fighting, and 2,045 ships in op­ concluded, "to appropriate suffi­ eration at the peak, February, cient funds for the operation of the 1952. No shortages of officers in upgrading training stations at deck and engine departments re­ Sheepshead Bay and Alameda, and sulted from this expansion. for the correspondence courses Where shortages existed, they given to seamen at sea. Also, we were in the unlicensed categories urge you not to appropriate funds and in radio officers, two groups'not for the operation of Kings Point serviced by Kings Point or the and the four state academies." YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Television Price Cuts .c' . . .V Usually prices of television sets are lowered In the spring and go up again in the fall when the new models are introduced. But the price cuts this year have come well in advance of spring, and are deeper than usual too. The fact is, there are a lot more television sets and other household appliances right now than customers, and man­ ufacturers as well as retailers are slashing their price tags to induce the food and rent-poor public to buy sets. Now, comparatively good values are available. A number of manufacturers have reduced prices, but among the outstanding values now are Emerson,'Philco and Admiral. Emerson is lowest jpriced of all the so-called full-quality sets, offering a 17-inch table model at a list price of $150 and a 21-lnch at $180. Philco also offers a 21-inch table model at $180. RCA and Westinghouse have also reduced prices on TV sets, although their tags are still bigger than those of Emerson and Philco. • Moreover, as previously pointed out in the SEAFARERS LOG, you can also get discounts off the list price from many retailers. These discounts frequently are 20 per cent on the lower-priced TV sets, 25 on the costlier ones. Thus you can now buy full-quality 17-inch sets for as lit­ tle as $120, and the 21-inch sets at about $145. Discounts are larger on the higher-priced sets whkh are moving slowly because of the understandable fear of the public that a $25d-$300 investment may be made obsolete soon by color television. Biit doh^t Ik coaxed into a big investment because you can get a bigger discount. A 17-inch table model is ade- quate for most families, and you don't sink a lot of money into a costly cabinet. As previously reported here, there are some sets on the market with as fev^ as 16-18 tubes, known as "metropolitan receivers." These may be satisfactory if you live less than 15-20 miles from the broadcasting center and in a good reception area. But in fringe areas particularly, the fullquality sets with 22 or more tubes give better reception. As shown above, by picking a set carefully and insisting on the retail discount which is so widespread these days, you can huy a full-quality set for no more than the cost of a metropolitan receiver. The number of tubes, however, is just one factor in the quality of a set. Also compare the clarity and steadiness of the picture and watch out for distortion, especially at the edges of the screen. Experts suggest that a good way to judge how well different sets focus, is to make sure the horizontal lines composing the picture are equally spaced and sharp over the whole face of the tube. Of the different types of tuners now found on various makes, some experts say the "turret cascode" type generally needs least serv­ icing and is easier to convert to UHF channels. Not the least cost of a television set is service, especially since there has been so much bilking and excessive charg­ ing for repaii-s, and frequent failure to satisfactorily ful­ fill service contracts. . » Some authorities say it's vital to get a service contract when you buy a television set. But if you don't* require antenna installation, either because the set is to be con­ nected to an existing antenna or used with an indoor type, you might consider that the set has a 90-dt^ parts war- Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying ranty anyway, and the expensive picture tube has a full year's warranty on many sets. Repairs are more likely the second year than the first, especially if the set is used heavily. Some families "use up" their sets by leaving them turned on like a radio when not actually watching the screen. This causes tubes to wear out rapidly. Also, the heat generated in the sets breaks down other com­ ponents. If you do use a set heavily, a service contract may have an advantage. But families that use a set moderately may find they do well enough by using a qualified neighbor­ hood television serviceman. Also, rebuilt picture tubes are now available at costs al­ most half those of new tubes. They are quite satisfactory. Good rebuilt tubes are guaranteed for a year while the new ones are often guaranteed only for shorter periods, •yiey are generally available from specialists in electron­ ics equipment like the Lafayette radio stores in New York, Boston and other Eastern cities. Or your own serviceman may be able to secure a rebuilt picture tube for you. A TV set owner who. can replace a picture tuhe himself can-buy new ones at discounts from electronics supply; houses like Lafayette, or the big mail-order semi-whole­ sale source for electronics equipment. Allied Radio Corp., 833 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 7, 111. Remember, too, that your TV set will last longer and need fewer repairs if you avoid placing the set too closely to the wall. Also avoid using a heavy pad underneath. TV sets generate much heat and need air circulation in back .and underneath to prevent deterioration and even guard against fires. �SEAfARBRS ViVsYitU /"•-» '>/• LOG lit" FAraary It, lt54 SEASCASH BENEFITS f,S.; .. J ii' ^':'' SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATldN PLANS Photo tiiows new SUP hall In Seattle under construction at First Avenue and Wall Street, oyerlooklnr Puaet Sound. Hall will offer faculties for Seafarers shipping out of the Northwest Washington port. REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID SUP's Seattle Hall Rounding Into Shape SEATTLE—^Final construction and interior decorating is going forward on the new SUP hall and sailors* home in this port, now expected to be open for busineiss in about 60 days. The new Sailors Union hall.-i located at First Avenue and the first floor, of the building, Wall Street, and commading while the upper story is taken up a view of Paget Sound, is a twostory affair, supplemented by base­ ment space housing a gymnasium, baggage room, restaurant, bar, barber shop, cigar store aiid a shower room. Ground-breaking ceremonies at the site were held last June. • First Floor Auditorium Office space and a combination auditorium-dispatch hall occupy Olde Photos Wanted hy iJfG The LOG is interested in col­ lecting and printing photo­ graphs showing what seagoing was like in the old days. All you oldtimers who have any old mementos, photographs of^ shipboard life, pictures of ships or anything that would show how seamen lived, ate and worked in the days- gone by, send them in to the LOG. Whether they be steam or sail, around the turn of the cen­ tury, during the first world war and as late as 1938, the LOG is interested in them all. We'll take care of them and return your souvenirs to you. with the sailors' home, 22 living units for the use of union oldtimera, and the ill and disaliled. The first floor auditorium will be named after Peter B. Gill, who was SUP agent here for 30 years. Prior to the official opening of the new building, SUP and SIUA&G offices for the port will con­ tinue to be maintained at the old hall, at 2700 First Avenue. Follow­ ing the opening, SIU offices will shift to the new site, in line with the reciprocal office and shipping hall arrangement shared by the SIU and the SUP on the East and West Coasts. Construction Authorized Construction of the new hall was authorized by the SUP mem­ bership on December 22r 1952, after a recommendation by SUP building trustees. The rank-andfile action followed by 16 days the opening of a new SUP hall in Wil­ mington. The next new hall to be opened for seamen will be the SIU A&G District's new building in the port of ^altimore> Now under construction, the building will provide the same kind of facilities for seamen as are available in the New York head­ quarters of the SIU. They will in­ clude a cafeteria, bar, barber shop, recreation room, baggage room, sun deck. Sea Chest and modern shipping hall for men on the beach. No. Seafarers RecciYing Benefits this P^griodH A'Tcrage Benefits Paid Each Seafarer TotaTBenefits Paid this Period 2L 7h^9S 9A WEIIFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Hospital BenefitsDeath Benefits Diaabilitv Benefits 7o^o 34>I o<»\ Mteniitv BeaefiM Vacation Benefits Total aRfS'\f3 WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY 1 Hosnital benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * 1 Death Benefits Paid Since lulv 1. 1950 • Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 • Maternity Benefits Paid Since Aoril 1. 1952 • Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • Total 1 * Date Benefits Began * 11 1—• / ^ J €>0 -^7|| 1 ' LA, WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation Estididtcd Accounts Receivable Vacation AjL>lSi AO us Governinent Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS 7 S'ALSliii 9.r|| //9oCc COMMENTS; Some applicants for hospitsd benefits are not qualifying 'or benefits due to their failure to .get notice of claim into the Welfare office. Payment of benefits will only be made provided that the applications for benefits are pre­ sented in writing not later than fourteen (Hit days' from the date the employee' is physically discharged from the lospital as an in-patient or personally contacts an SIU agent within the fourteen (H) day period. The assets of the Plians continue to grow, with the pre­ sent assets of the Plans combined, totaling $4,292,922,01 gi Suhmittti At Kerr, Assistmit'Twi^nistratof . .'. and, remember this.. • All these are yours without cohtributing a single nickel on your part — Collecting SIU benefits is easy, whether it's lor hp^ital, birth, disability or dsath -^ You; get first-rate personal service imniediately ttrpugh your Union's rei^^entatfves. - • . , • y.t' • Ti': "I'.M -I' r.(•*.-< i-jV) i/i.'!fi'jI'S •crti.;.".!-. aic.-t / v..>-IJSfciAi.-sIvi':, i.'iir �February 19, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Libertys Being Sold At Cut Bate Prices Want to buy a Liberty ship? If you can cough up-a downpayment on a $275,000 price you can get one for the asking, or perhaps less. Figures issued by ship brokers on domestic prices for the Libertys have^ fallen off about 40 percent under low-cost foreign-flag opera­ since last March. At that time tions. a Liberty'on the American market would cost a buyer about $575,000. Prices on foreign markets have suffered also, but not as badly as in the US. Figures from British brokers show that Liberty ships, which commanded $784,000 •" in March, 1953, had gone down to $500,000 in September and were still declining. Libertys that can be registered under a foreign flag carry a higher price tag because of the greater profits obtainable Bids Out For Gas Turbine Installations Built-in Hole Al^s Record Dive Bids for the installation of gas turbine propulsion systems have been asked for by the Maritime Administration as the next step in its program to convert Libertys in the, reserve ^fieet Into modem, high-speed cargo vessels. The MA has issued a prospectus to toe companies with the require­ ments for the gas turbine system. It totends to-install the new power plant in one of four experimental Libertys. ^The others will get new ste^ turbine machinery, geared diesel drive and diesel-electric drive. Conversions For Speed The object of the conversions is to get Libertys "capable of speeds of 18 or 19 knots as compared to the ten knots that the present lowpressure Libertys can handle. If the experiments are success­ ful, they will pave the way for modernizing the reserve fleet for defense purposes, and also make possible conversion of commer­ cially-operated Liberty ships for private use. Costs of such conver­ sions', while not sn)all, would be far less than the cost of building a brand new ship with compm'able speed, cargo space and size. — High Point In '5Z The high point for the Liberty ships on the foreign market was .January, 1952, when the demands of the Korean War and the coal shortage in Europe put tremendous pressure on the shipping industry with more cargoes than there were takers. At that time, a foreign-flag Liberty in England,commanded a price of better than $1.6 million. Consequently, even under for­ eign flags, the prices of Libertys This odd-looking craft is the diving ship in which a French Naval officer, Georges Houot, and an en­ have dropped off tremendously, re­ gineer's mate went 13,284 feet below the surface of the Atlantic, 140 miles off the coast of Africa. flecting a world-wide slump in car­ goes for the shipping industry. While Libertys were the worst hit by the price decline because of the fact that thfey are largely obso­ lete by today's standards, T-2 tank­ ers have been hard hit also. On the PARIS—Utilizing an odd-looking, diving bell contraption—a craft with a built-in hole in foreign market, one British-owned T-2 sold for $3V& million in 1952. the bottom, two French naval officers this week plunged to a record depth of 13,284 feet be­ But by September, 1953, thj price low the surface of the Atlantic, 140 miles west of Dakar, French West Africa. ' ' of a T-2 had dropped to $1,138,000. Ironically, the" descent was It's agreed though, by men in the ship brokerage business, that made in a rebuilt "bathy­ iglass porthole permits those inside The French craft is able to move more modern ships carry a much to observe their surroundings. horizontally with the aid of two stiffer price tag, and are less sub­ scaphe" first invented by a The buoyancy of the sphere is small, battery-driven motors at­ Swiss scientist. Prof. Auguste Picject to market changes. The Lib­ maintained by a steel float like a tached to the float like fins. ertys only have value when the card, who set the most recent rec­ submarine hull, filled with gaso­ The French officers who piloted element of competition is not so ord for an undersea dive, 10,339 line which is in constant contact the FRNS-3 sent the craft down by strong and most any ship can get feet, off the coast of Italy last Sep­ with the surrounding water itself in an experimental dive cargo. through an opening in the belly of which reached a depth of 13,448 tember. Since it is estimated that con­ the float. As a result, inside and feet two weeks ago. Previous to Fifteen years ago, Piccard, who struction of a new cargo ship outside pressures remain almost that and the prior record descent equivalent to the C-3 or better in first conceived and experimented the same at all times. by Piccard in September, they with the idea of a "bathyscaphe" American shipyards would run The occupants enter the sphere went down to a record depth of for deep-sea observation, planned close to $4 millions a ship, the through a vertical lock chamber 5,082 feet and then passed their $275,000 price for a Liberty could an underwater craft consisting, of amidships, which then filis with own mark two days later by going be considered dirt cheap for an a diving sphere supported by a water, causing the "bathyscaphe" down to 6,888 feet, both times in ocean-going vessel—provided, of steel balloon or float filled with a to sink. Its vertical acceleration the Mediterranean. The original course, the owner could keep it in fluid lighter than water. The is increased when the gasoline in record was set by an American ex­ French "bathyscaphe." the FRNS-3, steady employment. in which the record was set this the float is compressed by the pres­ plorer, William Beebe, in 1934, week, was the execution 'of that sure of the incoming sea water. As when he took a diving bell down idea, with Piccard even serving as the gasoline diminishes in volume 3,028 feet. In their latest descent, the scientific adviser to its develop­ and more water enters, the craft gets heavier and sinks deeper. French specialists reported the ment for a time. In other words, the vessel sinks weather fine, the bottom hilly and Like Midget Sub With Congress back in ses­ from the weight of sea water enter­ water cloudy. However, they re­ sion, Seafarers are urged to ported having, seen no unusual The FRNS-3, looking very much ing through the built-in hole. keep on writing their Senators Magnets Hold Ballast creature in the course of their dive. like a midget submarine sitting on and Representatives in favor Steel pellets used for ballast are The actual descent lasted five a ball, is 49 feet long overall and of retaining the US Public weighs 32 tons without gasoline or carried in four wells built into the hours and 11 minutes. Health Service hospitals. The The purpose of the dive, aside ballast. It features an 11-ton float, and help pull tbe craft to the flow of mail has been heavy sphere made of steel three and a bottom. The "bathyscaphe" sur­ from seeing how far down the up to now, but from now on in half inches thick, which accommo­ faces immediately when this bal­ craft could go, was to gather a is the time that it really dates two men and houses a maze last, held on by magnets, is re­ variety of scientific data on the counts. of Controls and instruments. A plex­ leased at the touch of a switch. ocean depths. Koep Those Letters Coming fi Cartoon History Of The SIU The fourth biennial convention of the SIU of NA, held in Baltimore in March, 1949, proved to be the most successful SIU convention ever held. All dis­ tricts showed progress and new gains for tjie member­ ship. The progress report of the SIU-A&G District J . ,|-eyealed broad gains in members, jobs and assets. Progress Report On 'the organizational front, the SIU-A&G report noted that the Union had brought 32 new companies under contract in two years, two-thirds of them in the tanker field. The organizing record included toe cam­ paign in Isthmian, won by toe SIU in 1947 after the largest NLRB election ever held in maritime.- Xo. 57 SIU delegates also reported on the drive in Cities Service, where voting had just ended. They pointed out that the company, having failed to lick the SIU so far despite the long, dragged-out campaign, was bringhig in a platoon of lawyers to'try and upset the obvious verdict by objections and legal gimmicks. ':.y; �9 -i Febnury 19. 1954 SEAFAkERS LOG Fare Tea PORT BEPORIS.... * layed up tempbrarily in Portland, Wilmington: that they have done for the Union. Seattle: Oregon. •. I mentioned these men only' be­ From all Indications, our winter cause they responded so readily weather is behind' us and spring when I asked for'volunteers, and seems to be just around the cor­ did such- a good job which goes ner, but which corner? Anyway, to prove that they really have the have had mild spring weather Shipping picked up a little in the Shipping is still on the slow bell we Shipping slowed up in the last SIU at heart. and sunshine for the last couple last two weeks when tw'o payoffs In Hospital and more ships are being laid up, of weeks two weeks. We shipped about a and we all enjoyed it. hopped into port to remove some hundred men less than in the pre­ We have had the following men but the future looks good with Jeff Gihete men from thd beach. However, vious two weeks. Naturally that in the Marine Hospital since our four payoffs and sign-ons ^ue, and Seattle Fort Agent dgn't start heading for this port made for more members being on last report; J. L. Millner,, John the Choctaw (Waterman) will call 4. i t as we have men here to take care the beach. We did ^et our first Sercu, Arther Brooks, Elmer for a full crew on-Feb. 18. of all jobs. Ships paying off were the Trans- Lake Charles: break on Tuesday by crewlng up Shipp, Jimmie L. Norris, Jimmie Both the Jean Lafitte of Water­ the Sea Cloud which took on a Priddy, George R. Black, James atlfuitic (Pacific Waterways), Westman and the Longview of 'Victory ern Trader full crew and is bound for Trieste. Didson, Leslie R. Aaron, Robert Carriers were (Western Naviga­ Here's hoping that she does not tie Chapline, Donald J. Hevson, Jessie clean payoffs tion), Choctaw up when she gets back. I am glad A. Clarke, Paul M. Wood, Lorenzo with a minipium (Waterman), Coe to report that for the first time Bridgia, John Seiferth, Peter Shipping has been fair here for of beefs. We re-, Victory (Victory in quite awhile, she is solid with Sadowski, W. M. Ivins, Lloyd G. moved some ali­ bookmen so there shouldn't be any Linthicum and Hinrich Wiese. Carriers) and the past two weeks. We shipped a With us this week is Michael ens from the Jean beefs at the payoff on this job. Liberty Bell total of 88 men to various jobs Lafitte whom the (Tramp Cargo). around the harbor, but we don't More bookmen are taking the (Poodle Bomb) Pugaczewski, who advise anyone coming here to ex­ has been a member since 1944. skipper wanted No ships signed Ore Line scows. This nflakes for to keep aboard, on, but ships in- pect to ship out in a hurry. We better conditions and also is a big He sails as AB and has been deck but who asked to transit included have men on the beach in all rat­ help in reorganizing this outfit. and ship's delegate at various Eriksen get off. A little •the Madaket ings and it might take a while to The outlook for the coming week times and alwaj% does a very good Fenner job. He said, (Waterman), Marymar (Calmar), get a berth. talk with the cap­ looks very favorable as we have Shipping through here in the tain soon straightened that out. after doing a and Liberty Bell (Tramp Cargo). several Isthmians, one Robin recent period were these Cities hitch in the The Jean Lafitte signed on Line and practically an Ore ship Object Lesson Service scows: Winter Hill, Abiqua, again, while in-transit vessels were Army for Uncle, every day paying off. Also several even though hfr Not mentioning any names with Government Camp, Bents Fort, the Seamar, Massmar and PennBull Lines and Waterman ships always did ap­ regard to the responsibilities of a Bradford Island, Lone Jack, Fort mar of Calmar;- Lafayette, Yaka, going coastwise make the overall preciate what the steward, particularly when taking Hoskins, Council Grove and Chi- Golden City and Falrport of Water­ picture look pretty bright. In con­ SIU stood for, on voyage stores, we want to point wawa. Paying off for thfe same man; the Steel Designer of Isthmi­ clusion. you can readily see that that goes double out that it is imperative that he company were the Archers Hope, an and the Barbara Fritchie of the bookmen have a pretty good now. He is very should be. on board ship and on Logans Fort and Cantigny. Liberty Navigation. chance of shipping out of here. We had the Schuyler Otis Bland the docks with a sharp eye on the grateful for the While nothing much has been Pugaczewski Ships Paying Off benefits that the quantity and quality of the stores. Of Waterman in for payoff and* the happening in 4he vacationland of Ships paying off here in the last Union have worked for so hard Just recently we had a steward Republic of Trafalgar in on a the West, the boys are starting to two weeks were the Elizabeth and and knows that we will continue disregard his responsibilities and coastwise run, all taking some jobs show a little interest in the' forth­ Mae (Bull); Steel Director, Steel to forge ahead. detail the decking of the stores to off the board. The Steel Surveyor coming Miss Universe beauty pag­ Inventor, Steel Ranger and Steel a messman for a few hours, as he of Isthmian was also in port and eant In Long Beach, California. Earl Sheppard Flyer (Isthmian); Cubore, Chihad to attend to some business took a job or two. Baltimore Port Agent lore, Baltore, Steelore and Venore On the labor front we find tlie Nothing like a bevy of beautiful ashore. Consequently, this steward (Ore); Hastings (Waterman); BethBuilding, Construction- and Trades girls to arouse ardor around here. didn't know what he had. Quite a few old timers are still coaster and Oremar (Calmar) and San Francisco: This ship went coastwise for Council still out on strike against drifting through the port as we Archers Hope (Cities Service). the Associated General Contrac­ three weeks and came back into note Joe Penner, Mike Conley, Ships signing on were the OreSeattle to take bunkers and addi­ tors. Meetings are going on be­ Jimmy Fitzgerald, Jesse Puckett, tween the disputants and the strike mar, Steel Director, Cubore, Yorktional cargo for a foreign voyage. Bill Adams and others. We are mar, Chilore, Baltore, Mae, SteelThe steward jhade out supplement­ may be settled at any time now. happy to report no men in the Some progress is being made in ore, Bethcoaster, Hastings, Venore ary requisitions for stores, stating Shipping has been slow, and the that he had on hand certain wage contract talks, with the con­ marine hospital, but mourn the and Oremar. We sent a delegation to Annap­ future doesn't hold < too much* prom­ amounts' and needed the extra tractors feeling the pinch worse passing of Brother Jack Gridley who passed away in Hemet, Cali­ olis on a legislative meeting ise either. Two ships paid off and stores. After a thorough check it than the men. Some work is going fornia. signed on, the Alawai and Arizpa on and is beiiig divided among the headed by W. O. Wandeli, BME rep­ 'was found that on several items, Sam Cohen resentative and Rex E. Dickey, (Waterman). Ships in-transit in­ his inventory was way off and he various union woiicers. Wilmington Port Agent clude the Raphael Semmes, FairWe have no men in the hospital SIU Representative. Topics dis­ didn't need the stores. Result, we port, Yaka,,Jean LaFitte and Bien­ here at this time, and glad of it. t t cussed included better conditions, shipped another steward. Among the men on the beach we Boston: a seventy-five cents an hour mini­ ville (Waterman), Steel Traveler Oni Beach mum wage scale, forty-hour work and Steel Director (Isthmian), Gldtimers on the beach are Jack find Barney Kimberly, A. G. "Tex" Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa), Marymar Alexander, J. A. Phillips, Bill week, bettef injury benefits and Slough, Jack Williams, H. V. safer working conditions. The (Calmar) and Western Rancher Knaflich and W. E. Harris. Men Lowe^ J. Dawson, A. Knighton, I. Torre, H. Romero, Jesse Henry, delegates were informed by the (Western Navigation). There have been no beefs about in the marine hospitals are W. K. "Big Wahoo" Boren, J. Lawson, E. president of the Maryland State Gully, J. Wells, S. K. Ming, G. C. Federation that there are no anti- shipping, but McCarthy was at San Farnum, Sverre Johannessen, J. Cox, J. Pedersen, L. Fontenot, is on the slow bell in Mateo recently. Enough said. Old"Whifey" Pritchett, J. Paulette, theShipping labor bills pending in the House. Port of Boston, with little Macunchuck and E. L. Woods. B. N. Broderick, J. E. Tillman and prospect of it improving To us it seems as though the Mary­ timers on the beach include C. too much Seafarer E. , L. Eriksen, was Nien, S. Torina, A. Smith, F. FonR. Fontenot. land legislators are labor minded. in the near future. chairman of bur regular meeting "Whitey," by the way, sails as a Last night the SIU delegates, BME ila, A. Kavel, J. Goude, R. Bowman, on February 10, 1954. Eriksen pumpman and drives a big Cadil­ Ships paying off were the Trin­ delegates, SUP delegates and and C. Christensen. Men in the MM&P delegates all were sworn marine hospitals are B. Foster, A. joined the SIU' in Baltimore in lac. He hails from Montana, but ity 6f Carras, Petrol Tankers' Bull in by the Baltimore Federation of Keller, O. Gustavsen, P. S. Yuzon, 1948. He is 41 years old and has makes his home in Texas now. He Run, and the Abiqua of Cities Labor and within the pext two J. Childs, H. Y. Choe, W. Timmer- been going to sea 21 years in the says he's worked at various trades, Service. The same ships . signed weeks we expect the MFOW and man, W. Singleton, F. Schembri, J. black gang. _ On the majority of but nowhere can he find the con­ on again, while in-transit vessels the Radio Operators to send five Perreira, E, D. Hope, and Raymond the ships Eriksen sails, he does a tract, wages and conditions as he were the Badger Mariner of South Frye. Atlantic; Antinous, Wacosta, Gate­ good job as department and ship's has in the SIU. delegates each. Tom Banning way City and Chickasaw of Water­ Leroy Clarkedelegate. His last ship was the At this time I would like to ex­ Saif Francisco Port Agent' Greenstar (Traders), which Is man; Steel Rover of Isthmian; Lake Charles Port Agent press my thanks to Roland Wil­ Robin Locksley of Seas, and the liams, Frank Pagano, Joseph Bents Fort of Cltjes Service. Basch, Raymond Bowman, Pete Fixing House Sheldrake, Charlie Pafford, and Mrs. John Waller, widow of the Frank J. Balasia, for the good work Seafarer who was'killed' on the Atlantic Dealer, has been repair­ Jcfl CUlctte, Agent ElUott 4334 FORT WILLIAM....llBVk Syndicate Ave. ing her house in order to keep SIU, A&G District Ontario Phone;'3-3221 TAMPA 1808-1811 N. Franklin St. 103 Durham St. busy. She said that her husband BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Ray White. Agent Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNS Ontario Phone: 5891 Earl Sheppam, Agent Mulberry 4540 WILMINGTON, CaRf.....505 Marine Ave. 272 King St. E. had always wanted to fix up the BOSTON 276 SUte St. John Arabs(fz, Agent Terminal 4-2874 TORONTO, OnUrio EMpire 4-5719 house so that it would be more James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. VICTORIA. BC entk Cormorant St. SIU headquarters urges all GALVESTON SECRirrARY-TREASURER 308V6 23rd St. Empire 4531 comfortable for. her and the chil­ Paul HaU Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 draft-eligible seamen to be VANCOUVER, BC ,868-^mlIton St. dren, and that she intended to car­ ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS LAKE CHARLES, La 1418 Ryan St. • PaciBc 7824 Joe Algina sure they keep their local Se­ Leroy Clarke, Agent Phone 6-5744 Robert Matthews SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. ry out his wishes. . Joe Volpian MIAMI Dolphin Hotel Claude Simmons lective Service boards posted Phone 6346 WUUam HaU Eddie Parr, Agent Miami 0-4781 On the beach are L. Campbell, BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. on all changes of address MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. -Phone: 545 R. Johnston and the Ruggiero Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1754 SUP through the use of the post THOROLD, Ontario......82 St. Davids St. NEW ORLEANS .... 523 Bienville St. CAnal 7-3202 brothers, C. and L., all waiting to HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Lindsey Williams. Agent cards furnished at all SIU QUEBEC .113 Cote De La MonUgue ship out: In the local drydock are Phone 5-8777 Magnolia 6112-6113 Quebec Phone: 2-7078 halls and aboard ships. 523 N. W. Everett St. NEW VORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn PORTLAND JOHN...... 177 Prince William St. T. Mastaler, F. Belkner, R. Rogers, Beacon 4336 SAINTNB HYacinth 9-6600 Phone; 2-5233 Failure to keep }our draft NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. lUCHMOND, CALIF..,,.. 257 5th St. F. MalloiVf R. Churchill and £. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 Phone 2599 board informed of your where­ Dacey. PHILADELPmA 337 Market St. SAN FRANCISCO........450 Harrison St. Greol Lakes District S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 abouts can cause you to be Douglas 2-8363 The Dow Chemical Company ARTHUR 411 Austhi St. SEATTLE .'.....2700 1st Ave. ALPENA. .133 W. Fletcher listed as a delinquent and be PORT Don HUton, Rw. Phone 4-2341 Main 0290 Phone: 1238W has a new tanker. It is said to be FRANCISCO , 450 Harrison St. WILMINGTON ......... .80S Marine Ave. BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. drafted into the services with­ SAN T. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 ' Terminal 4-3131 Phone: Cleveland 7391 the largest ship of its kind ever out a bearing. The Union in Marty Breithoff, West Coast Representative NEW YORK 678 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE inade. It will be ready to sail at . ; STerUng 8-4671 PUERTA de TIERRA, PR Pclayo 51—La 5 Phone: Main 1-0147 such cases can do nothing to Sal CoUs, Agent Phone 2-5996 DETROIT 1038 3iu St. the end of March or the beginning ' Canadian District PUERTA LA CRUZ Calle Miranda 16 aid Seafarers who fail to com­ Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6887 of April, according to reports. 831 W. Mi^gan St. MONTREAL 6S4 St. James St. West OULUTH..... ply. Phone: Melrose 2-4110 James Sheehan PLateau 8161 9AUFA|^.HN,S.....,^..138^A^^^t. 'Port Ageni - Baltimore: Miss Usiverse Pageant Livens Up Wilmington Steward Should Keep Eye On Stores. Supply Fatare Oallook Looks Brisbi For Shipping Cities Service Ships Keep Perl Active In-Transits Balk Of West Coast Aetivily Large New Tanker Will Be Ready To Sajl Soon snr BALL DIRECTORY Keep Draft Board Posted nsvaasr: ."XE.S'W �SEAFARERS Pebnianr.M. 19((4- Pae:e Elevea LOG PORT tlEPORTS hw Yorkt Wintor Arid ShipiHrig Both Show More Pop Old man winter it still with .us hero in the Port o< New York and giving us a good blanket of snow now and then just so we don't for­ get. The New York waterfront is still in somewhat of a turmoil, but the AFL is steadily gaining ground •very day. Longshoremen and craft workers in all areas of New York and New Jersey have seen the light and now realize that their welfare and future security can be guaranteed only by repudiating the old ILA mob and banding to­ gether with the American Federa­ tion of Labor. I have no doubt, that if an election were called to­ day, the AFL would win by a land­ slide. Shipping picked up considerably in the past two weeks and it is not too difficult for a bookman to get out, although it is still slow for permits. .We paid off a total of sijtteen ships in the past period, signed nine on articles and serv­ iced nineteen in-transit ships. Ships Paying Off The following ships paid off: Bradford Island, Council Grove and .GoveiTiment Camp (Cities Service);. Queepston Heights (Seatrade); .^oatrain Louisiana and Seatrain Savannah (Seatrain); Steel Scientist and,. Steel Maker (Isth­ mian); Bobin Doncaster (Seas); Anp .Marie, Frances and Evelyn (Bull); . Wacpsta, (Waterman); Val Chem .(yalentine) and Lawrence Victory (Mississippi). ShippTpigned(,dn were the Citrus Packer and Wacosta .(Waterman), Steel Surveyor, Steel Scientist and Steel Worker (Isthmian), Mariiia, Hilton and Ann Marie (Bull), and Robin ..Hood, (^eas). Ships intransit. were the Alcoa Ranger and Alcoa Puritan (Alcoa); Steel In­ ventor, Steel Flyer and Steel Rover (Isthmian), Iberville, Gateway City and Antinous (Waterman); Suzanne, Kathryn and Beatrice (Bull); Alamar and Bethcoaster (Calmar), Bradford Island (Cities Service); Seatrain New,.. York, Seatrain Georgia, Seatrain Texas and Sea­ train New Jersey (Seatrain), and Michaei (Carras). No Layupg There were no ships laid up in New York in the past two weeks except the Ann Marie of the Bull Line, but she crewed up again after ten days. We had three ships come out of lay-up, the Wacosta (Water­ man) and Marina and Hilton (Bull). The Bull ship, Monroe, is still laid up, but the company expects to take her out in the next few days. Claude Simmons Asst. Sec-Treas. Savannah: • . -.> Governor's Raco Is Georgia's Big TOpio The Governor's race in Georgia is shaping up to be a hot one. Gov­ ernor Talmadge is stepping aside, which leaves the field wide open. Two of Talmadge's friends, Fred Hand, Speaker of the House, and Lt. Gov. Marvin Griffin, have an­ nounced'their candidacy. The antiTalmadge candidates include M. E. Thompson, who is. making his third attempt to beat the Talmadge group. The fourth hat in the ring belongs to anti-Talmadge candi­ date Charles L. Gowen. Shipping Fair Shipping has been fair and we expect that it will hold about the same level as the last two weeks. Two" ships paid off; thp. Nicholas (Trident) an.d Sputhstar .(South At­ lantic),,, l^^w4h|j^,.^so signed on. Ships in-transit include . the Catahoula (National Navigation), Seatrain Savannah and Seatrain New York (Seatrain), Southern States (Southern Steamship), Bad­ ger Mariner (South Atlantic), Wa­ costa (Waterman), Steel Navigator (Isthmian) and Robin Hood (Seas Shipping). The Building Trades Union has a beef and is picketing the con­ struction of Thunderbolt Bridge, due to the State of Georgia letting the contract out without any pro­ visions for qualified labor. The contract went to an out-of-state contractor who is using non-union men. Oidtimers on the beach include R. Jones, L. R. Akins, W. W. Spivey, C. R. Moss, A. L. Fricks, R. C. Grimes and J. W. Sweat. Men in the marine hospitals are P. Bland, A. Cohen, J. Littleton, J. Kramer, H. Carter, F. Grant, H. Towns and B. Richard. We also have with us J. W. O'Berry, who joined the SIU in 1944. He first started to .sea in 1920 with MFOW. He left saiUng after a few years because of bad conditions, but returned when the SIU bettered things. O'Berry says that there is nothing to equal what we have and" enjoy in the SIU today. Jeff Morrison Savannah Port Agent t> i Galveston: Unenipioymerii Is Rife On Shoreside Jobs The weather is very nice in Gal­ veston at this time of the year, which goes tp make everyone hap­ pier. However, shipping is not the only business that is slow. now. The papers say that unemployment in this area is greater at this time than it has been in several years. The Alice Brown of Bloomfield paid off and went into idle status. Ships in transit were the Del Alba and Del Campo of Mississippi; Michael of Carras; Genevieve Peterkin of Bloomfield; Archers Hope and Winter Hill of Cities Service, and the Seatrains New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana and Georgia. •Men in the hospital include R. A. Holland, G. BrowneH, G. Hud­ son, M. Smith, S. Lyle, A. Weaver, M. DelGallado, P. Charette, J. Markopolo, N. Pagadulatos, G. Randell, L. Bentley, S. Vincius and J. Sanchez. • Oidtimers around the hall include A. Manuel, H. Erickson, H. Miltsos, G. Vinson, R. Hol­ land, E. Wallace, G. Bales, R. Burdick, C. Jordon, H. Lopez, A. Fruge, E. Magers and J. Tobin. Keith Alsop Galveston Port Agent New Orleans: Cresceiii City Reports On Shippirig In 1953 Shipping in the Port of New Orleans increased slightly in 1953 as compared with 195*'., but there was a decline in the number of American-flag ships calling at thjs port. During 1953, 3,971 ships called at New Orleans, Lewis J. Bour­ geois, director of commerce for the Port of New Orleans, reported. This was 47 more ships than put in here during 1952. Gross ton­ nage of ships calling at New Orleans increased from 22,962,032 in 1952 to 23,020,730 in 1953. The number of American-flag ships calling here declined, how­ ever, from 1,633 in 1952 to 1,516 in 1953. This meant that Americanflag shipping was off an average of slightly more than two ships a week during 1953 as compared with the previous year. This con­ dition was not considered peculiar to New Orleans, however, but is indicative of the general trend in the maritime industry. Ships of Norwegian registry were the leading foreign Icompetitors. Norwegian-flag ships led those of foreign registry with 472 calling here during last year as compared with 385 in 1952. Mardi. Gras Nears As the Mardi Gras season ap­ proaches, this port is beginning to take on the appearance of an oldtimers' haven. On the beach at this time are James "Sloppy" Creel, Phil O'Connor, Renfro D. "Red" Hall, "Red" Truly, Paddy Driscoll, Ignatius Decereaux, Thomas "Whitey" Plunkett, Theo­ Gaddy dore "Red" Griffith, LaMar Palmer, Claude "Blackie" Russell, Williams "Shorty" Moise, Charley Johnson, Bob Burton and Alton "Ding Dong" Bell, among others. Bell reports his old side-kick, George Allen, is on his way here and expects to spend the ipemainder of the Winter in the Crescent City. Out of the hospital after a fivemonths' illness and expecting to ship soon is C. Cobb, while recent­ ly admitted to the USPHS hospital here were Seafarers M. C. Gaddy, A1 Parek, E. J. Riviera and E. L. Poe. All were reported to be' doing well. Brother Poe went into the hospital for a check-up. Business affairs of the port are in good shape and shipping has picked up a bit since the last re­ port. We even had difficulty ship­ ping a few key steward department ratings to the Del Sud (Mississippi). Things are looking up when such passenger ship jobs as butcher, chief pantryman and chef go begging. Beefs since the last report have been of a minor nature and were settled to the satisfaction of all parties concerned. We experienced two exception­ ally clean pay-offs on the Del Sud and on the Morning Light (Water­ man). The Morning Light paid off at the end of a Far Eastern run without a single beef, even though she made the last part of the trip from the Pacific Coast to the Gulf without the services of a steward. Since the last report, we handled seven pay-offs, five signs-ons and had 17 ships in transit. Pay-offs were aboard the Del Campo, Del Viento and Del Sud (Mississippi); the Chickasaw, DeSoto and Morning Light (Water­ man) and the Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers). The Del Sud and Del Alba (Mis­ sissippi); the Morning Light (Waterman)) and the Northwestern Victory and Mankato Victory (Vic­ tory Carriers) signed on. Ships calling in transit were the Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Pegas^us and Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); the Steel Fabricator (Isthmian)); the Del. Alba (Mississippi) the Seatrains New York and Savannah (Seatrain Lines); Monarch of the Sea, Topa Topa, Claiborne and Wild Ranger (Waterman); the Genevieve Peterkin and Lncile Bloomfield Bloom­ field); the Evelyn (Bull) and Southwind (South Atlantic). Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent Don^t Waiif Get Vacation Pay Under the rules of the Va­ cation Plan as set forth by the trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ ply within one year of the payoff date of his oldest dis­ charge in jorder to collect his, full vacation benefits. If he presents any discharge whose payoff date is more than a year before the date qf his va­ cation application, he will lose out on the sea time covered by that particular discharge. Don't sit on those discharges. Bring them in and collect the money that is due to you. Miami: Fish Running Better Than Ponies In South Shipping has been slow during the past period and it doesn't look to get any better in the immediate future. The Florida paid off on continu­ ous articles, while vessels in tran­ sit were the Ponce of Puetro Rico Marine, and the De Soto, Iber­ ville and Hast­ ings of Water­ man. Oidtimers on the beach include Philip Miranda, Edward Polise, Polise Robert Lambert and Eugene McGuinn. Men in the marine hospitals include Sol Gerber and Jose Vilar. We are sorry to report that Russcl Fabal passed away in the New Orleans Hospital. His body was bi ought back for interment here, with his shipmates off the Florida serving as pall bearers. In rela­ tion to this sad note, I strongly urge eveiT member of the SIU to make sure he fills out a beneficiary card as it only adds to the hard­ ship of the family, especially if it is short of ready cash. There 's quite a bit of red tape to be cut to be appointed administrator through the courts. The horse and dog players around here don't seem to be pick­ ing too many winners. According to the newspaper reports, the fish seem to be running better than the four-legged denizens of the South. Eddie Parr Miami Port Agent Mobile: Alcoa, Walerman Busy In Last Two Weeks Shipping in the Port of Mobile for the last couple of weeks was good with approximately 132 men shipped to offshore jobs. We had the following ships either paying off or in transit: Alcoa's Patriot, Polaris, Cavalier, Pointer, Clip­ per and Roamer; S. O. Bland, Wild Ranger, La Salle, and Monarch of the Sea of Water­ man, and Atlan­ tic Carrie r s' John C. Signing on were the Alcoa Patriot, Fuselier Polaris, Pointer and Roamer and the La Salle. In-transit vessels were the Chickasaw, De Soto and Topa Topa of Waterman; Del Alba of ^hipping Figures January 27 to' February 10 Mississippi; Northwestern Victory REG. REG., REG. TOTAL SHIP. , SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL of Victory Carriers; South Atlan­ PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED tic's Southwind and the Steel In­ 25 ventor of Isthmian. Boston 17 16 14 47 9 9 7 Some of the oidtimers on the 100 292 New York..." ..• 106 92 309 105 87 beach at the present time include 51 19 Philadelphia !.. 32 33 24 89 17 25 Clarence Nail, Charles Spencer, 180 John Johnston. Charles Stringfel46 Baltimore ................. 112 90 74 276 78 56. 29 low. Bill Graddick, L. Fuselier and 7 Norfolk ..; 12 ,13 8 ' 33 13 9 6 18 Frank James. Savannah i 28 10 14 52 7 5 4 11 The only member in the hos­ Tampa 14 14 12 40 3 4 37 132 pital at the present time is Willie Mobile 52 " 35 28 115 45 50 311 Reynolds who would appreciate 125 New Orleans 112 98. 123 331 99 .87 hearing from his shipmates. Tom 72 Bernsee was released as fit for 17 Galveston 32* 19 34 85 32 23 18 7 Seattle 17 19 17 53 6 5 duty recently after spending a 34 88 couple of months in the New Or­ San Francisco , 30 41 30 101 26 28 ^ 11 32 leans hospital. Wilmington 27 23 22 72 15 6 Cal Tanner a,. . MobUe Port Axtnt_ rP'jiz �Paee Twelve SEAFARERS Febroair 19. 1954 LOG I- u • i;.' MEET THE SEAFARER IN THE WAKE 11' i»; 1 Is- Half-masting the national flag in token of mourning originated at lea, as the use of the word mast Instead of staff indicate^. The cus­ tom dates back several centuries end probably grew out of the ear­ lier custom of lowering the flag on vessels at sea as a sign of sub­ mission to a foe. The flag is also lowered to half-mast as a signal of distress, a practice followed by the Spaniards as early as the 17th century. 16th century. Doria started his career in the service of France which was rivaled by Spain in its hopes to control Italy, but then went over to the side of Spain, at the same time becoming virtual dictator of Genoa. As Admiral of the fleet, he assisted the Spanish against the Turks and the pirate Barbarossa. The Andrea Doria was also the name of one of the ships used to protect American shipping over 200 years later, tn the early days of the War of Independence. WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS, FWT You can take the word of Sea­ conditions, he proved a successful farer Bill Reynolds that today, as shipboard organizer. Question: Have you made much always. Union ships have it all over It was on a run back from the use of ship's libraries put on board Persian Gulf on the Atlantic Navi­ non-union scows. With two years by the SIU? of SIU shipping behind him, in­ gator that Reynolds and other SIU supporters on the ship found food Dick CoHistock, AB: I have made termixed with eight or nine conditions going from bad to very piuch use of the libraries put months in the Atlantic tanker fieet, worse, and most of the fruit so rot­ Reynolds has had ample oppor­ aboard by the tunity to pick his permanent spot. ten that it had to be dumped over SIU, especially the side. "You can't tell me Union, ships on such ships as Fed up with beefing to the com­ aren't better. The pay and condi­ pany steward about the chow, the Robin Gray i 3. a; tions on SIU ships just outclass Reynolds called it the last straw and the Wacosta. The. discovery of the Pacific t ft i everything else," he points out. For when Egyptians boys handling Personally, I pre­ Ocean might not have come until the record, he noted, he earned lines in some of the ports were put The privateers, privately-owned fer to read mag­ many years after Balboa found it nearly $2,700 in just three months to work to handle food in the azines rather than and operated armed ships commis­ In 1513, if the Spanish conquista­ sioned by a government in time of books. 1 find and 22 days on an SIU tanker, the galley and messhall because the dor had been able to pay his bills. war to fight the enemy, especially them more en­ Ariekaree (U.. S. Petroleum), but steward and several men in his de­ Balboa was forced to leave Hispan- its merchant shipping, were often tertaining and barely came close to $3,000 for all partment couldn't make it out of lola in 1510 because he was hound­ as much to be reckoned with as the relaxing. Also, I like to read west­ his time in Atlantic. bed several mornings. According­ ed by his creditors. He hid on a actual navy of a country. In Sep­ erns once in while. ly, he cabled the Coast Guard back Ten Years in Army vessel bound for Panama and then, tember, 1813, during the US war 3^ 4^ after reaching Darien, took com­ with England, an American priva­ Reynolds first began sailing for in the States to meet the ship on Joe Thomas, chief cook: The last mand himself. Eventually, after teer, the Timothy Pickering,- was ship I was on, the Steel Advocate, the SIU in May, 1951, after ten arrival, but this was a little more than the company-minded skipper making friends with the Indians, everybody made years in the Army, probably be­ would take, since he didn't like the fitted out at Gloucester for one of who accompanied him on his epic the most peculiar cruises of the cause his brothers Harry and Deluse of the ship­ fact that Reynolds had gone over march across the isthmus, he came war. She was specially designed to board library. I vin, who've been shipping with the his head to make the protest. upon a new sea, the Pacific, for capture American merchantmen Union since 1946,. were going to go in for mys­ Back sailing SIU again by the first time. His discovery did who, at.the time, had established teries and almost sea. March, 1953, Reynolds shipped on him little good, however. His ac­ a very profitable trade with the A pre - Pearl Harbor GI, anything educa­ the Sunion (Kea) with several tions in deposing the leader of the British armies fighting in Spain Reynolds was at Camp Lee, Va., tional. All this other ex-Atlantic seamen, and then expedition which brought him to Considering the bitterness in the seeking after near his home in Winchester, on the Ariekaree, which he caught Panama led to charges of treason US against the British at the time, knowledge is be­ when the war broke out in 1941. and he was beheaded before news out in Korea and rode back to the cause I am still He eventually spent seven years payoff in Seattle. This was during •f his exploits got back to Spain, the Government refused to turn its back'on what was felt to be trying to find out in the paratroops and three more the NLRB voting in Atlantic, so t 4^ treasonable conduct against the in­ how to make the first million dol­ in the transportation corps. Reynolds, anxious to get his vote , The first actual naval force which terests of the nation as a whole. lars the easy way. A man reads When he first began sailing, his in against the company, fiew back could be considered an American what he likes. first ship was the Arizpa (Water­ to the East and a few days later 4 4^ t navy was commanded by Esek Hop­ 3!i 4^ 3ii man), one of the first ships to hit cast a ballot at one of the polling kins of Rhode Island in December Punta Arenas, the only city on Clarenee Cousins, AB: I like the 1775, when the Continental Con­ the Strait of Magellan and the magazines most of all because they Korea after the war there broke sites. out in June '51, carrying ammuni­ Now on the Chickasaw (Water­ gress authorized 13 ships, one for southernmost city in the world, have the best piction. He sailed her as an OS, but man), Reynolds, a family mari With each of the colonies, to fly the first was founded in 1847 to maintain turds and are after having to get off for hospital­ three kids, two boys • and a girl, American flag. With the War of Chile's claim to the strait. Started most informative. ization in Japan and finally re­ says it's hard to imagine how a Independence against Great Britain as a penal colony, the city now In the novel field covering from an attack of jaun­ group of seamen, especially men already well underway, Hopkins, has a population of almost 30,000 I favor spicy ones dice, he found his wiper's endorse­ with families like himself, could whose brother Stephen was colon­ and is the capital of Magellanes and sports stories, ment" was just the thing to get him stake their future on the whims ial governor of Rhode Island and province, named after the discov­ especially boxing. off the beach. Another SIU ship of a non-union tanker company a signer of the Declaration of In­ erer of the strait. Punta Arenas is also read the had turned up one fireman, short, like Atlantic. dependence, was, at the time, com­ situated at 53 degrees south lati­ LOG from cover so Reynolds went to work in mander-in-chief of the Continental tude and during the winter has "We'll win in Atlantic finally," the black gang and has been in the he stated, "because as blind as navy, a rank equal to that held by only about two hours of sunlight a to cover when it is available Washington. some of those guys seem to the day. Its prosperity as an important aboard ship. It's the best thing to fireroom ever since. After a year of sailing SIU, benefits of a real trade union, 3i t 4 coaling station for vessels trading do in your spare time. Reynolds went down to Philadel­ they're bound to wake up to the One of the newest and most- between the Atlantic and the Pa­ 3i 3' phia, where he managed to get a facts of life before long. The SIU atrikingly modem of the post-war cific diminished considerably when Charles Stevens, steward: I al­ Italian-flag passenger liners, the the Panama Canal was opened. ways read all the books and maga­ job with Atlantic a few months be­ is the only Union that can guaran­ Andrea Doria, was named after an The city is reached by highway zines put on the fore the SIU campaign there got tee their security, just as it has admiral and statesman prominent from Argentina and by boat from ship's libraries by underway officially. Fortified with for thousands of other unorganized in the history of Genoa in the south Chile. the Union. My knowledge of SIU operations and seamen," he added. special prefer­ ences are the lighter magazines and- the small novels found in general DOWN 31. Examine by ACROSS us planes based in the Medi­ the first time at Rabaul. . . . Lon­ the SIU library Kind of buoy: 17. touch , Tex. 1. El East mouth, terranean bombed the former don experienced two night air PI. assortment. Best 2. He chased 32. Arrive: Abbr. Amazon 19. Military ship French naval base at Toulon . . . attacks in six days, one of them the Moby Dick of all, I like the 34. Equipment B. A good outfit 3. First US ship 21. Long fish London suffered two severe night most damaging raid since 1941. . .. Zane Grey type westerns which 23. Members of Long-nosed 35. «. Baltimore has sunk in the crew fish new one raids from German planes as US War bonds bought by members of WW n seem to predominate in our ship­ 24. Leak slowly 37. Early US fur 4. Yes 12. Oldtime and British bombing attacks over the AFL International Ladies Gar­ board libraries. trader 5. Sores on eyes 25. Girl's nick­ greeting name 38. BeUef Germany continued at a heavy ment Workers Union purchased a Naval depot 6. 4> 3' 4!' 13. Rocky point 26. Surrealistic 40. Desserts on Hudson pace ... In the Leningrad area, fourth Liberty ship. . . . After 14 Clarence Yearwood, steward: I painter 42. Halt 14. Arrow poison 7. Where Mal27. FUls with 43. Simple Russian forces advanced towards days of fighting, Russian troops in donado is 15. Know: Spanish use the libraries very much aboard wonder 44. Weep 8. One who the Baltic. In Leningrad the lights the Ukraine •completed an opera­ 16. Flood ship. The maga­ 28. Motion 45. Greek letter seeks cover through the went on again after a 27-month tion aimed at annihilation of ten 46. Chowed 18. Japanese scarf 9. Literary scrap zines get my top water 47. Insect . 19. Group of base- 10. Allow blackout . , . American forces German divisions. . . . Vatican vote, but I also 11. Southern (Puzzle Answer Page 25) baU teams claimed possession of 19 of the sources emphatically denied Allied prefer the wild Catches, as SO. 9 4 10 II 1 3 2 30 islets in the Marshall Islands. charge" that German troops were fish westerns for re­ Admiral Chester Nimitz was using the Pope's summer home as Dissatisfac­ S2. laxation. H 0 w12 tion named to head a military govern­ a military base. ever, when I want S6. Women ment for the occupied areas. 3> 3) 4i< to get something 28. Existed 15 Allied planes sank six ships out 4^ 4i' 4i educational, 19. Bom American attacks on Eniwetok of a nine-ship Japanese convoy off SO. On French turn to the culi­ 18 leave and four other atolls in the Mar- southeast China. . . . London an­ nary articles in 11. A good thing the magazines, and books on the shalls were announced from Pearl nounced an Atlantic blockade area to eat Harbor. . . . The battle around from southern Ireland to Spanish 12. Grows old subject. • 83. Mr. Durocher 4^ 4> 4> 26 27 Cassino, Italy, continued, with no waters, to seal off French ports on Merry 34. Harvey Norris, steward: I like the appreciable gains made... . A Brit­ the Bay of Biscay from German 85. Handles 86. Where Acre Is 30 libraries put aboard ship by the ish freighter broke in two after supply ships. . . . Demonstrating Mountain lake SIU because it hitting a ledge in the ocean off the healthy growth of the SIU, a Army 33 dynamiter has many advan­ York, Me., with a loss of 24 lives. rank-and-file financial committee 41. Bearing of tages over other .The tally of votes in the annual reported that 2,013 new members Baker I. from 36 Rowland. libraries often SIU elections saw most of the in­ joined the SIU-A6zG during the 44. It carries rail­ found aboard cumbents returned to office by the previous quarter and that all Union' road cars ships. The Union membership. A coastwise referen­ Hnancial records were in good 47. Greek letter 48. -Man's name literature has a dum also fixed new penalties for order. . . . Moscow revealed that Gadget carried, 44 45 46 greater variety of performers and called upon all the Soviet-sponsored Union of by Hogan 80. God of love reading matter members to sail with ^ ship when Polish Patriots had set up a provin­ 46 81. Heavyweight and is more up to they joined a new vessel. champ, 1934 cial government in reconquered Po-'. •8. Time la NYC: date thai^ that llsh areas, by-passing -the Polish 3^ 3i ' Abbr. • put on by dfh'er'dutfits.' ' : Alrbiiriii:' irdckbta were ittbd fbr GOyemmefit-iit-Ei'Tc ir.:•^ngiaiid. •3.;,f:iitpivJV liqscoiu .gj8()3 B'5ix3 Oil dSiw *nfifavis.q ic DOFJOII vttft cTn, asbi/otq .«!.<lii3 -isiiio i ."0 vt hOiJj'ils 1° L 1 /, ^* ' • �Febrnnr 1*. 19M SEAFARERS LOG Pace Thlrteea 'Buried At Sea' SEAFARERS^LOG Vol. XVI. Na. 4 PabrMry IV. 1ffS4 Published ^biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Td. HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PATO HAIL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HEKBERT BRAND, Managing Editor. RAT DamsoN; Art Editor, BERNARD SCAMAN; Photo Editor. OAMIEL NIIVA; Staff Writers, HMUMAN ARTBUR, IRWIH SPIVACK. JERRY RBMER, AI, MASKIN, RICHARD HsLun; Gul/ Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff Assistants, LYMAN GAYLORD, MILTON HOROWITZ. ISO Strange Policy Steps taken by the Maritime Administration to permit US shipowners to transfer to foreign flags without having to re­ place their tonnage are a blow to the US merchant marine. They are a bald contradiction to all the reassuring statements flowing out of Washington to the effeqt that the administra­ tion will take action to strengthen this nation's merchant fleet. Nobody denies that the Liberty tankers involved in the cur­ rent transfers are outmoded for general tanker trades, except in specialized operations. The Maritime Administration it­ self has stated it is ready to offer tanker owners a program whereby they can trade in overage ships to the Government in return for new ones. Just the week before, E. C. Upton, Jr., a member of the Federal Maritime Board, told a New Orleans meeting that "We are ready to request funds sufficient to ac­ quire some 40 tankers under this program." The decision on the Liberty tankers is sure to discourage participation in such a program because it means more cut-throat competition for US ships. Whatever the reason for the swift approval of these trans­ fers, it is clear that the Maritime Administratiori has encour­ aged the disastrous drift away from American flag shipping to runaway Panamanian, Liberian and Honduran operations. The Maritime Administration may be opening "new horizons for private enterprise" in Mr. Upton's words, but those horizians aire not under the Stars and Stripes. I,t is only a step from the transfer of Liberty-tankers to the transfer of Liberty freighters and other American-flag vessels! ,Once having opened the gate, it is hard to see how the Maritime Administration can say "no" to anybody else who comes along. There are plenty of shipowners around, apparently, who are all to ready to take advantage of the situation if they can. They were happy to operate under the American flag while the Korean War was on and they had Government cargoes. But now that it's all over, their slogan is "To Panama Or Bust." Any old flag will do for them as long as they can avoid taxes and other costs of legitimate maritime operations. For years the SIU and other unions have repeatedly warned of the danger to American shipping involved in encourage­ ment of runaway-flag operations. If the Maritime Adminis­ tration truly had the interests of the US merchant marine at heart, it would be taking steps to reverse the flow, instead of adding to it. Wants Payroll Savings Plan To the Editor: Eve often wondered what would happen if the average seaman would save his money. Strange as it seems, the average seaman earns about $400 a month, and yet when you see him on the beach he is gen­ erally looking for flop money or trying to get another meal ticket to tide him over until he can get another ship. I've never seen it fail. It happens all the time. You'd think that a man without dependents would have at least $1,000 in the bank to back him up when ship­ ping is slow. Be­ lieve me, a small bankroll is a damn nice thing to have any time. When the pa­ A third onion, the Order of Rail­ last May 28, when the union won trolman comes way Conductors, rfached agree­ 44 of 116 votes cast. aboard ship he ment with the nation's major rail­ Pasinosky i4 4" t could have those roads on a wage increase of five An NLRB decision in a case signature cards that banks require cents an hour. Earlier, two other fought by the CIO United Furni­ for savings accounts and the sailor rail unions, the Trainmen and the ture Workers brought more than would only have to sign the card Locomotive Firemen and Engine- $11,000 in back pay to seven work­ to start an account. He could then men, ratified a similar contact, ers fired during an organizing cam­ make an allotment to the bank and making 80 percent of workers actu­ paign at the Timber Products Man­ when he goes broke he would have ally engaged in operating trains ufacturing Company in Grand this reserve to fall back on. subject to the five cents boost. The Rapids, Michigan. Chief benefi­ settlement also provides for incor­ ciary was a Mrs. Ruth Maginity, Convenient System A great many men would be able porating into the permanent wage who got the largest check—for to start an account very easily. structure 13 cents an hour gained $2,500—just after giving birth to You'd be surprised at the number under the cost-of-living escalator a baby girl. of men who would save their clause and vacations of three 4 4" 4" The pay of most of the 520 money but never seem to quite weeks instead of two for men with get down to the bank to start an 15 years service. The pay boost members of Master Furniture Guild Local 1285 has been boosted account. Most guys only need a is retroactive to December 16. by $32 a month, with the rest of little push to get on to something t i 3^ the members getting a $29 month­ like this, which would really do Union representation was fa­ ly increase through arbitration them a lot of good. vored by 69 percent of the 127,500 after the AFL Retail Clerks and Another thing—when the man employees who cast ballots in pays off he could make out travel­ 1,203 certification elections con­ the Retailers Furniture Council of t 4 t ers' checks to himself and just ducted by the NLRB in the final SaiF Francisco, California, failM write "for deposit only" on the quarter of 1953. AFL unions par­ to reach an agreement under a checks and send them to the bank, ticipated in 849 of these elections, wage adjustment provision of their instead of carrying all of his cash winning 482 and losing 340. A contract. The raises are retroac­ In an attempt to excuse his "no union" vote plea to West on him. This is an added feature total of 1,801 petitions for bargain­ tive to last June 22, with all sell­ Coast steward department men, Harry Bridges has come up of the idea, which would provide ing elections were filed during the ing personnel in 60 stores getting with a peculiar gimmick. By voting "no union" Bridges says, some safety for a lot of hard-earn­ period, 143 by employers, 1,090 by the higher boost. 4* 4 the men will get rid of the "Taft-Hartley hiring hall," that is, ed dough. AFL unions and 457 by CIO Two major collective bargaining the hiring hall run by the shipowners. I believe that with a little edu­ imions. objectives—the guaranteed annual What Bridges fails to mention is that by voting "no union" cation and possibly a small book­ 4- 4» 4» wage and health insurance—were the seamen will also get rid of union contracts and put them­ let telling the men what they can A pay cut of five percent was put won by United Packinghouse do and how to go about it, within Workers Local 580 for 1,100 mem­ selves into the hands of the shipowner. a year you would find that the into effect in unorganized plants bers employed at the National of the Collins and Aikman Corpo­ In other words, if it were up to Bridges and his associates average SIU man would be a happy ration in the South and Canada, Sugar Refining Company's plant in they would rather leave the men in the lurch with no union and well-heeled man. but at three Rhode Island mills, Long Island City, NY. The gains at all than see them pick a union which is not run by Bridges Too Busy where workers are organized, include a wage increase of ten or one of his pals in the Communist Party's waterfront sec­ The truth of the matter is that wages remained unchanged. The cents an hour. tion. It's the "rule or ruin" idea all over again. many of the men on ship want to woolen-worsted and synthetic fiber 4 4 4 Obviously, if MCS-AFL wins the election one of its first put a little dough away for a textiles firm operates a dozen units Retail Clerks Local 770 in Los orders of business will be to negotiate a contract containing squally day, but when they hit the with those in the South mostly Angeles, California, won $2,500,the same kind^f hiring clause as other unions have. Bridges' beach after a payoff there are so located in the state of North Caro­ 000 in retroactive pay through ar­ argument shows the bankruptcy of the Communist apparatus many things to do with the money lina. Along the same line, the bitration in a wage dispute with companies. The amount in maritime. ^ that they never head down the average pay in northern cotton, operating will reward 12,000 members of the street to the First National. This silk and synthetic fiber mills i t i plan that 1 propose would take where workers generally are union local for night work and holiday savings out of the maybe stage and members was $1.36V4 an hour in work performed since February 6, put it in a bank-account role. A mid-1953, compared to $1.23V^ in 1953. The union claims it could buck in the bank Is worth two in the frequently unorganized south­ have accomplished the same thing The new credit service provided by the SIU Sea Chest for the pocket. ern plants. The differential stands with a strike of short duration, Seafarers aboard ships should be welcome to crewmembers. at 13 cents, while in January, 1950, but considered the convenience of What 1 want to do is offer a It should help eliminate many complaints that Seafarers Lave workable schenle for Seafarers to it was seven cents. the public in resorting to arbitra­ been making about the kind of credit sales practices they have save money on a regular basis. Too tion. • 4" 4" 4> had to contend with from waterfront peddlers and other often the men know what to do 4 4 4 When management campaigned A Presidential Board recom­ credit outfits. after the horse has been stolen. While the ship's slopchests, supplied by the Sea Chest, pro­ It is rare indeed that the brother against the CIO Chemical Workers mended pay rises for some Rail­ to within 24 hours of an elec­ way Express employees and an end vide all basic needs in work gear, they do not carry dress will provide for himself before­ up tion, the NLRB ordered a new to wage differentials between whit# wear and other items. The Sea Chest service will help fill hand. Let them look at this as the union representation poll among and negro employees in the South-, that gap; first in New York and later in the outports. And hand writing on the wall. A word en-ployees of Detergents Incorpo­ east. It will affect workers in De-' by placing the charge on the slqp.cJiftSt bill, the, new»aystem i to the wise js ^s^ffi^icjii. rated in--CaIumb6b,o< Ohio. The tlteitriJBlttsburgh. New York andJoseph Pasinosky board-set aside the election held other cities. provides an easy method of payment with no extra costs. 1 •' ^1I ROUND-UP Bridges' 'No-lTnion' Plea New Service • - "kl �Paffe Fourteen t-'r' p. SEAFARERS LOG Febmanr 18, 19S4 •r' P 'vt-- C'- Even today, when oldtimers of the ^ays under sai! gather, they still remember the unhappy tale of Ih Dutch sea-captain and the misfortune that -wrote the legend of the "Dutchman's anchor." The old story of the Dutch shipmaster who forgot to bring his anchor along and thus lost his ship provided a. lesson for all time. K'.'.. ' y be, the anchor was by However fanciful the story may no means a newcomer to the sea.. Exactly who first util- « Exa ized some instrument for mooring a vessel is unknown, but the earliest records of them come from Egyptian tomb furniture of about 2200 BC, where ship models were found to be equipped with papyrus ropes and conical stakes for mooring the vessels to the shore. ti-. I Later tombs (1600 EC) divulged ship models with grooved or perforated anchor-stones, and when the 1400 . BC tomb of King "Tut" was unearthed in 1922. anchor, stones shaped in a T were found. The ancients also used crooked sticks ,or wooden frames weighted with stone (killicks), variations of which are still in common use in some remote regions today. A bag filled with sand or a log of wood weighted with lead were likewise used by primitive peoples to serve the purposes of an anchor, with some notable examples even having ine crude equivalent of a stock. ': h. i;V- w Primitive anchors: (1) grooved anchor-stone (1600 BC); (2,3) wooden frames weighted with stones (1,000 EC); (4) two armed hook,* without stock, cost in bronze on the island of Malta (800 BC); (^) two-armed stocked onchor ap« parently filled with lead (400 BC); (6) erode iron anchor, with palms, of the tinie of King Herod, about 35 BC. Further developments in the history of the anchor were two-armed hooks, without stocks, cast in bronze on the island of Malta about 8Q0 BC and, 300 years later, Greek writers spoke of "stone anchors, with iron hooks." Even­ tually, by 300 Be, vessels of the Athenian navy were iequipped with iron anchors weighing up to 440 pounds. Found In Lake About 40 At), the ship of Emperor Caligula was equipped with a 16-foot iron-tipped oaken anchor with a heavy leaden stock. Still intact, it was discovered when Lake Neini, near Home, was drained in 1929 in the hope of salvaging supposed wealth from the sunken wrecks. At the same time, another wreck yielded a wood-sheathed • iron anchor weighing about 1,000 pounds. This second one was distinguished by the fact that it had a portable stock, a feature which was lost to the world until it was "invented" again some 1700 years later and finally adopted by the British Admiralty in 1854. It bore a striking resemblance to the stocked anchor of modern times. The first English anchors were forged in East Anglia in 578 AD. '.f .. Modern developments: 71 iron-tipped, 16-foot oaken anchor and (8) wood-sheathed iron anchor, both of 40 AD, found intact in 1929; (9 long shanked, wooden stock anchor with straight arms at 50 degree? (1703); (10) smallpalm anchor (183QJ;. (l j tumbling fluke stockless. anchor (1840); (12)."Admiralty". or "Old Style", ancbof (IBlfiji . , Shortly before the time of Columbus, the Statutes of Genoa required a 1,500-ton ship to carry 12 iron anchors of from 1,600 to 1,800 pounds each. As ships got bigger and ventured out in strange, untried waters more and more, the anchors developed with them. In 1637, the Sovereign of the Seas," 1,600 tons, carried. 12 anchors of 4,000 pounds each. about 1700 had long shanks, straight arms at oQ degrees, sharp points at the crown and wooden stocks �^'m"February 19, 1954 SIEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen -tij Workman is dwarfed by 40,000-pound stockless anchor for world's largest air­ craft carrier, the USS Roosevelt. Forging operation in anchor production is depicted in this wood-cut illustration of 1723 published in France. The presentation by Reaumur, an 18th centjiry writer, was the first public discourse on the science and art of anchor forging up to that time. the length of the shank or longer. By 1780, iron stocks began to emerge from the experimental stage, but the pop­ ular anchors of the period still had wooden stocks and relatively long shanks and straight arms. Finally, by 1840, the Hawkins' "patent tumbling fluke stockless anchor" had developed to a form approximating that of most stockless anchors of today. Six years later, the British Royal Navy adopted the iron stock and gave full sanction to the type of anchors now known as the "Admiralty." This type, also known as "Old Style" or "Kedge," is no longer used for large ships but continues in use for small boats and for moorings. Use Of Hawse Pipe The innovation of stowing the alienor in a hawse pipe did not come until 1885, but when it did, it aided the popular­ ity of the stockless anchor until today, following a series of modifications in design, it is practically the only type of anchor used on ships of real size. Besides the facility with which it can be stowed, there is also the added fea­ ture of it being less likely to foul than the "Old Style" stocked anchor. Modern ships generally carry several anchors; usually there are two in addition to the two main bower, anchors. Most carry a spare anchor, the sheet anchor, which is of the same weight as the bower anchors and is carried on deck or in tf hawse pipe abaft the bower anchor. Small anchors weighing about one ton, genefally of the old-fashioned type, are used for hedging,(moving a ship ahead a little at a time by taking one anchor out in a boat, letting it go and then hauling the ship up to it). The shank of a modern stockless anchor is forged on an open frame steam hammer at the Baldt works In Chester,-Pa. With the anchor for a typical Liberty ship weighing some 8,400 pounds, the shank-piece alone measures nearly eight feet in length. The safety of a ship often depends on the ability of its anchor to hold, so anchors must pass rigid tests both as to materials and construction. The weight of the anchor on a particular ship is proportioned according to the vessel's own displacement. Thus, the Liberty ship gen­ erally carries main bower anchors weighing 8,400 pounds, the Victory-type carries about 9,400 pounds, the T-2 about 12,000 pounds and a giant passenger liner like the SS United States carries anchors weighing 29,050 pounds. (Technical information and photos courtesy Baldt An­ chor, Chain and Forge Division, Boston Metals Co., Ches­ ter, Pa.) xy ,:-l| Anchors of all sizes and descriptions are shown in main storage yard of the Baldt works, along with lengths of varying weights of anchor chain. Exhaustive tests must be conducted on both an­ chors luid cable before they are certified for ship use. -I?- ..m. �fd^nulrr If. IfM S£^F^ll£R^ LOG Pa(« Sfacfeea [!•" SEAFARERS An Oxygen-Fed Fire Thirty-six crevnnembers of the British motorship Femmoor had to take to lifeboats in the China Sea when a coral reef ripped open flie The danger of an occasional leak to an oxygen cylinder was de­ bottom of the ship. Crewmen were picked op by the Panamanian scribed recently In a Coast Guard report on a shipboard fire aboard ship Liberal with no casualties . . . The Dutch ship Zuiderkruls ar­ a C-3. As a result of such a leak the ship came near to being lost with rived at Hoboken on the last leg: of a round the world cruise. The ship only prompt action by the crew saving the vessel and all aboard. As left for Australia with Dutch settlers from Rotterdam and will return it was, considerable damage was done to the ship, which coupled with to that city with 191 passengrers . . . The Swedish liner Gripsholm. now You may not have to buy plum nnder charter to North German Lloyd, arrived in New York recently pudding for the crew at Christmas loss of cargo ran up to $500,000. Several crewmembers suffered in­ juries from bums to the process. marking: West Germany's re-entry in the passenger ship business. time to become a popular ship's All of this emphasizes the importance of extremely careful stowage 4" 4" 1" delegate, but in Seafarer A1 WhitThe Indonesian Government is starting salvage operations of 60 mer's case it of oxygen cylinders, or any other cylinder containing compressed gas. sunken, ships that are perils to navigation. The ships were sunk by the didn't hurt any. Ordinarily, these cylinders take a little knocking around because they At least, his fel­ look so deceptively sturdy, but it took only one little flaw in the con­ Japanese in World War II, and the Japanese are paying $6V^million low Seafarers struction of one cylinder, or else in the stowing of the cylinder to towards the operation as part of their reparations to Indonesia . aboard the Steel cause the general emergency. The chamber of commerce of Philadelphia has gone on record asking Ranger (Isthmi­ for a 35-foot channel in the Delaware River to be dug by the Federal Four Explosions In Row an) though t Government ... A new service between US ports on both coasts and On this particular ship, the fire broke out a few minutes before one enough of the PM while it was approaching port. The third mate was standing watch Africa is being opened by the Nedlloyd Line, a Dutch concern. It will plum pudding to in the wheelhouse when the alarm bell rang on the fire-detection sys­ operate on a once a month basis . . . The Norwegian motorship Lisholt pay Whitmer a tem, which works on the basis of smoke detection. As the third mate suffered heavy damage in its midships housing from a five hour fire compliment. at Balboa, Canal Zone. Whitmer turned to check the box, an explosion at number three hatch shat­ However, that tered the wheelhouse windows, followed by three more explosions. At t 4. t Holland-America lines has opened a new office for passenger book­ wasn't all Whitmer had on the the same time, just before the explosions the chief mate had been The ings at 29 Broadway, New York, loaded with plush furnishings to ball according to reports. notified by the reefer engineer of smoke coming from the upper 'tween attract passenger business . . . New transatlantic Greek liners, the crew voted him their appreciation decks of No. 3 hold. a fine all-around job as ship's Olympia and the Neptunia, have scheduled 38 stops at Cobh, Ireland for As a result of the four explosions the hatch boards and four hatch delegate, plum pudding or no. The during 1931 . . . The Jupiter Steamship Company, a Great Lakes ship­ beams were blown completely off the No. 3 hatch, fire was general pudding was just another little ping firm, is planning to buy two freighters from the Pittsburgh Steam­ feather in Whitmer's caj>. throughout No. 3 hold and the forward end of the midships quarters, ship Company. Jupiter at present operates one ship . . . Canada's Whitmer just recently passed the pilot-house and the decks were aflame. oceangoing fleet has declined to 19 ships with the sale of the freightei his tenth anniversary as a Sea­ Broke Out Hoses Mont Clair to Italian interests. The Canadian tanker Imperial Quebec farer, having joined the SIU on The crew broke out fire hoses and put eight hoses in play within has also been sold to a foreign flag. The size of the Canadian fleet February 8, 1944 in the Port of three minutes of , the first alarm. At the same lime eight crewn«t,mbers Is now smaller than any year since 1939. New York. A native of Illinois, the launched the number one lifeboat to pick up a man who had gone over­ t t 26-year-old Seafarer now has home The famous whaler, Charles W. Morgan, is being overhauled at the and family in Philadelphia and board with his clothing aflame. Crewmembers succeeded in bringing the fire on deck and in the mid­ Mystic, Connecticut, whaling museum.' The museum had to hunt around contributes from time to time to New Jersey and Pennsylvania to find white oak timbers for deck re- the pages of the SEAFARERS ship quarters under control fairly rapidly, and the CO-2 system was opened in the No. 3 hold. Meanwhile, after forty minutes, the lifeboat placement^. The rebuilding job on the ship is expected to cost at least LOG. picked up the severely burned messman who had jumped into the water. $40,000 . . . An Italian freighter spilled a considerable amount of oil ••444 Despite the CO-2 system the fire continued to bum fiercely in the oii the waters of the New Orleans Industrial Canal when it ran into a A good idea to speed up team­ line of oil barges. The freighter Magiola coming upstream, did the work between the cook and mess- hold, only being' kept from spreading by water poured in fi'om the damage ... A Federal court in Baltimore fined the Sword Line $1,000 man and provide better service for hoses. Three hours later the ship reached port successfully with the for dumping lumber into Chesapeake Bay, The Oregon Swoi^d was the the crew accordingly was offered hold still aflame. It was necessary to cut holes in the deck to reach section of the fire in the wings of the hold. As a result of water pumped vessel responsible by Paul Ulrich, ship's delegate of into the hold, the vessel took a 13 degree list. It took 48 hours to com­ 4; t •4 the Seatrain Louisiana. Ulrich pro­ pletely. extinguish the blaze without possibility of further outbreaks. A shortage of tin cans has put a considerable crimp in the Peruvian posed that a two-way spea|cer he Navy and Army firefighters had to ,take over the job from the ex­ tuna-fishing industry. The country's local can-manufacturing plant broke installed between the messroom hausted crew. down forcing the industry to depend on emergency imports of tin cans and the galley. That way, the "triesOxygen Cylinders Burst . . . The Pennsylvania Railroad has a rew $9 million ore pier nnder man could call in his orders im­ construction in the port, of Philadelphia, with operations scheduled mediately and in most instances Investigation of the blaze by the Coast Guard showed that four pal­ to start in the spring. The pier, at Greenwich point, is designed to the stuff could be ready for him lets of oxygen cylinders had been stowed, in accordance with all reg­ handle two vessels at a time and dump ore cargoes into dockside by the time he stepped into the ulations, to the square of No. 3 upper 'tween deck hatch. These cyl­ freight cars. If necessary, the pier can be extended to handle four galley to pick it up. inders had burst accounting for the four explosions arid the very rapid Ulrich, who is Brooklyn-bom spread of the blaze. As best as could be determined, the fire had begun ships . . . The Holland-American Line is being sued by Arnold Bern­ stein for $3,900,000 for the Red Star line franchise and the liners and a resident of the Borough has in the after center section of No. 3 upper 'tween decks and spread from Westerland and Pennland sold to Hollar d-America in 1938. Bernstein been sailing with the SIU for five there td the lower 'tween deck and the lower hold. It had also spread contends he was forced to sign over the property while imprisoned years, joining in New York in vertically to the midship' quarters through vertical. cargo battens as March, 1949. He's 25 years of age. well as open ports and doors. by the Nazis. 4 4 4 It was the conclusion that one of the oxygen cylinders developed a 4 4 4 A sound suggestion £jr ship­ leak from causes unknown. From there on, the investigators could only New Haven's re-emergence as a port for deep-sea ships will be marked on March 17 when Isbrandtsen's Flying Enterprise II arrives board procedure was offered guess at the next step. It is possible that the leaking oxygen flowed over a surface that was subject to spontaneous heating, perhaps rags or as part of the company's new intercoastal service ... Egypt has relaxed aboard the Tagadebris containing traces of oil or turpentine, or inflammable cleaning its regulations against ships carrying cargo to Israel. Ships touching 1am recently by fluids. The addition of oxygen would cause the debris to burst into Israeli ports will not be blacklisted if they don't call at Arab ports Seafarer Tim Mc­ flame. during the same voyage. Cruise ships will be permitted to stop at both Carthy. He pro­ Another possibility was a spark from two metallic materials bumping Egyptian and Israeli ports .". . The Home Line's cruise ship Atlantic posed that copies into each other, which Ignited the escaping oxygen. The fire in turn has been transferred from Panamanian to Greek registry and will enter of the shipboard minutes be caused the other cylinders to rupture causing a fire of terrific strength New York to Mediterranean service late this year. posted so that to spread through the entire hold. 4 4 4 men who are on Lube OH Ignition Grounding of the 4,299-ton ore carrier the Harry Lundeberg, wis watch at the time reports off the coast of Lower California. Most crewmembers have of the meeting A third possible cause would be the ignition of tiny amounts of lube McCarthy left the ship with a skeleton crew remaining on board. The ship was, can get a full re­ oil clinging to the inside of the cylinders. The lube oil is injected into carrying a cargo of gypsum . . . Moore-McCormack Lines have added' port on what's going on. the cylinder from the compressor when the cylinder is charged. If the Cartagena and Maracaibo as regular ports of call on their ships running McCarthy has been sailing with droplets of oil were vaporized by the escaping oxygen, they could be out of Pacific ports . . . Sixteen fishermen drowned when the 243-ton the SIU for about ten years, join­ ignited and possibly explode. fishing trawler Acor was driven aground 20 miles from Lisbon . . . ing the SIU in Boston in August, In any case, this one small oxygen leak caused all the trouble, pro­ The Mississippi Valley Association has calied for renewed interest in 1944. The 32-year-old Seafarer is ducing such a severe fire that the crew could consider itself both for­ developing the nation's inland waterways. The Association is holding a native of Irelarid. He sails on tunate and skillful in avoiding loss of the entire ship and part or all of its annual convention in St. Louis. the people aboard. deck. ACTION ^1!; If P |i ifi; |3-?-.,, Burly ' ^ 13^ A Mating Delight iTir III tHAT NEW AAATE:31 TlBLLIN '/AE +40W ]BeHBR W ANVOF tfMS RID»N' ME AH. A V TO PAINT' "TIM^ .. V NOW HE'S VIPINS ABOin"- 1- By Bernard Seaman �Febrnary 19, 19154 Be Sure to Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that payments of funds, for what- ever Union purpose, be madb only to authorized A&G repreaentatives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered, be sure to protect yourself by Immediately bringing the mat­ ter to the attentioti of the sec­ retary-treasurer's office. SEAFARERS Pace ScTentecB. LOG New Ship Transiers Approved By Gov't (Continued from page 3) Carriers. The indictment claims that he owns controlling stock in this SlU-manned outfit, although the law provides that 51 percent of such stock must be held by American citizens, whenever the ships involved have been pur­ chased from the US Government. At present, all Saudi Arabian oil is marketed by a combine of four big American oil companies banded together as Arabian-Amer- lean Oil Company (Aramco). These companies in turn, have chartered many independently-owned American-fiag tankers from time to time to help them handle their shipments. Onassis has claimed that his venture would not upset present arrangements, but others are in­ clined to believe that his arrange­ ment with Saudi Arabia is de­ signed to give him and that nation full control over all oil shipments originating in Saudi Arabian fields. In turn, Onassis would pay a perDiagram shows location of proposed Narrows bridge from Brook­ ton royalty to the Saudi Arabian lyn to Staten Island, now under study by the Port of New York Government, but of course, would Authority. escape the burden of taxes, safety requirements, and other costs of operation under the flag of a rec­ ognized maritime nation.' Since the US Government per­ mits, and sometimes encourages, transfers of US-owned shipping to foreign flags, it is hard to see how the State Department could object Proposals for a new bridge to be built directly across the to Onassis' setting himself up in business as a Saudi-Arabian oper­ Narrows between Brooklyn, and Staten Island in New York harbor are now under study by the Port of New York Author­ ator. ity. The proposals are part — The wealthy shipowner operates several shipping companies under a series of major projects that under discussion for several years. a variety of national flags includ­ would include another cross­ Some objections have been raised ing those of Panama and Liberia, ing of the Hudson River around to its construction by shipping in­ traditional refuges for low-cost op­ 125th Street. terests on the grounds that it would The Narrows bridge has been provide a navigational hazard at erators. the entrance to New York harbor. Some of the larger ocean going liners now find negotiating the Narrows a ticklish business under the best of circumstances. In another sense though, the new bridge could prove an asset to the as it would provide easier ac­ A sea-going trailership operation designed to carry large Port cess for truck cargo shipments to truck trailers to and from Atlantic Coast ports is up for ap­ and from Staten Island and New proval before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Jersey. Most of this heavy truck­ ing now has to travel by way of operation calls for construe-"^ the Holland Tunnel. tion of four trailerships at a Fast loading and unloading of A Port Authority spokesman cost of $5V2 million each be­ the vessels with only a four-hour said that plans for the bridge were tween New York or Providence layover in port is one of the fea­ only under study and were pretty and Wilmington, North Carolina. tures of the design. It's expected Under the preliminary designs of that the entire run from New York indefinite at the moment. The most importaht question to be de­ the ships, each vessel would be to Wilmington would be a matter termined would be just where to able to carry 240 trailers. of a day and a half. locate the bridge to best advan­ The project has won the ap­ tage, with the big cost of such an Not New Idea The idea of trailerships is not proval of Dave Beck, president of operation being a second problem a new one. For a while, a trailer- the International Brotherhood of to deal with. ship operation was run between Teamsters' on the ground that it New York and Albany on the Hud­ will help promote the use of longson River. And out in Seattle, a haul trucking and increase jobs trailership operation was run by for truck drivers who will have to Qcean Tow between the Northwest truck the trailers to and from the Coast and Alaska. However, both terminals. operations were unsuccessful. The company believes that the The present trailership plans sea transport plan would enable have been drafted by the McLean truckers to compete successfully To most people yogurt is just a Trucking Company. They call for with railroads ih many types of sour milk concoction which some two or more round trip sailings traffic where railroads now hold a each week between the northern considerable advantage. people prefer to sour cream, but and southern ports. A company In the long run, a successful op­ it's lots more than that to Yami official claimed that the trailership eration of this kind, he believes, Yogurt products of Los Angeles. operation ^ would cost about one- could stimulate both the trucking half cent a ton-mile compared to and the shipping industry, which At least It was more until the Fed­ 2V^ cents a ton mile for shipping on coastwise type operations have eral Trade Commission cracked by truck overland and IVi cents difficulty competing with railroad down. a ton-mile for railroad shipments. freight services. Yami Yogurt has now promised that it won't claim the following •magical properties for its product: That it promotes digestion, helps Following are the requirements for two of the benefits under digest other foods, makes you live the Seafarers Welfare Plan: longer and helps prevent senility, restores your health, helps prevent Maternity; typhoid fever and dysentary, cures Any Seafarer who has become a father since April 1, 1952, constipation, ulcers, gastritis, di­ arrhea, stomach distress, celiac can receive the $200 maternity benefit payment, plus the Union's disease (a digestive disturbance gift of a $25 US Treasury Bond for the child. Needed is a copy whereby you can only digest ba­ of the marriage certificate and birth certificate. If possible, a nanas), helps pneumonia and bron­ discharge from his last ship should be enclosed. Duplicate pay­ chitis victims, keeps the digestive tract clean—and that isn't all. ments and bonds will be given in cases of multiple births. Yami Yogurt will no longer Disability: claim that it reduces nausea in Any totally disabled Seafarer, regardless of age, who has seven pregnant women, improves the complexion, tenderizes meats, con­ years sea time with companies participating in the Welfare Plan, tains pre-digested proteins and is eligible for the weekly disability benefit for as long as he is helps the body absorb milk. totally unable to work.. About the only thing Yami Yo­ Applications and queries on unusual situations should be sent gurt never claimed was that its to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth product would clean your ciarburetor and give you five more railei Ave;; Brooklyn 32, NY. JLORT-SytOftqbjlq^^ Narrows Bridge Proposal Studied By NY Authority D • • a suvra stwrccATS SMCKS -voPCCArs • • a • • • a a n • • • • • • • WORKGHOES VON&AIREES KHAKI PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS 6U^ SHIRTS |=R|SKOOEENS HICKORY SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHrrE DRESS SHIRTS SPOF^ SHIRTS DRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB BELTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS a SHORTS a a a a d • a a • BRIERS SWEATERS UIS<3A6E WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHEP. JACKETS WRlTTN0RDRn=DLlO SOU'WESTERS RAIN6EAR Truck Co. Viould Operate Trailerships On East Coast ^Bntlt'sFroin California' r Who Getg StU Benefits? J ALL YOUR KJEEPS CAN BE TILLED . -PROM A Sou'WESrERTD AN ELECTRIC RATOR . WHATEVER ybo BUY FROM THE SEA CMCST/ >it>U CAN BE SURE YDuizE SETTIN3 TDP QUALITY SEAR AT SUBSTANTiALSAVlNSS. ' UAllOW-OW#ieO AND UMIQH- OPBUiCRSP EiNEf^ OFTHe MEMBIpeSNiP* I �-FT" Page^Eighteea ii.. SEAFARERS FebnMrr If. IfM i LOG Sight-Seeing Couple Encounter Weighty Problem In New Orleans That when a. persoii is "black­ listed from a job today, he can fig­ ure that he's really getting off easy because the original blacklist car­ ried a death penalty? When Charles II of England came to the throne in 1660, he listed in a black book the names of 56 men who had sentenced his father to death. They v/ere all subsequently executed. Whye standing on the corners of Conti and Bourbon Streets, in New Orleans, La,, writes Seafarer Spider Korolia, he heard a commotion which threatened to send the inhabi­ tants to previously prepared bomb shelters. Panic was averted however, when the populace learned that it was only Moon"* they were looking at it from dif­ as of now." He suggested they Kouns making the racket. ferent viewpoints. charter a special Greyhound bus Racket it was, too, said Undaunted, Kouns and company for their purposes and shoved the 4 4" Brother Kouns, who was arguing sought other means of transporta­ with the driver of a French Quar­ tion, according to Korolia. Taking gear shift into first, after which he That there was no such thing as ter sightseeing buggy. Kouns, only a portion of the last driver's took off on a racing start. a "right shoe" or a "left shoe" un­ . At last report, said Korolia, said Korolia, charged that the advice, the Seafarer and his lady Kouns and his date hired a trailer til the beginning of the 19th cen­ driver wanted too The English apparently walked to the comers of Canal with an extra driver to haul the tury? much to trans­ Street and St. Charles Avenue. At load around the French Quarter. started the practice of making each port himself and that juncture, they accosted the Kouns gave no quarter and the shoe in a pair for a particular foot. V - his girl friend driver of a sightseeing bus and driver asked none, but it is under­ In the US, as late as 1880, both around the Quar­ begged his indulgence in allowing stood on reliable authority that the shoes were still identical, just as ter. The driver, them to ride on his conveyance. latter gave up the profession the socks and stockings are today. on the other "Not so fast," said the driver with next day in order to pursue some­ 4 4 4 hand, said it a sidewise glance at the portly thing less exhausting, like pearl That beer was a common bever­ wasn't half pair, "this bus has just filled up diving. age as far back as 5000 BC? The enough to cart records of old Babylon Indicate all that beef Korolia that beer was well-known to that around. In the ancient civilization, although the end, the driver begged oif, claiming Egyptians credit its invention to that he didn't have a meat-hauling one of their own gods, Isis, who license and suggested that the two fermented it from barley. pachyderms hire a special bus for tlieir travels. 4 4 4 If truth be known, said Korolia, That Seafarers can contribute up the driver, after taking one look to five entries in any one of the at Kouns and his portly pal, told four categories in the Third Annual the Seafarer that he wouldn't hire SIU Art Contest? The annual com­ out the mule and buggy because petition, for.which entries will be the mule was 40 years old and accepted until April 30, 1954, will could no longer haul box cars. Beaward three prizes for the best sides, he had one warning from the work in handicrafts, drawings, ASPCA about inhuman cruelty to water colors and oil paintings. animals and he didn't want to take 4 4 4 another chance. Kouns said it That if you come up with 13 wasn't taking any chance and the cards in one suit while playing mule driver agreed with him but Last Of Christmas Dinner Asleep In The Deep By M. Du^yer Ships never die, they only slip Beneath the spray and foitm. Their crews live on in ghostly ' joam. The ocean floor to roam, Seafarers aboard the Chickasaw enjoy the last of their Christmas dinner as the ice cream glides smoothly down. Christmas tree at­ tests to-gtda holiday festivities aboard the Waterman vessel. On Leave Their Mark In Germany On foggy nights they rise to tell The terrors: of the deep, , Every man makes his own mark in life, writes Seafarer While other men who toil the land Richard Peterson aboard the Citrus Packer of Waterman. Are safe at home asleep. What .he means is that some men win and-lose more marks Those who love the sea will hear in life than others, if they're • Their voices loud and clear, • more than obliging and only too in Germany, that is. And fear not, with a craven mind. willing to help the sailor continue The marks Peterson is re­ But know a shipmate's near. his celebration along lines which ferring to, of course, are the Ger­ he had fairly well established. man medium of exchange neces­ Two thousand leagues beneath The curtain on the German sary for the sustenance of life, the drama fell the next morning when the sea bread-and-butter buyers. And the the OS (Ordinary Sucker) awoke I walked the ocean's floor. incident he makes note of is one to the fragrance of a cold-hotel Where I was almost certain concerning a rather devil-may- room, a mean pallet and a dry No one had stood before. care, unaware young OS aboard throat. The only things he had ship, who was not exactly on the left to his name after his nocturnal The stately hulls of slimy ships qui vive all the time he spent in carousing were the clothes on his Vverc still as still could be. Their silent crews had long been Germany. back, four cigarettes and taxi fare After exhibiting a rather extraor­ back to the ship. Afte.r ^ fast dead dinary skill at dice manipulation ride he was taiken for, he was,glad But still they welcomed me. in- a tavern, the he didn't have to w^k 'bac£ ypung . OS in I seemed to hear their uoices question sought And feel their ghostly bands, other means of And here I found a solitude ple^ure and cel­ I neter kneio bn land. ebration of "his financial coup. He How many men with brawny badks A reminder from SlU had, in the course Had trod these decks? I thought. of several hours, headquarters cautions all How many women with lonely cleaned out a Seafarers leaving thei^ ships hearts number of crewPeterson Awaited thera in port? to contact tba ball in itmpl*^ members who en­ time td; allow the U^on to gaged in a game of galloping domiThe beauty of the coral. nos with him. Flush with victory dispatch a feplacemenL Fail­ The opalescent glow. and $100 winnings in German ure to give Notice before The tiny fish who swim the sea • marks, the OS proceeded to cele­ paying off may . cause a de­ I can't explain, you know. brate in ways not unaccustomed layed sailing, force the ship to his tavern surroundings. Two thousand leagues beneath the to Sail short of the manning Fair Company sea requirements and needlessly, After nioving into high gear on searched not for a treasure. make their work tougher for But found contentment and peace hia tear, the OS became lonesome and sought some fairer company. your shipmates. of soul. Which I can never measure. Nearat hdhd, a Gcrhlah lass pirov'ed es »i3* Notiiy^nion bridge, you've beaten oddl at 158,000,000,000 to one? You oan't lose with this "freak" hand unless somebody else pulls the same trick in a higher suit. 4 4 4 That La Pas, Bolivia, has a great­ er altitude than any other national capital in the world? The city is 11,800 feet above sea level. Its nearest rival in this respect is Quito, Ecuador, with an elevation of 9,343 feet. 4 4 4 That you can still get a cup of coffee for only five cents at the SIU headquarters cafeteria? Cof­ fee prices elsewhere may have gone up, but Seafarers are paying the same price for their coffee that they paid over two years ago, when the cafeteria first opened. 4 4 4 That France still owns territory in North America? St. Pierre and Miquelon, two small rocky islands off the southern coast of New­ foundland, are still French terri­ tory today. Due to their proximity to the Grand Banks, they are the center for the French cod fisheries in the North Atlantic. 4 4 4 That the use of a standardized quart-size milk bottle was first introduced by a New York doctor in 1884? Before that, and for some years afterwards before its use be­ came widely recognized, the milk­ man was still pouring milk from his can into the customer's pitcher. Shinnecock Bay Crewmen Have Bang-Up Time On West Coast The boys aboard the. Shinnecock Bay (Veritas) had quite a time for themselves according to the minutes received from recent shipboard meetings. Events took several turns in varying directions, and before;*—^ the -whole trip was over, prac­ cut cards to see who would wiHd tically every Seafarer aboard up holding the bag of decorations all for his very own. No winner was had a' hand in the activities. declared, according to the minutes. After receiving permission from The crew had a brush with the the commander of the Naval Am­ commander of the depot in an­ munition Depot at Bangor, Wash­ other instance as well, although ington, Cliff McLellan, the ship's not coming off quite in the same It seems, notes the ship's delegate, took down his trusty ax manner. minutes, that the and slew the stoutest Sequoia. As ship's baker a matter of-fact, the minutes note, wanted to do a McLellan did a pretty good job of little deer hunt­ chopping down the tree,<which was ing before hoist-< used for Christmas festival pur­ ing anchor. The poses in the true tradition. Decora­ spot he had tions, ranging from tinsel to balls picked, out, un­ to stars and figurines, were bought fortunately, was" and hung. After the Chrktmias fes­ on the grounds tivities concluded, the .'ihen Who the ammuniMcLeHan * chipped In to buy the "decbrations of tion depot. The commander couldn't see eye to 'eiyfe with the baker on the matter, feel­ ing ^hat the steward department " . lUember might not get his deer but more than he bargained .jSr, . or aimed at, if he hunted on the am­ munition preserve. Undaunted, the baker offered to fell his deers With .bbw and arrow* but at last report, no venison gfaced the Shinnecock Bay's tables as Robin Hood en­ countered no opposition from the steward department marksman. One Final Fling. Before casting off, the. crew wanted to have one final fling, so i they flung it at the nearby town of. Bremerton^ ;^aslBngton. fflring a ;; car near theAship's berth in;Seattlb,'.:; some bf thb^rfeW took off ;ifpr the f neighboring city and had i jolly: old timO of it before heading to sek' i«ain. No details of the evening Napoli,; V iiboartf^ abroad were available in the min- : Golden City, Up dgk^ ior litesr but they do note that "after Christmas party for,the crewall. the finances were settled, , it ihen . aboard tke sbiifc Tref _ „ that there, is $9 left over camp out Cutting Up Cake 4 �Febnury 19. 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Nloeteea Maiden Creek Creaks Along Under Strain Of Storm, Ice And Strife By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor (Editor's Note: The SEAFARERS LOG photo^ editor will be glad to assist Seafarers with their photo problems. Address any questions to the Photo Editor, c/p the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn. This includes information on how to operate certain types of cameras, advice an camera purchases, photo-finishing techniques, plus informa­ tion on a variety of camera equipment, such as enlargers, flash guns, etc. Drop the editor a line or if you are around the hall come up to see him.) The Maiden Creek of Waterman, which was built in 1947 and hasn't been a maiden for a long time, writes Seafarer W. O. Cunningham, is having her share of ship troubles. They point up the fact that the vessel is tottering along towarti her old age, only seven years out of the shipyard. Plowing along in the North Hastings Crew Makes Haste Sea, s^ys Cunningham, the Since many Seafarers are still puzzled by the problems of determin­ ing the proper exposure when using dash, bulbs for their picture-tak­ ing, let's give the problem another whirl. / 1. Find the distance in feet from the light source to the subject. Use your camera range-finder, measure the distance or make an esti­ mate. Remember, use the lamp-to-subject distance, i-egardless of the camera distance. Of course, for on-the-camera shots the two will be identical. If you are bouncing the light off a wall or ceiling, the total distance travelled by the light must bb calculated. - 2. Locate the guide number for the film and shutter speed you are using. You'll find guide numbers listed on flashbulb and floodlamp cartons, film data sheets, pocket exposure guides and the manufactur­ ers' literature. For electronic flash units, the guide numbers are given in the accompanying instruction manual. When using electronic flash units, shutter speed is not a factor. Wasting no time when' the ship Hit Wilmington, California, the 3. Divide the guide number by the lamp-to-subject distance. The crew of the Hastings sought fair companionship in pleasant sur­ result is your f-stop for proper exposure. The-number you get may not coincide exactly with any f-stop marked pn your camera. In that, roundings. Shown above with ladies unknown are, left to right, Lowe, Williams, Ted Dewees, George Williams, Doc Watson and case, use the nearest f-stop, or an approximate part-way setting be­ "Dennis the Menace." tween two stops, whichever is more practical. Let's take a specific example: Say you want to shoot frpm about 12 feet using a medium speed (40-64) film, a No. 5 flashbulb and a shutter speed of 1/100 second. Looking at the table below for No. 5 bulbs, you see that the flash guide number for your film and shutter speed combination is 175. Divide 175 ^ 12 (flashbulb-to-subject distance in With many ships running into ipinor troubles, none could feet). The result is 14.6. This is your proper aperture. If you set your camera aperture at a little wider than f-16, the nearest marked stop, ever prove to be more lamentable than that which affilicted you'll be close enough. the crew of the Tagalam (Seatrade) on its last trip, acfSording Approximate Only to Seafarer Francisco Caspar. Guide numbers give an approximate exposure only. Increase the Heading from Panama to plenty of water, the men said, but indicated exposure by one stop if your subject is dark, the room large no HO ever tasted like this. or the walls' dark-colored. Decrease exposure by about one stop if Sasebo, Japan, on a 38-day Unsatisfied with the turn of the subject and ..walls are light in tone or if the room is small and non-stop voyage, the Tagalam ran events and the explanation of the low-ceilingcdinto all sorts of trouble. Included watery situation, Gnide numbers also can be used-in calculating bounce exposure with among the wearing trials which the the men conducflash or flood. Just figure exposure in the normal way, using the direct ship and the men had to undergo ted their own in­ lamp-to-subject distance. Then increase exposure by either two or were rough weather, headwinds, vestigation into three stops, depending on the color and height of the ceiling or other breakdowns, busted pipes and the problem and bounce surfaces. Bounce light is most effective in small or medium- plugged water lines. None, how­ came up with the sized rooms with light or neutral-colored walls and ceilings. ever, was more troublesome than solution. Only by Guide numbers for photofloods are based on two bulbs used at the the lack of drinking water which dint of great ef­ same time—one as a main light the other as a fill-in. In this case, use fell to be the crew's lot for five fort and personal intervention into the lamp-to-subject distance of the main light when you calculate the days on the run. investigating the Caspar exposure. Water Runs Out source of the Exposure Guide Numbers—No. 5 Bulb Gaspar reports that they ran out trouble did the nien learn the Film Speed 20-32 80-125 40-64 of water, but out, for a period of truth. Higher authorities, caught five days. What's worse, said he, without the*goods by the men, ad­ , Time, Bulb, was that no one would own up to mitted- finally, that there was no 1/25, 1/50 210 300 the lack of agua, but blithely in­ water to be had. The truth of the 250 1/100 175 sisted that the peculiar taste of matter was that except for a few 1/200, 1/250 150 210 water," was merely a natural, salty inches of precious water in one tang. They Tiad seen and tasted of the deep tanks, there was not 70 100 1/400, 1/500 140 a drop of water on board to be had, by hook, crook or pump. At this -point in the problem, a general conference was called by the men. For three days, then, the wipers were passing buckets up and down the sides of the tanks for such daily necessities as cooking, dish washing and coffee making. The last above all. Everything turned out \^ith a briny flavor, but the men persevered for awhile against the elements and their misfortune. Tagalam Has H2O Problem Fight Contender Relaxes With Old Friends fi. seas turned choppy, the wind blew frjesh and the upper plate of the ship rattled in the beginning storm. With the seas, running a bit higher than the ship was accustomed to take in her old age, the vessel started splitting a plate on the star­ board side right through the mess hall. This plate had nothing to do with food, said the writer, and the men were a bit leery of the mess hall offerings all the way into Rot­ terdam, Holland, where the ship laid up for repairs. She was pulled into the seacoast town and a mar­ ine disaster was averted, Cun­ ningham noted, only because the weather was not as severe as it might have been. Cold Weatjier Speaking of severe weather, the Maiden Creek encountered her share of the cold portion of it in and around Europe. Cunningham reported the rivers around Rotter­ dam were frozen solid, with the Hans Brinker and the silver skates crowd enjoying a field day on the icy surfaces. The temperature con­ stantly flirted with the 15 and 20 degree markers on the thermom­ eter, which, when in port, tended to keep the men aboard ship rather than find them sojourning around the neighboring country­ side. Nobody wants to get out of a warm bed ashore, Cunningham said with his shipmates' concur­ rence, in order to, report aboard ship by 8 AM. It was not surpris­ ing that the cold weather put the kibosh on many a reveler and lover aboard the Maiden Creek. Almost all of Europe proved out of sensi­ ble bounds in this respect. The men may not have been happy, but they believed they were, warmer, at any rate. Reluctant Heads The ship had other troubles as well, with the most severe of them concerning the reluctant head sit­ uation throughout the vessel. The charge, said Cunningham, was ~ leveled primarily at the overboard discharge facilities of the ship. Recalcitrant as it was, argued the men, it gave the ship the odor of what the Army terms the "honey dew detail." Fill That Berth If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. Quiz Corned Nino Valdez, right, seated, coht^^nder 'for the heavyweight championship of the world according to of­ ficial NBA ratings.;, and Mrs. Valdez visit bid friends aboard, the Florida while the SlU-contracted ves­ ta Harho]®.' PRftjiWj'i by Seafarer HefcVof''B^e£(. lies Havana (1) What is a shivaree? (2) When the pressure rises in the winter, will the temperature rise or fall? (3) Who were the three men most recently elected to baseball's hall of fame? (4) If X is always five-sixths of y, and x is ten when y is 12, what is X when y is 21? (5) Who is the senior senator from Wisconsin? (6) The card game, whist, originated in England in the 16th Century. What modern game did it father? (7) One of the 48 states has a provision in its constitution which would allow it to split up into ojher sovereign states. What state is it and into how many states can it be made? " ' (8) Name the seven Russian satellites. (9) The name of the French forei^ minister is a) Coty? b) Bidault? c) Schuman? * (101. What 1§ the name of the sipallqst member of the whale family? ' '' ' (Quiz Answers on Page 25) /i . .A -.J �^tagm Twenty SEAFARERS LOG FebroaiT 1A> 1954 Sweetening The Kitty Aboard The Hastings b- By Spike Marlin With another baseball training real ball player they got in return season opening in Florida, inter­ was Jackie Jensen, the ex-Yankee. Offhand it would seem the Red est will be blossoming soon In the Sox would be rooked on a straight summer sport. Those who are get­ Umphlett-for-Jensen ddal alone. ting a little tired of the New York But Jensen has right hand power monopoly of the sport, as evi­ that is effective in Boston's short denced by the Yankees and left field. It could be that Boudreau Dodgers, can sit up and perk is going back to the old Boston slightly with some small hope that formula—big hit, no pitch. maybe this is the year. Pity the Pirates Major contenders in both lea­ In the League, two gues have been ^ing through a contenders, National the Braves the series of trades and juggles de­ Phillies, have raided theand Pirates signed to give them the strength who seemed doomed to stay firmlyto overhaul the leaders. anchored in the mud. The Braves Take the Boston Red Sox for an made off with the Pirates' best inexample. The Sox were conceded fielder, Danny O'Connell. The to be an up and coming team what Phillies, having foolishly sold Russ with Ted Williams back in action, Meyer last year, got a replacement with good young pitchers coming for him in the form of veteran through and two brilliant young pitcher Murry Dickson. outfielders in Jim Piersall and The biggest trade in the National Tom Umphlett. Lou Boudreau, th^ circuit was the one that sent the Boston manager had reversed the Giant's Bobby Thomson to Mil­ Playing a sociable game of "sky's the limit" poker with one of the passengers, right, crewmembers usual Boston pattern of a hard­ waukee for pitchers Antonelli and aboard the Hastings (Waterman) seem to be having a good time of it. They are, left to right, James hitting but heavy-footed club and Liddle. On this one, Milwaukee McCoy, George Williams, Whitey Johnson, "Hank" Hock and Douglas. Picture bir'Doc Watsqn. come up with a speedy, slick team may have outsmarted itself. Thom­ with promising pitching. son gave-the impression of being Pulled a Switch a good outfielder to some people, However, in the winter trade but actually he is a pretty lacka­ field, the Red Sox played a stunner daisical one. And away from the which contradicted all they did be­ Polo Grounds he may not hit home fore. They traded Umphlett, the runs in carload lots. The Giants, league's outstanding outfield pros­ with Willie Mays returning, could pect next to Mickey Mantle, and easily dispense with him in return Seafarers are no different than shoreside people when it comes to time off, writes Sea­ Maury McDermott, a hard-throw­ for a couple of good-looking farer James Byrne. Like a busman bussing on his day off and a postman walking on his ing left-hander who really seemed pitchers. It's up to Charlie Grimm to come into his own last year, to now to pop a firecracker under free time, Seafarers do a little fishing whenever the ship drops anchor in port. the Washington Senators,. The only Tliomson and get him moving. Witness to this fact are the Seafarers aboard the Robin had their fishing tackle out, had feet from stem to stem. scranibled into boats and tossed Other members of the crew Locksley of Seas. These in­ line into^ brine. After struggling broke out the cameras to record trepid seamen chose to do a little for many hours, with baling hook the historic event of natives eating fishing on their free time instead and marlin spike, the fishermen shark, rather than vice versa, after of knocking off the OT, and what brought two ugly characters to gaff. the fishermen had given the sea fishing they' did. One of the unwilling callers was a fowl to the local Waterboys. First, , "Little" is hardly 12-foot tiger shark which awed the however, the cameras were trained the word for it, natives, while the other was a com­ on the sharks so that nobody could for what they parative nmt running only seven say it was a fish story. caught doesn't come in bite-size packages. The Seafarers on board the ship went fishing for shark, the largest Byrne fish in the sea, A haven for Seafarers on the Rum and Coca Cola run ^to and came up with two pretty fairsized specimens of the species. the Caribbean Sea, writes Seafarer Paul Capo, is to be found Cruising along the coast of in Kingston, Jamaica. It is the new St. Peter's and St. Paul's Africa, the ship l^y to alongside Madagascar. No sooner had the' church built in th^St. An- ' Putting the finishing touches to cake aboard the Seatrain Savannah anchor hit the water than the boys drews section of the city, and which is open to all seafaring are, left to right, Charles Libby, third cook, and Joe Warfield, night men as a spiritual harbor. cook and baker. Picture by Forest King. . Capo, on the Alcoa passenger vessel, the Alcoa Cavalier, stopped off at the haven along with other Seafarers oft the vessel. There, he The LOG opens this column, as an exchange for stkwards, cooks, reports, he ran in­ bakers and others who'd tike to share favored food recipes, little-known to the rector of cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, the church. Fa­ ' CO/feO/^fZ. suitable for shipboard and/or home use. "Herels Thomas Tooma's recipe ther Patrick LeWfellES AI2B3UMR. for "stuffed cabbage oriental." ^ 1 roy, SJ, who is Capo pounds of meat, take 3 pounds, of doing wonderful CCLPM/J (A/ EACH A good way to get 'sonie variety raw, whole grain, white rice and work in the island. into regular menus is to take a 6 'pounds of chopped meat (lamb, Open To All standard dish and beef, or veal) and mix all together. The church is open & all'Sea­ prepare*. it the Season with salt and pepper. farers, and mariners of every way difter^dnt After mixed and seasoned, take WHAT IP Buy. • stripe, on their visits to the island. countries do. To­ the meat-r'ce combinations and Father Leroy has a standing invi­ day's menu is WMgM T& BUY, AS shape them into cigar-shaped obtation open to all' Seafarers, says such a d i s h ;. lOng rolls. Place the meat-rice rolls \mu. AS WHATAtX-O Cajo, with a slight inclination to­ stuffed cabbage on tTie individual, flattened cab­ ward Alcoa passenger ship crew- cooked in the bage leaves and roll the meat up members. Capo reports that many Syrian mahneh within^the leaf. Make about two or of the statues in the church build­ Thomas - Tpoma, three 5or each man. ing and pews were built with con­ who sails as a^ When you've finished making the iMma tributions ffom; SIU 'crews off cook and steward, stuffed catibage rolls, take a din­ Alcoa passenger ships. However, says th^t this dish, which be rec- ner plate and place it in the bottom there is.no favor in the hospitality, .ommends highly, is called Yebra of a pot. Then place the colls oh for all share equally in the wel­ and has been famous in Syria, top of the plate, piling them up. come offered to all seafaring men. Turkey and Greece for 1,000 years. This is done to avoid having the Patient Listener QAABSjKMSf aeNp To prepare stuffed cabbage cabbage stick to the bottom of the Father Leroy is always willing oriental for an averiige crew of ppt. Pour in one and a ha^ quarts TUPAA I/J '• to hear the problems of all in his about 40 men, boil a whole head of stock water. To bring the flavor parish. His work does not stop 'of cabbage until half cooked. Use out, pse a small amount of pepper­ there, notes Capo, for he has often a sufficient amount of cabbage Vtd mint leaves or a few heads of gar­ been counselor to Seafarers who make 10 dozen bibbage rolls. When, lic and squeeze in the juice of come to him wi^ their pFbblems' half cooked, peel ihdlviduiil leayes three lemons. Cover the pot so that of life. Indeed, says Capo, the off the cabbages without breaking the steam will cook all the stuffed' Faither is a~true friend of the sailor and flatten the l,eaves. Then, using cabbage rolls, top and bottom, and in the Caribbean. one potmd of rice for every tviro let cook for about forty, minutes. Seafarers Take Sailors. Holiday With Fishing Trip OH Africa They're Baking A Cake For Crew p' r- ir... • New Haven For Seafarers On Caribbean Sea Isle ibURVOOGHii •Byy,«6Ai? -rue ids. Afjy �Tcbnury 19, 1954 SEAP ARERS Prefers Engine Roam To Army To the Editor: Here is another note for the agony column. Yes, I have joined the unfortunates who, have been beached by the draft. It seems that the local board decided that 11 months of active duty with the Navy (September, 1945, to August, 1946) weren't quite enough, so here I am sweating out a 22-month ship­ ping list. I shipped mostly Far East, and get a little homesick looking out over the blue Pacific here from Fort Ord, Cal. Even when jou put all exaggera­ tions aside. Army basic training is no fun, and a guy wonders how he could have ever beefed about any 'aspects of shipboard life. I could really appreciate a warm engine room now. My last ship was the Ocean Lotte, on the Japan-Korea shuttle, and I would like to hear from Pon Drydon or Russel Roberts. Also, could you please send the best seafaring and finest Union paper ever published—the LOG— so I can keep up to date. Pvt. Calvin J. Slovef US 5622482 Co. K 20th Inf. Reg. 4tb Plat. Fort Ord, Cal. (Ed. note: We have added your name to the LOG'S mailing list.) Become An AB In Eight Weeks ish antics breed public distrust and indignation. Provisions of our constitution under Article XV are designed to protect the innocent or convict the guilty in a fair and impartial ad­ ministration of justice at these trials. Post trial charges of un­ fairness are wholly without founda­ tion and should be ignored by the membership. The rights and benefits of the Union, like the Union itself, are ours and shall remain so, while we conduct ourselves as intelligent men. Frank Reid J, Ji J, Hold East Bites On Steel Worker 1*0 the Editor: On this day of January 18th we, the crewmembers of the Steel Worker (Isthman), assembled on board this ship to aid in a request of one of our departed brothers, PeaWe Rollins. With the flag at half mast the crew assembled on the ship's fantail to pay our final respects to a former Seafarer. In keeping with his last wishes we held a memorial service prior to spreading his ashes upon the seas. We had a few say­ ings from the good book and a minute of silence for our former brother, who left to join the re­ serve fleet above. Thank Topside The crew of the Steel Worker wish to thank Captain Green and all topside officers in joining the service and giving us so much aid in complying with our seafaring tradition. We also wish to thank our chief engineer for taking pic­ tures in remembrance of the occa­ sion. Heartfelt thanks from an ap­ preciative crew. We also want to thank the office staff of the com­ pany for their help in providing the ship with such service. With the ship in latitude 31* North and longitude 15*50' West these services are completed in traditional seafaring style. The cfew of the Steel Worker extends condolences to the family of Pearle Rollins in their great loss. Crewmembers of Steel Worker Thanks SIU For Brother^s Sake Irresponsihles Can Hurt Union Thanks Brothers Who Gave Bloo'd 1V?:; sllfl- '• Tagt TweBty-«M L E IT EES To the Editor: Well, I finally finished basic and the Army gave me a break and sent me to Harbor Craft School in Fort Eustis, Va. In this school they take a soldier and try to make him an AB in eight short weeks. During the week that I've been stationed here I met about five SIU men and they say there are still more than that down here. It's just like Seafarers' home week. If they send any more SIU men down here we'll try to start our Butenkoff own Union hall. I sure would appreciate It if you send me the LOG down here. My new address is enclosed. Only 641 more days to go before I can get another SIU ship. George Butenkoff (Ed. note: We have noted your change of address on the LOG's To the Editor: I have almost finished writing mailing list.) cards to our many friends who tried to help make our recent sor­ row easier by helping in different ways. I feel I would like to say a word of appreciation to the friend To the Editor: Most Seafarers probably read that meant as much in life as well the LOG reports on trials and as death, as you, the Union, meant penalties with the same keen in­ to my brother, H. C. McDilda, terest that I do, not with a sadistic Cecil was very near and dear to all desire to gloat over the misfortunes of us, and often when I worried of the convicted, but with the hope about him going so far from home that some former shipmate's name he would assure me he was never does not appear there, a shipmate alone as long as he had the Union with whom we may have walked a back of him. So to you, dear people of the picket line or in whom we may Union, may I say thank you. have noted many instances of loy­ Mrs. Clayton Powell alty to his Union. And yet, this 4- 4- 4" very same brother, through some Irresponsible action or series of actions may seek to destroy that for which we have all worked. While we have many friends in To the Editor: the Congress of the United States, There are no words patent the Taft-Hartley Act leaves little enough to express my gratitude doubt that some lawmakers are for your wonderful expression of anti-labor. Since publit opinion sympathy by donating all that won­ governs the actions of the Con­ derful blood for my surgery. I can gress, It is imperative that we, em­ only say God bless you all, and par­ brace this evidence of Influence ticularly the ones who gave blood, with extreme care and tactfulness I did not realize there were such in order to preserve the right to wonderful people in the world. I bargain .collectively with industry. would love to meet you all some It has been obvious for some time. time that the membership means Until then, many, many thanks to convert or eliminate a minority aggin best.wistes, to you all. group of undesirables whose childMarguerite DiBenedetln v. LOG Bad Food Causes Bad Feelings To the Editor: ^ Recently the LOG published a letter I sent in regarding the in­ ferior status of the food aboard the Frances. As a result of this let­ ter I was accosted by several con­ cerned members of the steward department, whose attitude seemed to imply that I.had committed a personal affront. There are cases- on numerous ships where the cooking, prepara­ tion of food or variety of menus is so inferior as to warrant some form of action by the membership, but such action is not taken be­ cause it may cre­ ate ill feeling. As is usually the Miller case, the cook or steward may be a good Joe. Some tbne ago I advocated, via the LOG, that some sort of system be instituted whereby a cook or steward would be subject to exam­ ination in order to qualify for a certain rating. As it is now, a messman can sail as second cook with­ out demonstrating his ability to hold that rating. Gone Are Gourmets Many a gourmet would be lost if he had to prepare his own food. Although we do not consider our­ selves gourmets, we do possess the ability to distinguish between good and bad food. A seaman should have as much right as anyone to try to improve his meals. Perhaps someone closer to the culinary arts may have a solution to this anomalous situation. If so, the SEAFARERS LOG is a good place to make it known. Fred T. MUler port Oslo, Norway, is an Americanbuilt Liberty, owned by an Ameri can company. She has an Ameri can-paid captain and a crew of Norwegian, South African, French, Italian and other foreign coun­ tries. She flies the American flag from the foremast, denoting foreign regi.«;try. A foreign flag adorns the stern. ~ Other Instances This is but one of too many simi • lar instances taking place in ship­ ping circles every day. The Maritime Administration is very much aware of the many shiftings of our ships to foreign registiy. By changing registration, companies gain in evasion of American taxes, extremely low op­ erating costs and other factors. A ship of the Suma class carries some 38 officers and men. Other American ships sailing foreign car­ ry more men proportionate to their size. Multiply this by tens and you will get some idea of why so many seamen are on the streets of New Orleans and other ports, reduced to bare existence, if any. This is by no means any reflec­ tion on the foreign unions who crew these ships, as their scale of wage is the same as on their own ships. This undermining of the Ameri­ can merchant marine should be stopped. Our once proud and pow­ erful fleet, the largest in maritime history, is now reduced to a few hu.ndred ships. The time will come when you have to call again on American sea­ men to keep your heads above the Plimsoll mark. There is no nation in the world that produces seamen more exacting in their work than America. Don't let them down. Benjamin K. Baugh 4 i i Israeli Seaman 4* 4> ^ New LOG Header Scores Change To To the Editor: Foreign Begistry I happened by chance to get To the Editor: hold of a copy of the January 8th It is not a new thing to US mer­ issue of your wonderful newspaper, chant seamen, this changing of an the SEAFARERS LOG, from a sea­ American ship to a foreign regis­ man of the Catahoula in Jackson­ try and operating the ship in an ville, Fla. identical capacity by a foreign I started reading your paper, and crew. let me tell you that I have enjoyed This underhanded business is transacted in devious ways, by not every single page of it, especially one but many American compa­ the constitution of the SIU, which nies, thereby forcing our seamen I hung in the messhall so that sea­ into unemployment, and dire men here on board the Akka could read it. financial straits. I wonder if you could send me These American seamen who are suffering are the same men who your paper in the future and put braved two global wars and the my name on your mailing list. I Korean outbreak, with disastrous am a seaman working on the results to ship personnel. They Israeli freighter, the Akka, and I are the same who came to the fore, belong to the Israel Seaman's v;hen the entire world's economy Union. Thank you. Joseph Aboaj. and actual existence depended upon the United States. Who, (Ed. note: We have added your with their heroic efforts, regard­ name to our mailing list, as you less of bombs, torpedoes or ad­ asked.) verse weather conditions, delivered 4 4 4 the goods. Necessary Evil The recognition of the US mer­ chant seamen is all but obscured To the Editor: and clouded in a veil of nonentity. I would appreciate it very much The seaman's life, in Government if I could have the LOG sent to or socal circles, is considered more or less a necessary evil to contend me here in Germany. I have with in coastal cities. Those sea­ about 18 months to do in the Army men are the same ones who-went here In Frankfurt, and I am so through hell to put ammunition in far from salt water that I am landthe guns handled by others; who sick already.. I am also sick of carried the medicine to ease their nothing but Army talk. I want to pains, and brought them back when hear, or at least read, something interesting such as Union, ships they were able to come. It strikes me that the American and good ports. It is needless to say that I am companies who sell out the sea­ men should be mortallir ashamed counting the days till my separa­ of themselves, and American legis­ tion from the Army, when. I can lators should do penance with them throw in my card for a good old for allowing this foul practice to SIU scow with plenty of good food. Pvt. Robert Fink continue. I cite you one case, for example. (Ed. note: We have added your The Surna reconti^ cleared with name and addresa to the LOG grain for Japan. Thin sblp, home mailing list.) i Beached By Army He Is Land'Sick Vessel Sails Shorthanded To the Editor: Quite a few men aboard the Potrero Hills paid off in Liverpool, England. Some were hospital cases and others paid off by mutual con­ sent. Wg sailed shorthanded be­ cause of the crewmembers who paid off, although the captain had the opportunity to get replace­ ments. It has been his practice in the past to obtain all replacements in the Persian Gulf and that is what he did in this case, as the PersianGulf was our next port of call. Pick Up Men We picked up some 12 replace­ ments, roughly, in the Gulf to date. These men are all aliens, most of them without seaman's papers of any kind. They are placed in rated jobs aboard with little or no knowl­ edge of their jobs. They are all friends and relatives of men work­ ing in the company office in New York. This ship may be registered in the United States, but I will be glad to get back and catch an American ship. J. Warmack - 444 Wants Buttons For Seafarers To the Editor: This is just an idea to save door­ men a lot of trouble, and an easy way to keep outsiders who don't belong there, out of the halls. As things are now, all a man has to do is flash a permit or book and he can get into any hall. He could pick up a permit or book any place by some legiti­ mate member los­ ing it, and get into any hall to get information or steal anything he gets his hands on. A few halls have been looted Barry of mail and bag­ gage. I was thinking'that if the Union put out buttons, like campaign but­ tons, with each man's picture and books or permit number on it, there could be no mistake of any kind about who is entering or leav­ ing the hall. Each man could be issued one of these, and if he loses it, a charge could be made for a new one. This is just an idea. Dave Barry 4 4 4 Blood Honors Are On The Job To the Editor: I wish to thank the men who donated blood for my husband. Price C. Wingate, who was in the University Hospital of Baltimore, Md. Although not a member of the Union the response was imme­ diate. Within 15 minutes after I called the hall for six pints of blood the men were at the hospital. I only know the name of one, my brother, James A. Oliver, chief cook. The other five men I do not know, so will you please thank them through the LOG, with my sincere thanks to the men and to the Union. Anna M. Wingate 4 4 4 Oldtimer Sails As Chief Steward To the Editor: I am an oldtime member of the SIU, and have been sailing since the first World War. I joined the SIU in 1939 and have been sailing ever since as chief steward on SIU ships. At present I am on the Calmar. As I feed four pork chops to the crewmembers I am having a lot of troubles with this Gon»pany. I will send in my photogra]^ to be< printed in the LOG. Charles L. Steven "3 3 • •'••'•r i j �Pace T#«lit7-;tw« Safety Meetings Could Use Change •i^V ft r i^'', • \:M. : p;' !#• m 1'^ |l wIf l;.«K * t% II'fM:.. '•V' i:- i|: IA •' fc ^•: |- j: ^:- I i?'. ir f ; - ' •• fefefeiaa""' To fhe Editor: ' I have just- attended a safety meeting on board the Del Sud. I would like to say a few words about the proceedings "of it and try to show other crewmejpbers on these ships what a lot of improve­ ments could be made concerning these meetings. It has been a policy with the Mississippi Shipping Company to sponsor these meetings and to have a safety director and also a safely committee. First of all I wpuld like to point out that the original idea of a safety meeting was a very good one and certainly a feather in the hat of the com­ pany. I would like to say that - the meetings are almost always di­ rected at the crew and in most instances it- is run by a bunch of knuckleheads who want to prove to themselves that having accidents is for the crew only and that they are above having mishaps. There isn't a single democratic thing about the way they are con­ ducted, either. First of all, they are called either in the captain's office or the of­ ficer's mess. The bosun, chief stew­ ard, deck dele­ gate, steward delegate, engine delegate and Brown ship's delegate represent the unlicensed crew, while licensed personnel are rep­ resented by the captain, chief en­ gineer, purser, doctor, first as^ sistant and chief mate. Captain Elects Himself The captain calls the meeting to order and instructs the purser to keep the minutes, electing himself as chairman and the purser as re­ cording secretary. The old man reads over all the other minutes of other meetings and makes a comment on each item, usually with the remark, "It seems to me this could have been avoided if the unlicensed men had done so and so." He always manages to get a few mumbles out of the other of­ ficers present, but an unlicensed man can't open up his mouth. All he can do is listen to a bum beef against one of the crew without doing a thing about it. Medical Reports Then the doctor takes the floor and reads the accident reports that have occurred so far during that particular, voyage. He usually makes a remark about the man and if he was right or wrong, in his opinion. The old man then makes his usual summary of the medical report which usually con­ sists of, "carelessness on the part of the luilicensed men." I have yet to hear of a case where a licensed officer had a medical report read on him and discussed at one of these meet­ ings. Only unlicensed men and passengers are discussed, and al­ most always the unlicensed men get blamed for the passengers' ac­ cidents. Speak To Crew My idea of a safety meeting that would get results is by having the safety director attend the crew's Union meeting at least once a trip and give him five or ten minutes to stress safety aboard ship. After all, it is every man on the whole ship who wants to avoid accidents, not just the delegates and the of­ ficers. A lot of good it does anyway, for an pnlicensed man that does get a point over usually gets the gaff that "we don't want to put Mr. Knucklehead dh the spot for he should have taken care of that repair long ago, but he has been too busy." At the same time, these safety geniuses come up with the ga^f that the unlicensedl crew could SEAVARISRS Febtiunr ,19, im IPG L B T T E R S have avoided an accident by being careful. A man fell down a stairway on board this ship recently which had a step worn slick. When he started down his footing gave way and he fell and broke his arm. He suf­ fered untold pain for days. ,I pointed out to the captain how worn the steps were. The steps went on the safety record as a hazard. That was two months ago and nothing has been done about them yet. The same steps are just ripe for someone else to get injured on them. Even with all of the discussion that goes on, we are still taking an active, though almost silent, pari in these meetings. We plaiv to keep up with them as no one is more interested in our sefety than we are. And we plan on keep­ ing our safety standards the high­ est in the world. Maybe someday the meetings will be run demo­ cratically where every man will have a chance to have a say about his own and his shipmates' safety. Ira Brown. Ship's Delegate a, a. Sunion Added To Protesters Asks Welfare To Aid in Dispute To the Editor: This is a complaint against Mrs. C. Lightsey, who operates three rooming and apartment houses at 936, 1234 and 2019 Camp Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. My sister, her boy and myself To the Editor: had an apartment at 2019 Camp I would like to add a few words Street for about seven months. The to the letter that our ship's dele­ landlady demanded that we move, gate, Mike Reed, has just v/ritten which we did. She promised to re­ to the LOG about the. good chow fund the month's rent that we had aboard the Del Santos. paid in advance, $60, but after we In answerl to the letter Brother had moved she Curtis Thompson of the Steel attempted to : Traveler wrote, it should be said bring in a lot of in all fairness that their Thanks­ "phony deduc­ giving dinner sounds mos£ enticing tions that we and the beer seems a good gesture, knew nothing but in issuing such a challenge to about." Since that the other SIU ships Brother Thompson must have overlooked time she has sent my sister, Mrs. the culinary talents of others en­ gaged in the noble. profession of Ruth Kramer, a check for the cooking. Vance Here on the Del Santos we have amount of $20, but she has not been given any department members who are, I believe, about tops in their ^kills. "refund receipt." As you probably know, it would Our steward, B. E. Phillips, is as cost me $100 and a lot of trouble skilled as any steward one could to go to court for the remaining find on any ship and possibly $40 which is still due. If the Wel­ ashore. Our chief cook, Alton (Fat fare Department can have those Boy) Booth rates with the best. One rooming houses put on an SIU boy­ look at him will attest to his skill. cott list, I would be satisfied to The baker, Walter Makin, is a tal­ lose the $40, as I have found out ented technician in the tricky busi­ since I left there that she has been ness of ship's baking and does to court many times for cheating himself proud. Gourmel's Delight her tenants. She has a habit of fall­ For an epicure's thrill one need ing out with her tenants and promptly sending them a notice .only scan our menus. They would make even such a gourmet as the that their rent is due. The principal reason that she famed Duncan Hines drool with hates me is the fact that her hus­ anticipation of the forthcoming band and two of her boys could feast. This should serve to silence all never get shipped through the SIU hall, which, of course, is no fault such rash challenges as Brother Thompson's as to which ship has of mine. been served the best Thanksgiving Anything the Welfare Depart­ and Christmas dinners. ment can do about this matter will The crew thanks Brothers Phil­ certainly be appreciated by me and lips, Booth, Makin and the whole my family. steward department for their fine R. G. Vance work in the past, and looks for­ (Ed. note: The SIU Welfare ward to more of the same. Services Department is looking Lee Snodgrassinto the matter.) t> lif • To the Editor: We the crew of the Sunion wish to add our voice of protest to the closing of the USPHS hospitals. We feel that the Government is prac­ ticing false economy, due to the fact that said hospitals have been one of the main factors in check­ ing various diseases contacted by people who sail or visit foreign ports in all parts of the world. Also, it has been one of the prov­ ing and testing grounds for a large majority of our miracle drugs. We also think that ideas set up 150 years ago with thought for the fu­ ture health of the people who have to travel to all parts of the world are being lost. We feel it is there duty of people who have the health of the public in mind, namely, our Senators and Representatives, to be notified by 4^ ^ each traveler and also committees set up for this purpose. Our Union should not spare any expense in fighting this move. Signed by 28 Crewmembers To the Editor: Here we are aboard thte Del San­ ^ tos at the start of another trip, and from the looks of things we are going to have another fine trip as we did not have too much of a To the Editor: turnover, and the new men that Just a line to say hello to all my shipmates and the staff at head- signed on make it look as though we will have another fine crew—a quartelrs. They finally got me over here in regular SIU crew. I would at this time like to an­ Korea, and I am enclosing what will be my address, for about 15 swer the challenge of Brother Cur­ months, I guess. I sure would ap­ tis Thompson, whose "Letter of the preciate it if you would start send­ Week" was published in the Janu­ ary 8th issue of the LOG. It con­ ing the LOG to that address. If some of my former shipmates cerns the Thanksgiving dinner of would drop me a line, I have lots that crew. I agree with him that it of time now to answer all of them. sounded very nice, and feel that the crew really appreciated it, but Pvt. Jack D, Ahderson here on the Del Santos we went US55-408-173 even further—^we served 80 pounds 97th Engr. Co., E.S.P. No. 4 of shrimp and had 10 cases of beer APO 971, c/o Postmaster on December 12th, and on Thanks­ San Francisco, Gal. (Ed. note: We have added your giving and Christmas Day. In addi­ new address to our mailing list.) tion, on Christmas Day, a quart of wine was served to. every man in i ^ i. the crew. We.challenge any ship to top this; , we feel that they cannot. Credits Chief Steward The major credit goes to our To the Editor: chief steward, B. E. Phillips, chief I would like to have the LOG cook AUop Booth and night cook sent to me at my new address. As and baker Walter Makin for the you can see, I have been asked superb food that they put out, by the President to render my serv­ which would tickle the palate of ices. It looks like a rough road any gourmet.' ahead, especially after having gone We are looking forward to an­ to sea with such a sure-fire outfit. other of our shrimp' parties this trip. Thank you. We have a small ship's fund and Pvt. John. E. Butler once each trip we all get together (Ed. note-.. We have entered your on one of these parties, which draw name and address on our mailing us closer together, so that we have list.) a better understanding of our ship­ Del Santos Chow Tops Travelers LOG Goes To GI fit Korea Wants LOG To Follow Him mates and promote a better SIU spirit. ^ • I would like to say—and "I know that I speak for the rest of the crew—that I ihank our steward and the entire steward department for a job well done. Keep up the good work. Mike Reed Everyone Talks On Morning Light To the Editor: Thq^ Morning Light (Waterman) is a small ship with a fine crew of men, from topside on down. There. are no arguments of any note and all are on good speaking terms. Our steward, who had an attack of; appendicitis, may have to be oper­ ated on. We all wish him a speedy recovery. Crew of Morning Ligjit 4 4" t Leaves Army To Sail SIU Again To the Editor: I have been receiving the LOG regularly, and would like you to please stop sending Jt to me, as my time in the Army is coming to an end.. I am leaving for the States tomoreow, and will go back to sail­ ing with the §IU where I belong. O. O'Leary (Ed. note: We have cancelled your LOG subscription; fls you re­ quested. ) ^ ^ • ie Reads About Lost Shipmate To the Editor: I received a cbpy of "Seafarers In World War II." Thanks very much., I ha^ no details about Cap­ tain Carini, who was on the Bacon of South Atlantic, only that he was lost. I read with much interest the story about him, the last one in the book. He left the ship I was on in May, 1944^ to go aboard her. At that time I was mate with him, and we were docked at 125th Street in New York. He was a very fine man and I was sorry to hear and read about the way he passed o:^ ' If it is not too much trouble, will you please correct my mailing address. August Lewis (Ed. note: We have advised our mailing department of the correc­ tion in your mailing.) 4 4 4 Neighbor Lauds Brooklyn Hall To the Editor: Although I am a stranger, .1 would like very much to express my opinion of the swell building that the SIU now occupies here in Brooklyn. I wish to say that it is one of the best set-ups arid one that every Union seaman can be proud of. I myself have made several trips with the MSTS at the Brook­ lyn Army base, and it can never be half as good as the SIU hiring hall. When you wait to sail with an MSTS ship, there's much confusion as to the name of the ship and its destination. Believe me, although I'm not a member of the SIU, I can honestly say it's about the best set-up there is for any seaman. Joseph A. Olinski 4 4 4 Union Settles Their Food Beef To the Editor: We, the crewmembers of the Fairport (Waterman), feel that we want to let our Union brothers know how very well the food beef on board this ship was handled by Marty Breithoff. West Coast repre-. sentative; Sam Coheri, Wiliriington agent; Chuck Allen, patrolman, and Tom Banning, San Francisco agent. Their sincerity in straightening this ship out showed wonderful tact and more than just to use them as intercoastal ferryboats. We are positive that conditions on here have improved greatly for .every­ one's satisfaction. Crew of Fairport 4 4 4 . HaUs Engineers Wor Cooperation To the Editor: I would like to acknowledge the cooperation given by the engineers aboard the Jean Lafitte (Water­ man). They are one of the most coperative gangs I have ever sailed with. The deck department store room was practically empty of bolts and pins of all sorts, and we also lost considerable paint this trip. The engineers went out of their way to make up different items for us, and also let us bor­ row tools and painted, which is very unusual on some ships I have, sailed. R. F. Ransome - 4 4 4 Thanks KiOG For ; Family Thanks Sending issues Creiv For Flowers To the Editor:Just a few lines to let you know I received the two papers with Don­ ald's picture, arid want, to thank you for sending them. .1 appreci­ ate, it very much. Will you praise keep on sending me the LOG, as I enjciy reading it very much. Mrs. R. R, Richer (Ed. note: The LOG will.be sent to you regularly, every -tpo weeks,from now on.) - Tot the Editor: The family of John Resko would like 'to- take this opportunity to gratefully' acknowledge the" kind expression of sympathy as shown by the crewmembers'of the Morn­ ing Light (Waterman). The crew­ members. chipped in to buy a wreath . of flowers for their de­ parted shipmate. Family of John Resko �6 In 1906 San Francisco was the acknowledged queen city and- • metropolis of the West Coast. Its port was the main Pacific terminus for trade from all parts of the world. Up on Nob Hill, a cocky set of local millionaires lived in elaborate man­ sions as only they could live in the days before income taxes. In the years since the discov-* ery of gold in California, in spots below Los Angeles. And Just the day before,' a major earthquake 1848, the city had grown from killed several thousand people on a little fishing village of 800 the islan(l of Formosa on the other souls to a population of 343,- side of the Pacific. But nowhere 000 by the 1900 census. Los An­ geles was still a mere upstart at the time and there apfpeared noth­ ing on the horizon to cloud the city's future. Since there was plenty of money floating around town, the city could boast of a great many ela­ borate buildings of stone and brick, plus a number of large hotels and mansions. But for most of the population of San Francisco, local California redwood wais the preferred building material, a con­ dition which added to the diseaster that struck the' town in 1906. 300,000 Homeless April 18* of that year was the fatal day. Before the week was out, earthquake and fire had driven 300,000 people from their homes. A death toll of 452 was counted, and property damage ran up to $350 million, a tremendous sum in those years, But strangely enbugh, the piers and pierslde installations, the main keys to the city's pros­ perity, were relatively Endamaged. The sanie west wind that causbd such destruction to the city blew the blaze away from the waterfront. San Francisco wasn't the dnly city hurt -by; the quake that day. Other towns scattered far and wide in the state were hit by earth tremors with damage reports in Pace f wMic-ihree SSAFAUEma IOC 'Mfnai^^lt,:l]i5jl in California did the damage hit sa large a populated area with such disastrous results. « The city's biggest natural dis­ aster before or since began on 5:13 AM the morning of April 18 when most of the city's population was asleep. The. more fortunate ones, financially-speaking, were looking forward to attending a concert by the great Enrico Caruso at the City's op'era house that night. Needless to say, Caruso's perform­ ance had to be cancelled. It was to be some time before the Opera House would be in shape to han­ dle another, concert. Victims reported that the shock didn't seem too bad at first. Many of them were awakened by it, but being used to such things they de­ cided to turn over and go back to sleep. Before they could get their heads back on the pillows, the earth really began to heave and buckle. In three minutes the earthquake broke all water and gas mains in the city, demolished City Hall, damaged thousands of resi­ dences, and collapsed the railroad tracks outside of town, cutting off all communication by rail. One fa­ mous city landmark, the Cliff House hotel built on a steep cliff overlooking the bay, simply slid into the water. Under the circumstances, the n ncisco tire This aerial view of fire destruction was taken from a balloon 600 feet in the air over Folsom Street between Fifth and Sixth streets. Only shells of many large buildings remained. Smaller buildings were completely destroyed by fire and dynamiting. casualty list was remarkably small. The earthquake was bad, but the fire that followed was much worse. The blaze sprang up in a warehouse district on the waterfront as the result of a broken gas main. It was an ordinary little fire to begin with, like most fires, only there was no water to fight it with. The city had no fireboats for pumping jvater out of the Bay, and no auxili-* ary saltwater fire-fighting system in case fresh water was not avail­ able. Steady West Wind Weather conditions were ideal for a good, solid blaze. A steady west wind blew in from the Paci- Fire devastated entire region from CJiannel Street en lefi to Broadway on right and extended well Inland. The piers themteives escaped damage'because wind blew blaze away from shore. Shantytowns sprang up throughout the city In vacant lots as homeless citizens piade do out in the open until their homes could be rebuilt. fic, and with the wind behind it, the fire" ate inexorably through buildings and from street to street. It was one occasion when all Californians fervently wished for rain that was not forthcoming. With no water supply, the fire­ fighters, directed by the military, resorted to dynamiting buildings in the path of the blaze. Emphasis was placed on keeping the fire away from the US mint, where $300 million in gold coin and in­ gots was stored. The mint was saved, but all the dynamite in San Francisco couldn't save much of the rest of the city. Destroyed in the blaze were such landmarks as the San Francisco library, the US Postoffice, the buildings of Stan­ ford University, many of the man­ sions on Nob Hill, the elaborate Fairmont Hotel built of marble and the city's entire business district. Also burned out was the city's Chinatown area. This was consid­ ered a stroke of good fortune by some local residents at the time, who looked with considerable sus­ picion on the immigrant orientals. One magazine writer exulted that at least the city was rid at last of its Chinese section. Today of course, all* San Franciscans con­ sider Chinatown one of the city's attractions. Archives Gone Another odd sidelight to the fire was the use made of it by foreignborn Communists in later years. Among the casualties of the blaze were the city's arclitves contain­ ing all birth records and stacks of other official information. As a re­ sult, some Communist official dreamed up a gimmick whereby a good number of Party members were able to get proof of citizen­ ship fraudulently. All they had to do was to get two witnesses to swear that they were born in San Francisco some time before 1906. If they looked old eauugh to get away with it the system worked like a charm. The full extent Of the burnedout area ran from Broadway to 20th Street and from the water­ front inland to Octavia Street. De­ struction jvas complete in this sec­ tion. ' * While Army men were busy blowing up building after building, other Army units were patroling the streets with drawn rifies and distributing scanty supplies of food and water to 300,000 refugees. Thousands of them started h trek out of the city by foot, carrying a handful of salvaged possessions. Others took the water route across the Bay. It was reported that one enter­ prising millionaire's son made a small fortune in his own name by ferrying refugees across the Bay in his private launch for $100 a head—take it or leave it. For most of the 300,000 home­ less, the disaster meant camping out in the streets, parks and sub­ urbs of the city. Bricks from the thousands of toppled chimneys were salvaged and crude ovens built for cooking purposes. Shanty­ towns sprung up in vacant lots. There was plenty of lumber and brick lying around for temporary construction purposes. Fortunately the weather stayed mild, but a se­ ries of light earthquake shocks that followed on subsequent days kept the inhabitants in fear of another major quake. But while the destruction was so extensive, the city's recovery was rapid. Most of the dead were buried in long rows of trenches dug on the beaches. The prompt imposition of martial law had pre­ vented panic and held looting down to a minimum. With plenty of building mate­ rials on hand, inhabitants turned with a vigor toward reconstruct­ ing their homes or building new ones. The relatively undamaged condition of the waterfront was a big asset in the city's speedy re­ covery. It wasn't long before San Francisco was back in business again. LOG Welcomes Stories^ Pics With the LOG now contain­ ing 28 pages in all regular edi­ tions, there is plenty of room for stories, photos and letters sent in by the Seafarers. Several pages of each issue are devoted to the experiences of Seafarers and the ships they sail as they describe them themselves. If you run across anything of interest on your voyages, or just want to let your friends know how you're getting along, drop a few lines to the LOG. Don't worry too much about literary style. We'll patch it up if it needs patching. And of course, photos illustrating the incidents you describe make them' more interesting for the readers. Send youi stuff to the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn, NY. If you want any­ thing returned after we use it, we'll do that too. \ �'^V ••' • W.f.. SEAfARERS Pas* Twentr-foar .. . DIGEST bfi SHIPS OREMAR (Calmar), January 15—Chair­ bunks are needed for the bosun's room. man, William MItchall; Sa'cratary, F. H. Crew-okayed a cold supper" for-Christ­ Hauck. Vote of thanks went to the Steward department for a swell trip. Each department delegate will make out a repair list. Discussion was held on re­ pairs overlooked when the ship was in the yard. Discussion was held on day men repairing leaking passageway doors. Men leaving ship should strip bunks and leave rooms shipshape. Discussion was held on cleanliness in' tha pantry and recreation room. Dirty linen should be turned in so it can be sent to the laun­ dry. • i'.vS' INES (Boll), January 17—Chairman, H. Cenic; Secretary, F. P. Hipp. Repair lists were turned in for early action. Mate wUl take care of them as soon as possible. There is $49.88 in the ship's fund. R. Brown was elected ship's dele­ gate. Mate asked for a list of keys need­ ed. Hospital should be cle.aned. There should be more glasses furnished for the tables. Steward agreed to tnis. More cold drinks should be served in hot weather. Steward will tell, the patrol­ man about the milk supply. Vote of thanks went to the chief cook and baker for a swell job. I '#• i# GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), January 26 —Chairman, Allen Friend; Sacratary, R. F. Black. Three men fouled up in Kurihama. Captain has threatened to make full use of the log book the next- time a crewmember fails to appear for his day's work in port. Baker com­ plains of insufficient stores for his morning's work. Chief steward will com­ ply with the bbker's request. AB com­ plained that only three mcif were avail­ able to secure on deck when leaving the last port. Suggestion was made to the bosun that he take the reins in the deck gang and boss the gang as a bosun should. Deck department meeting will be called to iron out beefs in the deck department. Steward agreed to put out enough canned milk, sugar, etc., for the night. R'- li" r:'.t. t k TRINITY (Cartas), January 22—Chair­ man, not listed; Secretary, A. Culllano. Crew will tell the patrolman about the company not doing anything about the repair list. Some things have been on the list for months. Crewmembers are not to put their feet on the messroom chairs. Laundry will be sorted out and old iteihs replaced. Motion was passed to ask the patrolman about paying off every trip instead of every two trips. The crew feels they are losing a day's pay by paying oH every two trips. A special meeting will be held when the patrolman is aboard to discuss this. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), January 12 — Chairman, R. G. Statham; Secretary, O. Jones. G. Flecher was elected ship's delegate. Chief engi­ neer will be contacted about repairing ringers on the washing machine. Decks In the laundry and wash rooms should be left clean; recreation room should be left clean and free of butts. S-; SANTORE (Ore), January 17—Chair­ man, Larry Zaiiniki; Secretary, A. J. O'Malley. L. Zalinski was elected ship's delegate. Recreation room needs paint­ ing. Foc'sles should be sougeed and painted; pantry should be kept cleaner. Washing machine is broken and the ship's delegate will see the chief engi­ neer. Crew's toaster needs repairing. BALTORE (Ore), January 17—Chair­ man, M. Singleton; Secretary, J. Clapp. V'. ^7- STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), January 17—Chairman, M. Keeffer; Secretary, E. A. Yancey. Sick man was put ashore in Penang and a new man picked up, as a workaXvay. The captain promoted him to gaiieyman wllich constitutes a Union beef. Repair list will be made out. Per­ formers who broke glasses should be punished. Library books should not be kept in men's foc'sles. 'Water cooler for shower water needs cleaning. Men should refrain from drinking in-Djibouti. There should be more adequate medical atten­ tion aboard ship. There was a discus­ sion on the 8-12 deck watch, nvhere all three men were sick at the same time and not put in the hospital. Some men har-e contagious diseases and still the hospital is unused. Patrolman will be asked to investigate this outrageous situ­ ation. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), January 24 Chairman, Willlkm Andrews; Secre­ tary, Fred BIttle. Foc'sles are being painted, in regard to duck boards in the laundry, the • chief mate said that the lumber would- have to be ordered this trip. We have gotten no satisfaction as yet on keys for foc'sles and heads. Matter will be referred to the patrol­ man at the payoff. OT is claimed by steward department members because the chief steward did work that belonged to the department members and did not charge OT for himself for doing this. Store room needs fumigation. There are weavels in the cookies and crackers. There"4s over all dissatisfaction with the menu planning. There should be more cooperation between chief steward, chief cook and second cook. If food does not improve by the time the ship reaches New York, action should be taken against the steward. Better, grade "of meat should be put aboard. Only One Mail Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed over­ time, should first check wheth­ er they have a proper mailing address on- file with the com­ pany, SIU headquarters offi­ cials boint out that reports received from several opera­ tors show cheiiks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus creat­ ing much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. Seafarers are urged to use one perma­ nent address for mail so that claims- can be checked speedi­ ly and payment made right away. man before the payoff. Frank L. Verne# was elected ship's delegate; old delegate got a vote of thanks after resigning. Ship's delegate will contact the hall if repairs are not made by the time of the payoff. Suggestion was- made to keep quieter in the messhall during meal hours and to keep the noise down thrjiughout the ship. Suggestion- was m->,de to cooperate with the messman in keeping the messhall clean at all times. Soap should be provided in small boxes for washing clothes instead of large bar­ rels. Members ' should be properly dressed in the messhaU during meal SEAMAR (Calmar), December 27 — hours. Chairman, j. Straka; Secretary, J. ICowTROJAN SEAMAN (Troy), January 25 alskl. There is $10 in the ship's fund. J. Kowalski was elected ship's delegate — Chairman, D. Stone; Secretary, G. by acclamation. Vote of thanks went to Gage. Ship's delegate notified the chief the steward department. Steward asked that the oiler and fireman on watch the men to return their cups to the while coming into port or transiting a messroom and to take better care of the canal were to have a relief for meals. cots issued in the tropics. On one occasion the chief told the men he would relieve the watch; the next NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory ttoe the relief was late. Deck engineer Carriers), Chairman, F. W. Goarin; Sec­ stated he had come aboard this ship as retary, E. C. Dacey. Everything is in deck engineer and not as electrician good order; there will be a clean payoff. and OT would have to be paid for ex­ Steward will put in a requisition for a tensive electrical jobs. No crew shall new washing machine. Repair list will sign on this ship for another voyage be turned in before arrival in port. until action is taken on the repair, list. Messman who missed the ship will be Things are in bad condition and .action turned over to the. patrolman at the promised last trip was not done. Sani­ payoff. All foc'sles will be cleaned be­ tary men asked the crew to help keep fore leaving the ship. the laundry in better condition. The deck lb usually flooded with water. Ship's delegate said he would see about getting the wiper and 12-4 black gang quarters sougeed. Discussion was held on the washing machine; it is hoped we can get the thing fixed up and the wringer put in working condition. • Pebrnwry 1»» 1»SI' lest often. Washing machine should be kept clean. One man Should not use the machine for too long at a time. Mess­ hall has ' been left very dirty. of late. Poker players should clean Up after the game every night. . Men should lay off watch's coffee. Vote df thanks-went to Sir Charles, who is leaving the ship. TAGALAM (SSatrade), January SiChairman, Tim McCarthy; Secretary, L. Spltale. One sick man will probably get off in Japan. If he does, motion was passed to try to sign on another member forathe steward department. Ship's min­ utes will be posted after meeting so men on watch may read them. There is $16 in the ship's fund. Men who have not contributed were urged to do so at the next draw. Machinist said the water cooler would be fixed as soon as possible. Suggestion was made that the steward put out fruit juice every morning until there is good water -available. Steward is to let the crewmembers know if be does not get the amount of stores he orders Ih Japan, so action can be taken. Lights without guards should be fitted. Something should be done about the sparks coming from the smoke stack. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatraln), January 12—Chairman, W. J. Doak; Sec­ retary, A. Goncalves. Performers going into anyone's room, bothering them, or shouting in the passageways will be dealt with. This was carried unani­ mously. Members were asked to keep the messroom clean at all times. .One table should be left for the watch at all meal hours. Wiper asked members to throw soap boxes in the trash can in the laun­ dry room, and help to keep the laundry clean. Steward asked the members who want clean linen to see him at any time. KATHRYN (Bull), December 6—Chair­ man, Antonio Gonzalesr Secretary, Mike Zelonka. Antonio Gonzales was elected ship's delegate >by acclamation. Patrol­ man wUl.-be asked what can be done about chipping amidship when men on watch are sleeping. January IS—Chairman, Mike Zelonka; Secretary, Eddie Sllntak. Patrolman will be contacted about ,the mate having deck department sea watches set at mid­ night on the day of departure. Gang­ way watch to be stood four hours at a time, one man from each watch. Mo­ tion was made to paint the -messhall. Old library books will be returned. again. Saloon • messman should be equipped with sea boots and rain gear by the company as he has to go outside in heavy weather to bring food to and from the galley. Men were cautioned about signing health releases at the end of the voyage as there has been much sickness aboard. Younger members were told not to judge this ship by SIU stand­ ards because of its age, lack of food, etc. Captain refused to purchase stores the steward ordered. AU are in favor of seeing this ancient scow cut up for scrap. Steward and his department got a vote of thanks for their work in preparing the holiday meals and for. all their work throughout the voyage, working under the handicap of very little food. Ship's delegate. Al Whitmcr was given a vote of thanks for the way he took care of ills job and for buying plum pudding for the entire crew for the hoUdays. € DEL SANTOS (Mississippi), January 24 —Chairman, Walter Makin; Secretary, B. E. Phillips. There is $6 left in the ship's fund. A pool nvill be taken up for a par^y later. Mike Reed was elected ship's delegate. Laundry below will be kept clean by the wiper. Sanitary sink wiU be kept clean by the ordinary on sani­ tary work. Recreation room will be cleaned by BR. Chief electrician re­ quested that all men refrain from screw­ ing light bulbs in and out. DEL VALLE (Mississippi), January 24 —Chairman, S. P. :£haughnassy; Sacratary, H. D. Hlgglnbotli«m. Everything is going smooth so far. The old man wants aU radio seslals off radar mast. Second electrician came back to the ship. Lots or repairs that 'should have been done by the engineer and the com­ pany have not been taken care of so far and the crew jvants this done before they sign no for the next trip. Repair list will be started now. Plenty of copies will be made. Quarters will be painted out. Ship is short on face and bath towels. Steward will order more. Sinks in the gaUey wUl be repaired. Wash­ ing machine wUl be replaced or repaired and galley sinks wUl be repaired. It was suggested to have a ship's fund of not more than $100. i BTEEL ROVER (Isthmian), December $5—Chairman, James Long; Secretary, Fred BIHIe. A few minor beefs in the steward department were taken care of. Painting of the foc'sles was progressing favorably. Repair lists wUl be handed in. All crewmembers regardless of status are entitled to aU the privileges and a voice at the meetings. MONROE (Bull), January 17—Chair­ man, Edward Roundtree; Secretary, James T. Wilton. Repair list was com­ pleted. Chief cook wants to know why the engine and deck departments get popular brands of soap powder- while they get old, unsatisfactory brands. Crew would like regular sizes of soap instead of samples. This matter will be taken up with the patrolman. Each man should clean the washing machine when he finishes using it. Steward should put COMPASS (Compass), December 24 — out cool-ade or iced tea—or both—in­ stead of milk for dinner in Puerto Rico. Chalrmgn, Chat Gawrych; Secretary, Donald Alt. Dickason was elected ship's delegate. Captain- wouldn't let mem­ bers go to the hospiUl in the Canal Zone; he said to wait until Aruba. Cap­ tain didn't order daily stores, only fresh milk. IBERVILLE (Waterman), January 10— Chairman, Charles H. MacQueen; Sec­ BULL. RUN (Petrol Tankers), January CHILORE (Ore), January 3—Chairman, 26—Chairman, Roy C. Lundqulst; Secre­ SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), Janu­ retary, S. Candale. Repairs were taken Tiny Carson; Secretary, William Dawley. tary, Terrance M. Jones. Motion was care of. There is a 'balance of $24.41 WESTERN RANCHER (Western (Nav.), One man was hospitalized. More coop­ passed that the crew refuse to sail the ary 17—Chairman, Santos Garcia; Secre­ in the ship's fund. Oiler volunteered to January 9—Chairman, A. Sokolowski; eration was needed in the night pantry. ship if major repairs aren't taken care tary, Raymond L. Parry. Deck depart­ build a shelf for the radio in the mess­ Secretary, M. H. SImoneaux, Jr. New One man will collect orders for Sea of in the next port in accordance with ment has painted the galley and store­ haU. Discussion was held about two washing machine and commode will be purchased on the West Coast. Mate will purchase laundi-y soap. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer on fans and spare parts and greasing duties of en­ gine room ventsl There was a discussion on cleanliness and noise. Cleaning sched­ ule was made up for the laundry and recreation room. Seats at the end of the tables are reserved for men going on watch. I mas night. Cups should be returned to the sink. Thanks to the cooperation of one and all on board, everything on the Christmas menu was enjoyed by the cn tire crew. . V LOG Chest items and contact the representa­ the patrolman's approval. All foc'sles tive in Baltimore. Books should be re­ should be sougeed and painted; this will turned to the recreation room after they be entered on the repair list. have been read. BARBARA FRITCHIE (Liberty Nav.), January 24—Chairman, Edward P. Mat- January 30—Chairman, Joseph Obreza; Hson; Secretary, S. E. Ganes. A. W. Secretary, Joshua M. Lundy. Everything Carter was elected ship's delegate. Sug- is running smoothly with no beefs. Cap­ Sestion was made to serve more ham tain wants to have ail souvenirs turned for breakfast and more .cpld drinks in in Sunday, and he will give a' draw and hot weather. Each night wafc^h will keep statement of previous draws at the same the pantry coffee pot and crew recrea> time. Radio should be turned off and tlon room clean. Ship's delegate wiU see brothers should lower their voices at the chief mate about having the recre­ 10:00 PM so the 12-4 watch can sleep. ation room sougeed and painted. All hands should help keep the laundry clean by removing empty soap powder FAIRPORT (Watarman), January 2(i— containers. Black gang delegate should Chairman, G. T. Branan; Secretary, Jack see, the engineer about securing another Ross. New steward should be given some brand of soap powder for washing. Pa­ support. Slopchest will not be opened trolman should contact the captain or until departure from Wilming ton. Three the company about the posslbUity of se­ men are going to pay off in Sah Fran- curing US money in foreign ports. Ris­ cisco going south. Letter of apprecia­ ing vote of thanks was given to the Stew­ tion will be sent to New York for the ard department for a splendid holiday meal. food beefs. Ventilation system was dis- Toilet in messman's foc'sle should be re­ paired or replaced. More lights are needed in the crew recreation room. Drain on the water fountain needs Fx ant about having it regulated and reing. Steward will see about getting a bl kent m l persons should better grade of beef the next time In be kept out of the mess and pantry. AU port. h i''® '"•'I®'' Jn promptly. The - f.i stores; if the steward's ELIZABETH (Bull), January 10 — thi del y® W'" have Chairman, Clark Inman; Secretary, C the delegate contact the agent. Kaust. One man missed ship from May&guez to Ponce because the sail.ing board was changed after he went tlS; RlThr^rt^'n"".' S*®'®J. PsIerson. Slopchest was ashore. Beef was made about the repair U X ast not Ijeing attended to. Several ma";' """ ''® "^®"®'J to the patroL things ordered a few trips ago were not u P°rt. All old eggs received. Engine department wants to tr^im ''® ®h®®ked and condemned. Paknow what side the ship is going to trolman should see why an adequate dock and when the deck department slopchest is not being brought aboard. washes down, so that they can take out fore the Ih? r he repaired betheir wind chutes. Ship's delegate will K leaves port again: old books see the purser about the amount of to thi ^°'® '•'®°ks weat money that can be drawn by each man. to the steward department. There is a beef about the sailing board not being posted as per contract. 24''-cha'iiri,?""^ Shipping), January INES (Bull), January 5—Chairman, H. Gene; Secretary, R. Donaldson. There is a balance of $49.88 in the ship's fund. Port screens were ordered and will be gotten in Baltimore. There has been no action on gear locker for the deck aepartment. Tubs in laundry and a new wringer are needed as well as bars or hooks for clothing in the lists earlier so they can be ic^ed on during the voyage. Vote of thanks weni ot the entire steward department for line work performed during ChHstmas and New Year. SEA CLOUD (Sestraderi), Decembar 13 —Chairman, George Hatglmlstlos; Sec­ retary, La Verne Walden. New wringer is needed for the washing machine; we will try to get one in Italy;. Two wooden Jl^ ^halrman, Joa Selby; Secretary, D. hiif th« V®* riH'"'' ea®e of—aU linn ®U ThBie are ho beefs. FlatInnm T»!'® P'^eed In the crew messroom. Discussion was held on using kerosene in the washing machine, luggestion was made that men be sure to turn it off and leave the cover off when throijgh. Larger light bulbs should be instaUed in the crew messroom. Table and-chair stantions should be cleaned in the crew messroom. Feet should be kept off. Plumbing is out of order. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), January 26 —Chairman, William Thompson; Secre­ tary, Frank L. Verher. Delegates will Ihrn repair lists in before arrival in Trinidad, so that they can be mailed in from there. Engine department beef will be straightened out by the patrol- : JEAN LAFITTC (Waterman), Novem­ ber 1—Chairman, R. F. Ransome; Secre­ tary, F, B. Lynum. Tom Moi-iurily was elected ship's delegate. Each person should clean the laundry after he fin­ ishes using it. The machine shotUd not be overloaded. Any brother who notices anything needing repairing should report it to his delegate. January 16—Chairman, M. L. Smith; Secretary, Fred B. Lynum. Everything is going OK; there are no beefs. Mate was contacted on slopchest and medicine chest, and said it would be .fully equipped next trip. Repair lists were turned in and we do hope we will get the work done. Some repair work has been done. Motion was passed to see the port steward about more stores. It was suggested that at least two bookmembers staying on board should check the slopchest When it comes aboard. Guys are making too much noise in the recreation room. Brothers were asked to- cooperate.' A donation will be a(vcepted for the organization that sent the, Christmas boxes. Vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a wonderful Christmas dinner. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatraln), January 24—Chairman, Sir Charles; Sec­ retary, N. A. Kirk. N. A. Kirk was elected ship's delegate. Men were re­ quested to be less noisy while shipmates are sleeping. Chicken shoul^,J>e gerved room and will start painting the crew messhalL Santos Garcia was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. - It was decided to renew the crew's subscrip­ tion to "Newsweek" and pay for it out of the ship's fund. Crew was requested to make large enough draws so as not to awaken the captain at midnight to get money for taxi fare. Steward was asked to make larger purchases of food supplies and notify the £rew if they are not brought aboard. He was assured that he would have the backing of the crew in any matter of this kind. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatraln), January 16—Chairman, H. L. Richardson; Secre­ tary, Clyde Krelss. AB extra towels should be returned, or linen will be is­ sued piece for piece. New mattresses will be Issued to the crew in the next few ports. $20 was spent for flowers for the chief cook, who died in Galveston. There is $45.17 In the ship's fund. STEEL WORkER (Isthmian), Novambar 5—Chairman, Ralph Knowlas; SacrafSry, John Bowdon. Discussion was held on the condition of the water tanks. Ship's delegate will see the captain about the rusty water. Washing machine was spoken about. January 8—Chairman, Charles Ashgom; Secretary, George E. Renate. One mem­ ber of the steward department will be hospitalized. Spray gun used by the first assistant on the engine room will be discussed with the patrolman in port. He will also be told that the crew didn't get their pay from back articles. Let­ ter will be written to the Sea Chest to find out about-prices and quality of ar­ ticles in the slopchest. STEEL RANGER (Isthmian), January 31—Chairman, John Jallette; Secretary/ men who caused a ruckus. squared away satisfactorily. This was FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service), Jan­ uary 30—Chairman, Harry Jaynes; Secre­ tary, Dan Beard. Captain jrefUsed to handle outgoing mail through the Singa­ pore agent. Deck department is await­ ing clarification from New York on anchor watches in Japan. Motion was passed .to finance outgoing maU from the ship's fund. Motion was passed to accept the baker's qffer to boost the ship's fund .with extra cash, with a vote of thanks for his generous offer. Pantryman got a vote of thanks for his cooperation in the messhall and the gal­ ley. Washing powder issued to the crew doesn't clean their clothes prop­ erly. Crew asked for a good brand of soap powder to be put aboard in the States. STEEL INVENTOR (Isthmian), Novem­ ber 21—Chairman, Ed Faiha; Secretary, Bob Brown. Performing must come to an end. i Ed Faihe was elected ship's delegate. Offer's bunk- needs repairing. Carpenter agreed to fix it. Discussion was held on painting or at least sougeeing the galley, Ship's delegate wUl dis­ cuss this with the captain. Imlirovement in the food was noticed by the crew. Delegate will see the first as­ sistant about wearing clothes "while touring the galley and ice boxes. Vote of thanks was given to the retiring ship's delegate. Bob Brown, for a job weU done. GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), Novem­ ber 30—Chalrfnan, 6. E. Annis; Secre­ tary, J. Woodcock.'>• Ship's fund stands at $12.3S:. Ship's delegate saw the cap­ tain about windbreaker for the flying bridge when men have to stand lookout. Captain will not have it put up. Chief engineer wiU be asked to paint out the engine ' department head, showers and rooms. Crew wiU vote before turning on heat in the aft quarters. All dele­ gates win make up repair Ust and turn it over to the captain. Each man was asked by the steward to change his own linen. Men were requested to put aU coffee cups back in the gaUey and try and keep' the messroom clean after card and checker games. , Each man should clean the washing machine after using if. Deck and engine department sanitary men will take turns cleaning up the' aft recreation room. Edch de­ partment will clean the laundry for a week at a time. Al Whitmar. Two men paid off to go to the hospitals. Food sitimtion is .acute; letter will be written to New York on this. The crew, and evecially the de­ partment delegates, were thanked for .their cooperation throughout the voy­ age. Repair list was turned in and is being worked on. Disputed OT is at a minimum. Everyone is hoping the ship i« melted up for scrap. Steward depart­ ment beef concerns the lack of fresh and dry stores, and no .-eggs for two. weeks. Vote of thanks went to R. Bequet for all the work done by iiim for the various sick and injured men dur­ ing the voyage. It was well appreciated and then men have the highest praise for the chief officer. Vote of thanks went to McCuUough, Jellette and Yeilmans for their work done in purchas­ "ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), Janu­ ing and decorating the mess hall for the ary 6—Chairman, L. Thomas; Sacratary, holidays out of their own pockets. Maga­ J. N.-Lapolnts Lietz was elected ship's zines will be crated up by the carpenter .(Continued on page 2&) for tl^e qext crew if the ship goes out ' �SEAFARERS LOG l»i M54 P«r« Twenty-fiv* «..DIGEST of SHIPS* MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) 4lel«aate. Repair list will be made up and turned over to the stewards Ship's delegate should see the captain about two meals' - subsistence and one night's lodging for December 28. Discussion was held on the duties of sanitary men, who will clean the laundry and recrea' lion room clean. Washing machine will be repaired in New York. Discussion was held en wind chutes, screens, mat­ tresses and cots. Department heads will be contacted, to make sure that we have a good supply on hand. Pursei* should be contacted about special or­ ders for the slopchest. Bosun will l«ep recreation deck clean. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), January 1 —Chairman, Thomas J. Moore; Secretary Herbert Bieuer. Some repairs have been done. Cigarettes will be ordered for the next trip if the ship is going foreign. Deck department head and washroom should be sougeed. Patrolman will be asked for a library. SUZANNE (Bull), January I — Chair­ man, Sam Teiech; Secretary, H. A. Orlando. The late dinner on sailing from New York on December 27th should be a penalty hour for the deck department. Washing machine needs repairing. All other repairs will be turned in on arrival. MICHAEL (Carras), December 20 — Chairman, Fred Bruggner; Secretary, E. Manuel. Deck sailed short; one man was promoted to bosun until okayed by New York. Steward department is one man short. A different brand of wash­ ing powder should be obtained. Linen wUl be issued piece by piece as the crew is not turning in all linen. Messhall should be kept clean at aU times. January t—Chairman, W. L. Hammock; Secretary, E. Manuel. Ship's fund will be built up by all hands. Black gang head should be kept clean. Money for the ship's fund will be collected by delegates, until there is enough to buy a radio and a punching bag. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), De. camber 27—Chairman, George Hubner; Secretary, Lawrence Reiner. 200 form letters to be sent to Congress on the closing of the marine hospitals were purchased at s cost of $7.14. One man was left behind at'Puerto La Cruz. Wash­ ing machine is still out of order, and we are still waiting for the washing ma­ chine that was promised two trips ago. Vote of appreciation and thanks' went to the steward department for really a swell Christmas dinner. VAL CHEM (Valentine), December 22 —Chairman, W. C. Snell; Secretary, Ed­ win Rushton. ' Down payment of $60 was made on a record-player and ra­ dio: there is a' $101 balance in the ship's fund. Chief engineer was contacted about the washing machine. If we can't get a new one after the first of the year we will bring the matter to the patrolman's attention. One man got off the ship at Port Arthur. Suggestion was made to have dish towels and dish clothes used in the messroom instead of rags from the rag bag. SEAGARDEN (Penln. Nav.), October 4 —Chairman, not listed; Secretary,' B. E. Doyle. Bosun and day men are taking care of all lockers and springs. Mate will be notified to get screeiis. air scoops and iqattresses. Steward told the delegates to' get a list of men nejding mattresses. Ship's delegate will see the captain about foc'sle keps and getting the pump on the washing machine fixed. If this is not possible, we need a new washing machine. Ship's dele­ gate wiU write to the San Pedro patrol­ man about getting a library. Ship's delegate will see the captain about new lockers for men needing them. November 15—Chairman, D. Clanglordano; Secretary, B; E. Doyle. Disputed OT in the steward department will be ironed out before we arrive in port. Re- Puzzte Antiwer Hiaan asn Hssgffls _ dSOS [!][S[3[iSu port was mad* on present conditions of liberty, draws and launch service in Inchon. ' New washing machine and new coffee urn will be asked for. since the chief engineer has said that the ones we have now cannot be made to operate properly. No shoreside personnel should be allowed in the midship house for any reason. Deck department will keep all watertight doors closed except for one by the gangway. Steward department will make sure that no garbage is spilled on the deck while taking it aft. Dscembsr 13—Chairman, Martin Ruble; Secretary, Bill E. Doyle. Trouble be­ tween the captain and the deck depart­ ment wUi be taken up with the parolman. Repair list will be posted. There is quite a bit of disputed OT. Captain has ordered the man with his arm in cast to stand watch. This also wUl be taken up with the patrolman. Captain has taken a belUgerent and uncoopera­ tive attitude toward the crew and the SlU agreement. Repair list wiU be posted-. Steward department got a vote of thanks for a job well done. ABIQUA (Cities Service), December 6— Chairman, Lee Arnold; Secretary, Joseph H. Kane. There is $22.31 in the ship's fund. One man missed ship in Texas City. Action was taken on the ship's re­ pair list. Request was made to have heads and showers painted out. Repair list wiU be posted for additional re­ pairs to be added after leaving South­ ampton. England. It wiU be submitted to the caplain 24 hours before arrival in United States port. Chief engineer will be asked if the hatch from the en­ gine room on the aft poop deck has to be kept open at aU times. There is danger of men tripping in the dark and failing in. Crew was asked to take bet­ ter care of the waslting machine in the future. • December 27—Chairman, Joseph Kane; Secretary, Clarence Edwards. There is $22.31 in the ship's fund. Chief engi­ neer was seen a few times about his I^RSONilW John T. Shaw Please get In touch with your stepson Gene. Write 1034 Maldies St., Baltimore 30, Md. S. QiUz Answers (1) The shivaree is a rural Amer­ ican custom consisting of the bois­ terous serenading of a newly mar­ ried couple. (2) The temperature will fall. (3) Bill Terry, "Rabbit" MaranviUe, and BUI Dickey. . (4) im. (5) Alexander Wiley, Republican. (6) Contract bridge.. (7) Tepcas, It can be divided into five states.. • (8) Albania, Bulgaria, Czecho­ slovakia, German People's Repub­ lic (East Germany), Hungary, Po­ land, Rumania. • (9) Bidault. (10) Porpoise. The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "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 whiclr 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 end of the repair list, particularly per­ taining to sougeeing quarters and painting out head and showers. This will be referred to the Lake Charles patrolman as no attempt has been made to correct same. Wipers could have been turned to on week ends on this. They have worked one weekend during six weeks. Consistent performers were warned that they wiU be turned over to the patrolman for action. Chief mate is leaving some disputed OT off his sheet. One man left ship in Azores due to ill­ ness. SOUTHERN CITIES (Southern), De­ cember 21—Chairman, Floyd Simmans; Secretary, James B. Elliott. R. W. Carrollton was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Ship saUed shorthanded from Jacksonville. Repair list will be ready on arrival. Ship's delegate will see the captain about getting new cots. New Orleans patrolman should investi­ gate ' water rationing, accurate tank soundings. All agrfeed that the trip was a good one, and all clear photo­ graphs will be sent to the LOG. t. WiUiam S. Armstrong Contact the Safe Deposit Dept., Corn Exchange Bank, 1510 Chest­ nut St., Philadelphia or A. De Fazio, 1201 Harrison Bldg., Phila­ delphia. 4" 4» 4" 4" 4- . 4« Arthur Ericson Please contact me as soon as possible, regarding information on my case, Joe Callahan, 377 E. 12th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Harold Henry Get in touch with me. Urgent. J. Bryson, 542 E. 185th St., Cleve­ land 21, Ohio. James E. McLeod Please contact home. Write PC Box 205, St. Simons Island, Ga. 41 4" • 4» 4" 4« 4" 4 4 4 - Frederick E. Lillard Please write. Mrs. T. F. Lillard, 214 E. Monroe, Jonesboro, Ark. Charles T. Hall Contact home. Mrs. G. D. Hall, 321-So. Pearl, Youngstown, Ohio. 4" 44i . Lawrence Franklin It is urgent that we hear from you regarding your gear. Kodak Ltd., Wealdstone, Harrow, Middle­ sex, England. Edward J. Muller Please write. I am aboard the Chiwawa, John E. Brady, c/o Cities Service Oil Co., 70 Pine St., New York City. SQ03 umm ^Can'Shahers^ Have IVo OK STEEL KING (Isthmian), December 3— Chairman, Karrman; Secretary, Ciacchet- ti. John Mastropavlos was elected ship's delegate, and a vote of thanks was given to the prevoius ship's dele­ gate, Henry P. Hernandez. The locks to many doors need fixing. Heating units should be properly regulated. Medical chest and slopchest are thought to be lacking many supplies. Before signing on for foreign articles in New York the crew wants a patrolman to examine the meat box and the above. More crockery and utensils are to be or­ dered. A new library wUl be obtained in New Orleans. December 27—Chairman, S. C. Scott; Secretary, Albert W. Bouton. The ship's delegate reported that all items in good and welfare were looked into and taken care of in New York. Gangway watch will hold the keys to the messhall while they are locked in port. All shoreside personnel should be kept out of passageways. Checkers are to eat after liie crew has been served. A new shower nozzle is needed for the steward department shower. A basket is needed for the laundry. The washing machine should be secured. Library books should be returned. BEATRICE (Bull), January 24—Chair­ man, Jim Feti; Secretary, Charles Stam, -bul. Radio in chart room needs repair­ ing. Captain and the chief engineer were called down to look at the washing machine which needs repairing. It is now up to the patrolman to take care Charles Moslier Contact the Boston SIU hall as soon as possible. 4 4 4 of thl«. Delegate* of each department have made up a repair list. Washing machine has been in debate for the last two months. The patrolman should set­ tle this matter once and for all. Chiof electrician suggested that the aerials of the multicouplers for radios should be instaUed so men can attach them in their rooms without putting up their own aerials. Electrician will speak to the patrolman on this. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), January 24—Chairman, W. Mason; Secretary, B. Alston. Linen wUl be checked when it is returned from the laundry. SIU agent wiU be contacted to ask the company agent on arrival to work out a linen deal. Company will be contacted on fumigating the ship in the port of pa.vod. Captain wiU be contacted on the slop­ chest. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Jan­ uary 24—Chairman, Rusiey Beyeler; Sec­ retary, John B. Flannery. There is .$147 in the ship's fund. Ship's delegate wants a two-way speaker from the messroom to the gaUey; the mcssman's orders can't be understood by the galley. Suggestion was made to buy a PA system for not more than $18. Ship's delegate will speak to company officials and the pa­ trolman .about getting a hydraulic stop on the engine room door near the crew's rooms, as the continual slamming keeps the watch standees awake. Thev can be easily opened when closed. All e.\tra linen should be rettu-ned as there is a shortage. $8.86 left in the ship's fund. Motion was passed to accept a $.50 donation from each man. Handle should be put on each screen door aft. Ship's delegate wUl contact the agent about the new washing machine that was promised when the ship went to the shipyard. YORKMAR (Calmar), February 4 — Chairman, Vincent Carnecte; Secretary, George Dunfee. Luzier was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Sugges­ tion was made to paint the laundry room; ship's delegate will see the cap­ tain. Jack Jacobs was elected new dock delegate by acclamation. MAE (Bull), December 27—Chairman, E. Carlton; Secretary, G. Jamison. There is a balance of $46.70 in the ship's fund; another arrival pool will be made up for Baltimore. E. Carlson was elected ship's 1 delegate. Washing machine and coffee urn will be brought up with the patrol­ man. Ship's delegate will see the captain about painting messroom decks. January 31—Chairman, Carlson; Secre­ tary, Shea. There is $48.05 in the ship's fund. Steward will put out an e.xtra perculator to boil water for the men who drink tea. Brother Carlson got a vote of thanks for doing a fine job as ship's delegate. Each crewmember is to clean the washing machine after he uses it. Scouring powder will be kept there for that purpose. New antenna should be bought for the video set. All agreed on this. \ BETHORE (Ore), January 23 —Chair­ man, G. W. Calendlne; Secretary, J. B. Humphries. Some action should be taken on arrival in Baltimore, on one uncoop­ erative member. Men are leaving clothes in the washing machine for too long a time. Everyone agreed to be more care­ ful. Steward was asked to order more coffee. Bosun will see the mate about SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), Decem­ sougeeing foc'sles. .Action will be taken ber 20—Chairman, Pearsall; Secretary, J. by the patrolman about a fight between W. Craft. Minutes to the last meeting two members. were lost when the steward, who got off he ship in Bangor, lost them. Rcp.-.ir list OREMAR (Calmar), January 24—Chair­ made out at the end of the last voyage man, Roland Williams; Secretary, F. H. and given to th^-chief engineer and the Houck. Nothing was done on repairs captain, has been taken care of, with listed last' voyage. A new list from all the exception of -a few minor repairs. department delegates was requested. The 4-8 black gang wa i had a beef Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ regarding one man bu d • shelves and partment for a swell trip. There was a cabinets and placing tr ii the room. discussion on good feeding and prepara­ He was believed to L-2 ...king up too tion on this ship, with plenty of fresh much space. Delegates will check after fruit, compared to other company ships. the meeting. Necessar.v galley repairs Discussion was held on painting of crew's have not been made, and these were on quarters, messhaUs, pantry, etc. Chief the repair list given to the chief engi­ engineer refused to repair light fixtures neer. Ship's delegate will check on this. in the crew's quarters. All men wanting to send messages home for the holidays were asked by sparks to do so today. Washing machine agita­ tor was broken, and the captain will attempt to piu°chase a new one in the canal. It was suggested and approved by the membership that for all meetings, the permitmen be allowed to run the meeting, to give them experience and make the meeting a more meaningful CUBORE (Ore), January 30—Chairman, thing to them, and also to give them Frank Clawson; Secretary, Van Euera. practice in parliamentary procedure, There is a balance of $31.30 in the ship's January 24 — Chairman, L. Pearsall; fund. One man is returning from the Secretary, J. W. Craft. Galley repairs Canal off the Marore. All men are to have been made. Captain promised to turn repairs in to the ship's delegate. try and get a washing machine agitator Washing machine wringers should be in the canal but nothing was done. Ar­ checked for repairs. Ship's delegate will rangements were made to feed the 4-8 see the patrolman on changing linen. lookout early, and this was explained to Rumor against a member was stopped (he" crew. Thanks were given to tha before it went to far, thanks to the ship's members of the steward department for delegate. the excellent meals prepared on Christ­ mas and New Years and to the deck STEEL AGE (Isthmian), December 9— engineer for making minor repairs with­ Chairman, A. Suskon; Secretary, J. Kusout having to go through the chief engi­ mieski. Mate doing seamen's work. neer. Steward explained that stores Outside of thisis everything taken on were for 90 days but nothing smoothly. There is $21.12 in istherunning ship s was purchased, though additional stores fund.' Letter was drawn up protesting were requested for the Panama Canal, the close of the marine hospitals. Com­ including a ton of meat. Stores are plaints were made about a man perform­ low on many items. Inventory will be ing Men are keeping clothes in prepared and a copy given to the cap­ the aboard. washing machine too long. A vote tain to forward to the company, a copy of thanks went to the 4-8 watch for sent to the Union, wiyi a request for helping to keen the messhall clean. assistance and that the Union contact January 4—Chairman, W. O'Brien; Sec­ the company. retary, J. Kusmieski. Two fenders were thrown over the side on New Year's MICHAEL (Carras), no date—Chairman, Eve. The mate will make an issue of Crew asked Robert McNeil; Secretary, E. Manuel. this in the first US port. Repair list will be made out and given that fresh bread be put out more often. A complaint was made about the way to the patrolman. There was a discus­ sion about the mate calling out men bacon is prepared in the morning. without calling the bosun. Radio will be raffled off and bought to build up the YAKA (Waterman), January 24—Chair­ ship's fimd. man, Barnhill; Secretary, Gus SanchezJoeph Rudolph was elected ship's dele­ QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), gate by acclamation. There is a balance January 24—Chairman, R. Murphy; Sec­ of $22.17 in the ship's fund; all brothers retary, Charles A. Mose. First engineer were asked to donate $1 at the first is working on the washing machine. draw. Washing machine should be Other repairs are being taken care of. I cleaned after use. New one should be. ,,, Stove parts have ben ordered. There is brought aboard at the port of payoff. "7 Pick Up Baggage Seafarers with unclaimed bag­ Editor, gage in the Mobile SIU hall are SEAFARERS LOG, 4 4 4 urged to pick it up or advise the 675 Fourth Ave., Joseph Bramley Please phone or write me as agent their present address within soon as possible. Urgent. Mrs. the next 60 days. This baggage is Brooklyn 32, NY taking up space in the hall which Edith Bramley. I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please is being converted to other use. 4 4 4 put my name on your moiling list. (Print Information) 4 4 4 Peter Ayers Biilie Brown Get in touch with me. Urgent. Contact, the Welfare Seiwices of­ Mrs. P. Ayers, 2553 Benefit St., NAME fice at SIU headquarters in Brook­ New Orleans. lyn as soon as possible. 4 4 4 STREET ADDRESS Ex-Salem Maritime 4 4 4 James Robinson Clothes of former crewmembers except for A. Tursi, E. Foley and Contact Trojan Steamship Co., .ZONE STATE R. Tuthill are being held in the 21 West St., NYC, or call WHite- CITY Heublin Laundry, Yokohama. The hall 3-7120. Signed ship sailed before we could get 4 4 4) them out. Contact the laundry di­ Retiring cards are being held at TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you aro an old lubseribar and hava a chanq* rectly. I have gear of the three the Boston SIU hall for the follow­ of addrass, plaaia qiva your formar addratt below: ts:named men. Contact me on the ing men: Victor A. Carlson, Frank ship or c/o MuUins, 66 Champlain H. Carroll, Albert F. Chysna, John ADDRESS Ave., Wilmington, Delaware. T. Latella, J. D. Leary, Gavin C. Dnewicki, ship's delegate. Steele. CITY 20NE ;$TAT1 laaasaeaasssasaaeasaaaesaaaaaa ••ssaaaaaaaaaaat a aaaaaaaaaaaaasaei aaaaaaaeaaaaaata jr&i?'-. �Pare Twentr-dz !:• SEAFAREkS teihurr 19. IBM LOG Disabled Secifarer Gets Aid Collecting his first SIU disability payments after sailing for more than 40 years as a rner chant seaman. Seafarer Burton J. Frazer last week received a $50 check from the SIU Wel­ fare Serwces Department. The Union pays $25 a week to its totally disabled seamen. Frazer joined the SIU back^. in its early organizing days of The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who 1939 and had been sailing con­ are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. in the HOSPITALS tinually with the Union until en­ tering the hospital last year for a thorough checkup. Bothered for years by/a leg ailment, compound­ ed by a bone disease, Frazer de­ cided once and for all to see what he could do about it in the local bone drydocks. The medics couldn't check him out on his leg, discharging him af­ ter a three-months examination as having an incurable leg ailment. Born in Newport, New Hampehire, just before the advent of the twentieth century, Frazer is 60 years old. He started sailing early in his teens around his home town, ship­ ping in the local waters aboard tankers, whalers and other vessels before sticking strictly to deep sea ships. All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. Robert Lamar and Charles David Stringfellow, born November 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Stringfellow, 1054 Elmira Street, Mobile, Ala. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. Seafarer Barton J. Frazer gets first SIU disability benefits check from Welfare Services representative Milton Flynn. ber 31, 1953. Parents, Mr. and ber 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. William M. Ward, 330-26 31st Robert A. Palmer, 552 Charleston Street, Astoria, Long Island, NY. Street, Mobile, Ala. t 4i. 4> t 4> 4> George Francis Andrade, bora Eileen Theresa Bagley, born De­ cember 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and January 6, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Bagley, 61-38 148th Mrs. Francis E. Andrade, General Place, Flushing, Long Island, NY. Delivery, Saraland, Ala. ^ a. 4> 4> 4^ 4> 4i 4" 4' t t> t) 4i William Garrison Porter, born Manly Anthony Bolton, born De­ Ofelia Gutierrez, born January cember 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and January 26, 1954. Parents, Mr. 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Leonard A. Bolton, Houston, and Mrs. William S. Porter, 6327 N. Woodstock Street, Philadelphia, Juan G. Gutierrez, 7619 Avenue I, Tex. , Pa. Houston, Tex. 4> 4^ 4> 4i 4" 4' Richard Wayne Toier, born De­ l" 4" 4" Nicholas Peter Kondylas, bora Philip Narvaez, born October 31, cember 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Felipe and Mrs. Richard L. Toler, 2426 December 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas P. Kondylas, 911 Narvaez, 305 West Hart, Pasadena, Brown Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Belgiare Avenue, Baltimore, Md. Tex. 4i 4> 4i 4> 4> 4> Deborah Diane Applewhite, born 4" 4" • 4^ Glenda Sue Mason, born Octo­ Doris Anna Arliga, bom Jan- December 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. 2, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Thomas N. Applewhite, ber 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Miguel H. Arliga, 1780 Frankford Apt. 8D, Savannah Terrace, North Mrs. Allen C. Mason, 5104 Edwards Avenue, Jacksonville, Fla. Augusta, SC. .^venue, Philadelphia, Pa. 4^ -• 4^ . Maria Emmanuella Schiavone, Dennis Rivera, born January Deborah Ann Monahan, bora De­ born October 11, 1953. Parents, 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. cember 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Schiavone, John L. Rivera, 3374 Pearl Street, and Mrs. Elbert W. Monahan, 799 New York, NY. South First Street, New Bedford, 386 Ford Street, Bronx, NY. Mass. 4" 4^ 4" 4" 4" 4^ Dehra Lee -Palmer, bora DecemBeverly Ann Ward, bora Decem­ 4^ 4> 4^ Jessie Brittain Gay, born Decem­ ber 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Drew C. Gay, 318 C, Luther Wilson Apts., Columbus, Ga. ^ , ^ 4^ 4> Elizabeth Koenig Conway, bora December 7, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Conway, 94 Becker Ave., Rochelle Park, NJ. SB" 4" 4' VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES. FLA. Solomon Gerber Jose C. VUar George Planes CRAWFORD RETREAT BALTIMORE. MD. John Sercu USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MO. Leslie R. Aaron WUUam Ivlns George R. Black Lloyd G. Llnthlcum Julian A. Blanco Charles P. Lord Lorenzo Brlgida John L. MUlner Arthur R. Brooka Jlmmle Morris Robert ChapUne Jlmmle Priddy Jessie A. Clarke Peter Sadowskl JeS Davis John D. Seiferth James R. Dodson Elmer Shipp John J. Ferreira C. N. SummereU FrankUn D. GUman Henrlch Wiese James G. Girolaml Paul M. Wood Donald J. Hewson US NAVAL HOSPITAL KEY WEST. FLA. Antonio Landry USPHS HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO Henry Schwartz US NAVAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE. FLA. L. J. Richards USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Paul B. Bland Joseph Kramer H. L. Carter Jimmie Littleton A. Cohen Bert Rickard F. W. Grant H. P. Towns USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. C. E. Dudley C. E. Johnson Leo A. Dwyer V. K. Ming G. C. Farnum Ronald D. Stough WUUam K. GuUey Joseph E. Wells S. Johannessen Edward L. Woods SEASIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CAL. WUUam H. Mason USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. C. Adkins John E. Markopolo M. P. Bennett D. B. Patterson G. Brownell George G. RandeU Pierre Charette Jose Sanchez M. DeGollado R. G. Schram H. Deshotels M. W. Smith Samuel S. Lyle C. Storey G. B. McCurley S. Vlncius Jr. J. LEWIS CROZER HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. E. J. Lanahan USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN, NY Thomas B. Bryant James J. Lawlor Joseph G. Carr James R. Lewis Julian CuthreU Francis F. Lynch C. M. Davison Harry F. McDdnald A. McGulgan EmUio Delgado David McUreath Antonio M. Diaz Frank Mackey John J. Driscoll Vic MUazzo Jose G. Espinoza Robert E. Gilbert Alfred MueUer Bart E. Guranick Eugene T. Nelson G. E. Shumaker John B. Hass Thomas Isaksen E. R. Smallwood Harry E. Smith John W. Keenan Ludwlg Kristiansen Renato A. VUlata Frederick Landry VlrgU E. WUmoth OLD ROPER HOSPITAL CHARLESTON. SC Enrique Cortes USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Robert B. Brady C. V. Majette Charles W. Burke USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Ernest P. Belkner Theodore Mastaler R. M. Churchill James H. Penswick Edward C. Dacey Robert A. Rogers Fred MaUory Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Percy D. AUred Herman Meyer • G. Athanasourels G. N. Monahan Melvin Bass Warren Nielson John Beckmann Montford Owens B. Blanchard Donald Peterson WUUam J. Carey Lewis Riviere Eddie Driggers Jan Rooms Jose Salgado R. Edmondson VirgU Sandberg Charles Ferris John Fontries Robert Sizemora Estell Godfrey Jose Sousa Benjamin Trottlo Hans R. Hanssen Harry S. Tuttla M. Katrausky John J. Usakiewics Dee KimbreU Wong Kong Jan Vanos George Vickery Chang Choo Lai James Waldron Robert McKnew John Maclnnes Albert WUUams Marvin Matson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. John W. Bancroft Joseph McNulty Wayne T. Center Joe Perreira Dao ICing Chaw Anthony SakelUs Henry J. Childs F. Schembrl Ho Yee Choe Frank Schmiedel BUUe J. Davis W. Singleton John T. Edwards Andrew A. Smith F. FondUa Sing: Ah Sue Benny M. Foster W. Timmernian Raymond W. Frye T. Urbina Oiav Gustavsen M. B. Wilson Harry W. Kight P. S. Y.izon WUUam J. Loss CHARITY HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. J. F. McLaughUn USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Leo H. Lang E. G. Anderson Samuel Levy T. L. Ankerson Arthiu- W. Baker' John C. Long Oscar F. Madera T. W. Bernsee Charles E. Brady Frank Martin WUUam R. Burch J. M. Mason Sr. L. C. Miller Antonio Carrano Charles W. Christ E. A. Pappas Clarence W. Cobb Harry G. Peek W. E. Reynolds S. Cope Henri J. Robin John Culeton Thomas J. Dawson WUUam RocheU J. Santiago John P. Doyla Luther C. Seidla Leo Fontenot John H. Smith B. D. Foster James T. Smith J. E. Gardiner L. C. Smith N. L. Gardner R. .1. Smith Jack H. 'Gleason T. R.. Terringtan T. M. Smith A. F. Thompson Ross J. Herbert J. C. Thompson M. E. HUl Lonnie R. Tickle John L. Hlnton E. M. Valazquez B. R. Huggins Edgar Walker Carl Jones J. E. Ward J. H. Jones H. WUUams E. G. Knapp J. D. Dambrino D. Kornlia A. Landry Baby Greets Camera With Howl M 4' Angel Luis Rios, Jr., bora De­ cember 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Angel L. Rios, 515 West 122nd Street, New York, NY. 4^ 4> Alan Richard January 19,'1954. Mrs. Nathaniel Clinton Avenue, 4> 4> Einsbruch, born Parents, Mr. and Einsbruch, 299 Newark, NJ. 4; $ Richard Thomas Tohin, III, born December 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs.' Richard T. Tobin, Box 328, Mt. Pleasant, SC. SIU WELFARE SERVICES DEPARTMENr YOUR PROBLEM IS OUR BUSINESS 4^ 4^ 4^ 4^ 4> 4i Bruce Darrell Ramho, bora De­ cember 31, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Rambo, 620 Well­ ington Street, Mobile, Ata. Charles Randall Bushy, bora Octo­ ber 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Millard F. Busby, Route 1, Eva, Ala. 3^ tf it Richard Nadal, bora September 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Nadal, 317 East 101st Street, New York, NY. Mrs. William Ward, wife of a Seafarer, beams happily as she holds her daughter, Beverly Ann, in her arms in their home in New York City. Beverly seems to be having a howling time;' •i;.o—i,'..r '•ff'y: 1 �SEAFARERS Febrnw 1§, 1*54 SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS LOG Pace Twenty-seTen Jobless Pay Beef Won By Union With WALTER SIEKMANN (News about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SW Weifare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) With incortie-tax time Just around the comer of next month, it's a wonder that not more of the brothers are sick «hd heading for the nearest hospital to recuperate their health, if not their financial losses. Heading the list over at the Staten Island hospital is Warren Nielsen. Nielson dropped in at the hospital for general observation. He was second pumpman on the Trinity (Carras) before he got off for a looksee by the doctors. He hails from Philadelphia, Pa., and he stopped off at the hospital about one month ago. Enunett Many, a little old com pone boy from down Louisiana way is out at Staten Island, bedded down with a case of pneumonia. Many was OS on the Seatrain New York of Seatrain Lines and entered the hospital on the first of the month, one day before the ground hog showed up looking for his shadow. He hopes to be up and around soon and shipping out with his Sea­ farer shipmates. Another Southem boy from down Fiorida way is Jose Sousa. Jose is off the same ship as his ship­ mate, Many, the Seatrain New York. He sailed as a fireman on the train-cari^ing vessels and is in the Trotte drydock for observation. Keeping the string alive on boys hailing from south of the MasonDixon Line in the local medical department is Willie Young. Willie comes from Mobile, Alabama. He last sailed as bosun on the Alcoa Puritan of Alcoa. He bad to get off the ship due to a foot injury. He hbpes to be up to the hall soon and sailing out once again with the Union. In the hospital for a sub-abdominal operation is Dee KImbrell. Kimbrell, out of Decatur, Alabama, was the chief elec­ trician on the Steel Maker of Isthmian before head­ ing for an involuntary stay on the beach. Lewis Riviere, from New York City, was night cook and baker on the Suzanne of Bull before en­ tering the hospital at the end of January. He's in for the same type of operation as is Kimbrell. Two other Seafarers coming in the same general category are Julian Wilson from Brooklyn, who last sailed as AB on the Atlantic Seaman, and Fred Karlkvist. The latter seaman was an AB on the Atlantic Ranger Younr last and sails out of Philadelphia. One boy who really had it bad for awhile is Gil Vila off the Bull Lines' Frances. Vila was OS on that ship when he came down with a succession of mishaps resulting in a double hernia and leg and body injuries. He entered the hospital on Februai^ 3 and he hails from New York. FINAL OISPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and *2,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. John H. Fairclough, 46: Brother Fairclpugh died of a fatal pulmo­ nary ailment on October 22, 1953 aboard ship in Sasebo Harbor, Japan. Since 1951, when he joined the Union in New York, Brother Fairclough had sailed as a messman in the steward department. He is survived by his aunt, Mrs. Carruilia Meinhardt of 107 N. Lindwood Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Joseph Miles, 54: On January 1, 1954, Brother Miles died of heart failure in Liverpool, England. For the past three years he sailed out of New York as a member of the deck department. He leaves his sister, Sarah Mitchell, 1505 Clydes­ dale Road, Wallasey, England. Ralph L. Nixon, 63: Holding the ratings of AB-QM in the deck de­ partment, Brother Nixon had sailed from New York since 1943. On January 8, 1954 he suffered a fatal attack of bronchitis at the USPHS hospital in Baltimore, Md. Burial took place at Riverside Cemetery, Norfolk, Va. Brother Nixon leaves his daughter, Edna Bernik, 415 Pendelton Street, Norfolk, Va. • Jack L. Gridley, 25: Carbon monoxide poisoning caused Brother Gridley's death on January 29, 1954 in Hemet, CaL He was. buried Clarence Yearwood (right) discusses his claim against Calmar Steamship Company with SIU Assist­ ant-Secretary Treasurer Joe Aigina (center) and Walter Siekmann, head of the Union's Welfare Serv­ ices Department. A company attempt to deny a Seafarer unemployment insurance was defeated when Sea­ farer Clarence Yearwood, steward, won a favorable ruling on his application over the ob­ jections of the Calmar Steamship Company. A New York State Unemployment Referee rul­ ed that the company had no 4 case against Yearwood after service on the company's ships, be­ ices and headquarters officials SIU Welfare Services and lieves the firing really stemmed combined efforts for an immedi­ headquarters went to bat for him. from a dispute over Thanksgiving ate appeal at which Yearwood, Mssterson, and Joe Aigina, as­ As a result, Yearwood has col­ Dinner supplies. lected all unemployment insurance When Yearwood was denied un­ sistant-secretary treasurer, testi­ employment insurance in his home fied. The result was a favorable due him, with full retroactivity. The company's reasons for firing state of New York, Welfare Serv­ ruling for the veteran steward. Yearwood were alleged "falsifica­ tion" of overtime sheets and "mis­ conduct" in not showing up for work on the Alamai* on Thanks­ giving Day. Actually, as the testi­ mony showed, Yearwood had turned in the OT sheet in advance, as many stewards do, and had in­ cluded overtime for himself for the holiday. Subsequently, he re­ ceived permission to take the day oft if the ship was in New York. All that would have to be done then, was simply to deduct his OT for the holiday. Dispute Over Supplies Yearwood, who is an oldtimer with Calmar with several years' Twins Get Help Pronto From SIU at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Cal. Since 1947 he sailed in the deck department, having joined the SIU in Baltimore. He leaves his mother, Gladys May Knudsen, Star Rt., Box 30-A, Hemet, Cal. ^ ^ ^ NeU G. Shaw, 56: On May 24,1953 Brother Shaw died at sea aboard the Bessemer Victory and was buried at sea. An oiler in the engine department, he is survived NEW ORLEANS—because Sea­ by his sister, Rosa Lee Shaw, 104 farer Anthony Garza's wife knew North 7th Street, Wilmington, NC. where to go in time of need, a re­ cent distressing experience in the 4 4 4 John Capuzzi, 50: A wiper in the Garza family life turned out to be engine department^ Brother Capuz­ a story with a happy ending. zi died of malignant hypertension Seafarer Garza was on the South on January 27, 1954 in Philadel­ American run aboard the Del phia, Pa., and was buried at Holy Monte (Mississippi) when his 28Cross Cemetery there. . Executrix months-old twins, Linda and of the estate is Wilhelmina Capuz­ Johnny, became seriously ill with zi, 1223 Ridge Ayenue, Philadel­ anemia. Johnny's illness was com­ phia 33, Pa. plicated by . pneumonia. Blood 4 4 4 donors were needed for both chil­ Carl L. Hob, 46: A heart ailment dren. proved fatal to Brother Kob on Mrs. Garza got word to SIU October 25, 1953 at th«. Seaside representatives in New Orleans Hospital in Los Angeles, Cal. He about her plight. They in turn sailed as a messman in the steward called for volunteers and Seafarers department. E. H. Fairbanks, L. M. Kelly, H. J. 4 4 4 Lachney and J. M. Williamson re­ Thomas C. Reynolds, 23: On sponded. January 26, 1954 Brother Reynolds died of a liver ailment at the Now, thanks in part to the alert­ USPHS Hospital, New Orleans, ness of the SIU in answering the La.; he was buried at Drew Cem­ emergency and to the generosity etery, Drew, Miss. A messman in of the four Seafarers who gave the steward department,' Brother their blood, the Garza twins have Reynolds started sailing in 1952, recovered fully from their illness out of New Orlef ys. He leaves his and are anxiously awaiting the mother, Mrs. J. W. Reynolds, chance to meet their Daddy when he comes home agaiq. Parchman, Miss.. Seafarer J. W. Williamson, (above) donates blood for the Garza twins while three other Seafarers, H. J. Lachney, L. M. Kelly and £. H. Fairbanks (left to right) await their turn at Baptist hospital. Below are the fully-recovered twins, Linda and Johnny with big brother Eugene and Mrs. Anthony Garza. �"Don't think the shipowners gave us the con­ ditions we hove today out of the goodness of their hearts. Nobody gives anything for noth­ ing. The take-home pay, shipboard conditions and benefits we enjoy were gotten only after a lot of sweat and hard work. "No, it's no accident that we have the best contracts in the industry, welfare and vacation plans second to none, and all the other things that Seafarers can enjgy today with solid trade union backing on all fronts. We went out to get these conditions because that's the only way we could get them. Nobody was handing them out for free. "Every beef we've been in—and we've had our shore of them—^wos fought to give us a bet­ ter way of life so that we could have a family and a home and all the decent things that most guys who go to sea for a living didn't know about until a few years ago. ^... "Don't say the Union did it alone, either. Who's the Union anyway but seamen like you and me? We've got the best because we fought to get it every time. Don't forget it." V- • •;' • • "* >• • • i • A . ^J • f > c /.,r ' .,^1. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource February 19, 1954 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 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. XVI, No. 4 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MCS-AFL CONFIDENT AS ELECTION BEGINS LABOR BOARD SANCTION AIDS EXCELLO DELAY PERMANENT 50-50 LAW, CURBS ON MSTS, SOUGHT BY SENATORS GOV'T OPENS DOOR TO LARGE SCALE SHIP TRANSFERS SIU STEPS UP LIBRARY SERVICE TO HOSPITALS CG CHANGES REGULATIONS ON SCREENING 'NOBODY KNOWS WHY' - LEAVE BAN STICKS BULL LINE WINS SS EVELYN CLAIM SEAFARERS MAILING ART ENTRIES NLRB ORDERS HEARING ON AFL'S DOCK VOTE CHARGES CORNHUSKER FATE UNDER STUDY MISSING SON MAY BE ON WATERFRONT BILLS PROPOSE LANGUAGE RULE NEWARK TERMINAL OPENING NEAR CREDIT GIVEN ABOARD SHIP BY SEA CHEST 'CLOSE KINGS PT.' CONGRESS TOLD SUP'S SEATTLE HALL ROUNDING INTO SHAPE LIBERTYS BEING SOLD AT CUT RATE PRICES BIDS OUT FOR GAS TURBINE INSTALLATIONS BUILT-IN HOLE AIDS RECORD DIVE STRANGE POLICY BRIDGES' 'NO UNION' PLEA NEW SERVICE THE STORY OF THE HOOK NARROWS BRIDGE PROPOSAL STUDIED BY NY AUTHORITY TRUCK CO. WOULD OPERATE TRAILERSHIPS ON EAST COAST 'BUT IT'S FROM CALIFORNIA' SIGHT-SEEING COUPLE ENCOUNTER WEIGHTY PROBLEM IN NEW ORLEANS MARKS LEAVE THEIR MARK ON SEAFARER IN GERMANY SHINNECOCK BAY CREWMEN HAVE BANG-UP TIME ON WEST COAST MAIDEN CREEK CREAKS ALONG UNDER STRAIN OF STORM, ICE AND STRIFE TAGALAM HAS H2O PROBLEM SEAFARERS TAKE SAILORS HOLIDAY WITH FISHING TRIP OFF AFRICA NEW HAVEN FOR SEAFARERS ON CARIBBEAN SEA ISLE THE GREAT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DISABLED SEAFARER GETS AID JOBLESS PAY BEEF WON BY UNION TWINS GET HELP PRONTO FROM SIU Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/19/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log