http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/46183d731a5dce6c86b6c4fc90c79484.PDF e366cb1640cad76c7c9469ab8e2be6f0 PDF Text Text f-' SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • S I A Story on Page 3 • A?s 2-Year Baby Benefits $267^000 Story on Page 2 •II ^1 4^IIM Stretching as high as he can go Joseph UrOMffOg up. "Jody" Cave, Jr., shows he's a husky 34" tall today, almost double what he was at birth two years ago. The youngster's birth, on April 2, 1952, was the occasion for the payment of the first SIU maternity benefit to a Sea­ farer. His dad performs the honors at a birthday celebration in their New Orleans home. (Story on Page 2.) . v.iiV: . ,... MA'-. �(-•. ;t' - ;«^.: '• F«re "Iw®. SEAFARERS LOG Ap^ IB, 1951 2-Year Maternity Yotal Tops $267^000 Marie With a proud record of having pwd $237,400 in benefits, the SIU maternity benefit plan has now gone into its third year of operation. As of April 1 when the plan completed its second year, 1187 maternity benefits of $200 had been paid, plus another $29,675 in benefits directly from the SIU in the-* : form of $25^ US savings bonds one set of triplets born last Decem­ SIU maternity benefit is its speedy ber 14 to Robert Long of New Or­ service to the memtership. Once (at maturity). the necessary documents have been Actually, as the figures for the leans. second year show, a considerably Long got himself $600 in mater­ submitted, checks go out within a larger number of Seafarers col­ nity benefits, plus three $25 bonds, few "days, either delivered by mail lected in the second year than the plus $1,800 in income tax exemp­ or in person by Welfare, Service first. A total of 518 babies were tions for the year 1953 for that representatives. The service is ap­ born in the first 12 months, headed feat. Long also collected the bene­ preciated particularly with hospital up by Joseph A. Cave, Jr. of New fit for his oldest child, born 15 and doctor bills to contend with for delivery of the baby. Orleans, who celebrated his second months previous. birthday on April 2. The second Central Fund' One Day On Ship year's totals amounted to 669 The maternity benefit, like other Payment of both maternity and bi bies, although these figures were disability benefits -got under way SIU welfare benefits, is supported swelled by a few sets of twins and in June, 1952, but the ipaternity by shipowner contributions of 60 benefit was made effective as of cents per man per day to a central Joseph Ccve. Jr., two years old on April 2, celebrates his birthday April 1. In order to qualify for the fund. Contributions were original­ In traditional fashion, astride hobby horse and wielding gunl His maternity' benefit a Seafarer mere­ ly 25 cents a day but have been father Is Seafarer Joseph Cave, who earned the first $200 SIU ly had to submit proof of one day more than doubled through nego­ maternity benefit back -in 1952 when the youngster was bom. , * on'an SIU ship in the previous 12 tiations. months, plus a mdmage certificate and the child's birth certificate. The SIU matet-nlty benefit plan is unique in many ways. The size of the benefit was, and is, far larger than amounts paid by in­ Members of the SlU-affiliated surance plans elsewhere. Eligibility Staff Officers Association (AFL), provisions are the simplest, since this month mourned the loss of most other plans require a year's Longshoremen in the Port of New Vork collected their second paycheck today since the their top official, Secretary-Treas­ coverage before a man is eligible urer Tom Hill, 37, who died April to collect. The Union plan also collapse of the old ILA's political "wildcat" strike, while looking forward to a new. port7 in New York City. He was born pays double in the case of twins. wide election. A decision is expected momentarily from the National Labor Relations Board November 17, 1916, ^ Joplin, Mo. From the very beginning the Head of the Staff Officers, rep­ number of applications to the ma- setting a date for a new vote"* the strike was to blackjack the La­ resenting pursers on US-flag ships tei-nity benefit was surprisingly and establishing procedures to accord without official action. bor Board into certifying the old The finishing blow to the strike •large, more than had been ex­ on all coasts since 1950, Hill was make sure that longshoremen former I y vice pected when the benefit was first will be able to vote without being was the National Labor Relations ILA as bargaining agent despite Board warning to the old ILA that the dubious results of the Decem­ president of the set in motion. It was conclusive ber election, it ended in complete intimidated or assaulted by old ILA proof of the fact that a much American.. Mer­ failure. chant Marine larger number of Seafarers were enforcers. One of the lighter moments of Contempt Trial, Staff Officers As­ family men than was commonly The 29-day ILA-sponsored wild­ the 29-day waterfront tie-up Meanwhile, troubles piled up for sociation, a West thought. The increase in benefits cat walkout collapsed late Friday was the fate of a Roquefort the old ILA on all sides. Three of Coast SIU affili­ for the second year of operations afternoon, April 2nd, when it be­ cheese shipment aboard the its leaders, Harold Bowei's, Willie ate which ceased indicates that this trend towards came increasingly clear that the old French liner Liberie; Approxi­ Ackilitis, brother of the Arsenal operating in 1949. home and family among seamen ILA mob could no longer keep mately 24 tons of the odorous mobster, Albert Ackilitis, and Although he rep- is continuing. product made several trips Willie Lynch, went on trial for con­ Originally, applications for the longshoremen from going back to resented his Hill back and forth in the hold of work. Nearly 6,000 AFL men, or tempt of court for calling a portunion at several maternity plan ran at the rate of the ship without being unload­ wide walkout in defiance of at least SIU of North America conventions, ten a week, but in the past year about 40 percent of the normal ed because the French Line work force on any given day, were three court orders. Danny St. John, he was unable to attend the last this has been exceeded with an av­ pier on the West Side was not one of the more notorious enforc­ one, in March, 1953, at San Diego, erage of close to 13 benefits paid working the port on the last day worked. The cheese was final­ of the strike. It was evident that ers, was denied a license as a hiring week in and week out throughout because of Illness. ly- removed a couple of days before another week would have boss by the Waterfront Commis­ Hill had been suffering' from a the year. after the strike ended, still as sion. Another desirable feature of the gone by that the "wildcat" strike recurrent condition which required fragrant as ever. ^would have disintegrated of its own Elsewhere in the country, several operations last year, and strength was steadily draining had reentered the James Ewing unless its political strike was called away from the old ILA as several Hospital, 68 Street and First Ave., off the Board would rule them off more locals in the Gulf district NYC, a month ago, on March 2. the balloc. Since the strike was al­ swung to 4he AFL-ILA. The AFL Services were held April 12 in ready a lost cause, old ILA leaders now represents 36 locals in the New York, with burial scheduled had no .alternative but to cail the Gulf, including locals In such ports late in Wood River, 111. Hill, who as Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah, whole thing off. lived in New York, is survived by Since the principle objective of (Continued on page 17) his wife, Virginia, and a daughter, Patricia. Tom Hill, 37; Headed SIU Pursers Union Old ILA's Political Strike Folds Up; Await Cail For New Dock Election Sea Chest Begins Retail Sales In Three Outports SEAFARERS LOG April 16. 19S4 I '^•' Vol. XVI, No. 8 As 1 See It Page 4 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Galley Gleanings Page 20 In(^iring Seafarer ..Page 12 In Thie 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 12 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 Published biweekly at the hMdquertcrs ef the seafarer.. International Union. At­ lantic a Cult ^District'AFL, *75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn )3, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6*00. Entered a* leceiiif cUss matter at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY., under .ihf Pf. AwSUIt Extending its shoreside services to the membership, the SIU Sea Chest has opened retail sales of merchandise in the ports of New Orleans, Mobile and Baltimore. For the time being, the sales will be handled out of the e.stablished by the manufacturer, In addition, the Sea Chest In wholesale warehouses oper­ ated by the Sea Chest in those those , ports will continue to service ports as retair facilities are' not yet the ships on ,a comp,e'titive basis, available. When the new Baltimore as before, with slop chest needs, hall is completed, the Sea Chest and take orders on the ships for will have spacious facilities there items in the Sea Chest catalogue. for retail operations, and plans are afoot for establishment of retail outlets in the other major ports as welL Price-Savings Available The start of the' retail sales in Regular membership meet­ the above-mentioned ports means ings in SIU headquarters and that Seafarers can purchase B wide at all branches are held every variety of dress wear of all kinds, second Wednesday night at electrical appliances, luggage, ra­ 7 PM. The schedule for the dios, watches and the like from the. next few meetings is as follows: Union's own merchandise outfit, AprU 21, May 6, May 19. and get the'advantage of moderate All Seafarers registered on prices accordingly. Wherever pos­ sible, branded merchandise han­ the shipping list, are required to attend the meetings. . dled by the Sea Chest is sold at B ,CQnifi4ecBblej,4ifi£Qunt..Qff list-.p8ices Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks Longshoremen get back to work along the New York waterfront after 29-day port-wide tie-up paralyzed shipping in area. Above, dockeni are Steel, �•V- i • Apfn :•?:!'::!•£;« ss,- 1954^ ' SEAFARlSRS LOG Pace Thi'e* Sea Unions Draft Plan To Defend Hiring Hall, Seafarers' Job Rights ; iwiffm ••-:«: .s. WASHINGTON—vigorous defense of the maritime union hiring hall and the rotary shipping principle Was outlined by union representatives at the second general meeting of the Conference of American Maritime Unions on April 5. In New SIU ball in Galveston, Texas, seen above, is newly refurbished to serve as sbippingr center for Seafarers. Union is in process of moving into new quarters on Zlst and Mechanic Streets. Seafarers Pretty Up New Galveston Hall The long hunt for a new home for Seafarers in Galveston has been successfully completed with the acquisition of new quarters at 21st and Mechanic Streets. A two-year lease has been signed for quarters on| the second floor of the build­ now under construction in - Balti­ ing which Seafarers in the more will be the next to be opened, port agree are vastly superior to the existing hall on 23rd Street which has been inadequate to meet the needs of the membership in that port. As .soon as the lease was con­ cluded, Seafarers on the beach, along with port officials, got busy putting finishing touches on the new hall for use by the Union. A baggage room and dispatch counter was buiit and a new paint job was done on all walls and partitions in advance of moving In. If all goes according to schedule, port agent Keith Alsop indicated that the union would shift to the new location over this weekend. In any case, the move would be made within the next few days. The new quarters contain 2800 feet of floor space and three par­ titioned offices. Tiled washroom and lavatory facilities are in­ cluded. The floor has fluorescent lighting throughout. Previous Plan Fell Through while out on the West Coast Sea­ farers will move shortly into a new Seattle hall which is being built by the Sailors Union of the Pacific there. Under a building arrangement between the SIU and the SUP on the West Coast, each district shares facilities of the other out­ side of their jurisdiction. addition, representatives of shipowner groups speaking skilled professional seamen to meet for a majority of the operators all shipping needs. The union hir­ have agreed to support the ing hall, with its assurance of a supply of experienced men at all union position. times, is one of the factors that has The union representatives made for vast improvement in-the present, including those of the quality of ships' crews over the SIU, also agreed in principle on years and has provided a stable the idea of a uniform expiration and smoothly-operating hiring sys­ date for all union contracts, sub­ tem in an industry where men are ject to the approval of their re­ accustomed to going from job to spective memberships. job. The hiring hall issue arose as a This union position apparently result of current Congress consid­ has the support of most major US eration of amendments to the Taft- operators who indicated they would Hartley law, various court deci­ voice their opinions accordingly to sions on the subject and the rul­ responsible Government agencies. ings of the National Labor Rela­ At present, there are bills before tions Board. As a result, the stand­ ing legislative committee of the Congress which would grant spec­ maritime union group met after ific sanction to the maritime hiring the April 5 meeting with repre­ hall, along with a similarly-operat­ sentatives of the shipowners on the ed hiring halls in the building subject. There the shipowner rep­ trades where men also go from job resentatives present agreed to go to job and are hired through a cen­ along with the unions in presenting tral union hall for that purpose. Taft Backed Hiring Hall the union case for the maritime hiring hall before the National La­ Ever since the Taft-Hartley Law bor Relations Board and before the was passed back in 1947, union President, if necessary. hiring halls have been functioning The union representatives at that smoothly as before, although there meeting characterized the rotary were those who sought to exploit shipping system as the only work­ the law somehow as a means of at­ able and efficient way of supplying tacking them. However, the late Deadline Nears On Art Entries Late entries in the Third Annual SIU Art Contest were arriving at Union headquar­ ters this week, as the deadline for -all entries, April 30, drew near. Present plans call for the judging of the contest late in May. The arrival of a 115-pound crate of oil paintings sijjjmit- up to five entries in each of the prising element is the fact that contest classifications—oils, only a few handicraft items have ted by Hans Skaalegard fea­ four watercolors, drawingss and handi­ so far been submitted, although tured the latest entries, . as the Oakland, California, Seafarer, for the second year in a row, entered an array of paintings of oldtime sailing vessels. Skaalegard tied for a third prize in the oil painting classification last year. Under the rules for the 1954 competition. Seafarers can submit crafts. The three top entries in each class will be awarded valu­ able prizes. Oils Lead Entries At the present time, with the contest deadline just t\tro weeks away, oil paintings provide the bulk of the entries, with watercolors running a close second. One sur­ For some time now, the Galves­ ton branch has been looking for a new place but without success because of the lack of suitable space in the congested port city. A few weeks ago, the Union had practically completed arrange­ ments for use of the Odd Fellows hall in that city. The plans fell through when the Odd Fellows balked at changes that would have to be made in the property for use by the SIU. The result was that the search had to be resumed once again. The location of the new hall is also ideal as far as the waterfront goes, being a block from the docks and virtually at the center of the port, with a large section of the waterfront being within walking distance of the hall. Long-Range Program ^ In recent months the union has made improvements in other ex­ isting halls as well, renovating the interiors and installing air-con­ ditioning, new furniture, television sets, pool tables and other equip­ ment" for the comfort of Seafarers waiting to ship out. The Galveston move is another step forward in a long-range SIU program aimed at providing modLOG office assistant views one of five entries eqtered In 1954 Art ern up-to-date facilities for SeaContest by Seafarer Hans Skaalegaard. Seafarer won third prbe £acq(a.in.«Y9ry..P.0!rt. TM .ilk9W.lw4i.. In oils In 1953 eontest and hopds to repeet or do better this-time. they usually provide tlie focus of interest in the contest because they vividly display shipboard skills. The traditional displays of fancy rope-work and hand-carvings are notahlv few in number this year. Judging of all entries will be handled by a panel of experts in the field, including the art editor of the SEAFARERS LOG, at an un­ disclosed date in May. All entries will be on exhibit in two places, at SIU "headquarters for the week following the prize awards and also at a special exhibition of the leisure time work done by trade union members, which is sponsored by the New York Public Library. The latter display will be at the^ Labor Temple, 242 East 14th Street, New York City. In advance of any last-minute rush to submit entries, Seafarers are cautioned to clearly label their works with their names and ad­ dresses so that all entries may be returned at the conclusion of the contest exhibits. Those wishing to sell any of their work are urged to indicate the desired selling price, so, that the fact that the work is for sale can be clearly marked. Care should be taken in submitting items' by mail, with registered or special delivery mail suggested to assure proper handling. All entries should be submitted to the Art Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn 32, NY. Entries can also be submitted in person. Senator Robert A. Taft, who was co-author of the law, agreed that the maritime industry, like the building trades, posed special prob­ lems in hiring that are best han­ dled through the union hiring halL Recently though, there have been isolated court decisions that have again created some confusion about hiring operations in the maritime industry as they are presently con­ ducted. In discussing the desirability of uniform expiration dates on mari­ time contracts, it was pointed out that the present system of having some contracts run out in June while others expire in October makes for difficulties in negotia­ tions. It causes considerable un(Continued on page 17) Assign 2 New Mariners To SIU Companies Two new Mariners now going into service have been assigned to SlU-contracted companies and will be manned by Seafarers. Tha Cracker Mariner will be operated for the Government by South At­ lantic while Waterman will shortly take over the Peninsula Mariner. The reason for the assignments when older Mariners are laying up is that all of the new ships have to go on a six-month trial run to sati.sfy the Government's contracts with the shipbuilders. As a result of the new assign­ ments, South Atlantic will be oper­ ating two Mariners, the other ons being the Badger Mariner. Water­ man previously had the Keystone Mariner but that vessel has since gone into lay-up as has the Hoosier Mariner operated by Isthmian. Other Mariners currently being operated by SIU companies are tha Show Me Mariner <Bull); and the Pelican Mariner (Bloomfield). Mar­ iners in lay-up formerly operated by SIU companies are the Key­ stone Mariner, the Hoosier Mari­ ner (Isthmian) and Magnolia Mari­ ner (Mississippi), in addition to tha Cornhusker Mariner (Robin) that ran aground in Pg^an and has been out of service since. Quitting Ship? Notifg Union A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions ail Seafarers leaving their shipi to contact the hall In an^ple time to allow the Union to dispatch a replacement. Fail­ ure to give notice before paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly make their work toughef for your shipmates. �Foar W.' <• I" ' !• ,';•:>.•" - Rr:-\ !') fc i^:' it f' 3 • k I .1-- i: "fe f- I.WM SOfOOOth Vacation Claim Paid AsISso •• 1^^1954 The 50,000th check for SIU vacation benefits was paid out to Seafarer Stanley Wojton on Friday, April 9, jtist two years and two months to the day since the first payments were made in February, 1952. More than $3.2 million in vacation benefits have been collected by Seafarers since that time. Marking a new milestone HEADQUARTERS WAS HAPPY TO LEARN THAT THE BROTH•for the revolutionary SIU Va­ cation Plan, the occasion was mark­ ers down in the Port of Galveston have been able to locate new quar­ ed solely by a short picture-taking ters for their hall and are ready to move in and hang up the "open for session as Wojton was handed the business" sign any day now. For some time your Union was aware of coveted check by an SIU head­ the problem that was faced in Galveston, but was stymied by the diffi­ quarters staffer, and Plan em­ ployees resumed processing the culty of finding a suitable property in the congested hundreds of claims reaching head­ port area. However, that search has now been com­ quarters each week. Wojtoh's check pleted and a two-year lease taken on a new hall for $51.22 represents his accrued which from all accounts should prove satisfactory to vacation benefits less deductions, meet the needs of the membership there. covering a 143-day round-the-world The job of obtaining modern halls in all ports is trip on the Steel Architect (Isthmi­ a long-haul proposition that is complicated by the an), on which be sailed as utility fact that the Union wants to be as close to the Water­ messrnan. front as possible. And since the waterfront areas The occasion was the second time everywhere are generally pretty crowded, finding a Wojton, who is single and hails suitable property is no easy task. from New Kensington, Pa., had Many Improvements collected vacation pay under the SIU Plan. Happy to be in the spot­ However, in the last 21i years, beginning with the opening of our light for the moment, he noted new headquarters in Brookjyn, we have made considerable strides in however, that he was "more inter­ that direction. Aside from our new hall in New York, there is the one ested in seeing to it that this dough under construction in Baltimore, and the improvements your Union gets right into the bank. When I'm has undertaken in Philadelphia, New Orleans and elsewhere. Where ready for a vacation, I know it'll a move to a new location has been possible and desirable, the Union be right tiiere, and I'can draw on has made it. Otherwise steps have been taken to provide existing halls It wherever I am." His actual bene­ with up-to-date facilities such as good lighting, comfortable furniture, Seafarer Sfimley Wojtoo, left, receives his SIU Yacation Plan fit totalled $57.98. , / J air "conditioning, television, shuffleboard, pool tables and other facili­ check from headquarters employee. Wojton's check was the 50,000th ties for the comfort and recreation of. the men on the beach. Over $3 Million to go out to Seafarers since the plan began on February 11, 1952. The Vacation Plan reached an­ Meanwhile out on the West Coast, our brother unions have been other highlight in Us short history, time they could show discharges as four times each year, but must undertaking the same kind of program, so that Seafarers there are when a cIiLck putting the total pay­ for 90 days aboard SlU-contracted be claimed within one year of the assured of modern facilities. It will take a few years, but the day will payoff date of the oldest discharge come when Seafarers everywhere will ship out of halls that they all ments over $3 million was collected vessels. by a Seafarer in Januarj', several Under the rules of tha Plan, presented as a qualification for can be proud of. weeks before the Plan completed benefits can be collected as many vacation pay. 4. X 4. <1 , Its second year of operation. QUITE A FEW PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY, IN AND OUT OF Considering the size of the SIU unions, have gotten the idea that unions are so strong that no union membership and especially the fre­ member has anything to worry about—his union will take care of him. quency with which claims have It's a good guess that this attitude has been carefully cultivated by been made by some Seafarers, management people and those who speak for them, because they can three and sometimes four times a be heard shaking and moaning from time to time that they don't have year, the 50,000th payment does not a chance against a union. represent benefits paid to that many Seaf.arers. Right at the start Get Over-Confident MOBILE.—^The importance of seafaring to the well-being of the Plan's operations, the Union One of the reasons why management people love this kind of a pitch urged Seafarers to take advantage of port communities was pointed up in this city when a is that they hope to make union members soft apd over-confident and of the Plan's feature enabling them survey by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce showed that get them to lose Interest in what's going on. Then to collect a vacation check every seamen are sending money when nobody's paying much attention management home to their families at the can move in and start throwing punches. rate of $7 million a year. ' Well those that are Inclined to believe that kind The $7 million figure, of course, of management talk might do well to take a long does not include the amount of look at the experience of a group of union hat money brought into the port by workers up in Norwaik, Connecticut. There the em­ seamen when they pay off ships. ployer is playing tough with the union on a simple It only applies to family allot­ question of job security. He has defied a ninements, which average $200 a months-old union picketline, running in strikebreak­ month, or considerably less than ers to do his work for him. Seafarers, as is commonly known, delphia was chairman at that city's the seaman's monthly earnings. Now this particular union is no johnny-come-lately. It's been in the Business leaders in the city ex­ industry for a long time and has had a contract with the employer in •re people who manage to get port meeting, alongside Kleiber. around. And as an example at the He's been with the Union almo.st pressed astonishment at the size of question for a great many last Philadelphia 11 years, joining in Philadelphia, the figures, which represent the still, although that contract had been a long-standing otie,' and "ali port meeting the He's 34 years old and sails on deck. figures for the last six months when shipping has been consider­ parties agreed that the union had acted in a responsible manner and reading clerk was its members in question were skilled craftsmen at their particular ably lower than in boom times. from Oregon, The tanker port of Lake Charles, while his oppo­ The amount of family allotments trade, the employer thought that the time was ripe to crack down and Louisiana, had Seafarer Anthony site number in was computed from records of the undermine conditions that had existed over the years. A. Alleitian in the chair and Lee San Francisco Shipping Commissioner in Mobile. Tha plain fact of the matter is that there are always quite a few em­ Parker as recording secretary. Alstarted out that The Commissioner said that during ployers around, (and that goes for ship operators too) who would like leman, who sails with the galley way by way of a six month period, ending in force, has been a Union member March, 137 American flag ships nothing better than a chance to dump the unions. So any time man­ New Jersey. agement people start going around telling everybody how big and strong for 3'/^ years, joining up in the Melvin Kleiber crewed up at Mobile for foreign the unions are, it's time to watch out. Somebody may be lowering the Kleiber nearby port of New Orleans. He is was the reading voyages. The average family allot­ boom. clerk in the Quaker City. In be­ a Louisiana native and makes his ment was $200 monthly. X X X tween trips he can be found home home in Franklin, La. Parker, a This average reportedly prevails deck department man, joined the in Newport, Oregon. He became FROM TIME TO TIME HEADQUARTERS WILL RECEIVE LETin other ports and the Chamber of an SIU member in Baltimore in SIU in New York on February 16, Commerce Conunittee reported ters from ships' delegates or other crewmembers asking for clarification November, 1943. He's 28 years of 1944. He was born in Louisiana in maritime unions in the Port of Mo­ on certain points of the contract or for a solution of a shipboard beef. age and sails in the deck depart­ September, 1918. bile said at present 3000 mariners Very often some situation will arise on the ship which can't be handled 4i ^ ment. are . sailing who reside in Mobile. on the spot by the delegates because either the officers will disagree Two Tampa Seafarers who aided strongly or there is some confusion as to just how the matter in ques­ In San Francisco, the reading "This means," the committee clerk's job was taken care of by in the direction of that port's last stated, "that merchant seamen are tion is covered by the Union contract, fhen there are some actions by John Dolan, a steward department meeting were Joshua Land of sending $600,000 a month or $7, the company agent or the officers that are in clear violation of the contract. member. Dolan was born in the Tampa and Adol200,000 annuklly into Mobile." Wait Until Payoff Garden State, New Jersey, Decem­ fo Capote, of New ber 21, 1915. He joined the union Oi-leans. Both In some instances, the Union is able to take care of matters imme­ men sail in the In New York on April 10, 1947. diately while the ship is out on a voyage, either by having a patrolman steward depart­ catch the vessel at one of the outports or by having i 4. ment. Land is one the company rectify matters through a cablegram to Sitting alongside Dolan at the of the SIU's orig­ a company agent overseas. But in other circum­ San Francisco meeting were Charles inal members, The telephone numbers of stances, depending of course on the situation, such Mazar and Walter Busch, chairman joining in the all New York headquarters as a question of disputed overtime, the matter has and recording secretary respective­ port of Tampa on phones were changed recently to rest until the ship pays off. ly. Mazar is a Chicago native who November 8, by the telephone company. All Land joined the Union in New York in 1938. He's an Seafarers calling headquarters However, even though the issue can't be settled October, 1947. He sails on deck. Alabaman by birth and is 37 years are asked to hse.the new num­ while the ship Is still at sea, it's a good Idea for Busch, a black gang man, is a San old. Capote followed him fnto the bers to get faster service. crews and delegates to notify headquarters or the Franciscan all the way. He's 33 Union a few' months later, getting The new headquarters tele­ port agents of these knotty problems as they arise. years old and has been a member his book in Tampa on February 1, phone number is HYacinth That way, the Union,can be fully prepared to deal 9-WOO. «f the Union for the past six years. 1939. He was bom in Florida 52 with the situation when the ship arrives, because It has the facts on Seafarer Hariy Gerie of Pbila-Jyears ago. hand from the crew. Mobile Survey Shows Seamen Send Home $7 Million Yeariy 4> $• New Numbers For Bq, Phones eSSiiSii : SEAF/LHER a. L.Q iC �Aprn H. 1954 SEAr AKERS LOG Pare>lT« Study Progress of SlU Scholarship Winners While 11 SIU scholarship applicants are either preparing for the college entrance examinations or awaiting the decision as to this year's winners, the trustees of the Welfare Plan are studying reports received * on the $1,500 scholarship Elizabeth Lomas is at present at­ tending New Rochelle College for awards of last year. Women, New Rochelle, New York, Charlene Meyer is at the Richmond Professional Institute, Richmond, Va., Alma Jimenez is at the Uni­ versity of Puerto Ricp medical school, while Robert Goodwin is atteriding the Dental School of the University of Oregon. Still Can Enter \ Those who wish to apply for this year's scholarships can still' get un­ der the wire, if th^ can get all the Typical C-2 such, as the one pictured above, wouid rate about $800,000. to $900,000 in current ship necessary records together and into market according to ship brokers' estimates. Price compares favorably to $4 million or more asked the Welfare' Plan office within the by Government for new Mariners. next couple of weeks. The final qualifying college entrance exam­ ination will be given on May 22, and all applicants who hope to con­ test for this year's awards will have had to take an exam by then. All candidates have to submit a transcript of their high school rec­ ord, proof of three years' sea time on their own hook or on their father's discharges, and three let­ After several months of dickering back and forth, the Maritime Administration has set ters of recommendation, orfe of a firm minimum price on the new Mariner ships. Administrator Lbdis S. Rothschild an­ them being from the high school nounced that the base price for cargo-carrying Mariners will be $4,120,000 up to a peak of principal. 079 nnn for fnr Mariners Marinprs nspH ^^ — $5,072,000 used as as The candidates' qualifications combination passenger-cargo ships that are in demand. Here too, The oldest one of these, the Key­ will be passed on* by a group of New bids on eight ships sunk off prominent educators on the basis jobs. Ships built earlier will there have been no sales for a long stone Mariner, went into service a little less than two years ago. the Atlantic Coast during World of examination grades, past rec­ carry a lower price tag than those period of time. Under the Rothschild formula, War II have been asked by the ords, recommendations and par­ built at a later date. The 35 ships Four For One vessels ordered on February 7, Maritime Administration. The bid­ ticipation in community activities. cost between $9 and $10 million Consequently, anybody looking ders will have to take their They in turn will make recommen­ each to build. for cargo ships could get a mini­ 1951, will carry a tag of $4,120,000 The prices set will bring no joy mum of four,*and possibly as many as cargo ships and $4,723,000 if chances on salvaging enough in the dations to the trustees who will act to American shipowners who have as five C-type ships for the cost of used for combination passengerway of cargo and scrap to make the to pick the four winners. ventures worthwhile. been hinting vocally for some time a single Mariner, or enough ships cargo service. Those ordered June that they would be interested in to maintain a regular cargo service 25, 1951, will carry tags of $4,261,Among the ships involved are figures far less than the $4 million on a couple of major routes. Of 000 and $4,886,000. The five last two former SlU-contracted vessels, that has been quoted as a round course these ships are "used" ves­ ships ordered in August, 1951, will the Chilore and Santore of Ore number. With the exception of sels in contrast to the Mariners. Steamship Company. Since then, (Continued on page 17) Pacific Far East Lines, which has of course, these ships haVe been • Headquarters again wishes contracted for three of the Mar­ replaced. to remind all Seafarers that iners, no other shipping company Five of the ships involved are payments o| funds, for what­ has made a firm bid for the ves­ tankers and three are freightever Union purpose, be made sels. carriers. Cargoes include sugar, only to authorized A&G repre­ 'Used' Ship Prices naphtha, oil and ores, a good deal sentatives and that an official of which may be salvageable. Union receipt be gotten at that The shipowners' reluctance is un­ The ships had been put up for time. If no receipt is offered, derstandable in the light of prices sale once before, but the Govern­ be sure to protect yourself by that "used" merchant ships would ment felt that the bids were too immediately bringing the mat­ command on the market today. NEW ORLEANS.—Seafarers in this port and in Lake low and asked for new proposals ter to the attention of the sec­ There have been no recent sales Charles are cooperating with the AFL trade union movement by salvage firms. retary-treasurer's office. . of either Libertys or C-types for in an effort to prevent enactment in Louisiana of anti-union use under the American flag. The last sale was the Liberty ship Sea shop legislation which already • The Louisiana proposal is expect­ Coronet which went for $360,500. Is the law in most other ed to be modeled after recent acts fma RJOHTs. ANP f-wvaEGes AS However, ship brokers are con­ Southern states. of the Alabama and Mississippi SlU MSN ARE OUAPANTEED BV: SIU members who reside in Lou­ legislatures. vinced that any Liberty put up for - YOl<R COt^mUTJON.' EHlS PEA TORE « DCSIONEP TO ACOUAJNT : sale today would go at a price of isiana are-joining with other trade These bills declare the closed or VOy WITH THESE ElOKTO AHP around $280,000, depending on its unionists in this state in writing union shop to be contrary to public RRIVtlEOES: letters to their parish legislative policy. They make it unlawful to condition. Ship brokers say that C-2s and delegations urging them to vote write any kind of union security C-3s would command a much high­ against such legislation expected to provision into a contract between er price, around $800,000 to $900,- be introduced when the Louisiana an employer and a labor organiza­ From Article XVII 000, because they are the kind of legislature convenes in May. tion. "This Union mo/ publish pam­ Similar legislation has been pass­ ed by 15 states, most of them in phlets, journals, newspapers, the South. The bill was passed by magazines, periodicals, and genthe Louisiana legislature in 1948, . eral literature, in such manner as but was vetoed by Gov. Jimmy ma/ be determined, from time to Davis. The present Governor, Rob­ ert F. Kennon, has avoided ex­ time, by a majority vote of the pressing his attitude toward such membership." legislation. Proponents of the bill have la­ belled it the '-right to work" bill. William F. Schnitzler, secretarytreasurer of the American Federa­ tion of Labor, told delegates to the Louisiana State Federation of La­ On the beach and on the ships the bor convention here last week the SIU membership is fully informed measure should be called the of the goings-on in the organiza­ right to starve" bill. tion through its bi-weekly 28Schnitzler and other speakers made it plain that such legislation page newspaper. Booklets on was not intended to guarantee the various educational subjects ore right to work," but to destroy the also published from time to time. trade union movement by outlaw­ ing all previously accepted union security measures such as the closed shop, union shop or main­ State Representative Jesse D. McLaln, right, of Covltagton, La., tenance of membership provisions discusses controversial "right to work" bill In state with Lindsey in contracts covering wages,'hqurs .WiUlainai,.New Qrleais Port Agent, at SIU hall in New Orleans. and conditions of employment. One of the 'conditions of the awards call for winners to maintain a "B" overage throughout their studies in order to qualify for con­ tinued support from the Welfare Plan. If the trustees feel that the candidate is not maintaining a suf­ ficiently-high level of scholastic achievement, the award .can be withdrawn. Withhold Decision The trustees have received re­ ports on the first half-year on each of the four students involved, but are withholding any decision one way or another until this summer, when they will have the results of a full year's study. Of the four scholarship winners. • Wanlna Buy A mariner Ship? Vessel Lists At $4-5 Million Reopen Bids On Salvage Of Ship Hulls Be Sure to Get Dues Receipts SIU Aids Union Fight On La. 'Right To Work' Bill YOU and iho MU CONOTirUVION �rate BB His Dreams Of W^itii fade —Nets $30 In Salvage Award It isn't often that a seaman figuring on a $1,000 bonus greets a puhy $30 settlement with hilarity, but that's how Seafarer Allan J. Bunbaugh reacted to the situation, which arose ten years ago during the war. There are probably several . — other SIU men around who all safely aboard the US ship, the are entitled to a similar share Bret Harte put a line on the dis­ of the booty and the opportunity abled ship and proceeded to tow for a good laugh over their "lost the Britisher into Marseilles with fortunes," Dunbaugh pointed out, her. noting that tbie LOG is the best Once in port, the Navy picked way for them to find out about it. up the Morialta and the Bret Harte Happy to be alive to tell about it got down to the business of unload­ after sailing through Worlcl War II, ing its war cargo. Most of the Dunbaugh recalled the high hopes Harte's crew figured each man he and others of the crew on the would pick up at least a thousand Weyerhauser Company's ship Bret dollars for taking part in the sal­ Harte shared when they took part vage operation," since otherwise the in a wartime rescue and salvage British ship woiild haVe foundered operation while heading into the. and became a total loss. port of Marseilles, France, on Sep­ Accordingly, some time later, tember 21. 1944. The Bret Harte several crewmembers contacted an had a full SIU crew on deck, attorney to handle their claim, filed shipping out of the Norfolk SIU the appropriate affidavits and hall. Dunbaugh was carpenter. statements and went back to sea with high hopes of reaping a fat Ship Struck Mines It all began to happen when the, salvage gward.before long. Seafarer Allan J. Dunbaugh Months passed, dnd then years ship'ahead of them in the "convoy shows 10-year-old salvage struck a mine. The ill-fated vessel flew by, and Dunbaugh adrnitted claim award of $30. He would was a British ship, the- Morralta, he'd all but forgotten the whole in­ have bieen happier if expected and the Bret Harte immediately cident. $1,000 bonanza had material­ By some twist of fate, the first maneuvered to pick up -survivors. ized instead. Eventually, when the excitement word he got of the settlement of died down and the survivors were the case came this year on March 15, which is usually reckoned as the day when you pay out dough to Uncle Sam, rather than vice versa. But it was true all right, and Dun­ baugh had a fancy $50 Government check to show for his ten-year-old dreams of glory, the salvage claim having finally been processed by »SAN FRANCISCO.—x-aiioling on the President Monroe the appropriate Federal agency. 'No Bonanza' (American President) this week cut down to four the num­ And what did he get out of it? ber of ships still due to vote in the representation election Discounting 40 percent for legal involving the SlU-affiliated-^ fees, he netted a whopping $30 out Marine Cooks and Stewards- scheduled to follow the May 10 of the whole deal, as did everyone AFL and the Commie-con- deadline, MCS-AFL officials have else who put in a claim. He got trolled National Union of Marine voiced high optimism on the out­ near-hysterical over the situation, Cooks and Stewards (independent). come of the voting, based on esti­ Dunbaugh commented. "Here we The remaining ships, all freight­ mates of AFL strength aboard each were figuring on a minimum of ers, will be polled by • May 10, vessel and on interviews with $1,000 apiece, and all we wound up deadline for all balloting in the crewmembers following the voting with was $30, and ten years later. National Labor Relations Board- on various ships. The principal The interest on the $1,000 would conducted election. West Coast voting sites have been her6 and in come to more than that. We didn't steward department personnel who New York. even come close," he added. have missed the previous balloting A third "unofficial" party to the Just off the tanker Michael (Carwill have their final opportunity to election is an offshoot of Harry ras), sailing as 2nd cook, Dunbaugh cast ballots on Wednesday, May 5. Bridges' longshore union, which said he was* sure other members of At that time, any eligible voter can sought unsuccessfully to get a posi­ the crew on that trip in 1944 hadn't present himself at any NLRB office tion on the ballot in an obvious heard about their "salvage award" in a port area and cast a ballot. attempt by Bridges to confuse the because the lawyer had told him The same procedure has been picture. Failing in that effort. he no longer knew where they followed on Wednesdays through­ Bridges' "Local 100" began calling were. So if any ex-Bret Harte men out the 90-day voting period to for a "no-union" vote, indicating (vintage September, 1944) read this, enable eligible voters not aboard that if there were a sizeable num­ here's their chance. It's "found" ships to take part in the election. ber of ballots cast that Way, that it money for everyone, though far Optimism On Outcome would step in and demand the right from what they expected 'way back In advance of the final tally. to represent the men involved. when. Four Ships Left To Ballof In Coast Stewards Vote NOW AVAILABLE BOUND VOLUMES OF THE Seafarers Log • ir-!". •' Awnt If, IMf: SBArAtlCKSi. LOG 1947-1953 (Inclusive) ^ • SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON ' I lo)........ .bound volumoi of Iho 1953 LOG Q $5 ooeh. & lb) comploto salt of bound volumoi of tho LOG for l947 fhroii«h 1953 ® $25 ooch. I I I I Encteiod It a lot*!, of NAME ADDRESS ^^o oooooooaoo* * o«oofo»oooooooooo I '•r: 1 '=^= * —I The newest pronouncement of Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of the De­ partment of Commerce, as to the size of the merchant marine, is that under present conditions, the active fleet, from the standpoint of num­ ber of vessels and deadweight tonnage, is more than sufficient to meet the requirements of our domestic and foreign commerce. However, he agrees that the quality of the fleet is considerably below standard, facing as it does bloc obsolescence in the not too distant future. Weighed in terms of a war or national emergency, the mer­ chant marine is grossly inadequate in both respects. , t t i 1. . Bometime ago the Randall Economic Commission recommended the revision of US laws requiring 50 percent of aid cargoes to be carried on American-flag vessels. In this respect, the members of that Com­ mission did not listen to the expert advice of their staff, but, rather, were persuaded by foreign shipping interests. Now it can be told—namely that the-Commission's own staff did not recommend elimination of the 50-50 shipping proviso. On the other hand, the staff urged help in reestablishing the intercoastal and coast­ wise dry carg<v trades. The Commission's staff argued that reestablishment of a strong donaestic fleet was equitable in view of the fact that many of these services were destroyed during and immediately after the war. Another recopimendation of the staff was for a more equitable treatment of vessel amortization and greater privileges of rolling back or carrying forward operating losses for tax purposes. . Certainly this feeling of the staff for the merchant marine sounds far different from the ultimate language and recommendations adopted by the Randall Commission. i) in 1939, 70 percent of the active merchant marine was used in the domestic trade while 30 percent was employed on foreign trade routes. Postwar this ratio has changed completely. On September 30, 1953, only 36 percent of the active merchant marine was employed domesti­ cally while 64 percent was employed in the foreign trade. Prior to World War II, the domestic trade gave employment to some 143 vessels of 1,337,000 deadweight tons. However, today, this has shrunk to a merC 40 vessels of less than 500,000 tons. The reverse situation is true as to tankers and ore carriers. Between 1939 and September 1953, the American tanker fleet increased substan­ tially. On the other hand, the sober, picture today is that the level of the active US tanker fleet has been stable in recent years and, in the absence of some new stimulus to growth, will decline in the future. A significant development postwar has been the emergency under the US flag of ore carriers which have nearly doubled in tonnag^ since 1939. The probability of Substantial growth in our iron ore imports gives some hope for a larger ore fleet under our flag. 4. t t A fairly substantial volume of new merchant ship construction is in sight for US shipyards over the next several years. President Eisen­ hower will ask Congress for money to construct 4 large combination passenger-cargo ships; appropriations to allow Commerce Department to purchase some T-2 type tankers in exchange for the building, by private lines, of new tankers; and money to allow the Maritime Admin­ istration to convert several Liberty ships in an effort to increase their speed and efficiency. These measures, together with some other programs pending, will help to maintain shipbuilding resources and skills in readiness for ex­ pansion in time of emergency. 4> l" 4" Until very recently, the US Navy had some $50,000,000 earmarked for spending in European shipyards for ship construction in those yards. The Department of Defense directive, under which this foreign ship construction is authorized, declares that a sound logistic future for the NATO forces requires the establishment of a substantial production capacity to enable those countries to be militarily self-sufficient. The nations already favored by this off-shore procurement policy of the Navy, at the expense of US shipbuilders, include Italy, France, Eng­ land, Holland, Portugal, and the Scandinavian countries. Caught just in the nick of time, the Navy now has agreed to revise its program and instead of spending the whole amount abroad, will award building contracts in foreign countries for about $27.5 million. The remainder of the money will be spent for the building of ships in this country. tit. The US Government continues to find it hard to meet Us unques­ tioned contract obligations to pay back bills owed to American steam­ ship lines in the form of operating subsidy payments. These sftbsidy obligations for the past two years have been amounting to about $65,000,000 per year, but, when it comes time to pay the tab, the House Appropriations Committee won't come across. In some cases these back bills owed by the Government go back for a number of years, and it appears it'll be quite some time before enough money is earmarked by the Congressional Appropriation Committee to allow the Commerce Department to get on a current basis and to re­ spect these obligations to the subsidized lines. ^ Ediler, SEAFARERS LOG Irookly* 32, New York'- 675 Fourth Avonuo Flooio MflJ mo the following: " 4> 4> American tramp shipowners say that they are ready to undertake a replacement program if Congress makes them eligible to receive sub­ sidies under the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. Recently, they told Con­ gress that they intend to build some bulk cargo ships of about 12,000 tons deadweight, if subsidized, with a minimum of speed of 14 knots. Since World War II, the US has developed a tramp fleet, but this fleet now stands at the crossroads. Once again, the tramps are making a Congressional appeal, for aid, but it's not likely they, will deceive sympathetic treatment during the remaining days of this, the 83rd Congress. �April IS. 1954 SEAFARERS tOG Par* lievea New USS Club Opens In Livorno, Italy TENSION RISES OVER INDO-CHINA—While French and native troops were still locked in fierce battle.with Communist forces at Dienbienphu in Laos, the US moved closer to more active participation in the Indo-Chinese war. Secretary of State John Foster Dulies revealed that Chinese Communist technicians and specialists were operating anti­ aircraft guns for the Indo-Chinese rebels and assisting in other matters, while an increasing flow of supplies was reaching them from China. He implied that the Chinese might face retaliation for this action but did not indicate just what would be done. Meanwhile the US was taking steps to get a joint action plan in opei'atioti along with Great Britain, France and other nations. S. t- t. COFFEE PRICES HIGHER 'N HIGHER—The popular coifee bean threatened to become more elusive than ever as retail coifee, prices took a further jump up to $1.20 a pound or better. Coffee dealers predicted that the beverage would touch the $1.50 ceiling on the basis of present wholesale prices. Mean­ while, a Senate Banking subcom­ mittee pushed an inquiry to see if speculation was-responsible for the increases. t t Seafarers off the Northwestern Victory discuss new facilities offered seamen at newly opened USS DISPUTE OVER LAWYER DE­ Club in Livomo, Italy. Left to right, above, are Seafarers John Bucci, W. T. Christenson, Bud Cal­ LAYS MCCARTHY PRQBE—The lahan, Roy Young and Ralph Notaro, USS representative. investigation of the Army's charges against Senator Joseph McCarthy, and vice versa, was de­ layed further by a dispute over selection of Samuel P. Sears, a Boston lawyer, as chief counsel for A bill that would greatly strengthen the "o0-5O" practice on transport of US-owned car­ the investigation. Sears had been goes and make it a permanent feature of US legislation has been offered jointlv in the Senate selected as an impartial personage and House by Senator John Butler of Maryland and Representative Thor Tollefson of and approved by both Democrats Coffee Is fast becoming semi­ Washington. The bill would and Republicans as such. But later precious item with price due on, it was revealed that he had require transport of at least Further, the new bill would strong fight that will cross party to go to $1.50 a pound. made public statements in favor 50 percent, and in some cases broaden the "50-50" provision con­ lines, particularly since a Presiden­ of Senator McCarthy, and Democratic members of the Subcommittee 100 percent of Government-fi­ siderably by requiring that 100 per­ tial commission proposed that "50on Investigations called for a new iavestigation of the counsel. Sears nanced cargoes on American flag cent of Government-owned cargo 50" be limited or done away with then resigned the post, and the committee had to find a new counsel, ships. be carried on American ships, un­ altogether in the interests of pro­ Ray Jenkins of Tennessee. less it is established that privately- moting dollar-earnings of foreign Separate Bills t> _ Owned US ships are not available countries. Up until now, the "50-50" provi­ A FEW EXCISE TAXES REDUCED—As of April 1, a new tax bill sion has been enacted separately in in sufficient numbers or where the 1936 Act passed by Congress reduced certain excise taxes to a common level every foreign aid program adopted Department of Commerce finds, In announcing tlie introduction of ten percent. Affected by the cuts were, taxes on furs, jewelry, cos­ since the original Marshall Plan in after hearings, that the foreign of the bill. Senator Butler pointed commerce of the US would be pro­ metics, travel tickets, admission tickets, luggage, and telephone bills. 1948. In each-instance, a fight has once again to the 1936 Merchant Taxes on cigarettes, automobiles, gasoline and cabaret admissions re­ arisen between backers of "50-50" moted by doing* otherwise. Marine Act with its objective of mained. In addition the bill cut taxes on corporations. It would also extend the "50-50" giving US ships a "substantial por­ and those who supported foreign t> ti t> shipowners' viewpoints. The SIU provision to cover all commodities tion" of foreign trade. This has ISRAEL. ARABS SLUG IT OUT—A kind of informal guerilla war­ and Seafarers have played a lead­ and equipment purchased by the generally been taken to mean fare has broken put in the Middle East between Israel and the Arab ing role in each of these battles. Defense Department abroad for de­ about 50 percent of ocean-going nations which threatens to upset the uneasy truce there. The latest However, under 4he Butler-Tol- livery to overseas bases. At pres­ commerce. Only in 1946 and 1947 incidents began when a busload of Israelis was ambushed by unknown lefson bill the "50-50" provision ent shipment of these purchases is was the 50 percent figure reached. Arabs in the southern desert. Israel accused Jordan of the raid and would become a permanent part of not covered by "50-50." By contrast, in 1953. US ships Fight Seen Ahead retaliatory raids on border villages followed by both sides. There were US legislation, doing away with carried just 29 percent of the na­ also skirmishes between Israelis and Egyptians. A number of deaths the need for Congressional action If and when the bills are re­ tion's foreign trade,, with 1954 fig­ have resulted, and there is a possiblity that the whole thing will be on that score every time a foreign ported to the floor of Congress, ures sure to show a further drop turned over to the UN. aid bill comes up. they are. expected to provoke a in that respect. Propose Permanent '50-50' Law YOUR SEAFARERS OUIDE TO BETTER BUYING High-Cost 'Debt Consolidation' This department got a letter from a friend in a union recently engaged in a strike. He says he would welcome a column on magic: how to satisfy the bill collector and the grocer after four weeks of no work. He raises a point that compels the thinking of every working family who now and then goes through the un-' employment wringer. Because a stretch of no income too often leads working families into the offices of high-cost lenders, a family can be a long time getting out of debt even after Papa is back at work. For example, in an upstate New York town two years ago, a local of one big international-union won a 12-week's strike. But when the men returned to work, the union leadership found many were heavily in debt to loan com­ panies. During the strike the local lenders had been busily advertising the availability of cash loans. The strikers had borrowed to pay other debts without realizing what high interest rates loan companies charge. Pay Off Other Debts Biggest single reason why wage-earners borrow from loan companies is to pay off other debts. One of the largest licensed loan companies, reported it finds 42 per cent of its boiTowers want the cesh to refinance existing obliga­ tions. Surveys have found that the average working family owes seven different debts. Naturally, when it is hit. by a period of little .or no income, the idea of a. new loan which will pay, off tWe; older obligations sOems like a lifeline. "But a family pay6 high-for that lifeline. It pyramids its Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying debts because it now must pay the small-loan company an around to make payments (as a Seafarer on a trip), or interest rate of 24 to 32 per cent a year. Because the in­ may be only sporadically employed, in which case the bank terest rate is high, and there is a tendency to postpone re­ may want a co-signer for a loan. However, always try paying the new debt to the loan company, the debt snow­ banks first. If you have an established home or own prop­ balls rapidly. One loan executive reports thai it is common erty, or have collateral like a car, insurance policy, etc., for families who originally borrowed $200 to finally wind your chances of getting a bank loan are better. up repaying a total of $300. Loan companies don't mind. Credit Unions charge from one-half to 1 per cent a when you postpone repayment since their interest earnings month on the declining balance of a debt—a true rate of became that much larger. 6 to 12 per cent a year. But you have to be a member. If Borrowing to consolidate debts is rarely a good idea. It there is a credit union in your community it is worth join­ should be necessary to borrow only to pay off creditors ing, as a place to save as well as a source of loans. who won't wait, or to get rid of debts carrying a high rate Installment dealers charge widely varying rates. Reli­ of interest. It saves fees if you can arrange with present able dealers generally charge 1 per cent a month on the creditors to make small regular payments. They may say declining balance of a debt, but some charge exorbitant they won't wait. They may even suggest you borrow the fees and charge more for the merchandise too. When in­ money from a small-loan company in order to pay your stallment credit is needed, it is often better to use a de­ debt. In fact, doctors have.been known to refer patients partment store's credit facilities, since they generally who owed them money to small loan companies. But credi­ chaifge one-half to 1 per cent a month on the declining tors generally will wait if you resist the debt-consolidation balance of your debt. idea. Industrial banks like the Morris Plan generally charge It is a sad situation that industrial workers comprise 76 a "discount" rate of 4 to 7 per cent—a true interest rate per cent of all the people who go to the loan-company of 8 to 14. This is more than the commercial banks charge, office to borrow a small amount at a high rate of interest. but less than the rates of the small-loan companies. Before you borrow from a high-cost lender, examine your Licensed small-loan conipanies charge IMi to 3^2 per­ other possible sources for a loan. cent a month on the declining balance. Their rates vary Here is a summary of the Various sources for loans or according to the laws in a particular state, local competicredit, comparing interest rates. "tion and how much you borrow (the very small loans cost Commercial banks are generally the cheapest source for most.) These are true annual rates of 18 to 42 per cent. loans. They charge a "discount rate" of 3V^ to 6 percent Life insurance loans are a possibility if you have a policy a year, which comes out to a true annual interest rate of with cash-reserve value. You can borrow against your 7 to 12 per cent. A loan of $100 to be repaid in 12 monthly cash value at a true annual rate of 5 to 6 per cent. Or installments generally costs $3.50 to $6 a year. Banks are you can use the policy as collateral at a commercial bank tougher about granting loans than are high-cost loan com­ to get a loan at a special low interest rate, sometimes as panies* especially when they fear a inah may not be low as 4 per cent. ] I •A I �ngm Bigm SEAFARERS Aprfl 1«, MM LOG stMCASH BENEFITS J: •J'- SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID From To No. Seafarers Receivinp Benefits this Period 11 Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period 7-l\ a IL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Grimacing in the best tradition of wrestUng, Seafarer Frank Boyne Is shown during a recent workout at Bothner's Gym in New York City. The hold he's using, incidentally, Is called an "arm lock and body stretch." Boyne is now aboard the Suzanne. Seafarer^s A Veteran ^Grnnt & Groan' Pro The "grunt and groaners" who ply their wares on television these days have nothing on one. Seafarer, former Boston SIU Patrolman Frank^Boyne, who can still handle himself on the mat with the same style he"*^ displayed when he wrestled at 160. Prior to joining the SIU in 1946, he had put in ten years' seafor the middleweight world time on US vessels. championship 15 ypars ago. Now shipping as AB on the Su­ zanne (Bull), Boyne is able-bodied in every sensa of the word and still keeps in trim at various local gyms when he's ashore. One spot he fre­ quents in New York is in mid-Man­ hattan run by George Bothner, one­ time wrestling great, where he's always sure he can get a good workout. Just Turned 37 Just past his 37th birthday, cele­ brated two weeks ago, Boyne is a sturdy 5 ft. 6 in., and tips the scales While sailing foreign, just prior to the start of World War II in 1939, Boyne had his big moment in wrestling when he competed for the world middleweight title in "catchas-catch-can" wrestling at Bellview Stadium, Manchester, in his native England. Although he missed the title, he later made a 'round-the-world tour as a pro, where he enjoyed much success, and then returned to sail­ ing. He's been shipping ever since, except for a recent stint as SIU patrolman in the Port of Boston. [ || I 1H£W£4*?rY,v(^^f/ns CftOin/ SEI?/eA[ OHiiCmcAUSE'^e/^ CO/H\fJC£T> Tmr-SV? SAriSFACrpMOPB.1.0. IS CMIBG&CAU w-m- f r'^ i\Sv 'Hij' iJ/'';''. • M • it ws::: Oo| ' » 7 Usi ,77 adA oof L ioo H '- WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hosoital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * O43 Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 • Disabilitv Benefits Paid Since Mav 1. 1952 * 37^y^ 00 Macernitv Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 * 00 Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * ^.A.^/S'SS Total •A.SfLsn 1' * Date Benefits Beaan \ 1! WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS r I If 1 Cash on Hand grdfare iistini&tca Accounts KCCCIVADIC Vacation us Govertment Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS ||SV/OL5/ f-A Lto'sSi ' 7^ il 00 || ^3^ 'joS 00 - i(/.P7P-73^ 3P Leaojl 1/9 oLo ?? COMMENT^ I' 'C LL7S- Hosoital Benefits Death Benefits Disabilitv Benefits Maternicv Benefits Vacation Benefits Total AT NEV^ rOOK htALL... Payments of all benefits maintain a steady level, with the assets of the Plans continuing to grow even though new benefits are added from time to time. During the past two week period, the 50,000th vacation benefit check was paid out. The check was drawn to Stanley Wojton in the amount of $51«22« The last examination date for the scholarship benefits for the year 195A is May 22, 195A# Submitted A1 Kerr, Assistant Administrator . • • and, remember this... All these are yours without contributing a single nickel on your part — Collecting SIU bene­ fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death—> You get first-rate personal Mryb(^%inap?^a|e}y through,your, Union's representative!. •l-f.*.- 'i •' .7.' iirtiiiiifr- " �A»rll IC, 1954 SEAFARERS Pare Nine LOG •-J Seafarers Walk, Work Again —Barbells Are 'Medleine^ The first steps—the first effort at lifting a spoon once again—mark the success of Recovering from an injured knee, Seafarer Alex Letter (right) works out with weighted "boot" to build up leg muscles. Weights are increased as leg grows stronger. Unidentified patient looks on. Above. Seafarer Arthur Roy exercises his back and arm muscles using weights in each arm. Wrapped in body cast, he is recovering from back in­ jury. Beiow, therapist Vincent Barbato checks weights as Charies Oglesby exercises arm to build up strength. the physical therapist at leading a patient forward on the road to re­ covery. These highly-trained technicians, like those who assist the Seafarers and other patients at marine hos­ pitals ali over the US, light the spark—but the patient must have the will to do the rest. Treat 150-200 Per Day A typical physical therapy pro­ gram is operated at the Staten Is­ land USPHS hospital, where nine trained specialists in the field treat 150-200 patients per day for as­ sorted ills and injuries which re­ quire exercise, massage, heat or radiation treatments to enable them to-regain the fullest use of their bodies and limbs. Medica­ tions, even with today's "superdrugs," can't do it alone. Seafarers, prone to all types of injuries and illnesses because of the nature of their profession, ^ake extensive use of the physio­ therapy facilities at Staten Island. The services, open to both outpa(Continued on page 17) Staten Island hospital gym bristles with activity as Seafarers work out on various pieces of ap­ paratus. Pictured (i-r) are: Alex Letter, therapist Vincent Barbato, Tom Thompson, therapist Dor­ othy Schumer, Don Peterson, Charles Oglesby, Arthur Boy, Ed Rushton, Waiter Sudnick, Stanley Swienckoski. Excercises are also conducted right in the wards. Cartoon History Of The SIU The growth of the SIU of North America was spot­ lighted in May, 1949, when, in the same month, two new affiliates, the Marine Allied Workers for towboatmen and workers in allied marine crafts and the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers, embracing licensed engineering officers, received charters.'• • The chartering of the MAW and BME brought the total of SIU of NA districts up to seven, with the SIU-AStG, SUP, Canadian District, Great Lakes Dis­ trict and Inland Boatn^'s Union. Additional thou­ sands of members belonged to numerous local and '-- regional units-of^ canner3r-workers and fishermen. SttJ Family Grotvf No, 61 Both new districts began negotiations for contracts and conditions their members desired, and met in­ stant success. Engineers, especially those embittered by their experience in other unions, were quick to join the BME which, with SIU-A&G and SUP aid, had signed six steamship^ lines by the end of 1949. V �Fare Ten ^'"• K- ::^V SEAFARERS LOG April 1«, 1954 JKMtT JtCPOR 2V......... come will be judged by just how lafce. C/ipr/es: fishing one of these days as the this run on the new Mariner as many counties Byrd will carry. boysnell us they are biting good. they say that the quarters on them can't be beat for the crew. Favor Labor Leroy Clarke Getting Warmer As I have stated before, regard­ Lake Charles Port Agent less of the outcome, I am sure that Well, things are warming up in ^ ^ either candidate will be very favor­ Mobile both in shipping and in the Things way down here in the Mobile: Shipping showed quite an in­ able to labor. I would like to stress weather. In fact -the weather has gotten so warm that we were crease since my last report, but to the membership that they regis­ swamps of Southwest Louisiana forced to change over the air con­ only due to the fact that several of ter to vote and also get their are going along nicely. Shipping relatives and friends to do the took a sudden upswing for a few ditioning unit from heat to cool the ships that were laid up for a sanie. days during the past two weeks, air. When the warm weather actu­ short period of time went back into In other words to make it more but now it has slpmped off to noth­ ally starts. Seafarers on the Mobile active status. I must report that explicit, if you started residence ing again. Don't come rushing Shipping in the-T)ort for the last beach will be able to wait out the the future outlook does not look on November 4th, 1955, and intend down here to ship in a hurry. We couple of weeks while not booming job calls in cool comfort. any too good. Of course, we have to live here through November have enough men here now to man was still good enough to get ap-" At the present time Waterman quite a few ships on idle status 3rd, 1954, you are now eligible to every ship expected here in the proximately 103 members offshore has no immediate plans for taking here and we are keeping our fingers register to vote and there isn't any next two weeks and have some jobs, this plus the 150 various re­ out the couple of idle C-2s that are crossed hoping that they may get hardship on any of our members left over. lief jobs in and around the harbor in port! However, due to the end a charter in thd near future. If so, on doing this as the Board of Elec­ Calling in here during the past kept all hands happy. Prospects for of the tieup along the East Coast, it would certainly take quite a load tions Supervisors is just right two weeks "were the Lone Jack, the coming two weeks don't Took there is a good chance that one of across the street from us here in off this port. Bents Fort, too bad with about a dozen ships them, the Iberville, will go back on Cantigny, Logans due to hit the port during the two the coastwise run in the near fu­ I am also glad fo report that Baltimore. In Hospital Fort. Winter Hill, week period. In addition to these ture. As for the Layfayette the more of the bookmen are taking Fort H 0 s k i n s, we have three Waterman ships tied company is just waiting for cargo We have in the Maridb hospital the Ore scows and they are paying Council Grove, up in port now that are subject commitments and as soon as these off in better shape now than what for this week Tlior Thorsen, -Bradford Island, to ctaewing at anytime. These are are received we will let the mem­ they have been doing in the pre­ Thomas Mungo, William Kunak, French Creek and the Iberville, Lafayettf, and Pen­ bership know through the LOG. vious year. I know it is only James Macunchuck, Joseph D. McGovernment insula Mariner. This port has been able to due to the fact that the bookmen Graw, Alexander Johnson, Paige Camp of Cities Ships paying off In Mobile for weather the little period of bad knowing the agreement, are keep­ Mitchell, Gustave Svensson, George Service; the Trin- the last couple of weeks were the shipping due to our many divisions ing the Ore Line officials on the Pipinos, Henry G. Leiby, Walton Ity of Carras Patriot, Corsair, Partner, Polaris, of the Marine Allied Workers and ball. I would still like to see more Hudson, Frank Van Dusen, Jessie Duran called in at Port Ranger, Cavalier, < the fact tliat the men on the beach bookmen grab these jobs when A. Clarke, Millard Cutler, Carl could usually pick up a day or two they are available, because, as you 4;handler; A. J. Cunningham, Hin- Arthur, Texas. The Petrolite of Pennant, all of to tide them over while the ship­ know, the ships themselves are not rich Wiese, Karl V. Kristensen, Tanker Sag came in from Japan Alcoa; Claiborne, ping was a little slow back East. Monarch of Sea, too bad and the runs are short. So James Dodson and George Jero- for payoff in fine shape. if you get a chance fellows, latch sinich. The Alexandra of Carras came of Waterman. Political Wars On Our man of the week is Clark out of layup recently after being Signing on again onto one of these scows. Well, the political war is on and Inman who has been a member of idle 11 days, taking a full crew. were the Patriot, the politicians are beating a path Payoffs the SIU- since 1943. He has been The competition for jobs.on her Partner, Polaris, to our door every day. Needless to The following ships paid off elected as deck delegate and ship's was great. Tex Gillispie went Ranger, Pennant, say we are going to support our here in the past two weeks: Beth- delegate numerous times and has serang with a fine crew as well the balance of friends whose labor records show coaster of Calmar; Steel Vendor, always done an outstanding joh. In as the other departments. It looks the ships either McDonald more for our cause. In addition to Steel Architect and Steel Admiral his own words he knows and can like she will have a fine trip run­ being on contingetting out and voting yourself, of Isthmian; Feltore, Marore, Bal- prove that the SIU has the best ning up and down the coast. The ous articles or in the passenger and your family, we urge each and tore, Venore and Chilore (Ore); contracts and conditions of any other ships calling in here took a trade. Ships in transit for the peri­ every one of you to take an active Michael of Can-as; Shinnecock Bay outfit in the maritime industry. He few men, leaving about 95 men od were Antiqous of Waterman, part in helping and supporting the of Veritas; Andrew Jackson and said that although we have only a around these parts. Lucile Bloomfield of Bloomfield, candidates that labor in this area De Soto of Waterman; Frances and small percentage of performers The Building and Construction and the Tainaron of Actium. All is endorsing. Arlyn of Bull; Logans Fort of Cit­ left, that all of the delegates "Trades Council settled their strike payoffs were smooth with only For our Seafarer of the week we ies Service; and the Robin Wentley should keep a close check on these and now all are back to work. The minor beefs on any of them and nominate brother W. J. McDonald; and Robin Kirk of Seas. guys and give the. officials a help­ unions won what they went out for all slgn-ons and intransit ship; were who joined the SIU in 1945 and Ships signing on .were the Steel ing hand when they go into nego­ and work is coming along in fine contacted and Minor beefs setiled. who originally hails from Texas al­ Vendor and Steel Architect of Isth­ tiations of the new contracts. swing now. Someday the con­ A couple of Jur shipmates If' the though he has been shipping out mian; Yaka, Morning Light and Here's hoping that his message will tractors may learn to deal fairly hospitals are brother Willie Reyn­ of this port for the past six .years Andrew Jackson of Waterman; Fel­ ring a bell and get these guys to with the unions and eliminate olds in the New Orleans marine usually on the passenger type ships. tore, Marore, Venore, Santore, straighten up and fly right. hospital and brother Clint Partelle Brother McDonald is married and strikes, but we doubt it. Cubore- and Chilore of Ore; Kathin the Mobile City hospital. Both has no children. While currently Earl Sheppard Block Passage ryn and Ines of Bull; and the Robin these brothers would like to hear sailing in the stewards department Baltimore Fort Agent Tuxford of Seas. he is taking up radio and TV as a The so-called "right to work" bill from their shipmates. In-transit ships were the Caro­ is causing a lot of talk around this , A few o| the oldtimers on the side line and thinks the SIU dis­ lyn, Edith and Kathryn of Bull; area and all over the state, but beach in Mobile now include John ability plan is tops in the industry. Cat Tanner Steel Age of Isthmian; Chickasaw, labor here has met with the legisla­ Kelly Jr., J. Owens, C. Lyn;ky, Mobile Port Agent De Soto and Afoundria of Water­ tors from this area and have the Donnie Stokes, J. D. Dial, Arthur man, and the Alcoa Pointer and Smith, John Prescott, Bowman Mcassurance that they will fight the t' t' if Seafarers sending telegrams Alcoa Roamer of Alcoa. Nulty, Robert Williams, J. Brown, Galvesfort: passage of this bill. or letters to the New York headquarters dispatcher asking Just a little jiote of humor. We We have no men In the hospital Paul Catalano, E. Newhall, to be excused from attending Mobile is scheduled to get her here at the present time, although had a very unusual character come headquarters membership we have a few who are outpatients third Mariner-type ship sometime into the hall > to meetings must Include the«regwho hope to be back to work soon. around the 20th of April when see us today. I istration number of their On the beach here we find, Waterman takes the Peninsula Ma­ think he was shipping card in the message. among others, L, Weems, G. riner out of the shipyard in PasShipping has been very slow for Shaw of Slam or From now on. If the number Sneeden, Joe Cave, Andy Kusch, cagoula Mississippi and she is ex­ the past two weeks, but the boys the King of Is not included, the excuse can­ A. Baker, J. Mitchell, M. Laune^, pected to go into service around seem to have other interests just Crack - pots. He not be accepted by the dis­ H W. Duran, "Tampa Red" Con- the 22nd of April. Needless to say now. Everybody is really interested wanted a ship of patcher. that the boys on the beach here in our moving to the new location. nell, R. Boyd and Jimmy Parker. any' nationality Hope to be able to get in some now are anxiously waiting to get We'll probabIy.be in before two except an Amer­ weeks go by. ican ship. It Ships signing on were the Neva seems as though Inman West and Lucile" Bloomfield of he has a girl Bloomfield. Ships in transit were friend waiting for him somewhere the Warhawk and Maiden Creek of in Turkey. We were so sorry that Waterman, Mae of Bull, Tainaron we couldn't oblige him as we told of Actium, Chiwawa of Cities Serv­ him we were just fresh out of these WILltflNGTON, CaU* 509 Marine Ave. FORT WILLIAM.... 11814 Syndicate Ave. SIU, A&6 District bottoms. He thanked us and took Ontario Phone: 3-3221 ice, and the Seatrains New Jersey, Ernest Tilley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 103 Durham St. Louisiana, Georgia and Texas of BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. HEADQUARTERS... .675 4th Ave., Bklyn. PORT COLBORNB off for the hills. Which goes to Earl Ontario Phone; 5591 Sheppard. Agent Mulberry 4940 SECRETARY-TREASURER TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. Seatrain. Paul Hall prove that there really are more of BOSTON 276 State St. EMpire 4-5719 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS The weather here is very cloudy these types on the outside than on James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 Robert VICTORIA, BC 617V4 Cormorant St. Matthews Joe Alglna Empire 4531 and warm and we are being threat­ 308'A 23rd St. Claude Simmons Joe Volplan the inside. So from now on, we GALVESTON VANCOtrVER, BC 666 HamUton St. Keith Alsop. Agent Phone 2-8448 William HaU are going to have a net as part of LAKE CHARLES, La PaclBc 7824 ened with rain daily. 1419 Ryan St. SYDNEY, N8 804 Charlotte St. Keith Alsop our office equipment so that we Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 SUP Phono U34C Galveston Port Agent 20 Elgin St. 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLULU can bag these guys when they come MOBILE 16 ATerchant St. BAGOTVILLE, Quebec Phone: 545 Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Phone 5-8777 THOROLD, Ontario into the hall. 82 St. Davldi St. NEW ORLEANS 583 Bienville St. PORTLAND . .622 N. W. Everett St. CAnal 7-3202 Both of^the candidates for Gov­ Lindsey Williami, AgentMagnoUa 6112-6113 Beacon 4336 QUEBEC........ 113 Cote Da La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 257 5th St. ernor who are running in the Dem­ NEW VORK 679 4tb Ave., Brooklyn RICHMOND, CAUr 177 Prince William St. Phone 2599 SAINT JOHN., HYacinth 9-6600 ocratic primary have established NB Phone: 2-5232 If a crewmember quits while 450 Harrison St. 127-129 Bank St. SAN FRANCISCO, Douglas 2-8363 an equal rights program and the NORFOLK a ship is In port, delegates Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 2700 1st Ave. Great Lakes District PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. SEATTLE race, so far looks like it will be a S. are asked to contact the hall Main 0290 CarduHo, Agent Market 7-1635 ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher photo-finish as both candidates .SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. WILMINGTON immediately for a replace­ 805 Marine Ave. Phone: 1238W r. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO, NY ~ have equally large backing. It Marty 180 Main St. ment. Fast action on their part BreithotT, West Coast Representative NEW YORK 676 4th Ave., Brooklyn ... Phone: Cleveland 7391 seems as though the opinions are PUERTA de TIERRA, PR Pelayo 51—La 5 will keep all jobs aboard ship STerUng 8-M71 CLEVELAND.... 1.734 Lakeside Ave., NE 2-5996 Phone: Main 1-0147 that Mahoney will carry Baltimore SAVANNAH filled at all times and elimi­ I Abercorn St. DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Agent Phone 3-1728 and the towns and that Byrd will SEATILE Phone: Woodward 1-6857 nate the chance of the ship 2700 tst Ave. MONTREAL 634 St#lames St. West DULUTH 531 W. Michi8an St. carry quite a few of the counties. Jeff Gillette, Agent Elliott 4334 sailing shorthanded. _ PLateau 8161 _ Phone: Melrose 2-4110 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. HAUFAX NX 128'A Hoilis St. SOUTH CHICAGO 3281 E. 82nd St It looks as though the final out- Kay White, Agent Phone 2-13Mi Baltimore: Ore Line Ships Paying Off in Better Shape Alexaodra Takes Full Crew In Lake Charles New Mariner To Go To Walorman Noxl Week Put Number On Meeting Excuses Men Happy About Now Union Location iKf€/' MmMikMiMs MJrMJKJa^A %FJn X Fill Thttt Berth Phonei 3-8911 - .1 - -S Phonal Essex S-241l< i.', •I i. J . �J..;,- 4-. fVv* SEAFARERS April 16, 1954 Pagre Eleven LOG ......... JKMIT JtfPOATS were the following: Fairland, Bien­ New York: ville and Azalea City (Waterman), Seamar (Calmar) and Steel Chem­ ist (Isthmian). There were no ma­ jor beefs on any of these either. The only real activity on the waterfront is centered around the The shipping situation for the The AFL's efiForta to establish a election for repPort of New York has not been new union for longshoremen was resentation of good for the past two weeks due to reported in detail to delegates to West Coast stew­ the continuation of the port tie-up the annual Louisiana State Federa­ ard department by the longshoremen. However, tion of Labor convention which met men, with the balloting running that tie-up has ended and the port last week in New Orleans. into its last two AFL representatives familiar or three weeks. is buzzing with activity again. With with developments on the Atlantic Most ships have the ships 'beginning to move in and and Gulf Coasts predicted that the already been out, shipping should improve con­ mob leadership of the old ILA is polled on the is­ McCall siderably in the coming period. on the way out. *"They were con­ sue, with the SIUWe paid off a total of 13 ships fident that longshoremen along the affiliated Marine Cooks and StewAtlantic and Gulf Coasts soon will ards-AFL hoping for a clear-cut in the past two weeks, signed four be re-aiTiliated with the American victory when the final count is made. on foreign articles and had 15 inFederation of Labor through the The opposition, the Commie-con- transit ships to service. Ships pay­ new AFL-ILA. trolied independent NUMC&S, is ing off were the Shinnecock Bay of Larry Long, provisional president the only seagoing union in which Veritas; Seatrains Louisiana, Sa­ of the AFL-ILA, Holt Ross, chair­ Moscow calls the shots and the vannah, Texas and Georgia of Seaman of the AFL Longshoremen's MCS-AFL is trying hard to put it train; Evelyn and Angelina of Bull; Organizing Committee here, and out of business. Other than this, Steel Age, Steel Apprentice and E. H. Williams, president of the there is no labor activity in the Steel Fabricator of Isthmian; Chiwawa and Bents Fort of Cities Louisiana Federation of Labor, port. Service and the Golden City of were among those who spoke on There are quite a few brothers Waterman. the subject. on the beach here, including oldThe SIU and its affiliates in this timers and newtimers alike. Among Signing On port were amply represented by a them are R. Parady, V. Sorensen, Ships signing on were the ManJ. Parks, J. Goude, J. Pulliam, F. big delegation at the convention. Dick ,Martinez, Tex Metting, Hansen, J. Ramos, R. Norgren, D. kato Victory of Victory Carriers; Frank Russo and George McFall Chen, L. Franken, A. Branconi, J. Steel Age of Isthmian, and the were SIU Atlan­ Broaddus, N. Korsak, N. West, R. Choctaw and Golden City of tic and Gulf Dis­ Graf, J. Nicholson, O. Powell, A. Waterman. In-transit vessels were the Penntrict members on Borjer, W. Kelley, H. Ulrich, C. the commitee Lawson, C. Christensen, N. Lam­ mar and Yorkmar of Calmar; Antinous, Fairisle and J. B. Water­ along with the bert and F. McCall. man of Waterman; Petrolite of SIU agent from Sailed In Atlantic Tanker Sag; Winter Hill of Cities this port, Jim The last two brothers named Gormley, MFOW sailed with Atlantic during the re­ Service; Robin Goodfellow of Seas; agent; Phil Mons- cent drive and are now taking ad­ Suzanne of Bull; Steel Vendor of son, SUP agent; vantage of their SIU books to sail Isthmian; Ocean Ulla of Ocean Buck Stephens, SIU style. Both came off SIU Trans; and Seatrains Savannah, McFall Herman Troxclair ships recently, where they enjoyed New York Louisiana and New Jer­ and Paul Warren, SIU patrolmen; the SIU conditions they only sey of Seatrain. Tommy Doyle, SIU-MAW Gulf rep­ dreamed about while sailing in the No Big Beefs resentative, and Bill Moody, Gulf Atlantic Refining Company. All of these ships were in clean area reporter for the SEAFARERS Frank McCall, who received his LOG, also participated. SIU book just a year ago, sails as shape with no major beefs on them Shipping hero has been only fair AB and hails from the fair city of and were taken care of in good or­ since our last report. Little change Minneapolis. A veteran of the US der. Now that the illegal tie-up of this is anticipated in the Immediate fu­ Navy who served during World port has been ended by court or­ ture. War II, he's been shipping about During the last two weeks, the three and a half years now, most ders and the NLRB has ordeced a Del Sud and Del Mundo (Missis­ of the time with Atlantic. Both he new election to be held, we feel sippi), the Chickasaw (Watermai^), and Lambert were active SIU sup­ sure that the AFL will win the Margaret Brown (Bloomfield) and porters during the campaign in election and finish the job of clean­ Salem Maritime (Cities Service) that fleet, but there just weren't ing up this harbor and making it a enough of them in the rest of the place where working longshoremen paid off here. and seamen alike will be able to The Del Sud, Del Mundo and Del fleet, in the last analysis. work and earn a living without the In the marine hospital this week Sol (Mississippi) signed on. interference of the mobsters and The following ships called in are the following brothers: H. P. hoodlums who have been disrupt­ Hansen, A. Keller, S. Sue, G. C. transit: Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Patri­ ing the operation of this port for ot,. Alcoa Corsair and Alcoa Polaris Eller, J. Perreira, C. Cobum, E. so many years. Plahn, W. Singleton, H; Y. Choe, (Alcoa); Steel Advocate (Isthmian); I also want to take this oppor­ Del Sol (Mississippi); Seatrains P. S. Yuzon, C. Neumaier, O. GusNew York and Savannah (Seatrain tavsen and P. Walsh. All of them tunity to again thank the member­ Lines); War Hawk, Wacosta, Clai­ would appreciate mail or a per­ ship of the SIU for the splendid borne, Monarch of the Sea and sonal visit the next time their ship­ cooperation and help they have given us throughout this water­ Maiden Creek (Waterman); Neva mates hit this area. front beef and ask them to con­ Tom Banning West and Lucile Bloomfield tinue giving us their cooperation San Francisco Pert Agent (Bloomfield) and Tainaron (Actiuni). Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent » > ft New Of/eons: Port Buzzing Again As Waterfront Beef Ends SlU Delegates Atlend La. Laber GoDvenHon and support until this job has been brought to a successful conclusion. Claude Simmons Asst. Sec.-Treas. ft ft ft Boston: Trinity Payoff Clean Up In Portland, Me. Shipping has picked up a bit in this por^ but it is still nothing to brag about. Ships paying off were the Gov­ ernment Camp, Lone Jack and Winter Hill of Cities Service as well as the Trinity of Carras. Ships sigifng on were the same. Intransit ships were the Choctaw, Antinous and J. B. Waterman of Waterman; Michael of Carras; Steel Apprentice and Steel Fabri­ cator of Isthmian; Robin Mowbray of Seas, and the Cantigny of Cities Service. When the Trinity docked . in Portland, Me., last week, its ap­ pearance was a far cry from the last payoff. She had been painted and really cleaned up. The storerooms were nice and clean and it was an altogether differ­ ent-looking ship. However, there didn't seem to be Murphy much cooperation between bookmen and the dele­ gates. When a man is elected dele­ gate, the men should give him their full support as he has a big enough job taking care of OT and repairs without fighting the rest of the members in his department. Helps Boys' Club The men on the beach include P. Karas, R. Johnston. C. Karas and W. Joens. P. Karas has given his punching bag and boxing equip­ ment to a boys' club in which he is interested. He hopes to help the boys stay off the streets at night. Getting married must have made an old man of him as he is hanging up his gloves. J. Murphy, one of the oldtimers in the SIU. will celebrate his Golden Wedding anniversary on Friday, April 23, 1954. He is also known as the "Silver Fox." His favorite ship is the Yarmouth, which he has sailed on for many summers; We have been informed by East­ ern Steamship Company that the Evangeline will be towed up to Boston from New York and will be put into commission. She will also sail under the Liberian fJcg along with her sister ship, the Yarmouth. James Sheelian Boston Port Agent ft ft Son Francisco: There's very little activity to re­ port from this port, with things re­ maining definitely on the quiet side. Shipping has been slow for the past two weeks and, at the present time, it does not seem as if it is going to get any better in a hurry. In-transit ships provided the bulk of our activity, as we handled one lone payoff and the same amount on the sign-on side of the ledger. The payoff was on the Lib­ erty Flag (Gulf Cargo), and it went off with a minimum of trouble and no special beefs. The Coe Victory tVictory Carriers) signed on... ' " Vessels w'fiich called In Iran^t Shipping Figures March 24 to April 7 PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Galveston ......... Seattle San Francisco ..... Wilmington ................ 1 " ti-*..-; I- Totals "4 1 t.v REG. DECK • 28 28 REG. ENGINE 13 114 26 123 29 19 36 48 61 29 21 25 • 20 ' 659 561 REG. TOTAL STEW. REG. 17 50 369 113 18 75 339 64 23 91 42 11 21 80 41 135 72 210 20 77 75 26 24 90 12 49 462 1,682 SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL SHIP. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED 27 12 10 5 129 48 31 V 50 48 20 9* 19 99 88 70 257 20 9* 3 8 27 9 -6 12 14 5 5 4 36 103 38 29 87 88 261 86 12 6 26 8 18 18 58 22 13 6 32 13 13 13 33 12 365 376 299 1,040 I .1 Savannah: Weather And Shipping Are Fine In Georgia -The weather is fair as well as the shipping down in this Geor­ gian port. It has really turned warm. We turned on the air condition­ ing today and the boys are coming in to enjoy the coolness of the hall. They are flocking in like it is rain­ ing outside, but it isn't; they just want to huddle around that cool Kelvinator. Ships paying off were the South­ land of South Atlantic; Queenston Heights of Seatrade; and the Abiqua and Archers Hope of Cities Service. Signing on again were the Southland and Queenston Heights. In-Transits Ships in transit were the Sea­ trains New York, Savannah and Louisiana of Seatrain: Southwind of South Atlantic; Steel Architect of Isthmian; Arlyn and Carolyn of Bull; Yaka of Waterman, and Robia Tuxford of Seas. Oldtimers on the beach include, J. Morris, T. Nongezer, C. Lee, A. Groover, D. Waters, R. Burnsed, C. Moss. R. Strickland, C. Lowery and J. Sellers. Sellers just wrecked his automobile and was lucky to live. He ran into the back end of a stalled truck, which shook him up pretty well, but there were no broken bones. Men in the marine hospital in­ clude A. Morse, J. Watley, L. Car­ penter. B. Blanchard, F. Payler, R. McCorkel, J. Littleton, P. Jakubcsak, W. Bedgood, K. Sellers, P. Bland and J. Kramer. Jeff Morrison Savannah Port Agent ft ft Seattle: Shipping Picks Up< Will Slay Thai Way Awhile Shipping has been good and it looks as if it will remain good for the next two weeks. Will ship a full crew for the Longview Victory which has been in idle status. Ships paying off were the Longview Victory of Victory Carriers; Omega of Omega Waterways; Young America of Waterman; Alcoa Pioneer of Alcoa, and the Western Rancher of Western Navi­ gation. Ships signing on were the Young America and Alcoa Pioneer. In-transit vessels were the Fairland and Fail-port of Waterman. -Oldtimers on the beach include E. L. Mercereau, J. A. Gentes. R. D. Eisengraeber and C. F. Aycock. Men in the hospital include R. R. Yonce. J. O. Roling, J. Neubauer, R. B. Barnes. C. R. Johnson, S. Johannessen and V. K. Ming. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent Cooks, Slowards' Voto Hearing Hnai Stages "i Throw in For A 3ieeting Job Under the i-ules of the SIU, any member can nominate himself for meeting chairman, reading clerk or any other post that may be up for elec­ tion before the membership, including committees, such as the tallying committees, finan­ cial committees, auditing com­ mittees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the start of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. m •. ;7I •11 "Til ""'if �1;. S: • SEAFARERS Page Twelve IN THE WAKE In the early days of the English out the lights of vessels until they language, road meant the act of were close by owing to the bril­ riding, such as a journey upon a liance of the sea. liorse; the horseback journey itself^ S" 3" i was made on a "highway." Even-' Largest inland body of water in tually, through the association of the world, the Caspian Sea is ac­ Ideas, probab'y, the act of riding a tually a great salt lake with an horse was carried over to act of area more than 110 times that of riding the waves. Road also came the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Except to mean a place where ships could for the southern shore, which bor­ anchor wHh safety, such as Hamp­ ders on Iran, the Caspian ,js en­ ton Rords, which got its name tirely within Soviet territory. It from the town of Hampton on the receives the waters of four major nearby shore of Virginia. Hamp­ rivers, but has no outlet, ^ind vari­ ton Roads is the channel through ations in evaporation have altered which the waters of the James, its size many times in the course Nansemond and Elizabeth rivers of history. Large projects are cur­ pass into Chesapeake Bay. In rently under way for raising its 1862, it was the scene of the first level, which has sunk seven feet battle between iron-clad vessels, .since 1936. The northern part of the historic battle between the the sea is the world's chief source Monitor and Merrimac. of black caviar. April 1«. 1084 LOG MEET THE SEAFARER FRED MILLER, AB "The longer I sail," said 62-year- much more genial and carefree old Fred Miller, who has been than most places in the world. Question; How do you feel about around the world many times over, "One of the nicest things about shipboard pets? the more I find out how little sailing for a living," he says, "is • have seen of the world. It's the variety to it and the differ­ Harry Collier, baker: Shipboard wonderful place." ences between one port and an­ pets would be all right on some Seafarer Miller should know other. You always have something ships and in some what he's talking about, because to look forward to when you ship spots on the ves­ he's been sailing ever since he was out. I guess that's why so many sel. However, for a 14-year-old, beginning in 1905, people like to vacation abroad." personal reasons, Not counting some ...time spent Miller, who lives in Jensen I think they ashore in the 1930'8, Miller has Beach, Fla., ships out of all the would be a nui­ been on the high seas ever since SIU ports in the l/S when he gets sance around the as a source of livelihood. a chance, but right now he's -con­ galley because Comes To US In 1914 centrating on New York. He's got they only get in Bom in Copenhagen, Denmark, five acres of land, a house and five the way and underfoot. They'd Miller came to the US in 1914, cottages down in Florida, just 102 be all right up on deck and out on joining the US and maritime union miles north of Miami. He's been movement in June of that year. building it up since 1946, when he the fantail, but that's about all. Before shipping out on US vessels. first purchased the site, with the . t t i 3. 3. t t 3» 3!" Miller sailed many foreign ships, aid of his 73-year-old father-inJose Carbone, OS: I think it is often cruising between Rio de law, his daughter and his son-inEll^s Island, lying in New York The first iron steamboat built in a good idea to have pets on board Janeiro, Brazil, and Australia, as law, another Seafarer. They built America was the Codorus, built in harbor about a mile SW of the ship for the Battery, got its present name from well as way stations and other the cottages all by themselves, with 1825 at York, Pa., by John Elgar aihusement and ports of calli Joining the SIU in his father-in-law doing most of the . . . The name of the Turbinia its onetime owner, Samuel. Ellis, entertainment of 1944, Miller really started living work while Miller contributed (1897) commemorated the fact that a butcher living on Manhattan in the men. It is under Seafarers' contracts and top much of the capital by shipping she was the first vessel to be the latter part of the 18th century. one of the best working conditions. out frequently. driven by a turbine . ^ . The first Government property since 1808, things the men it was long the site of an arsenal Souvenir Shell ship to be constructed of steel was All-SIU Family can have aboard Sailing through two wars on the the Servia (1881), a merchant and a fort, but its most famous ship to pass their Miller was married in 1926 in high seas. Miller claims never to steamer capable of crossing the years were from 1892 until 1943, free time away. San Francisco, Cal., and has one have lost a ship under him, al­ child, a daughter, Grace, who, in Atlantic in seven days . . . New when it served as the chief immi­ Reading, movies gration station of the US. Since though ships in the same convoy turn, has a daughter Denise. All York witnessed a memorable maand other sorts - Tine disaster 100 years ago today, then, with the removal of immigra­ of entertainment are all right, but were rendered hors de combat by of which makes Miller a grandpa. when the ship Powhatan, bound tion and naturalization^ services to there's nothing like a dog or cat. enemy submarine action. A com­ Denise, 15 months old, is the from Le Havre to NY, grounded Manhattan, Ellis Island is used bined submarine and air raid off daughter of Seafarer Joe Le Blanc, 3> 4. 3^ off Long Beach, Long Island. Three chiefly as a detention center for Corsica, in the Mediterranean Sea, making it an all-SIU family. Jack Struiler, cook and baker: hundred and eleven lives were aliens awaiting clearance of their during the last world conflict, was don't like to have pets' on ship­ entry papers or for those awaiting Visits Home Folks lost board at all.-Hav­ Miller's sole contact with action in deportation. two world wars. In the convoy were The intrepid Seafarer, around ing them on 3< 3)> 3« 4. 3. 4. board ship is some 53 ships heading for the is­ the world many times in his nearly The condition known as "phos­ The hammocks used by oldtime cruelty to ani­ land with iron ore. Wearing a 50-year sailing career, only got phorescent sea" is a phenomenon sailors to sleep in derived their mals, because crash helmet which was knocked back to Denmark for the first time of glowing light frequently seen at name from the Caribbean Indian there is no place off during the height of the activi­ early this year. He spent eight days sea at some point of water dis­ name of a tropical tree, the hamfor them to run ties, Miller garnered a six-inch in Copenhagen with his sisters turbance such as the breaking aca, whose bark was used by the and roam. At the shell which fell on the deck at his who are still living there, along crest of a wave, the bow wave and natives of the West Indies and very least, if there feet as a souvenir of the war. He's with plenty of nieces and nephews. wake of a ship, or the dipping of Central and South America to is one dog or thankful that's all the action he Two of his sisters live in Copen­ an oar. It is supposed to be caused make their swinging beds. Co­ hagen while another lives outside cat, there should saw. by the coiybination of the air with lumbus first saw them when he ar­ be another of the same so they can ' Ships Anywhere the city. Miller also has three the secretion of certain jellyfish and rived in the New World, but simi­ have a playmate and not be lonely. Miller is the kind of Seafarer brothers and one sister in this microscopic marine animals. The lar hanging or swinging beds had who likes to ship anywhere in the country, so he's not exactly home­ 3f ^ ^ pale phosphorescent light some­ been used aboard ship by sailors Luis Gonzalez, oiler: Pets aboard world, as long as its a foreign run, sick for the old country. times becomes quite brilliant and, in ancient times. The design of ship are all right in a moderate which he says he prefers to coastal Knowing a good thing when he according to a report from one Roman galleys was modified by way, but I don't and intercoastal trips. He likes the sees it. Miller has high praise for ahip, a bucket of water hauled many early chieftains to allow think they should Mediterranean and Pacific runs, the Union. He knows it's the best aboard at such a time was bright them to have a more comfortable be aboard in but his heart is really in his work thing any seaman can have and enough to light up a cabin. The swinging bed rather than one abundance. If a when he hits Italian port cities. He gives him a chance to hold his log of another ship, in 1923, re­ placed right on the planks of their man wants to says he's crazy about the Latin head high in any society. Need­ ported great difficulty in making vessels. atmosphere which he claims is less to say, he's sold on the SIU. keep a pet, let him keep it ashore where it won't get under­ foot and disturb the other crew­ ACROSS DOWN 13. Where Quatif Is 31. Peter Loire's men. It would look like Noah's ark Indian, British and other Allied Allied raids on the Rumanian 16. Noted clergy­ role if everyone had a pet aboard ship. troops held firm and began push­ capital of Bucharest inflicted heavy A potent force 1. Tibetan priests' man 33. "Gods" with in the US. 19. Not any goat ears 4> 4i 4' 2. Smell damage. Similar jaids were carried 22. NY basketbaU 35, " and over" Atlantic or 3. Island SE of Sid Bernstein, MM: I think ing back the Japanese from their out on parts of occupied France player 37. Escape Pacific Celebes 24. German: Slang 38. Metric quart keeping pets aboard a vessel is a previously-won positions on the . . . US troops captured two small 4. Jap scarf 11. Island of Dutch 26. Girl's name 39. Looks at evily 5. Tear down Antilles fine idea, no mat­ India-Burma front ... An assas­ islands north of Los Negros in the 41. Breakwater 6. It peps up gas 27. Territory in 12. Where Yalta is West India 42. Harvest ter whether they sin's bullet narrowly missed Presi­ Admiralty Islands ... In hockey's 7. Old plane 28. Papier 45. Shelter 8. De Valera's 14. Specks be cats, dogs, Stanley Cup playoffs, the Montreal 29. In the region of 47. Rest, as at land 19. Russian 30. Uproarious monkeys, para­ dent Manuel Camacho of Mexico Canadiens whipped the Chicago anchor 9. Amount: Abbr. tribesmen at his National Palace home in 10. Approaching (Puzzle Answer On Paee 25) keets, or what 17. Love: Latin Black Hawks in four straight have you. They Mexico City . . . Great Britain and games . . . The SIU reported that 18. Growing out 1 2 3 4 10 50. Cheer keep a man com­ the US demanded that Sweden halt nearly 15,000 new members had 51. Went down pany and help the export of ball bearings to the joined the A&G District since II |I2 13 53. Hqlf of him get over that Axis ... US planes in the Aleutians March, 1942. "snake eyes" lonely feeling he twice bombed Japanese bases on 14 |I5 54. Change course 3^ 3^ 4> of ship gets abbard a ship the Kurile Islands. 17 4> 4> 4> 55. Ball team ^HIB at sea. They're good for that, espe­ 120 A progress report from London 57. He lived in a cially on a long trip of several Russian forces recaptured .,the said more than 500 enemy vessels lamp 21 months. Black Sea port of Odessa. Another had been sunk or damaged by 58. A "sea soldier" thrust retook Yalta in the Crimea mines dropped from bombers on a tit 51. Former WaU 25 26 .Street king Edward Riley, bosun: Pets are and advanced on the naval base of 1,300-mile . front extending from 52. Port in Chile wonderful things to have aboard a Sevastopol... At least 900 persons the Bay of Biscay to the Gulf of 26 29 30 53. Glide ship for the com­ were killed by fires and explosions Danzig on the Baltic Sea ... A 54. He works in panionship they 32 on the docks of Bombay ... Nearly proposal that the SIU purchase a gaUey offer to the men two-thirds of the entire British hall in Tampa, Fla., was recom­ 55. Aleutian island 34 during those 56. Shout coast was placed under military mended for membership action on 37 38 39 40. Cabin lonely stretches restrictions. Phone service to all a coastwise referendum ballot . . . 40 41. It makes ship |43 at sea. The men parts of Ireland was cut off, and Front-line dispatches indicated go -can pasa the time ship service from British to Irish that the Russians haif fought their 43. Contend 44 45 146 47 away profitably ports was ordered suspended after way over the Czech border... Gen. 44. Study of wipes playing around April 24 ... As a result of a gen­ de . Gaulle dismissed Gen. Giraud 46. Make happy 146 with the dog, cat, eral tightening of. Selective Service as commander in chief of the 48. Fencer or whatever it 40. Helper regulations. Seafarers were again French armed forces. Giraud re­ 50. Prophets may be. They're the best thing for cautioned to keep in close touch fused to give up his, 5>ld. lipst.,*)' 51. shipbaattt Aatk for the crew. accept the new one.' ' ' it* < i tjfl V with their draft boards. i.'«. .'jr.ili A0O Fi m . 11, 1 »•;» �•April I«. 1»54 SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS « LOG April U. 1954 Paffe Thirteen 'Poison Pen' Vol. XVI, No. I Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYacinth 8-8600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HERBERT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editdr, DANIEL NILVA; Statf Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK. JERRY REMSB, At, MABRIN; CUU Area Reporter, But. Moonr; fitaif Atahtants, LYMAN .GAVLORD, MU.TON HoRo.wnz. New Anti-Union Moves As pointed 6ut in the March 5 SEAFARERS LOG, the legislative trend against unions and their members is still gathering strength. Developments in the past few weeks have reinfdrced that trend. In Louisiana, the legislature is con­ sidering, a bill that would outlaw any kind of union security, while in Washington, Congressmen are flooding the hopper with bills that wbuld greatly limit the union's key weapon, its right to strike. The "right to work'' laws rule out any kind of preference under contract for union membership. They mean that an employer is free to load the dice by employing large num­ bers of wOrkers even though the union originally had a majority. He then can turn on the union and its membership when contract time comes around. Some of the proposed Federal changes are stiffer. .They would permit an employer, under certain circumstances, to fireijill strilCjCrs, They would also give the President absolute authority.over a, union's right to strike in some instances by permitting unlimited anti^strike injunctions for an indefi­ nite period. Such limits on the right to strike mean only one thing—that employers will be free to defy any and all union demands. • Those who propose the bills do so with the excuse that unions have abused certain rights. Nobody claims that union ranks, any mOre than employer ranks, Governnient officials or legislators are 100 percent pure at all times. But there is and always has been ample legislation on the books to deal with the guilty ones. The argument is simply a smokescreen in a drive to weaken unions and place union members at the mercy of their em­ ployers. Asks Plan For Housing^ Loans To the Editor: I am writing to you in regard to the hard time seamen are gettihg when applying for a loan from a bank or finance company. I applied to several banks and when they found out I was single they were leery, but when I told them I was a mei;phant seaman they wouldn't even let me sit down in spite of the fact that I have about $3,000 equity in a car and home I'm buy­ ing, They know all about rotary ship­ ping and it's pretty tough when a $50 a week bank clerk who couldn't tie the messboy's shoestrings tells Television sets throughout the us that we need collateral because we are too risky. I have a plan that country will keep on humming as the SIU should set up its own major networks settled on a newbuilding and loan association. It contract with the AFL Radio and would be along the same lines as a Television Guild, representing di­ credit union, but on a broader rectors and other personnel in the scale where the Union helps the studios. The agreement calls for seamen buy a home by helping an average ten percent increase. swing the deal or guarantee part The union had been considering a of the mortgage. possible nationwide strike. Each seaman could be assessed ^ so much and the rest could be bor­ Postal Unions representing US rowed from the Post Office employees have run Welfare fund to into a snag in their demands for an get started. As $800 annual wage increase. Post­ soon as it is on a master General Arthur Summerpaying proposi­ ffeld opposed the request in testi­ tion, the associa­ mony before the House Post Office tion could then Committee charging that it was an declare dividends "unjustified raid" on the treasury. ' Another illustration of the value of Public Health Service by giving each ip ii> Zt hospitals is contained in the LOG story on Page 9 on the bookman a bank Chicago Painters Local. 637 has book with a few Prevas physical therapy program conducted at Staten .Island. It's dollars towards asked the city's Building Trades safe to say that as a result of this program, several hundred his assessment. In this manner you Council to start a drive for ade­ will not only create good will by quate housing legislation. The seamen and othp patients each year are helped back into returning the assessment, but you union proposed that a city-wide shape far sooner than they would be otherwise. Many of will: encourage the man to bank conference be called for that pur­ pose, pointing to the rapid growth them no doubt avoid the partial or total disability that can and save with the SIU. of slums in the city as a danger What better selling point could be an after-effect of injury or illness. the Union have when organizing signal. The work of the physical therapy program, like the rest than to show seamen that the Zr Zf Z> of., the USPHS operation, is designed to restore the patients Union can help them out in their A conference on unemployment to useful lives as soon as possible. Every day saved through financial difficulties in buying a will be held April 25-30 by the this program means one day less that a, patient has to be a home or car, especially among California State Federation of La­ those oldtime company stiffs. Even­ bor in Santa Barbara. The meet­ burden on his family and on the community. tually the members could be of­ ing will take up problems under . From this point of view, the dollars spent by the Govern­ fered group life insurance for their the state unemployment compen­ ment in supporting this and any other hospital program families at cut rate premiums and sation law, and draft recommenda­ are a sound investment. They return their value many times perhaps even insurance for their tions for improving procedures. over in the form of healthy and productive workers. automobile and home. 4" 4" Members of the Washington All these additional features t Sr t would take a little .time, of course, Building Trades Council are con­ but if the organization is on a tributing several thpusand mansound scale they could be made hours of work to help build an ad­ dition to the Anderson Rehabilita­ possible. The findings of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, in a When the Teamsters Union can tion Hospital in nearby Arlington, recent study of the allotments sent home by seamen with lend a trucking corporation $1,- Virginia. The new addition will be used to retrain workers suffering families in the Azalea City, are the type of statistics that 500.000 to stay in business, we, as from handicaps brought on by in­ a smaller union, should strive to often pass unnoticed. But the results of the survey showed, consolidate our position to make juries. ._ 4 4" 4 for example, that seamen voluntarily contributed the sum the members as strong as possible. Railroad Trainmen employed by of $7 million from their pay last year for family allotments, Wants No Dough the Long Island railroad have won aside from the many millions more they brought home after I realize that my plan sounds a an award from the National Media­ bit complicated and needs a lot of tion Board upholding an agreement the payoff. work done on it, but a lot of other providing seven days' pay for six This is a considerable figure and, with Mobile noted as a things we have today sounded just days' work on the line's commuter major SIU port, it means that Seafarers accounted for much as far-fetched ten years ago when runs. The agreement was signed of the total. It also means that shippers and seamen provided they were first proposed. If suc­ in January, but a dispute arose as a ,large chunk of cash towards the prosperity and well-being cessful we could set a precedent to the interfhretation of its terms. never before equalled in the mari­ of a major US city and its citizens. 4 4 4 Approximately 189,000 members time industry. There are a lot of Apart from that, the study showed once again that seamen details worked out, but I of the CIO United Steelworkers today are a highly-responsible group of men, with families, sincerelyto be b«iieve that if ap- Union are idle as the result of the homes and obligations which they meet even while far out piroached properly this plan has' drop in steel productibli. according at sea. The seaman who is a drifter,-with no roots, is a van- great possibilities. to the union's esfima^. Another urecu..,..,,, 'My*!!': titi'v. VeiaVmhf.'-'-o: ttW meinbtftr inw TiKWpToyed in Pjbysieal Therapy A Responsible Profession LEGISLATURES Canada for the same reason. The total represents better than 15 per­ cent of the union's membership, which runs close to 1,200,000. 4 4 4 A Labor Advisory group on Puerto Rican affairs will be organ­ ized in New York to bring Puerto Ricans and other Spanish-speaking workers into unions and to help solve housing, educational and other problems for the Spanish-speaking newcomers to the city. The group will be sponsored by both AFL and CIO unions in the city and by the Puerto Rican Department of Labor, .444 Suspension of 57 union officers has led to a work stoppage of ap­ proximately 6,400 members of AFL Machinists Local 801 at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey. The sus­ pended officers slept in the yard while the other workers punched in their cards but,refused to go to work. 4 4 4 Newspaper delivery drivers in parts of New York City struck last week cutting off deliveries to about 700 newsstands in scattered areas. The Newspaper and Mail Delivery Union (independent) called the strike after 11 months of negotia­ tions had failed to produce an agreement on wage matters and other benefits for the drivers in­ volved. 4 4 4 The CIO Newspaper Guild called a strike against two daily news-, papers in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsyl­ vania, after failure of contract ne­ gotiations over wage, vacation and ai-bitration issues. The publisher of the two papers, the "TimesLeader-Evening News," and "The. Record" had offered an increase of $1.75 a week. Printers and other mechanical union members re­ fused to cross the picketlines. 4 4 4 Teachers, firemen and other unionized city employees picketed New York's City Hall this week in a demonstration for pay in­ creases. The city has proposed some increases in the budget for the coming year but the various unions involved objected that the sums were not enough to meet their needs. Unions involved in­ cluded the AFL Teachers Guild and the Unifot^aed Firemen's As-; sbciation, also an AFL 'affiliate. �' ''i •yi i'" --. I -'J •I �lir' Pare Sixteen • SEAFARERS LO G SEAFARERS in Er • On the Job The marine section of the National Safety Convention met Thursday and Friday in New York's Hotel Statler to discuss safety in design and operation of ships and shipyards.. . Steamship companies that carry Lubrication of moving parts on board ship, as anywhere else, selves passenger traffic have a heavy work load of tax refunds on their hands three purposes—to reduce wear and power loss, to keep moving parts as a result of the reduction of travel taxes April 1. Passengers who cool and to keep them clean. The first two purposes are accomplished paid for tickets in advance before that date are entitled to tax refunds. by reducing friction between two moving surfaces in contact with the .. A US Air Force helicopter rescued 34 passengers pnd most of the crew of the Swedish freighter Dalsland near Casablanca. The small ' jSeafarer Lorenzo Rinaldi really other while the third is the result of absorption of foreign matter by 2,730-ton freighter hit a reef 200 yards offshore. The captain and three must have the touch when it comes the lubricant itself. crewmembers remained aboard. Lubrication requirements differ considerably under different circum­ to making pizza pies, judging from the reaction of his shipmates on stances, depending on the type of friction involved and the speed at Holland-America has scheduled summer and faH cruises to Bermuda the Alcoa Ranger. They agreed at which moving parts operate. Low speed operations, like those of the and South America for the liners Ryndam and Maasdam . Chief stew­ a shipboard meeting that it was reciprocating engine, require smaller amounts of oil, since, not much ard James Bradshaw of the Media, a Cunard line passenger ship, re­ worth while making a special pur- heat is generated and the oil serves only to separate the two Tublnng tired after the ship's last voyage. He had been in the company's serv­ Chase of pizza ingredients, includ­ surfaces. ice for 47 years . The Suez Canal handled a record number of ships ing such delicacies as anchovies Oil'Has Own Friction and a record cargo tonnage in 1953. Over 90 million metric tons of and a variety of Italian cheeses so Where a high speed engine such as a turbine is involved, the churn­ cargo passed through the canal on 12,731 ships. Northbound cargo far that Rinaldi could do - his stuff. ing .of the oil in itself becomes a source of friction, creating a great deal exceeded southbound tonnage, the difference being the amount of crude They were the kind of items that of heat. Consequently a larger amount of oil is used which is constantly you won't find on the average draining into a tank and being run through a cooler before being re­ oil moving north on tankers from the Persian Gulf oil fields. ship's stores Ust. * » * turned to the'bearings again. The 36-year-old Seafarer should With steel prodhction way down from last ydar. Great Lakes ore When proper lubrication exists, it means that a film of oil has been carriers expect to curtail operations this summer, "rhere, is sufficient know his way around a pizza since formed, separating the moving parts and preventing actual contact of ore on hand to service the industry for six months, as at present the he was born in Italy, the home of the metal. The remaining friction Is fluid—the friction of the oil mills are operating at slightly better than 60 percent of Capacity. Last that and other food delicacies. He's against itself. This varies with viscosity, temperature and the speed year the Great Lakes ore fleets moved nearly 96 million tons of ore. been sailing on SIU ships since and pressure to which the oil is subject. They don't expect to do better than 80 million tons in 1954.. A. S. June, 1951, and lives ashore in A good oil has high adhesion, that is, it will cling to a metal surface, Onassis, the Greek shipping tycoon, has had another supertanker Baltimore between trips. Right launched. It is il.c 21,800-ton Olympic Snow, a turbine-powered ship now he is galley utilityman on the and cohesion, which means it will hold together. Its viscosity, or in­ ternal friction, is measured by the time it takes a set amount of oil capable of cruising at leVi- knots.. One of the last of the great sailing Alcoa vessel. to flow from an opening of a certain size at a certain temperature. ships, the r.erman four-master Pamir, has been sold at auction for about ii it There are several kinds of friction that a lubricant has to deal with, $74,000 in American money. The 3,103-ton vessel was built in 1905 and Another picnic will be sponsored for many years operated in the grain and nitrate trade. by the crew of the Del Sud this including rolling friction of a wheel rolling on a non-moving surface, spring for Seafarers in New sliding friction of the piston or of a shaft turning in its bearings, start­ ing friction, the additional friction which has to be overcome when a The Venezuelan Line has lilans to expand cargo service between the Orleans, and bearing starts moving, running friction, when a shaft is in position at US and Venezuela through construction of four 4,800-ton cargo ships. Emii Herek, chief a constant speed, reversing friction arid accelerating friction. Obvious­ The VL-s.seIs are now being built in Dutch shipyards . . . Two tremendous steward, is one ly then, a lubricant has to perform its functions under a variety of Con­ one-piece castings weighing 84 tons each were unloaded at the Hampton of several crewditions. That means, in turn, a variety of lubricants. ' Roads Port of Embarkation recently by the Exchester... Tidewater Oil members who are sold two new tankers how under construction to the Western Hemi­ in charge of the Oils can be blended, which means made up of two or more petroleum sphere Corporation which promptly bareboat-chartered them back to affair. These have oils, or compounded, where a mineral oil has been added to a fixed oil. Tidewater. The tankers are being, built at Sparrows Point. Md. ... The proved very pop­ Fixed oils consist of lard oil, castor oil, sperm oil and the like. In other port of Norfolk is attempting to clear a huge glut of cargo that arrived ular in the past, words they come from vegetation or an animal source. as a result of diversions from New York during the recent dock tie-up. thanks to the ef­ Engine Lubrication * » • forts of the crew Almost any kind of oil can be used for engine lubrication of ordinary Herek An unexpected group of passengers came in to New York harbor on and it looks like learings. Where temperatures are high and severe operating condi­ the Italian liner Vnlcania during the course of the dock strike. There this one will be more of the same, tions exist, they are usually blended. Compounded oil is used under were two stowaways aboard, 43 passengers who had transferred from with lots of tasteful faod and re­ ordinary conditions. the Queen Mary at Halifax, and six American Immigration officers. freshments for Seafarers and their The standard internal combustion oils, or automobile engine oils are The Queen Mary passengers chose to complete their voyage by sea, families. used for Diesel engines. These are generally blended oils that are rather ihan take a train from Halifax and the Immigration inspectors Then there is usually a ball able to function under high tension and when burned in' cylinders, had gone to Halifax to help complete the transaction... The City of game between a group of crew- leave carbon that goes out through the exhaust rather than^ building New York hcs t~ikcn over the ferries that run between 69th Street, members and the Seafarers on the up on cylinder walls. Air compressor cylinder oils are much the same Brooklyn, and Staten Island.. W. O. Cook has been elected president of Robin Line to succeed Arthur R. Lewis, Jr., who died on March 16 beach to liven up the afternoon's but must be highly refined so as to leave a minimum of carbon deposits. .. New York ship repair yards have protested plans to extend the city's festivities. Oils for icf ihachine cylinders, for obvious reasons, must be able to Herek is a Nebraska native, 47 function , at extremely low temperatures. They have to be able to stay three percent sales tax to ship repair services. * » * years of age, who joined the SIU fluid at low temperatures. • A test case of the Government's right to seize 48 ships on the grounds in the Port of New Orleans on Cutting lubricants serve a different function. They have to penetrate that they are illegally owned by alien interests will be heard by the Su­ July 10, 1948. Right now he makes instantly, keep the cutting tool cool and either lubricate it or help it preme Court. The Meacham "Tanker Corporation has appealed seizure his home in the Crescent City and takd' a firm gripi These oils will usually contain lard oil and sulphur, of the Meacham, one of the ships involved, to the nation's highest tri­ sails regularly on the Delta Line plus a rust preventative. bunal Sale of the tanker Ampac Washington by the Government to passenger run. Greases may be any one of a number of different oils mixed with soap a Los Angeles bank for $305,000 has been approved by a Federal judge. i) i> i> so as to thicken the lubricant. The amount of soap can vary from a half At first the offer was rejected as too low, but no" other bidder came for­ The last voyage of the Winter percent up to 20 percent depending on the consistency desired. The ward for the ship. ..Ice floes in the St. Lawrence River tied up two Hill, a Cities Service tanker, was freighters enroute^ to Montreal temporarily. The Capo Miseno, an a pleasant trip all around, accord­ soap holds the lubricant in one place, although in some instances the soap is added to raise the temperature of the lubricant and make it Italian ship, and the Prins Willem Van Oranje, a Dutch vessel, had to ing to reports, run under certain conditions. anchor in a sheltered cove after a previous ship's wash loosened ice and part of the Graphite Grease User floes near Quebec City. credit is due to • • • Graphite greases are used only where bearings are worn, or where ship's delegate Isbrandtsen Steamship Company, long a lone wolf In the shipping Ernest W. Cox, temperatures are so high that ordinary lubricants would not provide Industry, is now taking on two South American steamship conferences. who along .with any protection. The graphite has slight abrasive qualities which file The company complained to the Federal Maritime Board that two con­ the department down rough surfaces and it also fills in irregularities in the surface. ferences were forcing exporters who ship to Colombia to use confer­ delegates did a It tends to coat the metal it covers substituting its own low friction ence line ships although the exporters designated Isbrandtsen as their good job in keep­ qualities for the higher friction of the metal, a characteristic which is quite useful in high speed operations. carrier.. US officials have promised to keep American fishing boats ing beefs at a Another kind of grease is gear lubricant, which Is a combination of from operating off Mexican shores in the Gulf of Mexico. The Mexican minimum. Cox high viscosity oil with a small amount of soda soap, giving it a jelly­ fishermen had demanded that their government take naval action if Coxf who sails necessary, to reserve coastal waters for Mexican fishing boats.. A new in the steward department, is a na­ like consistency. It's used on those gears that are designed so that aq service between Canada and the Mediterranean is starting this month tive of Mississippi who joined the oil couid not be retained in the gear casing. under the auspices of the Canada Levant Line, a mixed European and SIU in New Orleans on March 24, A general rule of the thumb for use of greases is to use soft greases Egyptian outfit. The iine will cali at Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, 1950. He lives in Pass Christian, for light pressures and high speeds, medium for medium pressures and Turkey, Egypt and North African ports. Mississippi, and is 32 years of age. speeds, and hard greases for heavy pressures and slow speeds. ACTION f?' April H> 1954 'Oil Is Cheaper Than Metar By Bernard Seaman �Aptii 10, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Page SeTcntecB Poll Returns Indicate Libraries Make A Hit Tabulations of the results in the first ^month of a SEA­ FARERS LOG poll on the question of continuing or ending the SIU ships' library program showed Seafarers overwhelm­ ingly in favor of keeping thef* program going. Two solitary for books on photography and the votes have been cast opposing inevitable bid for plenty of sea Adding a little 'sunshine therapy' to their program of convalescence, seven Seafarers bask in the sun on the roof of the Staten Island IJSPHS hospital along with Toby Flynn, SIU Welfare repre­ sentative. Left to right, they are Thomas Thompson, Walter Sudnick, Arthur Roy, Charles Oglesby, Flynn, Thomas Bach, Stanley Swienckoski and Edwin Rushton. Therapy Is tiood ^Medicine' (Continued from page 9) tients and inpatients, provide in­ dividual as well as group care five days a week both in a specially fitted gymnasium and in the wards themselves. The speed of recovery varies with the disability as well as the patient himself. A man with a leg in a cast who applies himself to the task can build the injured leg up again in a matter of weeks so that he can walk out feeling and look­ ing as fit as any man oh the street. A few think they can'"get back on their feet" just by lifting them off the bed, but they discover the^sad truth quickly once they try it. Then they too apply themselves to the care of the physical ther­ apists, who assist them in the exer­ cises and other treatments needed to bring back the full strength of the affected limb or part of the body. FUled With Gadgets The gym at Staten Island, on the seventh floor of the hospital, occu­ pies an area 35 feet long by 14 feet wide, and is filled with the tools of the trade. There are parallel bars to exercise the legs for walking again, arm and leg "pulls," ladders and steps to practice climbing with artificial limbs, with a facsimile model of the entrance to a bus to teach the patient how to mount the vehicle again. In addition, there are whirlpool Strike On NY Docks Over; Await Vote ((I^ntinued from page 2) Brownsville, Lake Charles and Gal­ veston, as well as a local In Port Isobel, Texas. All in all approximately 55 per­ cent of the membership in the Gulf is now AFL along with locals in Puerto Rico, Oregon, Washington and Alaska as well as on the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. The net result is to leave the old ILA increasingly Isolated without major support in any quarter except from the locals it holds in the New York area. The only outside support it can call on is from Harry Bridges and from the Communist Party, with the "Daily Worker" official organ of the Party, outspoken in its sup­ port of the racket-ridden organ­ ization. Similar support is forth­ coming from Bridges' West Coast longshore union which froin the beginning of the strike tias at* baths which provide heat and elec­ trically-controlled massage for the arms and legs, and a giant Hub­ bard tank, installed this year, fea­ turing complete body immersion in an S-shaped affair that takes up to 500 gallons of water. This equip­ ment, especially helpful for cases of paralysis and certain types of bums, ran. up a tab of $12,000, in­ cluding installation. The buoyancy of water, it's been determined, is a considerable aid to exercise in many Instances. Other treatments available in­ clude diathermy, infra-^ed lamps, muscle stimulators, plus mats and exercise tables with intricate sys­ tems of pulleys and weights. Depend On Condition The method»of treatment used naturally depei ds on the nature of the, condition to be treated and all of these are utilized in varying combination^ by most of the pa­ tients at the hospital. Most Sea farers look forward to the time when they are due to begin getting physical therapy treatment. They know this means they're on their way to recovery, and the chance to get back on the job with their shipmates. NewT ankers, Stiipbuilding Guarantees Planned By US A change in the Government's ship construction laws pro­ viding 100 percent guarantees on ship loans is the latest proposal of the administration to get private operators to build some new ships. The-^ proposal has received a warm have been introduced by Senators welcome from both shipping Saltonstall and-Butler in the Sen­ and by Representative Tollefmen and investment bankers. ate, son in the House of Represenatives. Another major step that is get­ Favorable action on the measure is ting administration support is a expected in both houses. Navy plan for Government con­ struction of at least 20 modern tankers to be chartered out to pri­ vate industry for ten-year charters. In turn, the Navy would lay up its own T-2 tankers for reserve pur­ poses The Navy has been pushing this proposal for some time now as a means of overcoming a grave short­ age of modem tankers, and at the (Continued from page 5) same time, providing the service with an adequate tanker reserve. be far more expensive, $4,424,000 The 100 percent guarantee on and $5,072,000. ship loans would mean, in effect, Although these prices are 50 per­ that anybody who lends money to a shipowner to build new ships is cent, or less, than the actual cost guaranteed every penny of his in­ of the ships, the Government would vestment, plus interest, by the probably have to chop them in half Government. In case the shipowner again to get nibbles from the aver­ is unable to pay back the loan, the Government will step in and pick age American freight-ship operator. up the tab. • In Reserve Fleets Low Interest Rate At present all but a few of the In return for this Government Mariners are laid up in various guarantee, the interest rates on Government reserve fleets. The such loans would be considerably three ships for Pacific Far East lower than on normal open market Lines are still in the yards and are loans. Since interest is a big item being altered for that company's on a long-term mortgage it means use. One ship is being converted that the shipowner could build a into a naval auxiliary and one, the new vessel considerably cheaper disabled Cornhusker Mariner, is in Sasebo, Japan, until Congress de­ this way than otherwise. There is a law on the books al­ cides what it wants done with the " ready, passed last year, providing ship. • for Government guarantees up to Despite the price, the Govern­ 90 percent on shipbuilding loans. ment hopes to sell the vessels to This law has had no practical effect subsidized companies who are un­ since banks and ih'surance com­ der legal obligation to replace panies have been unwilling to lend aging ships. It remains to be seen money at the low interest rate if whether the companies will prefer they ran the risk of losing out on to build new ships to their own ;her . ten percent of tha ^ecificatijjnSjjjjjrto.altW^^^ prrced Ttlarrners. 4-5 Million Is Sale Price On Mariner Ships the library distribution aboard stories. Some of the Seafarers polled also asked that samplings SIU ships. Discounting the two votes urging of the popular weekly magazines, stop to the library program, especially news magazines, be which are a negligible factor, the somehow worked into each assort­ remaining ballots in the poll show­ ment as well. All the recommendations made ed 45 percent of those taking part in favor of retaining the program will be studied following the end as is. The other 55 percent recom­ of the poll on April 30, 1954, when mended continuing the library dis­ the Union will tabulate the results tribution, but with various changes, and attempt to adjust the assort­ principally in the proportions of ment accordingly. Questionnaires certain types of books included in can be mailed or brought into SIU headquarters in person before that each 50-book library assortment. deadline. Started Mai'ch 16 The basis for the poll, which got underway March Ifi, is to obtain a sampling of membership opinion on the libraries before the Union commits itself to the purchase of more books for the next quarterly distribution of the library assort­ ments. New 50-book libraries are placed aboard all SlU-contracted vessels (Continued from page 3) every three months, with provi­ sions for additional assortments in certainty in the industry which the case of ships being out six from month to month doesn't know months-or longer. The library pr » what to expect in the form of con­ gram was launched nearly a year tract terms. The group agreed that this was a ago in answer to demands for more decent reading material aboard matter to be passed on by the mem­ ship. It is operated at no cost to bership themselves and according­ the membership, under the LOG ly the idea of a uniform ex­ fund, .with the coastwide facilities piration date has been referred of the SIU Sea Chest handling the back to member unions for discus­ distribution of the handy, paper- sion and action. Attending the conference for the bound volumes in ell ports. Suggested changes in the library SIU were Assistant Secretaryassortments center around requests Treasurers Robert Matthews and for more novels and non-fiction, Joe Volpian. Matthews is a member especially "how-to.-do-it" books on of the CAMU's special Washington practical subjects, and less West­ legislative committee. Unions that are members of the erns. Mysteries, as a class, are ap­ parently favored over Westerns, CAMU, besides the SIU A&G Dis­ which drew most of the opposition, trict, are: Sailors Union of the Pa­ in the form of heavy requests for cific, Brotherhood of Marine Engi­ less of these in each assortment. neers, Marine Cooks and StewardsMore humorous books and books on AFLi Marine Firemen, Oilers and sports were recommended, but to Watertenders Union, SIU Great lesser degree. The sentiment Lakes District, all part of the Sea­ registered in the past two weeks farers International Union of differed very little from the first North America, as well as the Amer­ results, announced in the LOG on ican Radio Association, CIO; Broth­ erhood of Marine Officers, District April 2. 50, United Mine Workers; Masters, Short Stories Requested Mates and Pilots, AFL; Marine En­ Other changes urged included gineers Beneficial Association, CIO; suggestions that collections of short National Maritime Union, CIO; , detective stories and historical fic­ Radio Officers Union, AFL; and tion stories would be more desir­ United Steelworkers of America, able than the long novels, and CIO. specialized requests, such as those 4 Hiring Hall Defense Set By Unions Official Form in SEAFARERS LOG Poll on SIU Libraries (Please put check or X-mark next to your choices.) Editor, SEAFARERS LOG 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 32, New York Here's my opinion on SIU libraries. (A) I want them continued as is. ( ) (B) I want them stopped. ( ) (C) I want them continued with the following changes: There should he more: Westerns ( ), mysteries ( ), novels ( ), non-fiction ( ), humor ( ), sports ( ), There should he less: Westerns ( ), mysteries ( ), novels ( ), non-fiction ( ), humor ( ), sports ( ). (Note: The present breakdown of titles in each 50-book library is as follows: 15 Westerns, 15 mysteries, 10 novels, 4 non-fiction, 4 humorous books, 2 books on sports.) I A^uld jfecommend the following other changes in the selections: ; ! A.v". i'" �Pase Eichtecn SEAFARERS '• . '•'<* • ' '^ ' K'. April 1«; 1954 LOG Seafarer Dips Pen In Inlc-Filled ' Veins For Column Material Steeped in the tradition of great literary men and journalistic factotums i^ Seafarer Abe Rosen, who writes to the LOG of his desire to author a column for the paper and for pos­ terity. Offering to show his wares on a limited trial basis, Rosen, under the pseudonym of "Shad Roe," displays his of-"* ferings before the gathered and hooking a large shark. Getting ner liquor store with $12 for a multitude of Seafarers for the worst of the duel, the AB fell gallon of whiskey. Pay her 45 cents That the first woman candidate for President of the United States ran for that office in 1872? Mrk. •'c Victoria Woodhull, a Joimnalist and lecturer, ran on the ticket of the radical "People's Party," but re­ ceived no electoral votes and only a few scattered popular votes. In 1884, a recognized political group, the Equal Rights Party, also put up a woman candidate, but she fared little better. day is June 22, while in all other ' years U is June 21. t * niat the first person to travel at a rate of 100 mph or better did the trick 50 years ago? The record was set in France In 1904 by a man named Rigolly, who was clocked at a speed of 103.56 mph in a soupedup auto. France was the center of road-racing in Europe at the time. judgment an(i critical comment, to into the "deep amidst a school of per drink and she will be able to sharks. With the AB pausing for a declare a profit of $39.75. At the wit: Today I am back again in Balti­ smoke, tension mounted in the end of 15 years you will have more, that Monumental City. Did foc'sle until one listener asked: snakes in your shoes and die. Your it it it wife will then have accumulated you ever take note of the many "Well, what happened then?" That Louisiana is the wettest "Nothing happened," he said, $35,000. monuments and statues they have 4" 44" state in the US, with an annual av­ This amount will enable her to all over this town? It's a pigeon's "they just ate me." erage of 55.68 inches of rain? The That the Infants of a species of purchase a small home and a par­ paradise. I'll bet that nine" out of 3> 3^ t ten people don't even notice them, The Atlantic Ocean was very cel of land, educate and bring up birds inhabiting Australia and cer­ Louisiana average is based on rec­ much less try to find out who they rough. The captain realized there your children. She will be able to tain South Sea islands are hatched ords of rainfall during the last 62 are, or what they stand for, I'm was no iiope for the sinking ship marry a good man, settle down, full-feathered and are able to fly years. Nevada is-the driest state, one of those at fault. and said: "Is there anyone amongst and forget all about a bum like from the moment they emerge with an annual average of 8.60 you. For example, I know where the us who can pray?" ftom the shell? The birds are inches for the last 64 years. Washington Monument is and rec­ Out of the crew one man stepped called mound builders because tp •$ rj it it it ognize it because forward and said, "Yes, sir, I can Did you hear the one about the they lay their eggs in large mounds That in the case of a Seafarer pray." it was pointed out wealthy family which was so rich constructed of loose soil, leavesr dying before collecting his vaca­ "Good," replied' the captain, it was the only one in the neigh­ grass and twigs. to me, but there's tion benefits his beneficiary is a guy on a horse "you start praying while the rest borhood which had wall-to-wall eligible to receive all money due? on the north end of us get the lifebelts on. We're one floors? This is over and above the regular of W a s h i n gton short." • • t l" J" That bound volumes of all copies $2,500 death benefit for all Sea­ Square, which 3i 3!" 3i Then there was the story of the of the SEAFARERS LOG pub­ I've been passing Did you ever take note, while on Scotsm.an who was a Yeal be-bop lished from 1947 through 1953 can farers. it it it ever since I was the beach waiting for a ship and gone guy. Nobody understood him be obtained for the package price a kid, and still shipping was slow, that every guy at home, because all he could say, of $25? The handsome, cloth-bound That the only known diamond don't know who you talk to in the hall seems to was "Hot, man!" Rosen mine in North America is in the volumes are suitable for home or he is. I always think that shipping is better some­ 4 4 4-' shipboard libraries and can be ob­ state of Arkansas? The mine, pres­ tell my.self someday I'll take the where else, but nobody ever makes How about this as a touching tained from SlU headquarters in ently inactive, is located in Pike trouble to find out who he is, but a move to go there? tale? One day little little Johnny New York. Bound volumes of the County, near the town of MurfreesI never do. Sic transit gloria! 4 3^ 3i was sent home from school with a LOG for 1953 alone can be ob­ boro. Overhead at coffeetime: "All note from the teacher that he had 3. i 4. it it it Did you ever take note.'^out in right boys, what else can we talk been a wicked boy and that the tained at the cost price of $5. That President Theodore Roose­ the residential part of town, of the about besides girls?" if if it teacher wanted to see his father. velt was blind in one eye during similitude of the houses with the Did you ever notice how fast the When the lad's dad came home That the longest day of the year the last few years of his life? Roose­ beautiful white marble steps? If guys get dressed and make for the that evening, he Inquired into the you get out there early enough in beach whenever a Ship hits port? matter: "What's the matter, John­ doesn't always fall on June 21? velt's disability was not made the mornings, you can see the So what happens? You guessed it. ny?" his father asked, "I thought Under our present calendar, the public until about a year before longest day in the year may be his death. An extremely athletic ladies of the houses scrubbing the After wining and dining in the you were doing well in school." steps with the utmost care. I've early part of the evening, they "I was," Johnny replied, "until either June 21 or June 22 in places individual, he lost the sight of one often wondered how some of the usually are too far gone to enjoy I told the teacher what you did for using standard ti<)rie. In each year eye during a boxing bout in the preceding a leap year the longest White House. residents find their own house themselves in the shank of the a living." when they come home with snakes night. "What was wrong with that?" his in their shoes. Pigeon-wise, it 3i t 3i father asked. must be the homing instinct. Overheard at the 408 Bar on East "Nothing," Johnny said, "but I I went out to Breezy Point on the Baltimore Street: "When I drink, told her you played piano in a outskirts of Baltimore to see a everybody drinks, when I pay, ev­ brothel to earn a living." friend of mine. That brought my erybody pays." Duly shocked, his father asked: thoughts around- to Riverview 3> 3> 3> "Whatever made you say a terrible I came across this one some­ thing like that, Johnpy? You know Park, where the Western Electric plant now stands. The younger where and I'll pass it on: If you it's not true." Seafarers wouldn't remember Riv­ must drink booze set up a saloon . "Well," Johnny said, "you didn't There's nothing like trying to be helpful, writes Seafarer erview Park, but some of the old- in your own home. Be the only think I was going to tell her that Quentin Remaud, but there is a time, place and skill for timers still get a nostalgic feeling drinker and you will not need a you were a member of the NMU, everything. Remaud took his philosophical turn in the road when they think about the private license. Send your wife to the cor­ did you?" shores that used to line the river of life after reporting an in--*— front, the boating and fishing, the cident aboard the Lawrence move the few hundred feet neces­ LOG-A-RHYTHM; crab feasts and swimming parties. Victory of Mississippi as it was sary for the shifting of the berth, " It holds a lot of fond memories out on a foreign run. the arms said, flailing the air, it for me. I remember, with the first would be essential to head out for It just proves, according to spell of warm weather, the Balti­ sea. Remaud, that you've got to be on more Transit Company would get By M. Dtcyer your toes all the time and see to Many of the men thought this out the summer cars, those big it that no one pulls the wool over maneuver a little excessive, and, open ones, which used to waft the Be there a seaman with soul so dead your eyes, no matter how in­ while one went below for a dog­ cool breeze in your face, and for Who never to himself has said nocently they do it. In other words, eared copy of semaphore signals, four cents fare you could ride all said Remaud, too rpany cooks spoil the better to interpret the frenetic "This is my ovm ship, my own true love, the way to the park. At that time the broth or too many pilots sink manipulator, haste was made to Of whom I place no one above." it was like a trip to the country. the ship. prepare the ship for sea in accord­ For a kid who lived in the hot city Yet such a man with strength and pride It happened when the Lawrence ance to the orders. slums, it was a little taste of Victory lay at anchor in a harbor May long for a woman at his side, heaven. 1 remember the merry-goPilot Comes Aboard in the Azores. A woman, who, for him will yearn found and trying for the brass ring The order was While the vessel was underway, which gave you a free ride. But And patiently wait for his return. , ' given to move the heading into a spanking breeze, a best- of all, I remember the freshship" a few hun­ small boat crept inconspicuously caught crabs being put into a But out of sight is out of thought, , dred feet in shift­ alongside the ship until it hoVe to caldron of steaming hot water, to He'll gather girls in every port, ing its berth, pre­ right under the scuppers of the be eaten later with a mug of cold, Then satisfied he has reached his goal. sumably for a starboard side. With little fanfm-e nickel beer. His home port girl is his ace in the hole. ^ ' better or more it was established that the late­ 3; t • expeditious dis­ comer was the actual pilot of the I'm reminded of a tale I heard Oh, he may take time to drop a line charge of cargo. harbor. Acting quickly, once au­ in the hall in Baltimore while wait­ To say that he is feeling fine The crux of the thority was established, the pilot ing for a ship. An AB told the tale Remand And send her trinkets, a card or two. matter lay in the had the engine room reverse en­ of fishing off the coast of Argentina Or a snapshot taken with the crew. ^ ^ fact that there was no communica­ gines, and it was a good thing they tion between the Portuguese offi­ were. The vessel glided by the So while he's dining some damsel fair, ' ^ cer directing the operation and the Atlantic Victory, instead of into it, With flashing eyes and silken hair. officers of the ship other than by as it would have if the astern bell His girl at home must broaden her view sign language. None of the ship had not been rung in time. And expect to have a rival or two. officers knew Portuguese tongue, Seafarers overseas who want With the crisis passed, the cap­ nor did the local officer speak tain and his crew gathered around to get in touch with headquar­ Oh, foolish man, he better learn. anything resembling American. ters in a hurry can do so by the imposter on the bridge and de­ Before the tide, too soon, may turn. cabling the Union at its cable Gesticulating wildly on the manded to know who he was. He Or his ace in the hole may set him free. address, SEAFARERS NEW bridge, like a juggler with hand flashed his badge showing himself To sail to the girls on some distant lee. YORK. grenades for prots, the native of­ to be one of the local port police. Use of this address will as­ ficer managed to convey his orders It seems he had a penchant for Jfo woman can ever be taken for granted sure speedy transmission on to the others. He looked like a solo piloting and took it out on the crew Though a seaman's roots in the ^ea are planted. adagio dancer tripping his last with of the Lawrence Victory. The crewall messages and faster serv­ So treat her right, your ace in the hole, j.,, ya- V _ rpomf^uj., ,qf ghostly, |>artnera ice for the men involve^. , jnembcrs, saw. to it that he was Or find your course not set on her final goat sponding to his toudt'ln order to safely put ashore, and fast. Would-Be Azore Pilot Is King-For-Day On Vessel Ace In The Hole K:^ li I: i-- !?;• U- lirit- Union Hag Cable Address i 1 •• •: :.'rr �Apra 1«. 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Paee Nineteen Del Norte Stars Star in Bal Tilt Against Argentine Nine By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor After years of trial, error, promise and disappointment it appears that practical, single-solution developers and fixers (called monobaths) have finally become a reality. Quick, one-solution processing of films and papers for both amateur and professional may wejl be here as a permanent institution. In straightforward film processing under familiar methods, thrfee baths ax'e used. The developer reduces to metallic silver the poi-tions of the silver-halide emulsion that were exposed to light in the camera. The stop bath halts the action of the developer. The third and final bath, the fixer, dissolves away the silver halides remaining in the emusion after develbpment, leaving the metallic-silver negative image in the fiim. In monobath processing, the film is developed and fixed simultane­ ously. ^t sounds fantastic, but that is exactly what occurs, as you will see when you try this remarkable system in your own darki'oom. Long Research Problem The idea of monobath processing is by no means new; it has long been the dream and aim of many photo researchers. But, for one rea­ son or another, all previous attempts have proven unsuccessful. It re­ mained for investigators at the Optical Research Laboratory of Boston University, working under contract to the US Air Force, to produce a series of monobaths that seem to combine the largest number of de­ sirable qualities arid the fewest drawbacks. The disadvantages of former monobaths have been: 1. Instability of the solution 2. Uneven devlopment 3. Undue softening of the emulsion 4. Loss of speed of the emulsion Without going into the technical details, it is enough for our purposes to know that the workers at Boston University produced formulas which completely overcaipe the first three difficulties given above. Apparently the group has not solved the problem of speed loss to its complete satisfaction, but work is continuing and eventual success is expected. (Speed losses range from 40 to 50 percent.) Among the advantages of monobath film processing are: 1. Convenience. One bath instead of three. You mix, store and handle one combined developing and fixing; bath instead of the in­ dividual developer, short stop and fixing baths required for conven­ tional processing. 2. Speed in processing. Negatives are fully developed and fixed in six minutes (more or less, depending upon the film used). This is only 20 to 25 percent of the time required for fine grain processing by exist­ ing systems. 3. Excellent negative quality. Films properly handled in the mono­ bath formula have good gradation, density and contrast. 4. Fine grain. Eleven diameter enlargements from negatives show no objectionable graininess or loss of i-esolving power. In fact, im­ proved resolving power is one of the advantages that have been claimed for monobath processed negatives. Yellow-Brown Tone Negatives processed by the monobath procedure do not. appear to have quite as much density as those developed conventionally. How­ ever the difference is less than one half lens stop and ynder normal conditions may be disregarded. One thing you will notice is that mono­ bath tends to deposit a yellowish-brown stain over your negatives. The stain will do no harm—in fact, it may actually contribute to the pi;inting quality. But the same stain on your fingernails, towels and cloth­ ing is difficult to remove. A question that needs answering is whether monobath-processed negatives and prints will have the same permanence as others de­ veloped and fixed in the usual manner. Here, the final answer is for those who undertake the fun of finding out. If you enjoy following new ways in photography and find excitement in discovery, you'll want to try monobath processing in your own darkroom. If you're curious, drop us a line and we'll send you the formulas. In addition to shipboard duties, privileges and rigors aboard the Del Norte, certain other advantages accrue to Seafarers who man the Mississippi vessel. Not the least of these, is the chance to play ball on the ship's team while down South America way. Other vessels may have ball * teams, but not many have a Best two out of three wins the cup, was tough. In the bottom half of chance to perform so well in with no reports available on the the fourth, the Argentines put on Buenos Aires, Argentina, and to cement relations between that nation and the US. Just such an occurrence took place last time the Del Norte sailed down that way, according to the "Del Norte Navigator," the ship's official shipboard publir cation. The game be­ tween the Del Norte Stars and the Gymnasia y Esgrima Club took place in the latter part of Carolan February, the second of three 'tussles for the coveted Captain O'Pry trophy. outcome of the initial encounter. The struggle as printed in the shipboard paper, ran as follows: Hit Pay Dirt Early "It didn't take our Stars long to strike pay dirt, scoring a run in the first inning, but the blow that broke the pitcher's heart was a homer -by team captain Mike Sporich in the third. In the fourth, a Niagara of runs, nine, cascaded in. There wasn't much to the game after that except to hold on and not blow up. ®This was done splendidly bjr the Stars who kept heads up and tempers down in the heat of four hours playing time. "Joe Collins pitched some fine ball and kept cool when the going a rally that netted five runs on three hits and some errors. How­ ever, Joe recovered and put out the side. Another bad moment was experienced when the gauchos from down under threatened to score, and maybe tie up the game, in the last inning. Well, out came Mike Sporich in true "firemanMurphy style." With the bases loaded and one out, he retired the side with nary a run scored. Fielding Display "We witnessed some daring field­ ing by Bob Callahan. Hot line drives, pop-ups, slow rollers and fast ones were handled with equal ease by this hot-shot sparkplug, shortstop. 'He is tailor - made for this position' said Blackie Connors, who didn't do so bad himself, col­ lecting three hits in five attempts, helping to put the game on ice. "Johnny BlayBlaylock Ipck, if he didn't do a perfect job backstopping, made up for it by his sheer stickto-it teamwork, playing the full length of the game under the sweltering sun. Ralph Boyd, the chief radio operator, collected four hits out of five. Szantos and Bennate, new recruits, showed great promise for the future. 'Chino* Sosa outsmarted the pitcher to get three bases on balls, as well as playing an able and capable sec­ ond base. Collision Victim " 'Captain John' Suarez played so enthusiastically that he suffered a collision with the center fielder. Couldn't keep a good man down so he continued till the last out. The Stars were captained to a much-deserved 15-9 win by 'Red' Carolan." The "Navigator" concluded with Not exactly In love with the idea of walking around town. Sea­ this summary of the game: "The farer Pedro Villabol hops in a rickshaw in Durban, South Africa, boys from the Gymnasia y Esgrima for tour of city while on the Robin Tuxford. Photo by G. Crabtree. were in their teens, so the contest was youth against experience, with 1 'know-how' winning out. They had excellent fielding, a very, good catcher, good base running and a general zip and go about them­ Although Helen of Troy's face, was supposed to have launched 10,000 ships in the Greek wars. Seafarer Vernon Hall selves just like American kids. is willing to bet that not one of them was a rowboat. Not when it was supposed to be a launch, anyway. Hall says that T'ley will be hard to beat next he's sure the celebrated lady couldn't .have come in contact with a rowboat because he's seen all of them in the world time out." aboard the Jefferson City.^— Victory, Not one of them looks anchor. It was definitely not a benefit of no doubt. However, he like a launch, either, he claims. sight fqr eager eyes in search of was sure the slight was intentional Hall is not the only one who has Neapolitan delights to see, for the when the ship got to Tripoli. Peer­ been seeing rowboats aboard the men knew it would take them some ing anxiously over the side for Jefferson City Victory,.not by a time to get ashore. Also, they were sight of anything remotely re­ (1) A man desiring to pay off a debt of $440 in monthly payments long shot. He writes in to tell that aware- of the fact that if any of sembling a motor launch approach­ the entire crew is goggle-eyed at them came back to dockside defy­ ing the ship, the men were once finds that he can pay $20 the first month and thereafter increase each the sight of rowboats pulling along­ ing the law of gravity, there was again disappointed. Lo and behold, monthly payment $4 over the previous one. How many months will it side the ship In foreign ports in niore than an even chance that there came another rowboat hoving take him to pay his debt: (20), (11), (15), (14)? place of launch service to take the they might end up in the drink by to alongside the ship, ready for all (2) Which one was rescued, Stanley or Livingstone, by the famous men ashore on their time off. He pitching over the side of the row- minor transportation exigencies. meeting of the two men in Africa? says he never knew a rowboat in boat while it wended its way back The men used it, but they (3) What New England state borders on only ope other state? Is it grumbled. this world to look like a motor to the vessel. (Vermont), (Rhode Island), (Maine) or (New Hampshire)? Swim Anyone launch, company directives not­ Taking only six (4) If Hawaii and Alaska win US statehood the US flag will have to be men ashore at a In other ports during the voyage, revised to include 50 stars. When was the last star added to the flag? withstanding. time was not ex­ when the weather got a little rough (5) After the New York Yankees, which American League baseball " Proves His Point actly Hall's Idea for rowboating, the men never got club has won the most in World series competition? Just by way of proving his point. of adequate ashore at all. Of course, they had (6) Three times a certain number plus 14 equals five times the num­ Hall goes on to say that when the launch service, a recourse to all their problems. ber less 12. What is the number? ship stopped over in Naples, Italy," knowing it would When there was no motor launch (7) Is the area of Canada greater or smaller than that of the US? the men were all set for a good be quite a while and no rowboat, one crewmember (8) Which one of the' following men was the Republican nominee for time ashore, as soon as the motor before everyone suggested the men CQuld swim vice-president in 1940, when Wendell Willkie ran for president: (John launch showed up to ferry them could be accom­ ashore, but he almost ended up in Bricker), (Frank R. Knox), (Charles L. McNary)? Hall to land. What showed up was no modated in that the drink for his trouble. (9) If you were on US highway number 9, would you be likely to be motor launch, says he, but a good manner. His idea was not received cor­ heading in an east-west direction or a north-south direction? old-fashioned rowboat such as plied One winner doesn't make a daily dially at all, because no one cared (10) Six dollars is 30 percent of how many dollars: (15), (20), (30), (10)? the waves to bring Columbus to a double, thought Hall, and he was to wetwash his Sunday clothes just, -new land once bis ship dropped ready to-give the company , the for the fishes. | /Quiz Answers on Page 25) He Don't Want No Rickshaw Romance Row, Row, Your BoaV Replaces Launch Quiz Corner ! . r- , r. ... y.l.U/!.,' ' J.-'OQ -.0 *•«. I �mm r»g» Twenty. SEAFARERS LOG Aprfl K. 1951 Pup Aboard French Creek le Sight For Sore Eyes Making a spectacle of himself atooard the French Creek is Yoke, a cute little pup picked up in Japan by crewmember Manuel Costa. Seafarer Harry Black, left, seems unimpressed by the goings-on, while Bobert Mazzocca, holding eyeglasses on Yoko, is having a devil of a time. Black owns the other puppy just in front of canine comedian. By Spike Merlin It's always news in the fight couple of years ago until Harry game when an interesting-looking Matthews gave him a skillful heavyweight comes along because spanking and Joe Maxinv later the heavyweight division is noted boxed him silly in a light-heavy for its poverty of talent. That's title bout. Like Murphy, Jackson's knowl­ the main reason why a great deal of fuss is beiiig made about Tommy edge of boxing could be written on the head of the pin. Both of them "Hurricane" Jackson. Jackson,, who only has 18 profes-, won fights simply by wearing down sional fightfe, sprang into promi­ the opposition. While not discounting Jackson's' nence on the strength of three straight victories; the first over victory over Bucceroni it should Rex Layne the worn out Utah be remembered that Roland La punching bag, the second over the Starza knocked Dan down no less battle-wise Ciarence Henry and the than six times and Murphy took third over Dan Bucceroni who was him out inside of four rounds. Buc­ being touted as a Marciano oppo­ ceroni is a fine-looking fighter as nent. Most of the excitement came long as he is able to box straight after the Bucceroni fight when stand-up style, because he has as Jackson finished oif the tall Phila- pretty a one-two combination as you'd like to see. He simply can't delphian in six heats. handle the fighter who pounds him Busy Windmill inside. Apparently both writers and on­ Tired In Ten-Rounder lookers were overcome by Jack­ Jackson looke4 less impressive son's windmill style which makes him look more like a busy light­ in his bout with Henry than in the weight than one of the big fellows. Bucceroni fight. He had to go the He throws a tremendous number full 10 rounds with Henry, and as of punches from all angles from is to be expected, he tired from the furious pace he sets for him­ bell to bell. self. The result was that in the Actually right now, Jackson is little more than another Irish Bob last three sessions Henry had him Murphy, with one important differ­ pretty well on the run. Before Jackson can be consid­ ence—Murphy, a southpaw, was a one-handed fighter exclusively, and ered a real threat he will have to he was considerably older than learn to pace himself for the full Jackson when he got into big time. 15 rounds. And he will also have He too made quite a splash a to learn a little bit about boxing, Sellers In'Savannah Smash-up Late Draws Plague Jean Lafitte As Ship Sails On Far East Run Things are not going too well aboard the Jean Lafitte, writes Seafarer R. Willoi^hby, thanks mostly to the captain whom the men have labeled Sherman "Two-Gun Late-Draw Foster. " Documenting the case, Willough- attempts by the skipper to delay The crux of the situation which seems to be annoying by points out several instances of the draw and its consequent the men aboard the Waterman the captain's failure to supply a pleasures. For instance, writes Willoughby, scow is the fact that the skipper money draw to the men while in a goes out of his way to come up foreign port, when there was more take the case of the ship arriving with a late draw, port in and port than ample time to supply them in Oakland, California, not too This is what car driven by J. B. Sellers looked like after running out. Only his methods vary, they with the wherewithal. The men long ago. Movirfg over from Long vehicle into rear of stalled truck in Savannah, Ga. He escaped claim, but not overall effect. It's might have countenanced one abro­ Beach, the ship arrived at Oakland always heigh-ho to a port and wha' gation of the rules, but they looked at 9:30 AM. The captain, after with minor injuries, which cannot be said for the car. with jaundiced eye upon repeated much evasive action, gave out the hoppen to the draw! draw at 6:30 PM, claiming he got lost wending his fway through traffic from San Francisco. The men were inclined to disbelieve the story on the grounds that any man The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stevoards, cooks, who can guide a vessel along the oceanls many chartered and un­ bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known chartered routes, without seeing cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, land for weeks on end, should suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here is John Gibbons' recipe certainly be able to maneuver his for "mulligatawny soup." way between the two cities with­ With balmy days putting in an appearance now, it's a good out a maximum of trouble and de­ time to dust off those hot-weather recipes, says chief cook lay. However, some of the crew who lived in the area,* and were John Gibbons, an SIU man for the last 15 years who's been either motorists or pedestrians, sailing in the galley since ' 2-3 minutes until it is smooth. Add 2 commiserated with the beleagured 1932. skipper. "Mulligatawny soup" is one tablespoons of curry powder and of the best because, although it's mix a minute or two more. Gets Worse Now, while cooking all the time, hot when eaten, it will leave you If the men thought that was bad, feeling comfortable and cool soon slowly add in the stock and bring it got worse later on, reported the after you're out of the messroom. it up slow for 3-4 minutes. Finally Seafarer. After a rough crossing of The soup, of East Indian origin, add the following diced or cubed 19 days to Yokohama, Japan, the means "pepper water" in the na­ ingredients: 4 apples, 4 onions, 3-4 vessel dropped anchor at 9:30 PM tive tongue, but there's a lot more carrot, 1 stalk celery2 white tur­ one evening and the men were to it than that. Gibbons points out. nips and I can crushed tomatoes, ready for a little roistering amid To prepare it, here's what you all of which have been braised for the girlsans. By some stroke of do: make about 5 gallons of stock, about 10 minutes. The juice of 1 luck and twisted logistics, the port using veal and lemon should be included while agent had the money and the mail chicken bones, a braising and the whole combination on the dock after receiving sev­ carrot, turnip, should then be kept simmering on eral estimated times of arrival, as onion, some cel­ a very low fire about a half-hour. well as the ship being three days ery roots, 3-4 bay It should appear as a fine yellow or late. The, draw never took place, leaves and ^ tea­ slightly orange color. Parsley can because the captain didn't know spoon of leaf be sprinkled on top, if you like. which way was up by the time the thyme. About 2 Add salt and pepper to taste and vessel had been in port for. one- hours of cooking serve with boiled white rice, boiled half hour. noodles or even spaghetti. "The will Iiave It boil­ crews on many ships I've prepared In Muroran, he claimed the ing at the high Gibbons it for have taken to Mulligatawny point. Next, melt banks were closed, but the agent soup as a 'meal in itself,'" Gibbons • cup each of butter and bacon gave out tiie money later. Alt" in added. "It's tops in hot weather grease and blend in 2 cups of wellall, it was one heck of a late-draw lOlllC^tC?." (Feeds '3, ^voyage. i»A �April 10, 1954 Explains Beet, in Yokohama To the Editor: For the past two weeks Yoko­ hama has been Jumping with what's known as the Immigration Center Beef. It's ail history now but while it was on, charges and counter charges galore flew hither and yon. Inasmuch as the beef in­ volved several SIU men who were at the Immigration Center at the time, I would like very much to clarify and e.xplaln just exactly what happened and how it was more than ably handed by Dick Kim, SUP Agent in Yokohama. First let me tell you the setup In the Immigration Center. It has as inmates sea­ men of all nation­ alities who have failed to join their ship when their respective vessels departed. It is a dormitory type set-up and while, I'm sure. It is no palace, Lipkin still it can be termed adequate, The food served is below shipboard standards, but can be compared favorably with Army chow. Additional food from nearby restaurants can be pur­ chased at any time. The Japanese Immigration police are very easy to get along with and the telephone is always available to call the'-SUP hall. On several occasions I have seen the police bring detainees down to the union hall and have noted with interest that they are never averse to permit the persons involved to shop, visit friends or even stop for a couple of fast ones. To sum it all up; as jails go (and I wish they would!), it's not a bad one. Compai-ed to the can in Manila and Buenos Aires, and-4iere, I really speak from personal experience. It's quite the country club. Comes To Light The beef came to light when a letter appeared in the Nippon Times, an American language daily printed in Tokyo. It was •igned by sixteen seamen and it was a stirring indictment of the unbearable conditions at the Im­ migration Center. The men stated In no uncertain terms that the place was filthy, the food terrible and that they were not permitted to contact their consuls and com­ pany agents and further, several of them were being denied muchneeded medical attention. If the facts stated in the letter were anywhere near true it was indeed a deplorable condition. Knowing that there were men from my own organization being held there and being concerned for their well being, I went to the SUP hall to find out what the beef was all about and to wire headquarters at New York if it could possibly help. I learned from the SUP hall that the entrance to the dormitory had been barricaded from within with beds and mattresses and the place was under a state of siege. Sltdown Strike A sitdown and hunger strike was In progress and no one could get in or out. The recalcitrants kept the rest of the inmates under con­ trol with threats of death. Event­ ually it was broken up by the affthorities. Now that it's all over, this is the way I see it. It was a bum beef from start to flnish and anyone with a grammar school education could •ee that there was a method and a purpose behind it all. The purpose was to blacken Kim, the duly ap­ pointed AFL representative, and the method was riot and confusion. The guiding hand of some one who knew his stuff regarding this type thing was apparent. The poor ] SEAFARERS LOG Fare Twenty-ene LETTERS All Hands Help Ailing Seafarer To the Editor: It gives me great pleasure to take this opporunity to thank you and the crew of the Robin Wentley, To the Editor: Captain Brockman, and the purser, I £fm under the physically dis­ Mr. Lyon, for their attention in my abled benefit, which enables me to lead a happy and normal life. I behalf. Everyone did his utmost to would like to thank the Union for niake my trip back from Capetown, the time and energy put into get­ South Africa, as comfortable as ting it for me, for I know that I possible. would never have gotten it except for these tireless efforts to put The food was excellent and the this through for me. raessman went to extremes to sat­ i 4. isfy me. He served me as though I I have had plenty of experience were some diplomat, or something. with shipowners and know that you don't get I was hospitalized in Capetown anything from for a cardiac condition and emphy­ sema, a lung disorder. Sister Fran­ them without a To the Editor: struggle. I want ces and Sister Cross at the Mon­ Would you please send a copy of astery Nursing Home treated me'" to thank the members of the the LOG to my home in Baltimore, wonderfully, and so did Mr. Sinall Welfare Services as I like to keep up with the doings of the Seaman's Mission. Department fOr of the Union, and I would like to thank the dele­ their kind and while I am at sea gate for writing ahead and contact­ courteous treat­ I don't get to ing A1 Thompson of the Welfare ment and assist­ read all copies. Services. He made all of the arFrazer ance while my langements to have me admitted There is not benefit was pending. I would like much to report to the Marine Hospital on Staten to tell the membership that if any as to the doings Island. He also took care of my of them has a problem, take it up aboard baggage. Toby Flynn was on the the with Walter Siekmann and you will Strathbay this job next day, to see if I needed be treated with courtesy* and trip, except that anything. Thanks a lot, again, to helped on any problem, as I was. everyone that helped me. the storm doors Beaell We sure have the best seaman's leak so badly that James H. -Harker union in the world, and the Union the crew will probably have webbed 4 i i book is better security than any feet by the time this ship reaches bank book. Let's make it even bet­ port. ter than it is now by all doing our I will write again after we reach part. Yugoslavia and see how the crew To the Editor: * Burton J. (Curley) Frazer acts after a rest between drinks. I am in favor of an educational Charles V. Bedell tit system for maritime training as a (Ed. note: We have added your fine thing. I think the companies, home address to our mailing list Government and the unions should as you requested.) be willing to maintain it. The whole maritime industry To the Editor: 4) benefits. The companies benefit by I've just come out of the Staten better-trained men. The GovernIsland hospital for the third time. ,ment, like the companies, benefits ^ i. The last time I went in was on if war comes by properly trained Dec. 11 after transferring from the men who could easily train the un-, To the Editor: Sasebo, Japan, hospital when get­ trained or take out any type of I used to receive the LOG, but ship on short notice. And the ting off the Olympic Games. What I want to say concerns tbe somehow it stopped coming. I have unions could be certain of the To the Editor: With all the eager material Union and the Welfare Service De­ always been able to obtain copies man's skill when he is sent to a aboard the "Wandering Warrior" it partment. I believe the services at the Union Halls and other places job. Private individuals benefit by would be a shame not to share offered by the department are the both in the United States and over­ education, upgrading, raising of these smiling faces with the many greatest thing in the world to com­ seas, but sometimes I miss a copy or prestige and reputation. LOG readers. This one is a really bat loneliness and discouragement two. The LOG being my favorite Of course, the schooling must be while a Seafarer lies in the hospi­ reading, I would like to have it happy ship. held, to the men of the maritime sent to my address, so the back Our most famous member is fa­ tal. The assistance we get from the copies will be home when I arrive trade, with no initial training, only refresher and upgrading classes. mous indeed. Sailor Olavi Kiviko- welfare staff is terrific. The visits there after the trip. ski picked , this ship as his first are rewarding enough, but when This looks cheap enough to me for I live with my sister and brother- the Government's defense, the since his historic voyage of 67 days you add to that the payments from the Union as well as the reading in-law, who works on a weekly company's welfare and the union's crossing the Atlantic in a 33-foot boat. He is a great guy and when matter brought to us by the patrol­ newspaper. He is foremaji there protection and cheap enough for and has read several copies of the all. his story is published we'll cer­ man, it is just so much icing. The money is a great help to the LOG; he said he, is glad that the tainly plug it. There is nothing more to be said, men. It often helps them pay the LOG isn't a competitor, as he There'll be more pictures later, rent on their flat back home. The would have to look for another job. only action to be taken—I hope. as we're on our way to France, men felt 100 percent better know­ William W. Williams I know the LOG has received Greece and Turkey before we go ing the Union is behind them and many compliments, and in my home. Until we get some develop­ thinking of them. The Welfare De­ opinion it should get an oscar for ing done then, we'll sign off for this partment is the greatest. being the fine, educational, inform­ time. ative paper that our editorial staff I don't think it is possible to get puts out. Keep up the good work. To the Editor: "Flashbulb" Bob O'Rouke and better personal care anywhere in Would you please mail me the Frank Van Dusen the Warrior crew the world than we get under the LOG, as I haven't received it in (Ed. vote: Your name has been quite a long time. My husband is a added to the LOG's mailing list, as Union member now on a voyaggA^ you asked.) with the Steel Surveyor (Isthmian). I wish to say that I enjoy read­ $ "5 ing this wonderful paper and feel very lost awithout it. I will appre­ ciate receiving the LOG as soon^as possible. Thank you. Mrs. Eusiivo Andaya To the Editor: (Ed. note: Your name has been Many seamen from the Mobile added to the LOG's inailing list.) area will be sorry to hear that Mrs. 4" 4Eunice H. Taylor, physical thera­ pist at the Mobile outpatient clinic of the USPHS, passed away at her home here. She died in the early To the Editor: morning of March 22 of a heart Since receiving my permit card attack. She will be well remem­ in Boston last Decembei*, I have bered by many SIU men, for she been taking a short break and had a way of treating each man as studying in Mexico. I would very if his was the most important case much appreciate it if you would in the hospital. send me a copy of the LOG to the Mrs. Taylor has been with the above address, as I would, like to USPHS since March 2, 1936, and continue to follow the Union's ac­ fg had been on duty in Mobile since tivities. Scnfaren bask In reflected glory as they gather around Intrepid July 3, 1947. Prior to this, she had Charles Grader seaman Olavi Kivikoskl on his first voyage after sole run In At(Ed. note: We hare added your been at Hudson and Jay in New lantle. Shown above are, left to right, top row, Walt, Levy, Bums; York. Mexican address to our mailing bottom rew« Jtriinson, Kivikoskl and Hathcook. William Wood list.) clowns on the inside were the dupes and the tools. Union Book Precious My Union book is something I hold and cherish dearly. The SIU is a big part of my life and I rise and fall with it. The organization is international in its scope and T accept and endorse as my brother any and all of our affiliates in the SUP, the MCS—AFL and the MFOW. I sailed with them on my last ship, the Sword Knot, and have found them to be good ship­ mates and good friends without exception. As regards the SUP hall in Yo­ kohama, I feel that here truly I can speak with authority. I have been hospitalized with a broken leg for four and a half months, and with­ out the assistance, moral and finan­ cial, that I have received I would be in rough shape indeed. I have proper legal representation and first class treatment from the com­ pany agent. I have everything I need and I'm being treated with all consideration. All this is due to Kim's interest and efforts on my behalf. He's a first class piecard and a first-rate guy. I'm proud and happy to call him friend and brother. Men of his caliber'and stature have made the AFL what it is today and it is fruly deplor­ able that any attempt has been made to blacken and besmirch him and the organization he represents. It is very gratifying to know that from all this hulabaloo and bum rapping, Kim has emerged stronger than ever in the esteem of all sea­ going men of the AFL. The port of Yokohama is now calm and serene and I extend best wishes to all. See you soon, I hope. Max Lipkin Takes Pictures Aboard Warrior Thanks Those Who Helped Him auspices of the Union at the hospi­ tals. In addition, the Union helped me out with my money problems. I had some money coming from the company and I got it without any trouble at all, thanks to the SIU. The Union and the Welfare Serv­ ices Department are the best in maritime. Everyone gives high praise to Walter Siekmann and his staff. Hans R. Hanssen Crewmen Will Soon Be Ducks Asks Government To Train Men Has High Praise For Welfare Aid Wants To Get LOG Once Again iiember'^ Wife Enfogs The LOG Seamen-s Friend Dies In Miobile ^ow A Student Wants LOG Sent �'':^V<h';S S E AF A RVR S Steepleehuse A Sad Day To Some LO G^ Ap^^S/MMv' L E T T E R S Suyyests Clinic For SiU Families I am writing this letter from To the Editor: Liverpool the day after the Grand all of us, but I'd like to put in my him, I am sure it would have been The letter by Mrs. Virginia National Steeplechase held an Ain- two cents' worth anyway. a much nicer trip. Teears .in the March 19th LOG tree every year. merits attention.-I feel there is With shipping slow the way it is, The ship's delegate, Mont (Fin It is the greatest enough room in our welfare setup I've been on the beach now for To the Editor: gers) McNabb, J.r., who is doing race of its kind in It surely has been swell receiv­ fine job on here^ asked the old man for an established clinic and hos­ quite some time and had a little the world. I .was trouble getting into the marine ing the LOG While in the Army. 1 if he would send our mail ashore pital service for members and their a sad witness be­ hospital for a check-up. My malarii. like to feel that I am still part in Singapore, where we stopped dependents in all branches covered cause my pig fell has been acting up again and I of the SIU, even though , they call for bunkers, and we would sign the by the SIU, where treatment would at a fence and is wanted a real check-up to find out me a PFC. log for the amount. He said it in be unlimited. Realizing such an still coming in. I am stationed here in Straubina, volved a lot of work for him and idea may be a major probiem, it no what it's all about. The winner, as doubt will eventually be acted Wjthout the Welfare Depart­ Germany, about 22 inlles from the he did not care to be bothered, no doubt you Czechoslovakian border. It is in the wire was sent to headquarters upon by our wide awake Union rep­ ment, I'd still be waiting around to know, was Royal Fitzsimmons get into the hospital, and it might Bavarian, sectioaf A year in one about the matter. Whatever hag resentatives. Tan, an Irish place is too much to take for a Sea­ True, the Seafarer himself is horse owned by Mr. J. Griffin be a long time yet before I'd know farer. I sure will be glad to return pened there I don't know, but w'hat's wrong. But thanks to the when we got to Singaporejthe old fairly secure when sickne^ strikes trained by Mr. O'Brien. The jock­ to mjt, travelling days on the good him, but what of_ ey was Mr. B. Marshall. Marshall Union's efforts, through the Wel­ SIU ships. I miss the'.OT alld the man changed his mind and sent fare Services, I was admittea to his family, espe­ our maiP ashore. He comes from won lAst year's Grand National on good chow too. cially if it's a Norway and his name is Reinertsen Early Mist, also owned by Mr. J. the USPHS clinic at Hudson and Best wishes to all my former He has passed remarks about large one? While j^riffin .likewise trained by O'Brien. Jay Streets in New York, where I shipmates. got a complete check-up over a some have a little American ships and is a phony The biggest news over here is two-day period, y PFC Fred A. Serrah put aside for a from the word go. the H-bomb, and our friend. Sen­ US 51205377 rainy day, there I'd even been tr^ting myself for The night before we got to Hous­ ator Joe McCarthy and Private HQ Co. 6tb A/C Regt... are many who are ton the phony steward told the fol­ Schine. The political artists are a while, because I couldn't figure APO 46 c/o Postmaster not so fortunate a way to get into the hospital. It lowing men they were fired for the having-a field day. I hope to be New York, NY for the high cost seems to me that a man who's been following reasons: Earl Bontelle, back in the States shortly: please of living and 4> going to sea for, 35 years and Jellettc chief cook, cooks too much; Harry give my regards to all the blokes rents eat up all served ,in the US Navy shouldn't Black, second co«k and baker, can't and brothers. his earnings. have any trouble getting into a bake; Julie, third cook, uses five John Fitzsimmons marine hospital, but that's the way There are many phony health cans of vegetables instead of three 4. ^ ^ it worked out. To the Editor: for the crew; Mike Boggs, pantry­ plans offered to the public, con­ Thanks again to Walter SiekWill drop a few lines to give you man, incompetent and Dan Beard, taining small-print gimmicks, goug­ mann and the welfare gang on the some kind of a score on this town. BR, too slow. The steward claimed ing money from victims, giving second deck at headquarters. I have not been in Bremen, Ger­ that the cooks used five and a half nothing in return when it is vitally To the Editor: many, since the year of 1928. That months' stores in three and a half needed. Robert Fred Walker I wish'to thank the crew of the Some of our brothers have had was on the old West Kyska. Cap­ months. 4" 4' San Mateo Victors for the good this tragic experience. Reputable tain Reed was the skipper and Well, anyway, to make a long ,food and good treatment all around Olson was first assistant then. story short, the crew stood behind insurance companies have a limit while I was on temporary duty in Years may go by but they still the steward department. The pa­ on payments and services, and ac­ Pusan on March 23. I am glad to To the Editor: have that good old beer here. We trolman, Charles Kimball, really cording to the press recently have met such a fine crew, espe­ We, the crew of the Show Me go, to Hamburg .v.; .•.S'.-'vp -/ •• went to bat for us and found the should one "become eligible to cially Bob Biack. I sailed with him Mariner (Bull), better known as the tonight. I think steward to be a phony. Charlie claims they just droll the policy as on my last ship, the Puerto Rico, Floating Waldorf Astoria, want to the last time I told the old man that the steward quickly as .possible. Future illness before I was so rudely interrupted bring to your attention in the LOG was there was in department was staying on and for him or his family means either by the draft board. that this ship is one of the finest 1939 the day war that he would have to pay the men a private hospital at high rates or I missed the Topa Topa by 12 that we have had the good fortune was declared. I replacing us two days' pay. The a public institution.' hours. Another SIU ship in the to find ourselves aboard, and is was on the old From talks I've had with our old man didn't go for this action at harbor was the Badger Mariner. mastered by Captain A. R. Bell- Wacosta and we all so he called the company office weifare director, Walter SiekThe newly completed USS Club house, who rates tops with the were stopped by in New York and told them the mann, I understand that much re­ in Pusan is a good place to spend ciew. Our chief mate is Edward a German sub­ setup. The company office got Joe search has been made along these an evening. I will be glad when I Baker, and the junior third mate marine. They Algina oh the line. Joe said we lines by the Union. If a plan can Creel get out March 1st, 1955. I will is a former member of the SIU. came aboard and stay on, so that ended that two- be worked out beneficial to our "gladly change my .45 for a marlin Mike Connulli is the purser. They shook us down. We had a full load hour argument till we got to,Balti­ members, I feel sure that, as in the spike. I would like to hear from really look after the welfare of the of Scotch whisky from Glasgow, more. Then it started again. This past, our Union will g* all-out to some of my former shipmates. Scotland, aboard consigned to New time all the men who were fired put such a plan into operation: The crew. Pfc. Roy A. Johnson We crewed up in Baltimore on York. They held us up for an hour quit except the BR and the baker. record of the SIU's Welfare Plan US51233628 the' maiden voyage, bound for and a half, but no damage was The old man fired them again, but speaks for itself—unlimited pay­ ments and service to our members. MPCO APO 358 622 France, England and Germany via done. I will never forget those changed his story. have not heard of-any other days. c/o Postmaster New York. There is not even one Dirty Porthole Frames union that offers its Irnembership We leave for Hamburg tonight San Francisco, Cal. beef and everybody gets along as He fired the BR because he such valuable service. Ali this, on my watch. We're due back in t if they are all brothers. There is didn't clean around the portholes Mobile, Alabama, about April 10, often enough. The Baltimore pa­ along with the best contracts in never a grumble about the chow. maritime. so they say. Tell all my friends 1 I also want to bring to your at­ said-hello up New York way. Right trolman said that he stays on. As John Jellette for the baker, he had to go be­ tention that this ship feeds good now I'm on the La Salle. 4* 4" 4' cause he didn't get up at 2:00 AM whether it is a holiday or not. To the Editor: Jame8 P. Creel when he was supposed to. He Notre Dame Seminary of the Those other ships, that claim to be 4i would get up at 3:00 or 4:00 AM South, which educates men for the good feedersr, were only so on spe­ instead, and for this reason he, was priesthood, is compiling the only cial occasions. Our steward is John fired. His work was put out and To the Editor: permanent periodical library in C. Reed, who hails from Iowa and satisfactory as far as the crew was New Orleans. Fred Kreger, our chief cook is John S. Kozerski, Will you please publish in the concerned. It was all a chicken LOG the foliowing notice to all financial secretary of the Painters' who is one of the best chief cooks To the Editor: beef,, but the Baltimore patrolman seamen; Union Local 1244, is contributing that we have sailed with in a long I'm just returning after a threehis copies of the LOG, along with time. Our baker is Harry T. Dean, and-a-half-month trip to Japan and said his hands were tied, because If you are in Galveston, Tex., and other AFL papers, to this library, who turns out some of the best the Persian Gulf on the French the baker did not get up on time. need a place' to leave your gear The way I feel about it is this. while you are being hospitalized. which means that labor's side of pastries that we have eaten in a Creek (Cities Service). Our first the picture is going to be permar long time. The deck department is port in the States was Houston, The steward department has just Instead of paying room rent on it nently available through the news headed by Mike Dembroski, Andy where we paid off. We sure had so much work to do." When it is call 2-8534. Or maybe you need items, editorials, etc., currently Andreshak, Nicholas Swolka and our share-of beefs on here, thanks done, well, that's it. There just is an inexpensive room in a nice John Buzelewski. no more to be done, so what differ­ being published in labor papers, to the old man. If it wasn't for ence does it make when a man home for your mother or sister to John Buzelewski sleep in while visiting you in the o Since the LOG is such an excel­ turns to, as long as the work is put hospital. If so, don't forget to call lent paper and realistically reflects out to the crew's satisfaction. on "Mom" who served you faith­ the problems of the nen of the The crew on here is reaBy tops— fully since 1940. merchant marine, it is good for one of the best I have ever had the posterity to have it on permanent Alice Knowlton (known pleasure to sail with, and I am file in such a library, but it is also to seamen as "Mom") proud to be part of it. Some of the good for the LOG to put such first­ 4> 4> 41 oldtimers here include Charles hand labor information so truly Capeman, Harry Jaynes and representing the Union, where Woodie Woodford. young men studying for the priest­ Meyer H, Black hood many know the true condi­ 4> 4" t tions. The library will be open to To the Editor: anyone wishing to use it. During a visit to Pennsylvania 1 Lou Van Sicklen was invited to the Polish and (Ed. note: A copy of the LOG American Club at Bobtown, Pa«It To the Editor: Vjill be sent regularly to Notre happened that I had a LOG in my Would you please put me on the pocket and I showed it to the mem­ Dame Seminary every two weeks, LOG'S mailing list. At the hall, bers, who asked me if a copy could as issued, from now on.) they're gobbled up like hot cakes. be sent to them regularly, as they 1" 4" 4" It's the best union paper I've ever liked the way it is written— riin across. straightforward and to the point. I'm also Including a library form Man of them are members of the from the latest edition. Here's to United Mine Workers. To the Editor: morp and better articles in the E. Vlodek I'm sure none of the brothers LOG'S tradition. need any assurance from me that Solid galley crew Makes It hot for boys on board the Show Me S. J, Hutchinson (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent the Welfare Services Department Mariner. They are, left to right, S. S. Acero, Hany Dean, En(Ed. note: We have added your regularly to the Polish and Amer­ riqnes'Dlaiand Jan^KozersU. of the Union is doing a real Job for jiame to the LOG'S mailing list.) - ican Club ««. 0ou: requestedJ it GM Has That Old StU Wanderlust -'• X' iSl^ Recalls Germany in Olden Times Thanks Crew For Good Treatment Chow is Good All The Time Seminary Will Deceive LOGS Wants To Help^ Men And Family Men Fired For Phony Excuses LOG Makes More Friends For SiU Wants To Get Personal Paper Union Gets Him Hospital Aid m �f\';im,'yf^-Ti'-y^ Pa(* Tir«ilr4hK* SEAFARERS'^ IPG Apm it»'i«5« A Expedition To Japan Seafarers who look with longing toward the magical Isle of Japan, complete with its friendly girl-sans, may find it hard to believe that seamen were once distinctly unwelcome in that country. But until Commodore Matthew Perry opened the lowed, MacDonald'g family moved gates in 1853-54 by showing from one Hudson Bay Company UD In Japan with a well-armed fleet, it was a closed country for all but Dutch traders \yho had a precarious foothold on an island in Nagasaki harbor. Once a year the Dutch were allowed to bring in a ship. Otherwise, all other contact with foreigners was forbidden. Nevertheless, there were some seamen who landed in the for­ bidden islands, usually as a re­ sult of whale-ship wrecks. In the 1800's the waters of the North Pa­ cific were favorite hunting grounds for the New England and Cali­ fornia whalers and victims of ship­ wrecks in that area would more often than not be carried ashore Jn Japan. Cast Himself Ashore in every known instance, these men were imprisoned and some were put to death. But one adven­ turous seaman, Ranald MacDonald, deliberately went ashore in Japan in 1848, in the hope of building an empire for himself on the islands. His attempt was doomed to failure from the start, as he was kept in prison or under house guard for the full period of his stay until he was finally released one year later through American and Dutch In­ tervention. MacDonald, whose one-man in­ vasion of Japan was only one of a series of unusual adventures, was born in Fort George, British Co­ lumbia. He was the son of a Scotsman who was employed by the Hudson Bay Company, but his mother was an Indian princess of high rank in the tribes of the area. The start of his far-fetched idea for an expedition to Japan came in 1834 when he was only ten years old. Three Japanese fishermen were picked up off Vancouver Is­ land after surviving , a shipwreck. MacDonald got to know the fisher­ men and formed the hazy idea that somehow the Japanese were re­ lated to the Indians he knew. Since he himself was of royal Indian blood, so to speak, he got the dream of establishing an empire among the Japanese. "The whole impractical scheme was mixed up with the idea of converting the Ja­ panese to Christianity. In the growing years that fol­ I ini«ei 1 post to another while he hunted, trapped fur-bearing animals and worked as a woodsman. However, the idea of going to Japan stayed with him. Shipped On Whaler Finally, he left the Northwest, striking out for New Orleans where he shipped out as OS on the whaler Tuscany. That vessel wound up in-London at the end of its voy­ age, after which he shipped on a variety of merchant vessels includ­ ing ships engaged in the Illegal Af­ rican slave trade. ' Through all this time, MacDon­ ald was looking for the opportunity to get to Japan. His chance came when he signed on the whaler Plymouth iii the Hawaiian Islands in 1848. It was pretty widely known • at the time by everybody in the sea­ faring trade that contact with the Japanese was a pretty risky busi­ ness. Several whalers that picked up shipwrecked Japanese fisher­ men found to. their surprise that the Japanese more often than not vlould hot take them back. If they did, the unfortunate fisherman were subject to a death penalty for hav­ ing had contacts with foreigners. The reverse was also true. Ship­ wrecked seamen who landed on the islands were assured of an inhos­ pitable reception. Many of them were imprisoned for years. Others were put to death. And since the mid-19th century was a time when whalers ranged far and wide across the North Pacific whale fisheries, there were many such instances on the record. The Japanese dislike for foreign­ ers dated back to the 16th century when Portuguese merchantmen, seeking out the riches of the East, established trade relations with the islands. If the Portuguese had been satisfied meijely to trade, "there would have been little trouble. But the westerners were intent on "saving the heathen," which meant conversion to Christianity. Slammed The Gates Franciscan missionaries fettled in Japan and made such rapid headway that the Japanese govern­ ment became alarmed. Figuring that Christianity and conquest '•ich tao) Nagasaki (arrow) was only place that foreigners could contact Japan for hundreds of years until Commodore Perry's expedition in 1853. Dutch were allowed to live oil. an Island In Nagasaki har­ bor and )>Fli;tg-In.-ope ^shi^.-a year,:v..:-.-.;'; c.! The unfortunate jailer who brought some female relatives to jail to goggle at the imprisoned seaman # had his head lopped off as punishment for exposing Japanese women to contact with a foreigner. went hand in hand, they quickly slammed the gates on the Portu­ guese and all other foreigners with a series of decrees. Only the dis­ creet and diplomatic Dutch es­ caped the Japanese wrath. One well-known instance of the way the Japanese treated foreign contacts was the famous case of a shipwrecked Japanese boy who was picked up in 1840 by the American whaler John Rowland. He was taken back home to New England and went to school in Connecticut for six years. Afterwards he got homesick and went back to Japan. He was imprisoned immediately and released only when Commo­ dore Perry arrived in the Islands because the Japanese needed an interpreter. Asked To Go Ashore MacDonald was well aware of the dangers involved but despite them when the Plymouth came close to the northern islands of Japan he asked to be put afloat in a whaleboat. The captain agreed reluctantly and let him go. None of the crewmembers would cut the painter believing that they were condemning him to death, so Mac­ Donald, with one final dramatic flourish severed his last tie with the ship and went off on his own. As soon as he got within sight of shore, he deliberately capsized his boat, posing as a shipwrecked sail­ or. He was picked up by fishermen and taken ashore at Tangore. There he spent some time in pro­ tective custody trying to learn as much Japanese as possible while his captors tried to decide what to do with him. From there they took him in a series of shifts from town to town, prison to prison, where he ap­ peared before a variety of local potentates, all of whom made no final decision on him. He was taken to Tutumari for trial and impris­ oned there awhile. Subsequently he was shifted to another jail and appeared before the local governor there. By slow stages, usually trav­ eling by junk, he was shifted south­ ward, sometimes in chains and sometimes in relative freedom. During all this time he saw little of the Japanese other than his cap­ tors. On one occasion his jailor permitted a visit by some women relatives who, like women every­ where, were no doubt consumed with curiosity about this strange creature. The news of the visit got to higher authorities who promptly had the offending jailor's head lopped off. Finally, after months of the cat and mouse treatment, MacDonald was sent to Nagasaki where he was spared the death penalty but im­ prisoned in a small house. There be became a teacher of English to young Japanese. Many of them later became diplomats when the Japanese government established regular contacts with other coun­ tries. Finally the American Navy cor­ vette Preble showed up in Naga­ saki harbor in the spring of 1849 and negotiations were undertaken through the Dutch for release of 13 American seamen imprisoned there by the Japanese. The proce­ dure was completed in April 1849, and MacDonald was released with the rest. He had spent nearly a year in Japan but had never gotten started on his ambitious dream of empire. MacDonald's later adventures rivaled his Japanese trip. .4fter his release, he went to Singapore and joined the crew of the Sea Witch. The ship was vrecked in a hurricane but his luck held and he made it ashore by clinging to some timbei'S. His next stop was Aus­ tralia where he joined in a local gold rush and struck it rich. His gold diggings made him wealthy for the time being, but the restless seaman couldn't stay put in one place for long. He caught / ship to Rome, Italy, and from there made hti way to England. Finally, at the ripe old age of 30, he decided to give up his wander­ ings and returq to the Pacific Northwest. He spent the next 40 years prospecting and farming, un­ til his death in 1894 in a wilder­ ness cabin at Fort Colville, Wash­ ington. Olde Photos Wanted by LOG 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. * 'The RoiTian Corbita' Great soldiers and travelers, the ancient Romans pioneered in many phases of shipbuilding to tend to the needs of empire. One of the larger varieties of Jhe Roman merchant ship, built about 100 AD, was called the corbita, from corbis. meaning basket. Ves­ sels of this type carried a basket at the masthead to indicate they O^rom "The Book of Old Ships" (Doubleday), by Grant and Culver.) were carriers of both passengers and cargo, but they were heavy and noted for their slow sailing. The sheer of these ships was con­ siderable. They, also featured a carved bowsprit, an elaborately decorated, high swelling stern and a curious topsail composed of triangular ha^lves, which is still in use today. n ^1 �F'A^'Eil S 'L'&G Twenl#-f(Mir -Sir Aiilrill .. . DIGEST of SHIPS* BfEEXmGS... ALAMAR (C«lm»r), M»reh 3»—Chair­ man, E. Hogg; Sacratary, Jamat R. MePhaul. Repair lists should be ready by the time the ship reaches the Panama Canal Zone. The Captain promised to take some SIU slop chest supplies on board. A vote of thanks was given to the steward's department for the 6ne Job they did. for the great improvement over foriner conditions prevailing. GOVERNMENT CAMP (Clilcf Service) March 27—Chairman,. J. Mitchell; Secre' tary, Joe Robertson. Crew delegated E. Robertson to write a letter to the Sea Chest regarding constructive comments on service. Crew was given instructions on ho\t items can be purchased on credit WINTER HILL (Cities Service), March plan. Financial report was read. All men who hadn't donated to the TV set ex­ 91—Chairman, Otto Padersen; Sacratary, Jesse Maloney. Discussion on getting cig­ penses were asked to do so immediately. arettes on ship and the profits from sales TACALAM (Seatrade), February 21— going to the ship's fund. Chances on ar­ rival' pool should be taken up as soon as Chairman, Monies; Secretary, Sanchex. possible. Second cook and baker was Steward short five hundred pounds of meat when ship was stored in the Port of elected ship's treasury. New York. More meat will be purchased JErPERSON VICTORY (Victory Car­ in .Tapan. Ship's delegate will see the riers), February 28—Chairman, Waller L. 'captain about ice bo.xes being cleaned Busch; Secretary, Vernon Hall. Few hours and put in running order. If action is not disputed overtime to be clarified by pay­ taken headquarters will be contacted. ing o{V patrolman. Repair list posted in Chief cook brought out the fact that the mess hall and any additional repairs to meat is a very poor grade. be added. A brother's wateh was missin.g sailing day from Iskenderun. Turkey, and • 'suggestion was made that all hands put up enough money to pay for watch. After considerable debate on the subject a hand vote was taken and voted down. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), no date—Chairman, Frank Kon; Secretary William Benshotf. Perkins reported that the Captain was not sure of the pa.volT date in New York and told crew to draw enough to rompensate. There is a bal ante of $.12.50, in the ship's fund: one dol­ lar wrs used for transportation to the hall. Dtotion was made and seconded that the shin's delegate take ship's funds and purehaee the "Log Year Book." Engine 1 delegate asked the men to take care of the linen that is left in the recreation room themselves. Ship's delegate report­ ed that the man who missed the ship in Alameda will be reported at the paypIT. No "data—Chairman, Louis Montas; Sec­ retary, E. Boarman. lee boxes cleaned and will be checked by the delegate to be sure _ that -they have been thoroughly chetked. Motion made to have steward and the ship's delegate cheek stores in Singapore. Pantry galley and messrooms need to be sougeed as soon as possible. A motion was made to send a wire to union headquarters to let them know what is going on aboard ship. Use Only One Mail Addrese 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 point out that reports received from several opera­ tors show checks 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. ship's fund. This was accepted readily by the new erewmembers as well as the older brothers on board. One brother brought up for discussion a letter pub­ lished in a recent issue of the LOG con­ cerning the possibility of a patrolman or welfare representative picking up bank ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), March «- deposits for erewmembers. due to the J. Ryan; Sacratary, O. W. Tra fact that in Stateside ports most members ALCOA RUNNER, (Alcoa), March 31— Chairman, vich. Brotiier Grady reported he had rec are on day work and find It hard to get Chairman, Jack Kennedy; Secretary, Cle­ ord player repaired in Mobile, but later to a bank. Crew considered this a very ment de Mospedales. As all the repairs converter had been stolen in port. fine idea if it could be worked out. were hot taken care of the ship's delegate learned Collection to be taken up at diaw for Brother Halley's baby funeral. Discussion SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), March 21 on men missing watches. —Chairman, C. G. McLallan; Secretary, J. W. Craft. The ship's fund owes the CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), March 24 ship's delegate and the chief cook a total —Chairman, E. H. Fields; Secretary, none. of $5.23 for expenses incurred. Ship's Ship's delegate is keeping an account of delegate went to. the captain on two beefs against the first mate. Heating different occasions and talked him into vents in the foc'sles need repairing on lifting the logs that had been layed this trip. Japanese laundries do not do against three • members. This was done good work on ship's linen. Delegate will with the promise that the matter would will see the patrolman on arrival in port give a report on performing done in for­ be turned over to the agent or patrolman upon reaching port. The crew was asked to have evrything in order for next voy- eign ports to the boarding patrolman. to turn in ail linen, and clean rooms be­ 'age. Crewmembcrs were asked to help keep water cooler clean at all times. Cof­ ROBIN GRAY (Saas Shipping), March 22 fore leaving the ship at the payoff. A mo­ fee cup.s to be returned to pantry after —Chairman, William Jenkies; Secretary tion was made that all foods be checked using them. M. C. Klierber. Discu.ssion Iteld on the and that which is contaminated with disposal of used tea leaves. Suggestion weevils, worms, etc. be condemned. The LONE JACK (Cities Service), April 2— made that the user of the washing ma­ stewafd and the chief cook volunteered Chairman, J. A. Phillips; Secretary, J. chine place his name on list for easy to place into the ship's fund the money Botelho. The ship's delegate reported recognition by any man who wants to that is due them for transportation from Seattle to Bangor. Washington. that at the last meeting there was a re­ use it next. quest for a repair list; nothing has been February 28—Chairman, William Jen­ SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Saatrain), done about it as yet. Milk should be put kins; Secretary, Joseph Valencia. There out so the 2-4 watch can have it at noon. isn't any hot water in deck foc'sles and March 21—Chairman, R. W. Sweeny; Sec­ Complaint made to the steward about other rooms. Ship's delegate will see the retary, V. Szymanskl. A vote of thanks was extended to Brother R. Pawlak when having miik last till the following port. chief engineer about fixing winches. he- resigned as ship's treasurer. Brother John Broad was nominated to succeed LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), no •DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), February 28 date—Chairman, Charles J. Scofield; Sec­ —Chairman, Chadbourne Gait; Secretary, him. retary, Quentin Remaud. Ship's delegate John R. Tllley. Repairs from the last WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN (Western reported numerous beefs in regard to trip were not completed. Rooms will be Tankers), February 22 — Chairman, K. purser's treatment of ill and injured painted out this trip by thd crew. Night Sterner; Secretary, W. Wright. Motion brothers. Suggestion that a future dis­ latches for crew's rooms were promised made and carried that all hands put in cussion be held. The washing machine by the company but were not installed; overtime for shore leave in Bahrein. needs replacing. The old machine was almost any key will open any door, so Ship's delegate will see if the washing patched up instead and still not function­ this will be put on the list again and machine can be repaired in Japan. ing properly. New crew refrigerator pushed harder in an effort to protect needed. Requisition made for innerspring gear. There is a balance of $69 in the MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Carriers), mattresses. As all foc'sle keys are inter­ ship's fund. Ship's delegate explained changeable, request made that locks be that an arrival pool is made up twice a February 20—Chairman, M. Byers; Secre­ changed to cylinder type steward de­ trip, $2 a chance—winner gets $60, two tary, W. Stark. It was reported at the partment decks require painting. Vote of second prizes for adjoining minutes of first meeting of trip that there was no thanks given to the steward's department $20 each and the remaining ^0 put in ship's delegate. Motion made to elect delegate. Everything running smoothly aboard ship. 'Brother Candcla cautioned crew to be sure not to foul wp in foreign ports and to be back at the ship one hour before sailing. 'March 14—Chairman, M. Grasn; Sacra­ tary, W. M. Stark; Ship's delegate re­ ported that the trip has been very good, with no beefs. Each department delegate was asked to turn in a repair sheet to the ship's delegate. A vote of thanks was given to the steward and his depart­ ment for the good service they extended ANNUALto the crew. Department delegates will have books and permits ready for patrol­ man. Byers cautioned the crew to have a clean and sober payoff. SEAFARERS ART CONTEST SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Saatrain), no date—Chairman, John Monast; Secretary, E. Jones. Ship's delegate reported that two men missed the ship and as a result W 'H^IZa^PRiZES' Ihl EACM OF4-G^CUPS. ais • mnsBcouxs C©AWM(a5•«4ND<C»^FS M0 the ship sailed short-handed. Each mem­ ber to donate $.50 for donation to the Seamen's Library Society, and $5 to Sea­ men's Friends Association; balance to ship's fund. Brother Herbert Strickland holds bible readings at coffee time, which the crew considers good as the gang can stand a little religion. VENORE (Ore), March 10—Chairman, T. W. King; Secretary, R. J. Bowman. Dogs on portholes in the messmen's room need to be overhauled. Light bulbs in the lounge room arc also needed. Delegates reported no beefs. MARIE HAMIL (Bloomfleld), March 14— Chairman, D. Degen; Secretary, D. B. Patterson. Ship's delegate stated that he had seen the patrolman with reference to painting the steward's department foc'sles and the galley. The washing machine has been fixed. Motion made and carried that any man caught leaving water running in the washing machine add thereby flood­ ing the laundry be subject to a fine of $10, said sum used toward the purchase of books for the crew, A suggestion was made that the three 'department heads tdkB- tur<isL--4B—cleaning - Hie Teereation room and the laundry, and that a list ba posted showing the weeks each 'depart ment should tke over the work. If any member of the crew has any safety sug­ gestions he should give them to the ship's delegate to be added to those already turned in. and carried to rent a film out of tha ship's fuifd and show it on the ship. Sweeney explained to the membership about the fireman who shipped out of Gaiveston that came aboard and accepted a day's pay and went back to the Hall. Second man who was shipjied from hall same day was not signed on till the ne.xt OCEAN BETTY (Ocean Transportation), day. This matter to be brought up with December 27—Chairman, Henry Mooney; the patrolmaQ on arrival in New York. 5ecretary, Leo Dwyer. Ship's delegate was elected. Before leaving Portland the CAROLYN (Bull), March 27—Chairman. washing machine and one of the ovens Joe Reyes; Sacratary, Harold S. Greaon the galley range must be checked. weld. Motion made to have each man February 7—Chairman, A. Ferara; Sec­ donate fifty cents to ship's fund. Ship­ retary, Frank . Culllson. Nominations mates were asked to keep glasses out of opened for a ship's treasurer; A. Ferara the sink in pantry. Coffee urri valve elected. Members agreed that each de­ should be checked by the engineer as it partment will take a week in keeping the leaks. recreation room clean. march 14—Chairman, C. V. Walker; ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), Secretary, Frank Culllson. The Captain March 21—Chairman, Ray Brault; Secre­ Informed the ship's delegate there would tary, Thomas Williams. Suggestion that be no painting done this trip. The matter ship's delegate contact Captain for will be taken up with the patrolman at prompt draws in short stay ports. Cold suppers should be served once a week in tropical climates. GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), no data—Chairman, G. G. Parker; Sacratary, R. E. Charroln. Drain in laundr.v is not working right. Crew was .asked to be quiet in the passageways in respect for shipmates who are asleep. There aren't too many fresiT vegetables aboard other­ the end of the trip. Motion made and wise stores are okay. seconded that the third cook does not ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), ship on SIU ahipd in the future. The third cook is at all times dirty In his'working March 14—Chairman, H. Knowles; Secre­ tary, Leo Bruce. A motion was made by habits, and should be prevented from shipping in any job where the handling the ship's delegate to send a letter to the Editor of the LOG to get a clarifica­ of food is involved. All members in favor. Men who borrowed tools from the tion if the five days waiting period on lockers aft were asked to return them to draws include Saturday, Sunday and holi­ the bosun. Delegates to inform the pa­ days. The washing machine had been trolman about the need of fans and spare found running many times with no one parts for same. The washing machine using it, in addition to being left dirty. hasn't worked since the beginning of the There is now $30 in the ship's fund. A trip. Discussion on the water and mem­ suggestion was made to the effect that bers agreed that it did measure up to some of the new men who have not con­ SIU shipboard standards. Water tanks tributed do so at payoff. need cleaning and recementing. ROBIN TRENT (Seas Shipping), Janu­ PELICAN MARINER (Bloomfleld), Feb­ ary 31—Chairman, D. McKeal; Secretary. ruary 28—Chairman, J. Byrd; Secretary, P. Gladden. Hollinger was elected ship's delegate. Discussion in regard to beef between steward department, third as­ sistant and patrolman in New Orleans. All hands agreed that the steward de­ partment should continue dumping gar­ bage and cleaning garbage room. ' Sug­ gestion that electrician install warning light on washing machine to determine whether or not machine is in operation. George H. Saebargar. Motion made and carried that the messroom be painted if FORT HOSKINS (CItlas Service), March there is enough paint. In foreign ports 7—Chairman, Frank DemasI; Secretary, natives will be kept off the ship and H. H. Guentha. Ship's delegate said ail working people from shore will not u.so performers would be turned into the hall washing machine. Shipmates who have in written report. If members feel bad cots were asked to put them away when hit the sack. The crew doesn't want to not in use. hear of shore escapades. Discussion of March 12—Chairman, F. Moralgin; Sec­ new contract. The Cities Service Com­ pany has a standard contract like all retary, George H. Saebargar. Complaint other tanker outfits and Leroy Clark said from deck delegate about Captain having it hasn't a special deal as rumors lead shore workers doing work which involves overtime. Fruit shorUge reported after some of the men to believe. ship left Durban. Chief steward explained ,DEL SUD (Mississippi), March 14— that vegetables and fruit In Mombassa Chairman, *ra Brown; Secretary, Baldy were turned back because they we- z full Bollinger. Motion made and seconded of worms. that washing machine be connected prop­ ANGELINA (Bull), February 28—Chair­ erly. contacting port agent if necessary. Beef between chief reefer and the chief man, Stephen BoguchI; Sacratary, Harry engineer to be settled by patrolman. Ath­ Thrash. C. Gretsky was elected as ship's letic director asked for contributions delegate. All men that were not on watch from shipmates to enable better activities. when the ship left Savannah should put Treasurer reported $549 in picnic'fund in delayed sailing. It was decided that and $103 in the ship's fund. $30 was do­ the steward department take care of rec­ nated to seamen on the beach in Buenos reation room and the deck department take care of the laundry. All members Aires out of the ship's fund. agreed that the ship's delegate should FAIRPORT (Waterman), March 21— speak to the patrolman about the ship's Chairman, James Adams; Secretary, Keith fund that was on the ship when it layed Sawvel. Ship's delegate reported the re­ up. pair list has not been taken care of sat­ March 21—Chairman, W. Kohuf; Sacra­ isfactorily. Repeated complaints about tary, Harry Thrash. Repair list has been the hot water aft. At the present ther made up and turned in. Two men missed is $19.30 in the ship's fund. Ship in Puerto Rico. Discussion on in­ crease in maternity benefits. Suggestion FAIRLAND (Watermen), March 21— made to dr<4i discussion and wait for pub­ Chalfman, Vic D. India; Secretary, Alex lished report from the SEAFARERS LOG. Janes. Discussion on the linen problem. erewmembers approved that each man The steward explained reason why Cap­ give $1 to start a ship's fund. Ship's del­ tain wants each man to change his own egate will see the patrolman about secur­ linen. Brothers were asked to use the old ing a good repairman for TV. Vote of washing machine for greasy clothes and thanks was extended to the steward de­ use the new one for white clothes. Black­ partment. board In the messroom need changing. Crew quarters aft should be sougeed out. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Saatrain Lines). 28—Chairman, Andrew Gowder; OMEGA (Boise Griffin) February 18— March Secretary,_Raymond Steward Chalfman, Dan Butts; Secretary, William told the members thatL.a Ferry. wire basket for Vogler. Motion to commend steward's de­ the crew sink was ordered and would be partment carried unanimously. Question shortly. Discussion held on the was asked concerning water in crew's supplied shortage, and the crew was asked showers. The water is too hot. Deck en­ linen to put all linen in the dirty linen bin. gineer said little could be done to remedy The laundry bin should be equipped witli this as the water in the tanks is affected by sea temperature. Suggestion that the a cover so that it can be locked in port. delegates should see about getting pas­ MARYMAR (Calmer), March 28—Chair­ sageways sougeed. Bosun spoke to the man, George Ford; Secretary, Joe E. captain about more overtime for deck Thomas. Each department should help to gang and Captain seemed agreeable to keep the ship's room and laun­ same. Discussion on faulty operation of dry room clean.recreation Men were asked not to refrigerator; should be repaired in San come into the mess hall with shorts. Mea Pedro. • ii (Continued on page 25) ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), March 28— Chairman, John Nordstrom; Secretary, Donald Harlihy. Steward department beef about the officer's messhall being dirty every morning after officers and passen­ gers recreation. Discussion on some mem­ bers of the crew serving themselves choice pieces during meal times and leav­ ing none for the rest. Suggestion made to keep everyone out of the pantry and let the messmen take care of the orders. In order that Lorenzo Rinaldi the galley utility can keep on making pizza pies the crew would like to donate to the pur­ chase of anchovies, special cheese, etc. as there is no chance of getting ingredients from the company. CAROLYN (Bull), March 14—Chairman, L. Gordlls; Sacratary, Burns. Screens are needed for portholes. General discussion for Yale locks on all doors. Discussion on unsafe launch landing conditions in outports. ' SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Saatrain), March 21—Chairman, R. W. Swaanay; Sacratary, V. Szymanskl. Treasurer re­ ported $197.S« in the ship's fund. Fiftyfive cases oL coke on hand. Motion made Steel Vendor Fund Disposal Ship's delegate John Hoggie of the Steel Vendor (Isthmian) reports that the disposition of the ship's fund was incorrectly listed in the SEAFARERS LOG. The crew voted to do­ nate $22 to the polio fund'and leave $28 in the ship's fund. However, Hoggie found on making inquiries that the polio) drive was over for this year. Consequently, the $50 sum has' been left in the ship's fund for the next crew. �16. Ift54 Bare. Twenty-five SEUF JiHERSr J.PC ... DIGEST of SHOPS' BOBETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) were' atked to put cupa in rtnk and all bands cooperate In keeping ahlp clean, DOROTHY (Boll), March J*—ehalrman, W. Fell; Secretary, Peter Patrick. Rew­ ard Baked erew to cooperate and keep iheaahall and recreation room clean at all tlmea. Suggested that crew have a ship a fund. Ship's delegate reported beef a^ut mate working on deck In Puerto HIM. Motion made that ship's delegate see «io patrolman about mixing machine for galley. PORTMAR (Calmer), March f7—Chair­ man, Charles Hensley; Secretary, C. R. Johnson. Motion made that the welfare committee eonsirier a hospital plan for the dependents of Seafarers. It was re­ quested that this motion be published In the LOG requesting the views and opin­ ions of other members. Shortage of food and milk while in port. The steward was Instructed by the membership that in the future any shortage of stores should be reported to all four delegates at once. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), March 24—Chairman, T. Pales; Secretary, S. O. Johnson. Brother Smith resigned as ship's delegate. T. Fales was elected. Mo­ tion made and carried that all -beefs be taken up by the department delegates at the payoff through the boarding patrol­ man and not each Individual taking up minor heefs with the patrolman as has been done In the past. All brothers were asked to cooperate In turning the washing machine off when not In use. as .has been done quite a few times In the past. A vote of thanks was extended by the en­ tire erew to Brother Smith, who resigned, for the fine Job he did aboard the vessel. Maniiel keeps gettlnf out of line and re­ fuses to work. , PORTMAR (Calmar), Pebroary 14— Chairman, Charfes Hensley; Secretary, C. IL Johnson. Ship's delegate was In­ structed to contact the Captain regarding a storage place for the crew's luggage. There was a discussion regarding a crewmember coming back from ashore In Panama and abusing the steward depart­ ment delegate. This man was warned and told that If this happened again he would be reported to the patrolman. VAL CHEM (Valentine), March 2t— Chairman, John Karl; Secretary, Anthony Lacovlno. Ship's delegate reported the members voted against a coke machine unanimously. Some disputed overtime on delayed sailing. Ship's treasurer said there is $74 how in the ship's fund. CANTIONY (Cities Service), April 2— Chairman, William Thompson; Secretary, J. H. Monet. New washing machine was put aboard in Baltimore as captain prom­ ised. $43 reported In the ship's fund. Discussion on buying a new radio for crew's recreation room at next payoff. March 12—Chairman, V. Kickiriilo; Sec­ retary; J. B. EliloH. Captain dissatisfied with crew's knowledge of boat drill duties. Letter was sent to New York for new washing machine: should be aboard In Baltimore. New electric core needed for percolator. Members would like a better grade of ham and lamb used for meals. OMECA (Boise Criffin), March 30— Chairman, Dan Butts; Secretary, William P. Vogler. Dlsciusion limited to making up a. repair list and letters of recom­ mendation for John Indorf, baker and John Chapman, oiler. Ship's delegate SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), March 2t noted that the present crew was excep­ —Chairman, Charles W. Cothran; Secre­ tional In that there was-no friction dur­ tary, Clyde Krelst. Something should be ing the entire trip. done about repairing leak In bulkhead in DEL NORTE (MlisltslppI), January Sicrew mess. Crew was requested to turn In all soiled towels so that they can be Chairman, Jo* Collins; Sacrafary; H. Crana. The "Maison Blanche" beef was sent to laundry. Motion made and passed to back up the crew of the Seatrain squared away in New Orleans by the Georgia on proposal to either get a SIO Union patrolman. The baU players ex­ clothing allowance or have the gangway press their thanks to the crewmembers of the last voyage for the donaUons to placed at end of ship. the basebaU team. ,Due to a little trouble STEEL AOE (Isthmian), March 2f— by one of the delegates of the last voy­ age, it is requested that all department Chairman, J. Calrol; Secretary, W. Ryan. Steward delegate reported beef with Carl delegates be on board the ship at the payoffs. A vote .of thanks was given for Jarve who has accused galley force of selling food while gassed up. Old min­ the fine job done by the retiring ship's utes to be posted on bulletin board. delegate. Requyst that more help be Clemens elected ship's delegate, and the given In the publication and editorials of the newspaper for this voyage's issue. Un­ ship's fund was turned over to him. licensed personnel will refrain from en­ CHIWAWA (Cities Service), March 27— tering the crew pantry and mess hall In underclothing at night. Chairman, W. Thornton; Secretary, M. J. March 7—Chairman, C. Sosa; $eeretary, Whlttall. Ship's delegate reported new mattresses coming this trip. New table H. Crane. A sum of $112.37 was collected tops for crew messroom promised this this trip for the ship's fund. Motion trip also. Members were asked to behave made for the crew to purchase their own a little better when the ship is In port. movie reels for their projector with money from the ship's fund. Thanks to Two men missed ship in Linden. the staff of the navigator for the fine is­ sue they put out on this voyage. Motion DEL SUD (Mississippi), March 21— Chairman, Balby Bollinger; Secretary, Ira made to have a arty for the crew on Brown. One man missed ship In Santos: No. 7 hatch Wednesday night. Expenses rejoined vessel In Rio. One permitman to be paid from the ship's fund up to continously fouled up all trip and it was the amount of $39 or $40. recommei-^ded that i.e be brought before PETROLITE (Tanker Sag), March 27— patrolman. Motion by John Lynn, car­ penter, that a committee be elected as Chairman, Pioyd Hurd; Secretary; T. E. directors for Del Sud's annual picnic. MO' Yablonsky. Complaints made by member­ tlon made and carried by Joe Caruso to ship as to the shortage of ship's linen, take $30 from ship's fund to buy books. sugar, fresh fruits and meats. Too much Vote of thanks for stewardesses, Mrs. ham and pork served for the past week. Parker and Mrs. Blizzard, for showing Reports made that steward sanctioned good spirit and good will by taking care using of defective macaroni. Chairman of Brother Kelly while he was, seriously brought up subject of bonus clause lor 111. A small traveling clock was presented combat zone areas in the Far East. to each one as thanks for a job well done. Athletic Director Joe Caruso re ported first game of series of three games with Gymnasia Esgrima of Buenos Aires was lost. Another game will be played next. trip. $620 reported In picnic fund. NOTICES CHOCTAW (Watorfnan), March 13— Chairman, H. V. Knaflick; Secretary, D. Edwards. Washing machine to be fixed at next port. Since the meeting a new wash­ ing machine has been procured and Is working well. All repairs have been taken care of. There have been quite a few hospital cases aboard this ship. It would benefit the membership and help the wel­ fare men If the ship's delegate had a form to cover the information needed by the hospitalized for their claims. DEL ORO (Mississippi), March 14— Chairman, Parry; Eecratary, Leo Watts. .Dlsciused medical aid for erew pantry­ man. John R. Coleman, purser aboard •hip was given a vote of confidence for the very splendid job he did to go out •f his way to aid Nek brothers. Brother PERSOlfII.S William Fernancc Isthmian is holclitig for you US Customs baggage check No. 195863. You may claim same by. calling at the fourth floor of 68 Trinity Place, NYC. ^ James Francisco Get in touch with your mother. She is ill and worried about you. Her address is 19 N. Russell Street, Boston, Mass. t t 4. Joe Barbadoes Please contact your niece Nancy. She is ill and needs you. » $ 4) Mariano Menor Get in touch with James MacDonough at 1112 Harrison Build­ ing, 4 South 15th Street, Philadel:phia, Pa.( o): call LOcust 7-4843. Louis Albert Gardier Please call at NY headquarters mail" department for your seamen's papers. . 4i t James C. Sheldon Pick up your check in the mail room in NY headquarters. t V George H. Greene Please call at NY headquarters mail department for your dis­ charges. Quiz Answerg (1) 11 months. (2) Livingstone. Stanley was sent out by a New York newspaper to find the famous explorer in 1871. (3) Maine is bordered only by the State of New Hampshire. (4) 1912. New Mexico and Ari­ zona were admitted to the union as the 47th and 48th states, respec­ tively. (5) Both Boston and Philadel­ phia are tied with five wins each. Boston has,taken five series out of six; Philadelphia five out of eight. (6) 13. (7) Greater. (8) Charles L. McNary. They lost. (9) North-south. US highways running from north to south bear odd numbers, and those running from east to west have even num­ bers. ^i^an'^haher^ Uave No OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other s^-cailed "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. SEATICER (Colonial), Decombor 1»— Chairman, Sloopy Malhowt; Secretary, Slick Story. Deck delegate sent wire to headquarters In regard to poor mall serv­ ice. Brother members wbmed against re­ peating false statements. Mathews elect­ ed as treasurer. Ship's fund to be col­ lected in Brazil. January 10—Chairman, I. Craft; Secre­ tary, Slick Story. Baking is not up to par. The baker should take a Uttle more time. Steward to issue a couple of beers at meal hours. Repairs have not been taken care of as yet and a letter from headquarters stated that crew should not have signed on until they checked repairs and slop chest. Pobruary 10—Chairman, I. L. Thomp­ son; Secretary, J. Percival. Chief engi­ neer wlU make adjustments on wash water. Men were asked to fiU ice trays after using them. March 21—Chairman, Cole; Secretary, E. L. Thompson. Deck delegate will see the mate about some disputed overtime. Motion made and accepted that a book man take steward's delegate job before arrival in United States. disputed OT from the last trip are being handled by headquarters. Things are go­ ing along smoothly. Men should know their fire and boat drill stations. Vote of thanks went to the delegates for the good job they are doing in keeping things running smoothly, and also a vote of RACNAR NAESS (Seatransport), April 5—Chairman, George Hayes; Secretary, ! thanks to the steward department for a Tony Novak. James Murphy was elected good job. ship's delegate. A request was made that a little more pains be taking with the HOOSIER MARIXER (Isthmian), Jan­ preparing of food. Galley cooks yvere uary 14 — Chairman, Al Page; $ecrcasked to use caps or towels around their lary, Nell Lambert. There was no collec­ heads, to prevent sweat from dropping tion made of the ship's fund. Extra into the fe^. Dishwasher asked for co­ Ubrary was given to the Bienville. It was operation in keeping the pantry clean. agreed to start a ship's fund with a SI Entire crew was asked to pitch in and donation from each member. If the ship keep the recreation room, messrooms and lays up. the fund will be given to men in laundry cleaner. One man was told to the hospital at the port of Isyiip, R. B. keep himself clean. Logs weie heavy during the previous trip and all stuck, so any one getting logged can expect the same treatment. son. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job well done. Beefs should be brought up at the meeting, so that unnecessary time is not wasted at the payoffs. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), April 4—Chairman, Danny Sheehan; Sec­ retary, William Prince. Repairs were taken care of in the shipyard. One .man had to get off in Portland for excessive drinking. One man • was left in the hos­ pital at Puerto La Cruz. Deck delegate spoke on hospital facilities in Venezuela: steward spoke on the night lunch situa­ tion while the ship is in Venezuela; food is taken away and ice box cleaned out every trip in Puerto La Cruz. February 2S---ChaTrman, John Barnes; Secretary, Nell Lambert. One brother refu.sed to cooperate with Army medical regulations in this port and restricted all hands, including officers and erew, to the ship, by Army order. Everyone but him took shots, and he could not be per­ suaded to, saying "I've had enough. I don't need them and 1 don't want to go ashore." ALCOA PENNANT (Aicoa), April 4— Chairman, Latii* Joyner; Secretary, James Pursell. Suggestion was made to see if a fan can be placed in the laundry; patrolman should be contacted about freeing drains. PETROLITE (MATHIASEN), March 30— Chairman, C. Johnson; Secretary, N. Voskian. W. Kumke was elected ship and deck delegate; L. S. Carazzo, engine dele­ gate: W, F. Walker, steward delegate. Patrolman should meet the ship at Bridgeport for the payoff. Steward was asked about the linen and said it is com­ STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), February 1 ing on board at Bridgeport. —Chairman, Albert H. Bert; Secretary, M. A. Eala. Slopchest of the last trip was LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ not investigated by a patrolman: incom- riers), February II—Chairman, C. F. Ay'ing ship's delegate wlU bring this to the cock; Secretary, Ncii Abernathy. Some attention oit the patrolman. Whitlow was repairs were not made: they will be taken elected ship's delegate: William Funk, care of in Seattle. Range was not fixed deck delegate: Neblett. engine delegate. in Long Beach. Motion was passed to back the chief and second cook in their beef to get the stove fixed and to stop the old man from going over the stew­ ard's head in galley. Seattle patrolman will be told of this. Steward said requisitipns wera ready and will be wired in for stores. Laundry will be kept clean; scupper should be fixed. Steward depart­ ment, especially the cooks, got a vote of thanks. March 13—Chairman, H. Braunstein; Pork chops and ham were put in the menu vbry often and cooking of the last Secretery, N. Abernathy, Repair list will be made up. trip was not satisfactory. Sufficient stores should be brought aboard before the voj-age begins. Steward will inform STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Aprii 4— the delegates when stores come aboard. Chairman, Johri Dixon; Secretary, George Foreign stevedores should be kept out of H. Schmidt. There is a $36.24 balance in the house. Ekiough disinfectant should the ship's fund. One man paid off and be aboard. PO mess wlU be opened for is In the hospital in Honolulu. He was the black gang to avoid overcrowding in operated on and was in good spirits when the ship departed. There are small the messhall at meal hours. February 25—Chairman, Wayne S. Col- amounts of disputed OT. Vote of thanks lard; Secretary, Miguel A. Eala. Most of went to the steward department for con­ the items on the old repair list were done tinued good work. Ship's delegate asked before the ship left New York: ship was for donations for the ship's fund at the also exterminated. Spare room on main payoff. Repair list was turned over to deck will be kept for crew's luggage. department heads. Key is kept by mate. Hospital .should be moved from down below to the main OCEAN NIMET (Ocean Trans.), April 3 deck and ice boxes moved down. Leak on —Chairman, James Bergstrom; Secretary, generator floor, creating safety hazard, L. J. Sheehan. Much cleaning must be will be brought to the attention of the done In foc'sles, etc., since the ship was captain, Each department will take a inactive for a couple of months. Every­ turn cleaning the laundry. Foc'sles thing is running smoothly so far. Paper should be-kept clean and in order, as the and rubbish strewn around on No. 4 captain makes his weekly inspections,. hatch should be thrown overboard. Deck There should be enough dishes and cots and engine departments will clean the aboard before the ship leaves San Fran­ laundry, alternating every two weeks. cisco. Steward will take care of this. Steward department will clean the recre­ Left-over ice pulled between Monday and ation room. Dirty dishes should be put Friday is not enough to last the weekend. in the sink after use; messhall and recre­ Rice will be put on the menu for dinner ation rooms should be kept clean at all and supper each day. Chief engineer times. Vote of thanks went to the ship's promised that engine department foc'sles steward department. would be painted between 'Frisco and Manila. One man missed ship in New WINTER HILL (Citlas $ervice), March York and rejoined in Norfolk. He cleared himself with the patrolman before he 4—Chairman, Jsssa Maloney; Secretary, Daltcn Gabriel, Captain was contacted left New York. Everyone was advised to about ordering wind chutes. A few hours' do the same If they find themselves in this position, or a replacement could re­ place you. $TEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), March 7 —Chairman, Rex Coote; Secretary, Tony Caspar. Delegates will see the captain about turning the radio on in the chart room while at sea. Captain will be asked about giving medical slips to the men. LA SALLE (Waterman), April 4—Chair­ man, J. Hemby; Secretary, B. H. Rlcher- Pnzxle Answer Barnes was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. All hands will participate more in fire and boat drills and help secure'-'boats. Delegate will see the mate about cooperation from him. Chief engi­ neer will be asked about improved ven­ tilation of the messroom. Additional fans or air through blowers is needed. Purser will be contacted about San Pedro draw. ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Shipping), March 30—Chairman, Eugene Flowers; Secretary, H. M. Guinier. One man, who has been a consistent performer from Capetown, South Africa to Beira, East .Africa, has slacked off and is a general nuisance, uses obscene language: board­ ing patrolman wiR be asked to handle this. No. laundry boys should be per­ mitted . to work on the ship. Laundry woman should solicit her business from one place, and not roam in and out of crew's rooms, for obvious reasons. Ship's delegate will contact the chief engineer about having a fan installed in crew pantr,v. Steward department will dump their own garbage. Coffee cups should be re­ turned to the pantry. Every time the natives see a cup they pick it up and take it ashore: soon there will be no cups. MATES AT ThE UMIOM HALL 4mAVEAHD20mST' /AIBCCOkIVW.Sw^\P 7WERSHTSOMTV. HBW LO^ PRICES AMP yoU'/2EALWA\5 WELCOMB HERE AT YOU/ZOWAJ PLACE. OWHEPANDOPERAED BY THf SEAFARERS im.UHlON'AiG-AFL Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY (. I li I 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) STREET ADDRESS Hogg Q[£iai9i!a CITY ZONE ..... STATE Signed QSQII! cima GasQSQ Qa[= EfflSBSB HIIEIIB TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you «r« tn old tubserlbtr and havt a cbanga of addrast, plaasa givo your formar addraii btlowi ADDRESS CITY I i:i NAME Gansus sscanii .v| •Moaaaaaaaa$a$aotaaaitaaa*aaa4«a**««aaee««4t»t«aet4tcaa*«e«t< aaaaaaaiaaaaBa BaaBaiaMBaaBBMMBBMMMaaMaBBM .20NI STATI �if- rati VwnliNiU- <* SEkFA k Ek^ 161•' Apitf ife, iftijr! New Orleans Baby Attends First SlU Payoff in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who nre being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits f^om 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, jj ysili be rnnst welcome. Il Visiting New Orleans home of Seafarer Lbuls R. Guertin (center), SIU Welfare Services Representa­ tive Bill Fredericks delivers a'$200 maternity benefit check to commemorate the birth of Hiram W. (held by Mrs. Guertin), on March 2. The occasion was the first SIU maternity benefit received by the famUy, as Louis, Jr., 2ifi, was born before the benefit began, and Guertin was not sailing during the year prior to the birth of Mary Louise, 16 months, as required under the Welfare Flap. 5# USPHS. HOSPITAI, STATEN ISLAND. NY George Anderson Nicholas S. Mark Thomas R. Bach Thomas E. Maynes Thomas BarracUff* N. Mayrantonls Melvin Bass John Nemeth John Beckmann Warren Nielson Marcle Boyles Rex O'Connor Elllf Brodelsbo Charles Oglesby Leo Broussard Edward PoUse Thomas Bryan Peter Prokopuk Benjamin Busby Robert Reynolds Azhar Caram Arthur A. Roy Camiel Cans Edwin T. Rushton . .Tar Chong Ira A. Sandt Hugh Crawford P. W. Seldenbergh Fred A. Delpenha Robert Slzemore Wm. ^Doran Frank Soriano Estell Godfrey Jose Souza Rune Gustafsson Walter Sudnlck Hans R. Hanssen Stanley Swlenckoskl James H. Harker James F. Thompson John B. Hass WUUs R. Thompson Lyls Hipp Jos. Traxler Choo Chang Lai Jose J. Valenzuela Alexander Lieter Sam Vandal William Luhrsen Jan Vanos John Mclnnes LuU WUUams USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. NY Fortune Bacomo James R. Lewis Thomas Bryant ^ Francis Lynch Joseph Carr A. McGulgan Bomar R. Cheeley David McUreath Julian CuthreU Frank Mackay Emillo Delgado Lloyd MUler Antonio M. Diaz Alfred MueUer John J. DriscoU Eugene T. Nelson Matthew Gardiner George Shumaker Robert Gilbert Ernest Smallwood Bart Guranlck Henry E. Smith Thomas Guranlck Harry Tuttle Thomas Isaksen Rehato Vlllata John Keenan VirgU Wilmoth Fred Landry Ludwlg Krlstiansen James J. Lawlor Vic MiUazo Kaarel Lectmao All of the following SIU families board Avenue, Portsmouth, Va. Street, Baton Rouge, La. ivill collect the $200 maternity 3^ 3^ ^ ^ benefit plus a $25 bond from the Christine Ann Mabie born March Charlotte Deon Lewis, born Union in the baby's name. March 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donna Gay Wilson, born Febru­ Mrs. Thomas C. Lewis, 4814 John­ Norman H. Mabie, 198 Mast Road, Manchester, NH. ary 25, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. son Street, Corpus Christi, Tex. Donn R. Wilson, 1 Raybum Street, ^ 3) ^ 3i> $ San Francisco, Cal. Mark Carisbn Seaver, J)om Feb­ Joseph Normand Baris, born VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES,. FLA. March 19, 1954. Parents, Mr. and ruary 26, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Jose C. ,Vilar it 3^ ^ Colleen O'Neill, born March 17, Mrs. Eugene O. Baris, 7429 Maie Mrs. Joseph H. Seaver, 4800 Piety FAJADO CLINIC Street, New Orleans, La. , FA J ADO, PUERTO RICO 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fran­ Avenue, TEJOS Angeles 1, Cal. Alexander Becker 4" t t cis O'Neill, 1453 Point Breeze Ave­ i ST. PATRICKS HOSPITAL Lou Ann Damron, bom January nue, Philadelphia, Pa. LAKE CHARLES, LA. Ruth Ann Lindsjo, bom Mar^h 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Darce 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Damron, 726 Sparrow Road, WYCKOFF HEIGHTS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY Judy Cruz, born March 15, 1954. Nils H. Lindsjo, 37 North Street, Norfolk, Va. John H. Lefco Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Worcester, Mass. MOBILE INFIRMERY 3) $ 4 Cruz, 1242 Simpson Street, Bronx, MOBILE, ALA. t 3) 3!' Joel Beck Jett, born March 8, Jonnle B. Keen NY. Michael Benjamin Lanning, bora 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil­ VA HOSPITAL March 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and liam H. Jett, Route No. 1, Warrior, 3^ t 4» PHILADELPHIA. PA. Charles N. Price Gene Robert Greenwood, bom Mrs. Patrick A. Lanning, 514 San Ala. USPHS HOSPITAL Avenue, Newport March 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Bemardino 4 4 4 SAVANNAH, GA. WUliam C. Bedgood Jlmmle Littleton Mrs. Charles O. Greenwood, 917 Beach, Cal. Michael Stephen Gradick. born B. Blanchard R. B. McCorkel Mace Avenue, Bronx, NY. Albert Morse March 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Paul B. Bland l" 3^ 3> James Brown F. S. Paylor Mrs. William H. Gradick, General Hiram Guertin, born March 2, 3> 3^ 3^ L. F. Carpenter James B. Selleft ' George O. Corbett Luther Vaughn Teresa Tamara Butterton, born 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Delivery, Eight Mile, Ala. Paul Jakubcsak J. C. Whatley 4 4 4 March 21, 1954. Parents, Mr. and R. Guertin, 5016 North Villere Joseph Kramer Paul M. Wood USPHS HOSPITAL Albert Kenneth Brinkerhoff, Mrs. Walter G. Butterton, 150 Sea- Street, New Orleans, La. NEW ORLEANS, LA. born Marjh 18, 1954. Parents, Mr. James Battle Chas. E. Brady 3^ 3^ 3> Wm. R. Burch and Mrs. Albert C. Brinkerhoff, 117 M. J. Berry Elizabeth Ollvo, born November Varick Street, New York, NY. Paul Boudreaux McKenley CampbeU 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Juan Olivo Otero, 521 Trinity Ave­ Beverly Laveme Collier, born nue, Bronx, NY. February 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Collier, 64 4 3> t NEW ORLEANS—The aid given Oliver Sylvester Ange, born Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. ^by Seafarers sailing out of New March 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd J. Ange, 3239 Kimball DKPARTMENT OF Terrace, Norfolk, Va. HEALTH. EDUCATION. AND WELTARB a, NY Hospital Eases Rules In Dock Tie-up P. J. Carpovich John N. Hull - Slbastian Carregal Charles W. Johnson Richard W. Clark Thomas S. Johnson Clarence W. Cobb WlUlam Johnson P. B. Cogley Leonard Kay S. Cope John T. Kelly J. D. Dambrlno E. G. Knapp Gordon R. Dolan Leo H. Lang John G. Dooley James M. Lucky Jack N. Oows Oscar F. Madere Thomas L. Dugan C. E. McLarnan J. C. Fernandez Hector Murka Leo Fohtenot W. E. Reynolds B. D. Foster Rou D. Roberts J. H. Hountain James J. Ruth James E. Gardiner Luther Seldle Nathan Gardner Harvey E. Shero -Jack Gleason James T. Smith G. W. Graham Lonnie R. Tickle John B. Gunter J. E. Ward John L. Hlnton R. W. Wilkerson N. A.iHuff GRASSLANDS HOSPITAL VALHALLA. NY Arthur Lomas SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CAL. Gregorlo F. Diaz Ragnor A. Erlcson USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. WiUiam G. Adams James A. Penswlck Frank Alasavich Robert A. Rogers Theodore Mastaler USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. Ralph Armstrong' O. W. Orr Claude Davis Shirley Poole M. DeGollado Thomas W. Ritson J. H. Dudley A. J. Scheving Harvey E. Horn Conrad Shirley John Markopolo James M. SneU A. L. MlUer Jack Strickland Floyd C. Nolan USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. John L. Griffin Alexander PresneU Montford Owens Maximo Tangalin USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. O. E. Abrams V. K. Ming R. B. Barnes W. J. Moran Sverre Brenna Joseph Neubauer Henry Hauge C. O. Winskey S. Johannessen Edward Woods Carl R. Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Henry Chllds Charles Neumaier Ho Yee Choe Joe Perreira C. B. Coburn Fugcne Plalm Gilbert Eller W. S. Singleton Olav Gustausen Sing Ah Sue Hans P. Hansen Graydon Suit A. M. Keller Peter Walsh James McLaughlin P. S. Yuzon E. Moss USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD Clifford Adklns Peter Losado Jessie A. Clarke Joseph D. McGraw Carl E. ^handler James Macunchuck A. J. Cunningham George Mattalr Millard M. Cutler Wm. Middendorf James R. Dodson Paige A. MltcheU Walton Hudson Thomas Mungo James B. Humphries George Plplnos George Jeroslmlch John F. Smith Alexander Johnson Wm. J. Stephens Wm. Kenny Gustav. V. Svenssoa Karl Krlstensen Frank Van Dusen William Kunak Henrlch WIese Henry G. Lelby Doctor Hails SIU Blood Aid 3> 3^ $ Because of the emergency Karen Elise Babin, born Decem­ situation created in the Port ber 2. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. ^ of Nevir York last month by Alphonse L. Babin, 710 North the 29-day strike of old Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Association, thfr Staten Island US Public Health Service Hospital adjusted admis­ sions rules to take care of seamen stranded on the beach by the Under the Union constitu­ strike. tion every member attending In a couple of instances, men a Union meeting is entitled to who had been in the hospital be­ nominate himself for the fore the strike and had been dis­ elected posts to be filled at charged as fit for duty, had come the meeting—chairman, read­ down with illnesses while waiting ing clerk and recording secre­ for the strike to end so they could tary. Your Union urges you ship. to take an active part in meet­ Ordinarily, the hospital woulB ings by taking these posts of • not accept patients under those cir­ service. cumstances since they had not been And, of course, all members working on a ship in the interim, have the right to take^ the floor and might possibly be working and express their opinions on ashore. However the Union was any officer's report or issue able to submit proof that the men under discussion. Seafarers had been waiting to ship but had are urged to hit the deck at been unable to do so. Accordingly, these meetings and let their the men In question were read­ shipmates know what's on mitted to tbe hospital for further ' their mind. treatment i MCUHIH AUEHurPUBLIC HEALTH SHIVICK V.IWB11C HEUTH SiPKtf 80iWr*l *W SIAlf OT, NEW ONUANZ lA MKUMI Officer In Charge Ihreh 30, U5U Speak Your Mind At SiV Meetings Seafarers' International Onion SS BlenvlUe Street Raw Orleana, Louisiana ttaarSira, ftadartck As Hadlcal Officer in Charge of the U.S. Public Health Ssrvlre Hospital in How Orleans, 1 should like to take this opportunity to thank the ifMibers of the SIU for their gonerous support of the hospital blood bank, * I an sure that the transfusions Miich these donations haee nada possible hare enablsd our doctors to give better nedfcal care to Seansn, and that nanjr days, of' hospitalisation and sickness havs bSen saved. y yours. H. SoHdeni Hsdicsl Director, Msdleal Officer In Charge Letter from hea* of New Orleans USPHS hospital praises Seafsref Heodc dimoimt • i, a . •? •> -v.; • -— Orleans to the blood bank at the local US Public Health Service hospital has been applauded by the hospital's medical director. Dr. John N, Bowden, medical director of the hospital has written the Union that the transfusions "have enabled our doctors to give better medical care to seamen, and that many days of hospitalization and sickness have been saved." Minimum 15 Pints At present Seafarers in New Or­ leans have an arrangement with the hospital there for an SIU blood bank. The local membership makes regular contributions, and id turn, the hospital reserves a mini­ mum of 15 points for use by ill or injured Seafarers at all times. The blood bank was opened September 29, 1953, when five Sea­ farers started matters off by donat­ ing a pint each. Since then Mon­ days have been blood donor days with a number of Seafarers visit­ ing the hospital regularly. That the arrangement has worked out to the full satisfaction of all parties is indicated by Dr. Bowden's letter. A number of Sea­ farers have benefited directly from the assurance of a regular supply without the need to. round up donors ht -an-emergency sUuatiom-»' �SEAFARERS AprU 1«, 1954 LOG Pafc Twenty-MTen Company Stall Proves Expensive SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS A shipping company which denied a Seafarer more than one day's maintenance found to its sorrow that the action didn't pay. Because not only did Seafarer Carmen Barletta col­ lect the full maintenance and cure but got transportation and unearned wages as well. Barletta got more than he^ | expected simply because he carried his complaint to the With WALTER SIEKMANN Welfare Services representative in Baltimore, John Arabasz. Until he iNews about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIU Wel­ got in touch with Welfare Services, fare Benefits will be carried in this column, ft is written by Seafarer he says, he was unaware of his Walter Siekmann based on items of .interek turned up while he makes transportation and unearned wages claim and Would have settled for his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) maintenance quite readily if the Heading off this week's list of hospitalized men is Luis Williams out company agent had agreed to pay at the Staten Island USPHS hospital. Luis is from New York, so he is it in the first place without argu­ right around home while he is in drydock for observation. His last ship ment. , was the Hilton of Bull, on which he shipped as a saloon messman^ and The "case arose when Barletta, a good one, too. who was aboard ship as an AB, Peter Frokopiek Is out at the same hospital which he entered in the suffered' a mild back sprain and middle of last month. Pete stopped in for a look-see about some hernia reported to the USPHS out-patient trouble he is having, yhis Seafarer comes from New York, also, and clinic in New York City. There he was given treatment and ruled "not his last job was as an AB aboard the Southport of South Atlantic. Off the Choctaw where he was a saloon messman and into the hospi­ fit for duty." A replacement was tal is Leo Broussard for a rather different operation than most of his then called in his place. brothers might ordinarily get. Leo's got a carbuncle Went To Baltimore Barletta next went to Baltimore on the back of his neck and he's there to see that he doesn't leave with it. He hails from Lafayette, to continue treatment at the hos­ La., and h6'll probably head down that way during pital there. While in Baltimore,, he contacted the claim agent of the his convalescence period. In the hospital for a hernia operation is Camiel company who offered him one Caus, entering the drydock in the latter part of last day's maintenance, although he month. Caus comes from New York. His last job was not fit for duty for a week. The company's headquarters of­ before entering the hospital was on the Show Me Carmen Barletta smiles happily as he shows Baltimore Welfare fice claimed that Barletta had quit Mariner as engine maintenance.. ^ . Services representative, John Arabasz, settlement papers on bis Another New York boy in the hospital is Rex the ship of his own volition and claim for maintenance, unearned wages and transportation. Caus O'Connor. He, also, is in the boneyard for a hernia claimed further he had gotten a operation. His last ship was the Dei Norte and Rex was aboard as a fit for duty slip from the out­ held Barletta's claim on the records from both New York and patient clinic in New York. How­ sprained back. Baltimore, the company agreed to waiter. As a result of submission of pay a week's maintenance plus un­ Thomas Bryan has the boys all beat. He's in the hospital for a double ever, the records at the clinic upearned wages due from .the time hei-nia. The former messman on the Ines (Bull), entered the hospital on the vessel discharged him until the March 22 and hopes to be out soon. He comes from New York, too, articles terminated, and transpor­ which seems to have a corner on the market for hernias this week. tation from New York to Balti­ Other hernia sufferers, in the hospital for operations, are Nidholas more, which was his port of enMark, Fred Delapenha and Edward Polise. Mark hiails from -Jamaica, gigement. The difference between LI, and last shipped out as AB on the Seatrain New what he was originally offered and Jersey. Delapenha, chief steward aboard the Steel what he received with the assist­ Flyer before entering the hospital, comes from New An accident suffered in a fall from the chemical tanker ance of Welfare Services amounted York and entered on March 8. Polise is a Brooklyn Val Chem in New York proved fatal to Seafarer Henry Core, to over $100. boy and shipped as engine utility on the Seatrain despite the blood donations he receive^ from several Ne-w Thus, Barletta found himself Louisiana on his last job. quite a few dollars better off be­ Quite a few of the brothers have remarked favor­ York Seafarers through Wel­ ably about letters in the SEAFARERS LOG that fare Services. Although medi­ last respects. Core's ashes will be cause h^e took the trouble to con­ to the waves in the tra­ tact the union. Of course, the com­ have suggested that forms be put aboard ship for cal science and the Union's ef­ scattered dition of so many seamen before pany started things, but the SIU th» delegates to file accident and illness reports. forts were unable to save Core's finished it off properly. him. Tlii.se letters have a good point since up until now life. Welfare Services saw to -it Bryan the companies have had it all their way 4)n these re­ that his last wishes were respected ports and in some instances no reports have been filed at all. and all arrangements were made It's time that some kind of double check was set up because in more and for burial at sea as he wanted. more instances we find the company has no report. Members come in say­ Core fell off the ship onto a ing a report was made on the ship but the company claims it never got barge and suffered severe internal one. We wonder if this is another way of ducking obligations to pay injuries as well as several broken , The deaths of the folloioing Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, NY, maintenance, or just Inefficiency. It's high time something was done bones. He was rushed to Lincoln Seafarers < have been reported to Since 1943, when he joined the about it. Hospital nearby and a request was the Seafarers Welfare Plan and SIU in Baltimore, he had sailed We repeat, it's a good idea whenever an accident report is made to made to Welfare Services for blood $2,500 death benefits are being as a member of the steward de­ ask for a duplicate copy. There's lots of money involved in mainte­ donations as he was bleeding con­ paid to beneficiaries. partment. He leaves his wife, nance and it is only sensible for a man to protect his claims accordingly! tinually ^nd was in critical condi­ Bernice Edmondson. 511 West 152 Yanas Dallal, 55: A fatal heart Street, New York, NY. tion. A group of blood donors was ailment caused Brother Dallal's t i taken to the hospital from the SIU death on February 27, 1954, in New Peter Lloyd Williams, 38: A hall. Meanwhile, Welfare Services York, NY. Since September, 1945, member of the engine department. contacted the family that he had Brother Dallal had sailed SIU as a Brother Williams died of heart dis­ been living with in the States for member of the steward depart­ ease at his home in New York, NY, a good many years, as his own next ment. Burial took place at Heaven­ and was buried at Calvary Ceme­ of kin, his mother, lives in Mel­ ly Rest Cemetery, Whippony, NJ. tery, Queens, NY. He is survived Brother Dallal is survived by his bourne, Australia. by his brother. John Lloyd Wil­ When the injured Seafarer cousin, Amat Samy, of 161 Madison liams of 5219 West Adams, Chi­ passed away in the hospital despite Street, New York, NY. cago, 111. jii $1 all efforts to Save him, the Union 4" , 4» i dispatched a cable to his mother in Harry D. Rasure, 65: On Januai'y Joseph E. Lissner, 33: On March Melbourne, giving her the details. 15, 1954, Brother Rasure died of a 8th Brother Lissner died of vis­ Core's last wish was that his heart ailment in Boston, Mass. He ceral congestion at his home, 25 body be cremated and his ashes was buried at Memphis Memorial South Street, New York, NY. He scattered at sea. Consent for this Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn. was buried at Forest Lawn Cem'e-r kind of ceremony was needed from For the past three years Brother tery, Glendale, Cal. Brother Liss­ his mother as his next of kin, and Rasure had worked as messman, ner had sailed as a member of the was wbtained accordingly. sailing from New York. His estate deck department for the past five Since Core had no immediate is administered by his cousin, years. He leaves his mother, Mrs. family in the US, his estate and Harry D. Rasure, 3538 Philwood, Adele B. Lissner, 3453 Buena Vista personal possessions all came Memphis, Tenn. Avenue, Glendale. Cal. COAST GU«ROMATT»$.UNtMnOYM»r under the jurisdiction of the Pub­ 4" 4 4" 4" i" t lic Administrator. Legal advice WSURANCt • SOCIAl SKUIIirf • HOUSINO ^ Lester E. Mack, 54: An OS in Daniel F. Kelleher, 47: Sailing was given to the family he had been the deck department for the past MAiNTiHAMaiiiTOKWAW-Atldm living With accordingly, so that out of Norfolk, Brother Kelleher three years. Brother Mack died of questions of his estate could be had been a member of the SIU shock due to adrenal failure at , cleared through the regular chan­ since 1943; he sailed as a wiper. the USPHS hospital, Baltimore, On February 23, 1954, Brother nels without delay. Md.;.he Was buried at that city's Finally, Welfare Services, at the Kelleher died of heart trouble in Greenmount Cemetery. ^ ^ ^ request of Core's, close friends here Philadelphia, Pa., and was buried at Holy Cemetery in that ,c:ty. He in the United States, made all ar­ Willie C. Thomas, 50: Brother rangements for funeral services is survived by his sister, Mrs. Anne Thomas was fatally stricken with and then for the burial 'at sea Braggy, 60 Wendell Street, Phila­ lobar pneumonia on March 11th in delphia, Pa. * DEPARTMtNT which was his last wish. Baltimore, Md. He had been an 4« 4« 4* The last rites for the deceased oiler in the engine department, Randolph Edmonson, 47: On joining the SIU in Mobile in 1939. ' Seafarer will take placevaboard the YOUR PROBUM IS OUR BUSINESS Steel Vendor, sometime on its cui> March 8, 1954, Brother Edmondson He is survived by a brother James ~ rent outbound Voyage. As Sea­ died at tlie USPHS hospital, Staten M. Thomas, 5528 Vickei-y " Boulefarers aboard the'<8Mpv-f^ their ,vard, Dallas, Tex. • • Ship Fall Fatal To Seafarer; Union Arranges Sea Burial SIU WELFARE SERVICES P �-••• f April U 1954 € WORt.D'S "The world's best-fed seamen" are the Sea­ farers aboard SIU-contracted ships. They en­ joy this distinction because their shipmates sail­ ing in the steward department are crackerjacks at their jobs in the galley, just as they are at their work on deck or in the engine spaces be­ low decks. • . O'- Union-enforced working rules and contract clauses governing meals and food stores aboard ship play their part. Then skilled SlU stewards and cooks take over. The results are good chow and good service. •f -ii] •-^r- . .-r : r ; • Union • A&C District' AFL -:-^Y � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource April 16, 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. 8 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 2-YEAR MATERNITY TOTAL TOPS $267,000 MARK TOM HILL, 37; HEADED SIU PURSERS UNION OLD ILA'S POLITICAL STRIKE FOLDS UP; AWAIT CALL FOR NEW DOCK ELECTION SEA CHEST BEGINS RETAIL SALES IN THREE OUTPORTS SEA UNIONS DRAFT PLAN TO DEFEND HIRING HALL, SEAFARERS' JOB RIGHTS SEAFARERS PRETTY UP NEW GALVESTON HALL ASSIGN 2 NEW MARINERS TO SIU COMPANIES DEADLINE NEARS ON ART ENTRIES 50,000TH VACATION CLAIM PAID MOBILE SURVEY SHOWS SEAMEN SEND HOME $7 MILLION YEARLY STUDY PROGRESS OF SIU SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS REOPEN BIDS ON SALVAGE OF SHIP HULLS WANNA BUY A MARINER SHIP? VESSEL LISTS AT $4-5 MILLION SIU AIDS UNION FIGHT ON LA. RIGHT TO WORK BILL HIS DREAMS OF WEALTH FADE - NETS $30 IN SALVAGE AWARD FOUR SHIPS LEFT TO BALLOT IN COAST STEWARDS' VOTE PROPOSE PERMANENT '50-50' LAW SEAFARER'S A VETERAN 'GRUNT & GROAN' PRO SEAFARERS WALK, WORK AGAIN - BARBELLS ARE 'MEDICINE' NEW ANTI-UNION MOVES PHYSICAL THERAPY A RESPONSIBLE PROFESSION 'ROUND THE WORLD WITH SEAFARER SAL TERRACINA POLL RETURNS INDICATE LIBRARIES MAKE A HIT NEW TANKERS, SHIPBUILDING GUARANTEES PLANNED BY US SEAFARER DIPS PEN IN INK-FILLED VEINS FOR COLUMN MATERIAL WOULD-BE AZORE PILOT IS KING-FOR-DAY ON VESSEL 'ROW, ROW, ROW, YOUR BOAT' REPLACES LAUNCH LATE DRAWS PLAGUE JEAN LAFITTE AS SHIP SAILS ON FAR EAST RUN A SEAMAN'S LONE EXPEDITION TO JAPAN COMPANY STALL PROVES EXPENSIVE SHIP FALL FATAL TO SEAFARER; UNION ARRANGES SEA BURIAL Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/16/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log