http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ff0af614f8f694149e0051c56ab4ed00.PDF 03cfe4648aa04ae2cbe0385bb0066a03 PDF Text Text 3 ri i Voting Begins For A&C Officials Story on Page 2 Vol. XVi No. 23 SEAFARERS LOG Nov. 12, 1954 ' 1 <1 • ••I 1 • '1 m O/flClof IVs/cOnifflO. Taking part in the dedication ceremonies open^ ing the new Baltimore SIU offices, Mayor Thomas D Alesandro extends the congratulations of the city to the men of the SIU and presents Hall with the key to the city. Mayor D'Alesandro termed the building "an outstanding example of forward-looking trade unionism and a welcome asset to the city." Standing at right is SIU Baltimore Agent Earl Sheppard. } '• *>.-» • fi,i ; V In photo at right a group of Seafarers enter the new building for the special meeting and celebration. Among the more than 1,000 persons present for the ceremonies were Seafarers and their wives, public officials and representatives of various maritime and other AFL trade unions^ (Story on Page 3.) "•M fc I �Pae«Tw« SEAFARERS LOG A&G Balloting Begins Monday; Seafarers Vote On 49 Posts November 12, 1954 Vofe Closes Galveston In Hall Change - r- • •ii • 5 it All operations in the Hous­ ton-Galveston area have been With 49 A&G district offices at stake, Seafarers will begin voting Monday morning in the Union's 60-day shifted to the Houston SIU secret ballot elections. Voting booths have been set up in all SIU outports and at headquarters where Sea­ hall as the result of a resolution passed by the membership at last farers may register their choices for the various posts open in the two-year election. Wednesday night's headquarters A total of 78 candidates, the largest number ever to run for office in the SIU, are appearing on this year's and outport meetings. ballot. This is three more than the old record of 75 who qualified for the previous election in 1952. Actually The resolution, introduced si­ multaneously in all ports, pointed a total of 92 men nomi-^ out that since the opening of the Houston hall, Houston has been nated themselves under the handling more than 75 percent of SIU's simple nominating the shipping out of the area. This procedure, but 14 had to be was not unexpected in view of the disqualified because they did shift in shipping in recent years from Galveston island to the city not meet the minimum re­ of Houston proper. quirements for holding office Accordingly, the resolution asked as specified in the Union's membership approval for concen­ constitution. tration of all Union activities in Office Requirements Houston, permitting the closing of The basic requirements are: two the Galveston hall. years' consecutive good standing, Under the terms of the resolu­ US . citizenship and three years* tion, the Galveston and Houston seatime, four months of it in the shipping lists have been merged, past year. Men serving the Union with men from Galveston carrying in official or employee capacity are the same date of registration onto e.xempt from the four-month pro­ the Houston list. vision. Patrolman Charles Kimball and Mickey Wilburn, dispatcher, have Voting in the elections will con­ been assigned to Houston to work tinue until January 15 under the under acting port agent Frenchy supervision of rank and file ballot­ Michelet. Galveston agent Keith ing committees elected in all the Alsop has been assigned to the ports. At the first membership port of New Orleans to work under meeting after the close of the vot­ Lindsey Williams, port agent for ing six-man rank and file tallying that city. committees will be elected in all The Houston hall was opened in ports to count the votes. The accord with the recommendations headquarters tallying committee of the 1953 Agents' Conference, will count votes cast in headquar­ concurred in by all port agents at ters and will also serve as a districtGetting set for the two-month district-wide referendum on Union officers, which opens Monday, an that time, which acknowledged wide tallying body to check the SIU headquarters maintenance staffer paints a voting booth which can accommodate three Seafarers the shift In shipping importance tallies made by outport commit­ at one time. The secret ballot vote will be conducted at ail SIU halls through January 15, 1955. from Galveston to Houston. tees. The results of the election and the official report of the tally­ ing committee will then be printed agent and joint patrolman; Tampa agent and joint patrolman. in the SEAFARERS LOG. Also a Mobile agent and four The 49 posts to be filled include: one secretary-treasurer, the rank­ patrolmen and a New Orleans ing officer of the district; one as­ agent and four patrolmen assigned sistant secretary-treasurer for the the same way as in Baltimore, and deck, engine and steward depart­ a Galveston agent and joint patrol­ ments respectively and three joint man. assistant secretary-treasurers. Alerteii by the October 29 SEAFARERS LOG expose of a phony maritime "union" which Full biographies of all candi­ dates on the ballot, with their pic­ has been chartered to undermine legitimate unions, both American and foreign flag seamen's Posts To Be Voted tures, were printed in the October unions are preparing to deal with the disruptive outfit. Meanwhile, further information re­ Port officers to be chosen are: 1 issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. en agent and joint patrolman in A sample ballot appeared in the ceived substantiates first re­ Boston; nine patrolmen for the October 29 LOG and copies of It ports that the ILA-chartered SIU, has also Indicated it would representing both officers and un­ affiliate is merely a front for take steps against the new "ui^ licensed men, have made it plain deck, engine and steward depart­ are available in all ports. a revival of large-scale crimp-type ion's" program, that they would not sit by and ments (three in each) for New There are no referendums on operations on the waterfront. York as well as six joint patrolmen lis sea unions on both coasts, (Continued on page 17) As reported in the last Issue of for New York; a Philadelphia constitutional amendments appear­ the LOG, the discredited Interna­ agent and joint patrolman; a Balti­ ing on the ballot in this election. tional Longshoremen's Association more agent and four patrolmen, recently chartered an outfit in New one for each department and a York called the "United Interna­ joint patrolman; a Norfolk agent tional Seameh's Union." The ob­ and joint patrolman; Savannah ject of the outfit, as stated by Its president, Louis Le Doulx, is to raid established unions under both American and foreign flags and with the help of the ILA take their Nov. 12. 1954 Vol. XVi, No. 23 Another SIU - contracted com­ ships away. Le Doulx has a record As I See It Page 6 pany, the Transfuel Corporation of of supplying cut-rate crews, to Burly Page 16 25 Broadway, New York City, is Aristotle Onassis and other for­ Crossword Puzzle Page 8 now prepared to pay retroactive eign-flag operators. Editorial Cartoon ... Page 9 wages under the terms of amend­ Backed By Seamen's Foes Editorials Page 9 ments to the SIU dry cargo con­ Aside from the old ILA, the new Galley Gleanings Page 15 tract. operation has the active support of Inquiring Seafarer Page 8 The company asks f.iat seamen elements in the Marine Engineers Labor Round-Up Page 8 employed Ijy it notify the com­ Beneficiai Association as well as Letter of The Week Page 9 pany's office of a proper mailing admiralty lawyers and others who Letters Page 16 address. Checks will be sent out have been active in attacking the Maritime Page 8 in the mails accordingly. SIU and other legitimate unions Meet The Seafarer . .Page 8 by leaflet and newspaper. The Notices, Personals Page 17 AFL-expelled ILA, according to a Off Watch Page 14 New York daily newspaper, has Port Reports Pages 12, 13 announced. it is also working to Quiz Page 14 defeat the SIU leadership in the SIU History Cartoon Page 6 A&G elections beginning Monday. Regular membership meet­ Sports Line Page 15 Representatives of several legi­ ings in SIU headquarters and Vote of Thanks Page 9 timate foreign-flag trade unions ip at all branches are held every Washington News Letter.. Page 7 New York have already called the second Wednesday night at Welfare Benefits ....Pages 18, 19 attention of their home offlces to 7 PM. The schedule for the Welfare Report Page 18 Typical of crimp Joint operations, ,t|ie ^'tJnited Int'I Seamen's the LOG story and indicated that next few meetings Is as follows: Your Dollar's Worth Page 5 Union", has dingy office over a store on .New York's West 28th a strong stand would be taken Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 15. Street, from which attempt will be staged to disrupt legitimate against any raids. The local office Publiihcd biweekly et the heedquarters All Seafarers registered on of the Seafareri International Union, At­ US maritime unions. Chartered by the discredited old ILA, the of the International Transportlantic A Gulf District AFL, 675 Fourth the shipping list are required outfit specializes in supplying seamen at cut-rate prices to foreignAvenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth workers Federation, an organiza­ to attend the meetings. 9-6600. Entered as second class matter flag ship operators and has announced plans to move in on AFL tion composed of both US and at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of August 34, 191Z and CIO ships when contracts expires foreign-flag unions, including the All Sea Unions Keeping Watch On Crimp Outfit SEAFARERS LOG More Back Pay Ready Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks �®..^^-:?.--'^';; '* -• _'-v•"•^-'S •' ' '• •'' • • '-"^ jrwember 1«, MM SEAFARERS LOG t*ge Thre* Mew Baliimore Hall Open; Tops InSeafarer Comforts, Services With*appropriate fanfare and iwelcoming ceremonies, Seafarers in Baltimore formally opened the finest union hall in the A&G dis­ trict and one of the best of its kind anywhere on Wednesday evening, November 10. The sparkling new hall, another major step for­ ward in the Union's building program, is without a doubt superior in design, facilities and membership conveniences to the SIU's alreadyfamed New York headquarteis. Opening ceremonies before a. throng of several hundred Seafarers, their wives and other guests got under way with a special member­ ship meeting at which Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, — Congressman Edward Garmatz and others extended their congratulations to the men of the SIU for making the new building possible. Afterwards Seafarers and their guests enjoyed an eye-filling buffet, followed by music, dancing and entertainment. Came From California Groups of Seafarers came from. Philadelphia and other nearby ports to participate and one SIU man came across At 6 PM, Seafarers, their wives, the continent from Wilming­ friends and guests started drifting ton, California. "I was top in. They wandered through the man on the Wilmington ship­ building from the basement cafe­ ping list," he said. "But I teria and kitchen to the rooftop wouldn't have missed this for any­ recreation deck and game room admiring the facilities and the thing." tasteful decoration of the building. .. While the official opening took Many brought cameras to take a place at 7 PM Wednesday night, picture record of the opening. Seafarers in the port had been Key To City The special meeting got under­ way at 7 PM with an invocation Features Of and the presentation of the key of The old and the new. Seafarers at the old Baltimore Baltimore Hall the city and a few words of wel­ SIU hall wait for the last job call before moving come by Mayor D'Alesandro. A ail operations to the new SIU offices. Above, Sea­ The following are the ma­ warm message of congratulations farers look over the new hiring board during a jor facilities of the new SIU was read from SIU President Har­ tour of inspection of new hall. The Baltimore hir­ Baltimore branch office: ry Lundeberg, and personal greet­ ing board is identical to that in the Union's New • Modern hiring hall and ings were delivered by spokesmen York headquarters. meeting hall for the Baltimore Federation of • Union offices Labor, the Masters, Mates and • Cafeteria One flight up is the modern Pilots, Brotherhood of Marine En­ assured it was so he shook his in design to New York headquar­ head unbelievingly. One Seafarer ters, the resemblance ends right • Bar and dance floor shipping hail, with a shipping gineers, and other union organiza­ • Barber shop tions. Congressman Garmatz, who present, Steve Emerson, AB, wait­ there. For one thing, the Balti­ board similar to that in New York. • Shoeshine Stand represents the district in which ed patiently camera in hand, for more hall, with five levels, has far A patrolmen's counter ^as been •""Laundry drop the hall is located, also spoke- a his son Paul Emerson, MM, to more useful space than the three- set up in the rear of the hall. The make his way around the buffet story New York hall, and its de­ floor also contains the port agent's • Sea Chest retail shop few words of welcome. table. "I'm taking pictures of him sign has utilized that space to great office and several other adminis­ • Air conditioning and soundOne speaker at the meeting in­ here," he said, "so we can send it advantage for the membership. trative offices. • proofing throughout terpreted the event this way. "The to our home town newspaper in The installation of built-in air-con­ • Parking lot Shipping Hall maritime industry today," he said, Arkansas." ditioning, thermostatic controls, • Pool room On the next deck are the two "may 'be beset by .fears and un­ • Game room While the buffet was going on, tiled and papered walls and su­ shipping hall balconies, one of certainties, but the SIU certainly perior lighting throughout also en­ • Elevator isn't holding back. Your Union is the shipping hall was cleared for hance the beauty and servicibility which will serve as a recreation • Television rooms dancing. Live music was supplied room. A TV set and other game going ahead with a vigorous, ag­ • Open sundeck and several acts followed for the of the building. equipment have been installed gressive program for the benefit Beginning at the basement level, • Shower room of the membership.. I think that entertainment of the guests. the hall features a cafeteria re­ there for the convenience of men • Piped music and public ad­ More Spacious an alert, intelligent membership served exclusively for Seafarers, waiting to ship out. Affiliated dress systeln and the Union's forceful leader­ and a modern galley, as well as unions such as the BME, the The big star of the evening was ship, working together, are setting the building itself, which drew roomy storage space. A truck Marine Firemen, the Sailors Union, loading dock and a conveyer belt will be tenants there as well as shifting Union operations bit by a fine-example for. the rest of the running upstairs will simplify han­ the MM&P and the Baltimoro bit all week long.^ A one o'clock maritime industry and the trade union movement." dling of supplies. The basement Federation of Labor. This deck job. call at the old North Gay Buffet Dinner level also contains one floor of a also features a tiled shower room Street hall was the last order of The new Baltimore branch duplex Sea Chest retail store, for the convenience of Seafarers. business. 'The dispatcher notified After the meeting, the ggests office of the SIU is just a few The rooftop, however, is th« which will carry sea gear and shore the men present that Gay Street headed for the rooftop recreation blocks from the waterfront area that drew the most admiring wear for Seafarers. was closing "as of now" and the deck where the buffet had been and near the old hall on North remarks and with good reason, fhs Seafarers went home to get laid out. Steward Thobe and his Spectacular Bar Gay' Street. Seafarers going entire rooftop area consists of two dressed in their Sunday best for assistants had outdone themselves On the street level is the upper huge recreation rooms surrounded to the new hall simply have to the opening. with a centerpiece consisting of a story of the Sea Chest, a three- on all sides by glass walls which go six blocks eastward from Meanwhile, workmen were clean­ roast suckling pig surrounded by chair barber shop and bootblack oiler a striking view of the down­ Gay Street on East Baltimore ing up and putting the finishing platters of whole turkeys, hams, stands, a laundry and dry-cleaning town Baltimore area. There is Street. The address is 1216 touches on the ^ew building—hang­ veal roasts and roast beef, all art­ drop and the Baltimore Port O'Call ample space here for Seafarers to East Baltimore Street. City ing Venetian blinds, checking fully sliced up and put back to­ bar. While the last-named is not relax and enjoy themselves, sup­ busses stop at the door. thermostats, mopping and waxing gether again, plus assorted cold yet complete, it promises to be the plemented by an outdoor sundeck The telephone number of halls and stairs, setting up furni­ cuts, shrimps, salads, fruits and most spectacular feature of the for those who want a suntan. the new hall is EAstern 7ture and .cleaning up the residue of other delicacies. hall with a large stage, dance floor 4900. Cool Comfort construction. In the gleaming One guest was so overpowered and ample seating space. The bar Men familiar with Baltimore's kitchen below,' Seafarer Gustave by the buffet that he refused to is being paneled in gray oak and Thobe,,-chief steward, and his as­ believe it wasn't the work of an "oohs" and "ahs" from those who will be decorated with fancy knot summer heat will be pleased to sistants were climaxing three days outside catering firm. "You mean_ hadn't seen it before. While the work, fishnets and tljree huge know that the building is air-con­ of preparation for the buffet. seamen did this?" he asked. When exterior of the building is similar tropical fish tanks built in the wall. ditioned from top to bottom. The building features plenty of aluminum, asphalt tile floors and special composition walls, all cheap What do you think of the new hall here in Baltimore? and easy to maintain and requiring Joseph A. . Prodey, steward Stanley Kudlick, FOWt Just Robert A. Doyle, DM: Boy, it's Stanley Krawczynski, AB: It's no paint. It is within walking utility: The new place is easily as from what I'vq^seen from the out­ tops. I've been through the place' beautiful. There's nothing like it distance of the Pratt Street dock good as the New side, it looks area and accessible to all parts of from top to bot­ in the world as York headquart­ better than our the city by bus or taxi. An outdoor tom and it has far as I'm con­ ers hall, prob­ hall in Brooklyn. parking lot provides safe and everything that a cerned. The hall ably better; I've I'm looking for­ ticket-free space for Seafarers' sailor could wish is twice as good seen New York ward to seeing care. for in the way of as our head­ so I can compare the Inside facili­ comforts and con­ quarters. The Seafarers are reminded that th» them. I was up ties and shipping veniences. As far sundeck and the next regular Baltimore port meet­ at the new hall out of there. Our as I'm concerned, recreation dqck ing on Wednesday evening, No­ yesterday looking Union certainly I'll take this hall are particularly vember 17, will take place at th* around, the place has jnade a lot of over our New nice and will be new SIU Baltimore hall. Shipping and believe me, progress c o m York headquar­ welcomed by the out of the hall got underway with it's got them all beat for style. pared to conditions 10 years ago. ters anytime. It's bigger and better. men on the beach waiting to ship. this morning's job call. '•i How to Get There >1 THE INQUIRING SEAFARER: !s&V ft.-- -xifl •t (il �• •. i-if • >r-:- Pac» Voor SEAFARERS November 12. 1954 LOG New Orleans Hall Gets A Face-Llfting Operation NEW ORLEANS—Plying paint brushes in facfe-iifting operation at NO hall, workers give the SIU New Orleans hall a shining new exterior. Renovations to exterior of building also included remov­ ing canopy over main entrance and laying new sidewalk in which ornament-topped posts are imbedded to prevent cars and trucks, which broke down old sidewalk, from parking there. X. Budgef-Cutters Plan New Attack On PHS Hospitals CREWMEMBERS OF A COUPLE OF |5IU Sl( ^S'ARE , GyiNG TO be $18,000 richer," with other Seafarers in line for gdded doug.i as well, because your {Union was successful in fighting a rlstrictionrtoship beef imposed by the Armed Forces. Men on two ships, the Lawrence Victory and the Cabroll Victory, can qualify W;the cash on the grounds that restrictions, ordered by brass hats at a Newfoundland military base were unjustified. Before the beef, is wound up at least one more ship and possibly otLiiers will be .added to'this list. The $18,000 didn't'come to Seafarers by accident. It was the result of a year-long fight by your Union, strictly on its own hook, to do something to stop the military from putting the squeeze on merchant seamen. When your Union saw the authorities restricting Seafarers to their ships in Korea, Labrador, Newfoundland, the Philippines and ot'.ier places where there are US bases, it decided that action would have to be taken to put a stop to this interference with the traditional freedom of working seamen. Your Union immediately took steps to deal with this b^f on llie top­ most level in the Pentagop. The result was a new shore leave order which put an .end to a lot of the unnecessary 'hardship imposed on the Seafarer In Korea and elsewhere. Furthermore, your Union was suc­ cessful in winning admission In the txecOrd, from- a top Government official, that the restrictions of Seafarers -in Bt. Georges Bay, New­ foundland, were without any justification^ . ;i The next step wps an obvious one. Headquarters made application for disputed overtime for two ships whose prews had been denied shore leave by the military. Tnis overtime has been approved all the way down the line with the result that the companies involved are now prepared to shell out the dough. ""Here was a case where it was generally agreed all around that the SIU .had a good beef, but where It was thbught t.ie Union would get nowhere fast in attempting to make headway with the military. That wasn't the way your Union looked at it. Its .action in this case was in line with the membership's policy to fight a good beef throug.i to the end, regardless of the odds and the time it takes. Ji 4i THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW GOING AHEAD WITH AN EXPERImental program to increase the power of four Liberty ships and try out a -variety of new gear on deck. The latest information is that the Government is aiming at a 15-knot speed for these ships, which is not'.iing to get anybody excited as far as day-to-day shipping operations are concerned. All this may or may not have a bearing on what happens to the 1,500 Libertys in the reserve, or on any other program for modernizing the merchant fleet. Certainly, while the program has experimental inter­ est, it will, have no immediate benefit for US-flag shipping. As far as your Union is concerned, it is still waiting for a practical, present-day answer to the difficulties faced by American-flag shipping. WASHINGTON—Seafarers who paced the successful fight of -US maritime unions to save the US Public Health Service hospital program at the last session of Congress may have to do the job all over again when the 84th Congress convenes in January. Present plans of the Bureau'*" of th^ Budget, which passes President submitted a budget re­ die the patients who would have on all money requests before quest to Congress covering the to be transferred from the marine they go to Congress, call for a hospitals in answer to appeals for hospitals, which hav% provided free heavy cut in the appropriation for his intervention. The budget bill medical care for seamen and the hospitals in the next budget was passed in June after Congress others since 1798. The hospitals The $33 million appropriation this lopped off $40,000 from the Ad­ themselves, down through the year gave the hospitals $110,000 ministration's original request of years, have served as an import­ t 4" J" ant training ground for thousands less than they had the year before $33,040,000 for the hospitals. A FEW WEEKS BACK YOUR UNION SET UP AN SIU STEWARD and resulted only in reductions in During the long months between of doctors, nurses and specialists some seiwiees. Two years ago, a the news of the proposed closings in various fields of medicine, pio­ department committee for fne purpose of drafting standard procedures budget cut of over $1 million in the summer of 1953 and the neered-cures for several communi­ tor galley gangs and for the storing of ships with high quality food forced several hospital closings: final signing of the bill by the cable diseases and developed new supplies. Along these lines youif Union knows that the working members of President nearly a year later, techniques which revolutionized • More Closings SIU shipboard steward departments can contribute a great deal to the the medical profession, and thus Seafarers on ships and ashore A substantial cut in the $33 mil­ have been a boon to the general work of this committee. The committee would like to hear steward swamped their Senators and Con­ lion hgUre would probably mean a department men and others sound off on the subject. public as well as seamen. gressmen with requests to keep shutdown of additional hospitals, with only 16 now operating, includ­ the hospitals open. Sent Petitions ing three which treat specialized diseases only. The budget slash Petitions circulated by many which was defeated largely by Sea­ ships' crews found their way to farers' protests this year was the capital in support of the "WASHINGTON—Seventeen insurance outfits specializing in selling accident and health aimed at the closing of all but the USPHS program, as the fight see­ specialized institutions. sawed one way and another policies have been hauled on the carpet by the Government. The Federal'Trade Commission Ten hospitals have been closed throughout the Congressional ses­ has filed complaints against these companies, which do a business of about $350 million yearly, In recent years. Including the spe­ sion. A large part of the credit on grounds of false and mis-"' cialized TB unit at Fort Stanton, for the final passage of the bill leading advertising. cnnpany would provide. nesses derive from conditions NM, and hospitals in Mobile, San was given to the individual and While the charges against the existing before the policy is sold. As SIU men know, the Sea­ Juan and Portland, Me. collective efforts of SIU men to farers Welfare Plan is self-insured companies are serious ones, they The advertising gives the impres­ Although no definite informa- alert Congress about the dangers and has nothing lo do with any in­ involve no court action. At worst, sion that all illnesses are covered, tion is yet available on the exact of any hospital shutdown. surance company, thus making pos­ if the charges are upheld, the 6om- ho matter what the cause. figure which will be recommended Many communities would not sible a lower operating cost and dhnies will be ordered by the FTC Various other complaints were for the hospitals in the 1955-56 have large enough facilities to han- higher benefits than any insurance to "cease and desist" from making also entered into the record by the budget. Budget Director Rowland false advertising claims in the fu­ FTC. R. Hughes has indicated the pi-oture. This is the only penalty the Among companies involved are gram will be sharply curtailed. Commission can enforce, in the four of the biggest, including Mu­ Hughes was Deputy Director of the absence of proven fraud. tual of Omaha, Bankers Casualty Budget Bureau under Joseph M. The specific charges include the of Chicago, Reserve Life Insurance Dodge, who initiated the idea of following: • Company of Dallas and Unitqd In­ shutting down the hospitals alto­ The companies misrepresented surance Company, Chicago. ' gether as part of a Government termination dates on policies. Ac­ Complaints by thousands of "economy" program devised in the tually, jiealth and accident policies working families that fhey had summer of 1953. Dodge resigned NORFOLK—Bids have already been opened on a $63 mil­ sold to individuals can be dropped been swindled led to the Govern­ "earlier this year. lion project providing a tunnel-trestle link across world- >y a company any time it feels ment investigation. Early this year, The fight which broke out when news of Dodge's plans became pub­ famous Hampton Roads between this city and nearby like it, which makes the promised in the SEAFARERS LOG column 4 protection mostly an illusion. "Your Dollar's Worth," Seafarers lic was spearheaded by the SIU Hampton. Although the water crossing "32 feet thick. and helped lead to the formation The. companies' advertising is were alerted to beware of the of the Conference of American of the Roads is only four miles An island will be built at-each worded so as to create the impres­ many phony health and accident Maritime Unions last January as long, the completed job will pro­ tunnel entrance, and on each island sion that all acci^nts and ailments Insurance plans as being "full of the. spokesmen for the nation's vide a roadway 23 miles long. It a wall 14 feet above sea level will are Covered. Actually, coverage gimmicks" which destroy the ad­ vertised benefits. non-Communist sea unions on this would be completed in three years be erected to keep high waters is strictly lirnited. and other issues. The SIU, through from the time work gets underway."* from flowing into .the tube. The Benefits payable under their ;CAMU, carried the fight to ConThe entire project will'consist of trestle approaches will be 30 feet plans were also exaggerated. Juici­ ,gress and before various Govern- a tunnel '7,475 feet long, with wide. est benefit amounts are reserved inent agencies involved, particular­ 6,753 feet under water, flanked on Hampton Roads serves the ports for a very few instances. The ad­ ly the Department of Health, Edu­ each side by a roadway trestle ap­ of Norfolk^ Hampton, Portsmouth vertising left the impression that AT cation and Welfare, under Secre- proach. The tunnel will contain a and Newport. News, and is probably c o V e'r a g e- begins immediately, :tery Oveta Gulp Hobby. 23-foot two-lane roadway, which at the principal coal export center in whereas in most cases it starts only Mrs. Hobby later also reversed its lowest point would be 101 feet the US. At present, ferries pro­ after several months. iierself and promised full support below sea level. The tubes will be vide the only means of transport ' The companies also refuse to piy for tbS hospital program when the steel and reinforced concrete shells across the Roads, benefits if they can prove that ill. Health insurance Outfits On.US Griddle •I'^-V Q- • If it 4 vC'i-'. v^:C S:; Plan Tunnel-Road Link Across Hampton Roads •.kSi.nu smc? Hi ; i-r^zK feiii i ?U' ft. •/i;:' . »•!( I r . i'!' . • •:v ' -".'.'•"i .i'- �NoTembcr 12, 1984 SEAFARERS Jndustrlal Democracy Group At SlU LOG Fare F1T« SlU Win$ Leave Dispute; Two Crews Due $18^000 A whopping $18,000 in disputed overtime is now ready for payment to crewmembers of two SIU ships, as the result of the Union's successful fight against shore leave restric­ tions in foreign ports. Crewmembers of the Lawrence Victory (Mississippi) and Carroll Victory (South Atlantic) willt" receive the unexpected bonus leave restrictions in St. Georges contracted ship also have a shor* as a result of the Military Sea Bay, Newfoundland, were unjusti- leave beef pending on the same Transportation Service admitting, tified. under SIU pressure, that shore Crewmembers •V 3 ST grounds, and it is expected that a third SIU- this one, too, will be settled in fa­ vor ^ the crew. The shore leave beefs arose orig­ inally in Korea where, after the end of the hostilities there, the mili­ A belated full-scale investigation of Maritiifte Administrator tary authorities continued to deny Louis Rothschild's "two for one" ship transfer policy is slated for shore leave to merchant seamen. next year, according to information received from ttoe SlU's Wash­ Before long, the practice started to ington reporter. It's feared though that the investigatiqp will com^ spread to other military bases es­ too late to save the bulk of tae US tramp shipping fleet which is tablished by the US on foreign fast slipping under runaway flags. soil. As reported in the "SlU's Newsletter from Washington" resent­ SHJ Took Lead ment is building up over the administration's high-handed action Taking the lead in protesting on transfers as well as changes made in the tanker trade-in these practices, the SIU brought program. the problem to a head in a meet­ F^urther details, and other information on the latest Washington ing with officials of the Defense De­ developments of importance to the maritime industry will be found partment. The result was an ad­ in the Washington report on Pag^ 7. mission by a Government spokes­ man that there^was no justification for the restrictions at St. Georges Bay. The conference also led to a new shore leave order greatly relaxing restrictions that had been 2,000 jobs for American seamen. sel under American registry. The in effect in Korea. Claims Then Filed The Liberty ship transfers alone*'other "is then free to transfer unThe Union's next step was to file end about 1,500 jobs for both un­ der the "one for two" rule an­ claims with the Mississippi Ship­ licensed and licensed seamen. nounced last August. ping Company and the South At­ Added to this are thousands of jobs Greece Wants Ships lantic Steamship Company for and business opportunities for US Now Greece, unhappy over the overtime covering shore leave at ship suppliers, repair yards and sudden maritime prosperity for Li­ St. Georges Bay. ^ince both ships other shoreside adjuncts of the beria, Panama and Honduras— were Government-owned vessels maritime industry. which are the only countries to out on charter, the claims were "One For Two" Policy which transfers will be permitted passed on to the National Shipping The MA transfer policy permits —is seeking MA approval of Itself Authority and to MSTS where they the shipowners to transfer one as a haven for American shipown­ were approved. out of every two ships they own ers. Greece at one time received The claims for the Lawrence to foreign registry. This rule has the lion's share of this traffic un­ Victory cover the ten-day period made possible a lot of convenient til the other countries discovered from September 1-10, 1953. The arrangements between owners of how profitable it could be and bo- Carroll Victory was restricted for just one ship or any other odd gpn encouraging it. a 13-day period in August. Both number of ships. By the loosest Of the seven Libertys approved companies involved have checks possible "partnership" arrange­ for transfer this month, five were ready for disputed overtime. Crew­ ments, two companies with one SIU vessels, including the Tainaron members can claim them by get­ ship each can put one ship under (Actium), Captain Nathaniel B. ting in touch with the companies' foreign flag and maintain one un­ Palmer (American Waterways), main offices in New Orleans and der the US flag with the Govern­ Anne Butler, Christine (Tini) and Savannah, respectively. ment's blessing. Mississippi Shipping can be Lucile Bloomfleld (Elam). Previous­ Sometimes the "partnership" ly, the General Patton, Trojan Sea­ reached at the Hibernia Bank consists of no more than a letter man, Strathport, Bluestar, Purple- Building in New Orleans; South from one one-ship operator to an­ star, Greenstar, Western Rancher Atlantic at the Savannah Bank Building in Savannah. other saying he'll maintain his ves­ and Sea Wind all went foreign. Locking The Barn Door .... Getting some information about SIU from patrolman Teddy Babkowski are some members of League-for Industrial Democracy. League inspected headquarters, reported themselves impressed with Union's constitution and democratic way of operation. Transfers Kill 2^000 Jobs^So Far WASHINCrON—^]^ll-bent on pursuing its easy ship trans­ fer policy regardless of the cost, the Maritime Administration this month gave its okay for the tranter of seven more dry cargo" vessels, bringing the> total transfers over a 90-day meet up with her former sister the Yarmouth, which is now period to 39 Liberty ships. Of ship, the Queen of Nassau under Pana­ these, 13 had been manned by Sea­ farers. Tin's flgure does not take into ac­ count a variety of other types .of vessels approved for tranSfer to Liberian, Panamaifian or Honduran registry, the latest of which was the SlU-manned passenger ship Evangeline. In this case, the switch was from one Liberian cor­ poration to another over which tlie original owners, the Eastern Steam­ ship Corp., have no control. Thus, Eastern, once one of the largest coastwise passenger ship operators, now no longer has any vessels in active US-flag service. The Evangeline is due to be op­ erated in the growing Florida-West Indies trade, where she will likely manian colors. Both vessels had been operated until recently under SIU agreements. The oniy condi­ tion placed by the MA on the transfer of the Evangeline was that it cannot be used in the MiamiHavana run, in competition with the US-flag P&O passenger ship Florida, an SlU-contracted vessel. Half-Way Mark These developments thus indi­ cated that the MA had no intention of slowing up the pace of approved transfers which.^three months ago, were predicted would reach a total of 60-70 dry cargo ships—about half of the US-flag trampship fleet —^before it would peter out. The half-way mark is now passed, and with it, more than YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER^ BUYING get you to phone in your name so a salesman can visit you. Then when the salesman has discouraged you from Wage-earners and their families are often victimized your original intention of buying the advertised special, these days by an advertising practice known among busi­ he works on you to buy one at a very high price, like $80. Bait sellers have also been active in the furniture renessmen as bait ads. This is the trick of advertising a product at what seems like an amazingly low price. But upholstery business. Some firms have been advertising when you go down to the store to buy it, or the salesman that they will reupholster any thfee pieces of furniture comes to call on you, you find that either they don't have in your living room for a low price' like $39, or $59. the advertised special or the salesman claims it just isn't Naturally a family grasps, at what seems like a chance any good, and he tries to sell you a higher-priced version. to solve a furniture problem for little money. But when Bait ads are particularly widespread on television nowa­ the salesman arrives," his fabric samples for the lowdays. The pitchman demonstrating an aluminum storm priced specml are obviously shoddy quality and unattrac­ window for only $10 is actually trying to hook you with tive colors and patterns. His real aim is to sign you for a bait offer. When the salesman comes to your house, for an expensive job that may cost as much as $200. Installment furniture stores have long used bait ads. the window turns out to be a battered, poorly-made prod­ uct which the salesman himself criticizes. He then tries One of their favorite devices is to advertise a mattress at a low (Irice. But when you get to the store the salesman to get you to buy good-quality storm windows for as much as $40. If you aren't wary, you may find yourself signing tries to sell you mattresses in fancier coverings at prices a contract for several hundred dollars to buy storm win­ of $10, $20 and $30 or more. Often these mattresses have dows at a high price, all because you thought you were the same contents as the advertised special; the only difference is the covering or ticking. going to get an unusual bargain. I Beware TV Pitchmen Attempt 'Switch-Selling' Television has ^gjven bait sellers a new, successful Bait ads are also often used to sell vacuum cleaners. The dealer advertises rebuilt or,used models of such method of practicing their tricks. The pitchmen can well-known cleaners as Electrolux and Hoover at very, demonstrate their products with high-pressure patter and low prices. But When you go down to the store to buy the offer of free gifts if you telephone right away. Be one, the salesman doesn't want to sell it to you at all. He especially wary about buying storm windows with the uses such tricks as reversing the fan blades on the adver-. proniise of storm doors thrown in "free," or a fancy grill Used bargain so the cleaner doesn't have proper suction. • given "at no extra chai-ge." Or he' Stuffs tissue paper in the tube, or loosens the bear­ Another form of baiting has been used by some auto ings so the machine is ve^ noisy. The whole idea is to dealers recently. This is the practice of "bushing." You get you to come down to the store prepared to buy, or come out to your car and And « card stuck under the Don't Get Fooled By Bait Ads Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying windshield wiper, offering you a fantastic price for your jalopy on a trade-in. Or you find a postcard in your mail offering a very high trade-in allowance. There have been cases of dealers offering as much as $1,300 trade-in allowance on a car actually worth only $300. But when you call at the showroom, all set to take advantage of the offer, you are subjected to all kinds of tricks and pressure to get you to take much less. Watch For 'Up-Selling' Actually it is the siqiplest thing in the world to protect yourself from the bait-and-switch game. As soon as a salesman starts criticizing his own advertised special, you know immediately that is only bait offer and the real intention is to sell high a high-priced article that almost always you can buy for less from a legitimate retailer. In the case the $10 storm windows often promoted on TV, the $35-$40 storm windows they really want to sell you can often be bought for as little as $25 from more reliable installers, and that is all they are worth.-When you see you are being traded up, simply leave the store or ask the salesman to leave your home if that is the case. - Then report the incident to the newspaper, radio or television station the promoter used to make the bait offer. The newspapers and radio and television stations are not innocent parties. They have all been warned by the Better Business Bureaus and their own associations about the spread of bait selling. If they did not accept such advertising, bait offqrs would soon die out instead of flourishing as they now are. If the newspaper or radio station pays no attention to your complaint, it's worth reporting the incident to your local Better Bbsiness Bureau, or the local law-enforcement authorities who hav* been getting after these tricksters in some cities. I �. I.'".-' y race SIX ' 5;V, - ' , ;- SEAFARERS vKeranber 12. 1984 LOG She's First Lady Patron Of Headquarters Parber Shop F)":- Women these days are Invading every sphere of what used to be a BATISTA UNOPPOSED IN CUBA VOTE—The withdrawal of opposi­ man's world and Fran­ tion candidate Ramon Grau San Martin left General Fulgencio Batista ces Pasalak is doing unopposed in last week's Cuban election. The opposition charged that her part In this fem­ government troops and rigged election regulations made a free elec­ inine revolution, as tion impossible. Batista, who seized power by force of anns in 1952, this photo shows. Fran­ had been a heavy favorite to win before the withdrawal. ces is getting her hair cut by barber John Rubino in the barbershop . NEHRU RETURNS FROM RED CHINA VISIT—Western diplomats at SIU headquarters, were keeping an anxious eye on India's prime minister, Jawaharlal and thus becomes the Nehru, after a ten-day visit to Red China. Nehru also stopped off at" first gal to crash the Hanoi to see Indo-Chinese Communist leaders and^it Saigon where an gates of this formerly anti-Communist government still holds sway. The Indian prime min­ all-male sanctum. Fran­ ister declared that the Red Chinese regime had too many internal ces is the daughter of projects to deal with to become involved in war. Jt was also reported Seafarer Frank Pasalak. that he attempted to soften Red China's views on dealings with other . •Both the barlaer and nations. the customer took the * ^ » event In stride, but OIL STARTS FLOWING F^OM IRAN—Iranian oil started moving several Seafarers out­ side in the hiring hall in western tankers under the agreement to, redpett ^production at were muttering about Abadan. The industry had been idle for two years since Iran seized the "nothing being sacred property of the Anglo-IrSnian OjJ Company. Eight international oil companies are now operating the property under a 25-year agreement. anymore." t 4^ - Bridges Attacks Sea Hiring Haiis ONE OF FIELD BROTHERS RELEASED—Hermann Field, a Cleve­ land architect, who wa's^arrested by the Polish Communist government in 1949,-as a spy, has been released from prison and all charges against him dismissed. It was the first that had been heard from him since he SAN FRANCISCO—An attack by Harry Bridges' longshore union against the hiring halls disappeared on a search for his brother, Noel Field. The latter and. maintained by two SIU affiliates clouded developments this week at National Labor Re­ his wife had disappeared earlier and may now be dead. Noel Field was lations Board hearings on an SIU of North America petition for a three-department vote on at one time reputed to be part of the Alger Hiss "ring" In the Govern­ ment. , West Coast ships. . - * t ^ nevertheless threw anoHier The action came as the tober 21 have developed testimony he monkeywrench into the proceed­ REDS EXPEL US DIPLOMATS' WIVES—Two wiv^s of US embassy upholding this view, and have an Bridges' union moved to keep important precedent in a *4934 ings by filing a petition on behalf officials, in Moscow have l^een ordered by the Soviet Government to a grip on the last Communist-in­ of a so-called "Steward Depart­ filtrated segment of the US mer­ West Coast election in which all ment Organizing Committee" of leave the country after a dispute over picture-taking. The State Depart­ chant marine. At issue is the ques­ three ship's departments balloted his own International Longshore­ ment charged the. tw/» women were forcibly detained by Russian secret tion of who shall represent stew­ as one unit in a vote between the men's and Warehousemen's Union police in violation of their diplomatic immunity, after trying to take a ard department personnel on West old International Seamen's Union for a separate representation elec­ picture M a group of Russian women. Coast ships, many of whom belong and a Communist-dominated enter­ tion among steward department to the Marine Cooks and Stewards- prise known as the Marine Wort • personnel only. BRITISH DOCK STRIKE ENDS—A month-long dock strike involv­ ers Industrial Union. The MWIU AFL, an SIU affiliate. ing 44,000 workers and tying up 340 ships was settled by an agreement In the wake of the hotly-con­ lost the vote and soon after dis­ on voluntary overtime. The strike tied up all major British ports and tested stewards' election last banded. In its turn, the ISU dis­ was led in many areas by "wildcat" committees. Charges were mads integrated a few years later, a de­ spring, whose results were incon­ that many of the strike committees were supported or led by the British clusive because of the heavy "no velopment which led to the forma­ C^munist Party. ' * tion of the present SIUNA in 1938. union" vote recorded at the urg­ 4^ 4^ . 4^ Charges 'Discrimination' ing'of Bridges' outfit, the Sailors Under the rule^ of the Va­ BABY SWAP HAS MOTHERS AGOG—Two mothers in an English Bridges' attack against the hir­ Union of Jhe Pacific, Marine Fire­ cation Plan as set forth by the town^ finally agreed to exchange their five-week-old baby sons after men, Oilers and Watertenders alfd ing hall came in the form of trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ blood tests upheld doctors' contentions that they had been given each the MCS-AFL recently petitioned charges filed against' the Pacific ply within one year of the other's babies when leaving the -hospital. At first the mothers insisted the NLRB in the name of the SIU Maritime Association, the West payoff date of his oldest dis­ that each had-her own, but later reluctantly agreed in the face of Pacific District for a three-depart­ Coast shipowners' group which charge in order to collect his the evidence, to give the other baby a try. ment vote to settle the question. negotiates with the SUP and full vacation benefits. If he The current hearings are an ef­ MFOW, that the SUP .gnd MFOW presents any discharge whose 4> t ^ ^ _ hiring halls were "illegal" and that fort to deal with this petitira._ payoff date is more than a ELECTION ENDS IN TANGLE—The bitterly-fought Congressional the employers were discriminating year before the date of his va­ 'Historical Precedent' and state elections came to a surprising finish with neither Republicans favor of the union seamen at a cation application, he will lose nor Democrats able to claim a convincing margin of superiority. Demo­ The SIUNA position is that a in time when a petition for a repre­ out on the sea time covered crats recaptured the House of Representatives but suffered wme un­ vote by the sailors, firemen and sentation election was pending. by that particular discharge. expected setbacks in the Senate. On the other hand, the Democrats had cooks and stewards as one unit Don't sit on those discharges. Bridges' Monkeywrench more success in state gubernatorial races and Republicans surprised would follow the historical prece­ Bring them in and collect the by taking a few seats in the "solid South" notably one in the TampaHowever, although Bridges thus dent in maritime union elections mdhey that is due to you. St. Fetersburg area. On the whole, Demodrats did not do as well as Involving all unions on all coasts. recognized that a three-department the "experts" and opinion polls predicted. The hearings which opened Oc­ election petition was in the works. p lur;- V"y I y- -• 1^' W — DonH Wait, Get Vacation Pay Cartoon History Of The SIU Weliare BenetUs Begim 70 w i Although the SIU, in 1949, became the first Atlan­ tic and Gulf Coast seamen's union to win an employerpaid welfare plan, benefits did not begin right away. Even with the employers-contributing 25c per day for each SIU man on their ships since Jan. 1, 1990, the 'Union moved cautiously, letting ^he reserve fund grow. Meanwhile, -agreement was reached on joint Unionshipowner administration of the plan—although the operators were sole contributors to the fund—to cut out the high cost of insurance company administra­ tion. Eligibility rules were made simple, enabling a man with Just onrday on an SIU ship to qualify for' bfocfits. Finally, in July, 1950, the SIU plan began paying out benefits. Starting modestly, the plan guaranteed SIU men a $7 weekly hospital benefit for as long as they were hospitalized, plus a $900 4eath benefit for their beneficiaries. An enthusiastic SIU membership hailed the event as a high point in tihe Union's history. Benefits were later increased sev>i»tal tlr>es; �. >«%.• It. MM SEAFARERS^ LOG < M r . Fare Sevea SIU NEWSLETTER Ready New Beneficiary Card from WASHMSGTOS * - _ •" ' ' Look for a full scale probe by Conrress early next year into the ship ' transfer policy of the Maritimo Administration. Louis S. Rothschild, Maritime Administrator, adopted a policy last August of allowing transfer foreign of Liberty dry-cargo ships on a 2-for-l-basis—that is, for every 2 ships owned by a company, 1 could be transferred from the US flag. There are some on Capitol Hill who are reisenting t'ae fact that MA did not clear this first with the appropriate Congressional committees before putting it into effect. Another resentment, from some quarters on the Hill shapes up from a decision made recently by MA in connection with the tanker tradein-and-build law. When this proposal was being pu^ed through Con­ gress, the understanding was tnat the new' tankers to be constructed would have a speed of 18 knots. Subsequently, the MA and the Navy decided to reduce this speed factor to 16 knots. One of the big factors behind the ship transfers has been the cam­ paign put on by US tramp ship operators. With this in mind, the chances are tnat next year Congress, in probing the matter, will look to the financial side of the picture, to determine just how much the tramps have realized from the transportation of Government cargoes, and how much of this went into their own pockets or was put back into the industry. . Between Jply 1, 1953, and October 15, 1954, a total of 132 pri­ vately owned US-flag ships, each over 1,000 gross tons, .have been transferred to foreign flag, including some for the purpose of scrapping. Since October 15 of this year, an additional 12 ships have gone to for­ eign flag. Speculation is that the boom might be lowered on the MA unless it keeps in closer touch with Congressional committees before adopting such policy changes. ^ . 4- 4" As reported earlier in the LOG, a move is afoot again this year to cut Government appropriations for marine hospitals. The Conference of American Maritime Unions has sent out letters to members of^Congress seeking their support to defeat the move. Response to date has been good with many Senators agreeing to fight reduced Government appropriations for such hospitals. 3^ 4 4 Reproduction, above, of new beneficiary card now being printed by Seafarers Welfare Plan shows important information that is required of all Seafarers. A new beneficiary card, containing some slight changes from the old form, is now being With the Democrats in control of both Houses of Congress once again, one of t.ie first noticeable improvements, so far as the maritime indus­ printed by the SIU Welfare Plan. As soon as the cards are available in sufficient quantity, try is concerned, will be the appointment of Representative Rooney, they will be distributed to all SIU ports for completion by Seafarers. New York, to head the Appropriations Subcommittee, which will handle ^ t The main reason for dis­ all maritime affairs. tributing the new card is the In the last Republican-controlled Congress, the .Subcommittee had been headed by Representative Clevenger, Ohio, who proved to be anti "act that a considerable num­ merchant marine. ber of cards now cA file are im­ 4 4 4 properly filled out. The SIU Wel­ The organization of both the-Senate and House by the Democratic fare Plan office estimates that majority in Congress will place the Democrats in a very strong posi­ about 25 percent of the beneficiary tion to negotiate with President Eisenhower on all legislative matters. At the moment, it appears that the-chairmanships of the various cards are lacking in important in­ committees, in most cases, will go to Southerners. WASHINGTON—Results in the national elections last week, formation or are improperly filled One of the exceptions is that Senator Magnuson, Washington, will wijh a shift to a Democratic 84fh Congress in the midst of out in other respects. become *.iead of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Com­ a Republican Administration, are not expected to have any Accordingly it was decided to mittee, which considers maritime affairs on the Senate side of the serious effect on new legislahave new cards distributed which Capitol. Senator Magnuson has pro;^d to be ver^ close to the mer­ merchant marine wielding the wpuld be filled out by all men sail­ chant marine in the past. Senator Johnson, Colorado, ranking Demo­ tion and policies affecting US can gavel ing on SIU ships. In the process, crat on the committee, who would have become its chairman, droppe^ shipping. In the elections generally, with the form was changed slightly. Optimistic forecasts by some out to take over the job as Governor of his State. Under Senator Mag­ the final results still in dispute in nuson, the next ranking Democrat on tie Committee is Senator Lyn­ maritime observers, hoWever, hint some Important Points areas because of the narrow at the prospect that the Demo­ don Johnson, of Texas. Seafarers will be notified through margins between victor and loser On the House side, the'House Merchant Marine Committee, when it crats, again in a majority position in the pages of the LOG when the important contests, the Demo­ is organized itext Jauvary, will be headed by Representative Bonner, after a two-year lapse, may at­ crats new card will be available. Of will control the House 232North Carolina, with "Representative Boykin, Alabama, being the next tempt to affect some check on the 203, and the Senate by a split of particular importance in filling out maritime policies of the Admin­ ranking Democrat on this group. Both of these men are sympathetic istration. This may be felt in a 48-47, with one acknowledged in­ the card is. the Seafarer's social to a strong merchant marine. closer scrutiny of the activities of dependent, Sen. Wayne Morse of security number, book or permit The outlook for tne Labor Committees in Congress looks like this: a Republican who backed number, signature and date on Senator Hill, Alabama, will become chairman of the Senate Labor Com­ the Maritime Administratidn and Oregon, Democratic presidential candidate which the card was filled out. the Federal Maritime Board, the mittee, succeeding Republican Senator Smith, of New Jersey. The beneficiary cards determine in 1952. The House Labor Committee is expected to be headed up by Repre­ Government shipping agencies re­ Adlai Stevenson who will receive the $2,500 death Governors Go Demo sentative Barden, North Carolina, who will succeed Republican Con­ sponsible for the much-criticized In the gubernatorial races benefit in the "event of the death ship transfer policy and what is gressman lilcConnell, of Pennsylvania. of a seaman covered by the SIU around the country, the Democrats criticized'as a dangerous lag.in 4 4 4 took 19, and the Republicans 15, to Welfare Plan. As such it is impor­ new shipbuilding for the weakened The legislative program for the maritime industry, although initiated make the line-up of governors now tant that all Seafarers fill them within a Republican-controlled administration in the past few. months, US merchant fleet. 27-21 in favor of the Democrats. out, particularly men who have Committee Changes is not expected to change muc'.i next year even though the Democrats In most of thew upsets and shifts dependents. control Congress. The shift in Congressional con­ from'one party to another in all When they're printed, they'll be At the moment. It appears that some of the major proposals before trol will naturally cause changes these offices, local issues played a available at all halls and at SIU the next Congress, convening in January, will center around the fol­ in control of the maritime commit­ major role, although serious un­ headquarters. Filing of a new card, lowing: tees in the House and Senate, of employment in some industrial of course, T^ill void the old one, Operating subsidy aid to tramp operators; simplification of the meth­ course. In the House, Rep. Thor areas, fluctuating farm prices and just as it has in the past. od of determining subsidies; authority for vessel owners to accelerate C. Tollefson, Republican of Wash­ the twin issues of public vs. private depreciation; permission for non-subsidized ship operators to place ington, will have to make way for power and Federal conservation vessel earnings in a special reserve construction fund on a tax deferred Democratic Rep. Herbert C. Bon­ policies had their effect on a broad basis; reactivation of the ship construction revolving fund, first author­ ner of North Carolina as the new national level. ized under the 1936 Merchant Marine Act; development of a shipbuild­ chairman of the Merchant Marine Despite the setbacks, which ing program designed to encourage up to 60 dry cargo staips eahh year and Fisheries Committee, but the President Eisenhower viewed with With Seafarers in Baltimore to replace our aging fleet; and auti.orlzation for the Commerce De­ change here is considered one of more alarm while campaigning be­ readying a move to the new partment to sell Government ship mortgages to provide'funds for party label only. Both men are fore the election than he did after ship construction. As to the latter, the sale price for the "mortgages felt to be strong advocates of the it when realities of the situation Union office in that port, sea­ probably would not be less than the mortgage indebtedness existing US shipping industry. closed* in on him, both parties men who have gear in the pres­ at the time of sale, and in addition such mortgages would be guar­ Decontrol of the Republicans in pledged full cooperation and bi­ ent hall are urged to pick it anteed by the Government. the Senate will probably find Sen. partisan policy on most foreign up as soon as possible. In addition-, special consideration is being given to the serious con­ Warren 0. Magnuson of Washing­ and some domestic issues. dition of the US domestic trade. It's not known at this time just what ton assuming chairmanship of the Once the move is made, the_ tiie legislative recommendations will be, but they may include sub­ water transportation subconunittee Union will have to clean out sidies for domestic lines, improvement of cargo handling facilities, of the Interstate and Foreign Com­ the baggage room. Seafarers and development of specialized types of carriers. merce Committee, replacing Sen. who pick up their gear will John M. Butler of Marylehd; a Re­ help ease the problem of shift­ publican. Here again, at in the ing baggage. House, the change still finds a lead­ ing supporter of a strong Ameri- Elections Bring Shift in Congress And States t / - Pick Up Gear In Baltimore m •Ah 1 �SEAFARERS Pare Elsht 11: L OG MARITIME October's hUrricane "Hazel" left a knotty problem for authorities In the Canadian province of Ontario, where an admiralty court will have to decide whether a $40,000 tug is the salvage prize of a tanker captain and his crew. The tug broke lines and was adrift in Lake Ontario during the storm when the tanker Blue Cross came along, put a crew aboard and brought" the tug back in to a Hamilton dock . . . Work on a $48 million canal project that will enable deep-sea shipping Question: Do you have any dcfrom the Caribbean to enter Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, is advanc­ ing to completion. The 20-mile canal will eventually be 30 feet deep. i^e to obtain and sail on a license? An important oil shipping center, the lake can now be traveled only (Question asked in Tampa hi^.) by ships drawing 13 feet or less. . Mack Patterson, AB: I've never 4" 4> 4^ had any desire to sail on a license. Attention on US maritime problems will be focused in Miami, Dec. It isn't just a B-10, when the American Merchant Marine Conferencje will meet in question of not conjunction ^with the 28th annual convention of the Propellor Club wanting to take of the US . . . The North German Lloyd liner Gripshoim, a former on added respon­ Swedish liner, will soon be renamed the Berlin. She is in service be­ sibility. 1 think tween Bremerhaven and New York . . . The SlU-manned Isthmian the men in the freighter-Steel Designer sailed from San' Francisco last month with unlicensed r a t a shipment of Government and private exhibits for the World Trade ings have better Fair at Bangkok, which begins Dec. 8. conditions. It is 4 4" t much easier to The Government will pay $5 million for five World War II Esso change jobs when tankers as an allowance credit against the building of two modern you get tired of sailing on one 35,550-ton supertankers. Esso is expected to spend an additional $16 ship. million on the replacements, which will be th^ first to be constructed 4 4 4 under the "trade-in-and-build" law passed last summer. The older Charles Kirby, chief cook: I've ships will go into the reserve fleet . . . Traffic reports for the Suez been sailing 13 years and every Canal for the month of August showed Liberian-flag shipping activity more than double what it was in the same month a year ago, a develop­ now and then I ment attributed to the large number of newly-built Liberian-flag super­ like to get off and take a vaca­ tankers passing through the waterway. According to the canal com­ pany, they carried three-fifths of all oil shipments to the US from the tion. That isn't easy to do when Persian Gulf. you're sailing in 4* 4 41 a licensed rating, Work on the first phase of a six-year port improvement program Is because then the getting underway in Philadelphia with the construction of a new apron company tells for Municipal Pier 3. Two other city-owned pi^rs are also due to get you when you can new aprons to improve loading' facilities in the port . . . The Italian get off. I like to freighter Santa Elisabetta, which ran aground on Smith Island Shoal, get off when 1 feel like it. seven miles east of Cape Charles lightship on the Virginia coast, was 4 4 4 ^ refloated without major damage. The 7,300-ton vessel had been en route Jack D. Brown, AB: I would' to Baltimore from Monrovia, Liberia, with a cargo of ore. have tried to qualify for a license 4 4 4 long ago if I ever had any de­ sire to sail top­ side. There is no question about it; conditions are better for unli­ censed meki. We don't have to take any abuse from the com­ 4 4 4 ^ pany^ because the SIU backs us Oceanic Steamship Co., a Matson Line subsidiary, is awaiting Gov- 100 percent in any legitimate beef. erriment approval of its plans to renew passenger service between 4. 4 4 California, New Zealand and Australia by converting two MarinerKoland Yelasco, second cook: type cargo vessels for passenger travel. The company says the two I'd rather sail unlicensed so if new ships could be ready by mid-1956. Its outlay would be $22 million I become dissat' and the Government's an additional $18 million ... The first Moroccan- isfied with one flag merchant ship to call at New York in many years, the 3,805-gross- ship, I can get fon Djerada, was originally built at Superior, Wis., in 1945. A major off and ship out item in ship's stores was the 400 gallons of Burgundy wine* taken on on another during the NY stay for her crew of predominantly French seamen. through the SIU's rotary shipping system, which just can't be beat. To sail on a license, you «MLCROSS DOWN 11. Trinidad 33. Leaning, as a have to be a good boy for the com­ product ship 1. What cook 1. Port S of pany to hold your job. % 17. Jack-in-the36. Cries heard at Trieste does to spud The Navy's Hydrographic Office has issued a publication indicating that floating mines are still a menace in the waters of the western Pacific, nine years after the end of World War II. The bulletin consOiidates data on mi^s and other hazards left by the war in six lar^e areas of the. Pacific Ocean and will supplement^broadcast information. The six areas are: (1) Indonesia, Borneo, Celebes, New Guinea, Aus­ tralia; (2) Marianas, Solomons, Fiji Islands, Carolines, Marshalls, New Caledonia; (3) Vietnam, South China, Philippines; (4) North. China, Korea, Yellow Sea, Siberia; (5) Japan (except for tl^e Inland Sea), Nansei Shoto, Iwo Jima; (6) the Inland Sea. a. S. I Nv''; ••iv.- , 1/ V If-;;.-, Go by Kind of poker 3. band 4. 12. N. African 5. ^ port 6. 13. Bread spread 7. 14. Room in a harem 8. 15. Go ashore S. 16. SIU member 18. Kidnap 10. 30. Having a sharp taste 31. Replace 23. Put to -work 26. Bundled 39. The weather. in general 31. High note 82. Mel, of base­ ball 34. Incorporated: Abbr. 35. Port in Oregon 37. WeU known name in ' photography 39... Ruffle - Designer 40. (Isthmian) ' 42. J Try out 44. Ascended 48. Prisoners with privileges 51. Valley 52. Help 53. Single time 64. Island near Corsica 65. Author of "The 'Telltale Heart" Native of Mecca S. African gold Selds Survive Stations Brew Washington port Article of furniture Suez Canal port Fruit drink 56. Oriental chiefs .swiifA illv pulpit bull fight Aromatic wood 38. Exports from Notoriety Spain A sight on 41. Moves gently Sicily 43. Greek portico 25. Part of the 45. Bargain day ship 46. Hamburg's 26. Chi footballer river 27. Too 47. Clos< 28. It's measured 48. Open^a keg in degrees 49. S. A. port 30. Worker with a 50. Former relief pen agency (Puzzle Answer On Page 17) 19. 22. 24. 4 Jack Woods, oiler: There was a time 1 thought I would like to sail on a license be­ cause of the ex­ tra • money. It takes four or five years to get sen­ iority with a com­ pany, though, and a man can'i have the freedom of shipping ha has in the unlicensed ratings which, I am now convinced, is the best deal. 4 , , ^ s ILC-M tl 4^4 4 4 s :• NoTemlier 12, 1954 MEET THE SEAFARER ANTHONY DENDDO, Steward Utility After years of worki in the an< thracite mines, service in Siberia with the United States Army and a short spell in the French Foreign Legion, life at sea with the SIU might seem'a bit tame to Seafarer Anthony Denddo. It dlso seem^s, and is, a good deal more pleasant and comfortable, to say nothing of paying better.^ But money isn't the only differ­ ence between a coal mine and an SIU ship, for as Denddo puts it, "I wouldn't go back .to the mines for $100 a day. It just isn't worth it." Worked At 14 The 54-year-old Seafarer ha^ his taste of coal mining at an early age. He was born in the anthra­ cite country of Eastern Pennsyl­ vania, like thousands of coal miners' sons before him. He fol­ lowed his father's footsteps into the coal mines at the age of 14, go­ ing to work for the Hudson Coal Company. His first job was to op­ erate the engine of the one track underground railway, that hauled the coal through the mine tunnels to the point where it could be loaded for its ride up to the surface. A couple of years' work in the coal mines convinced Denddo that maybe he had better try some other kind of life. As soon as he was old enough to get past a re­ cruiting officer, he joined the Army. This was in 1916, just in time for the first World War. The following year found him with the American Expeditionary Force in France. War Went On Officially the war ended in 1918, but unofficially it continued for at ieast two years after that in vari­ ous corners of the world. From France Denddo was shipped to eastern Siberia where he took part in the combined expedition of American, British and Japanese forces *againt the Bolshevik armies in that area. He recalls that Si­ beria was every bit as cold as it was cracked up to be, with the armies spending as much time fighting the cjimate as the enemy. Finaliy in 1923, Denddo and the Army parted company for the iast time. He went back to work in the coal fields for a while, this .time as a fuil-fledged coai ihiner. Then he got restless again and signed up with the French Foreign Legion for a hitch in North Africa that iasted a year. Returning home, Denddo found conditions in the anthracite mines getting worse year by year as the demand for hard coal 'decreased continually. The use of oil and then the depression "put the busi­ ness on the skids. Finally in 1939 he decided he would try his hand at going te sea. . "I'd been on quite a few Army transports when I was in service," he said, "and the sailors would keep telling me how nice it was to go to sea. So I decided to give it a try." ' First Trip His first trip convinced him that seafaring life was far superior to any kind of work he had done be­ fore. Of course he was just in time for another war. One ship he was on, the Simon Willard, took a beat­ ing in an air attack off North Af­ rica, but managed to stay afloat. Before the war was over he made a coupler of Pacific island'invasions as well. Denddo became a member of the SIU in 1942, and has been sailing as a Seafarer ever since, most of the time in the steward depart­ ment. Once he got a taste of life at sea, he never worked ashore again. And being single, he doesn't bother spending too much time ashore between trips. "Going to sea is a much better life , all aroui)^ than anything I'd ever done before," he concluded. "I'm certainly happy I decided to give it a try because I'm a lot bet­ ter off today than if I had stayed in the mines. '{The work is a lot cleaner and easier, and of course, the pay and conditions are better all around. Of course, it was a little more exciting being In the Foreign Legion, although that probably gets tame after a while also. But going to sea was the best move I ever made," he stated. ' 4 LABOR ROUND-UP Removal of a Taft-Hartley in­ junction was ordered by a Federal judge in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, leaving 4,500 atomic production workers free to strike. Officiais of the Gas, Coke and Chemical Work­ ers Union (CIO) indicated that no strike would be called until further talks were held on contract prob­ lems. The Carbide and Carbon Chemical Corporation, which op­ erates the facilities for the Gov­ ernment, has offered a six cent an hour wage increase after six months of unsuccessful negotia­ tions. 4^ 4 4 A new plan to utilize commis­ Mike Manning, chief electrician: sions from a union group insur­ Back in 1946 I thought I was in­ ance fund has peen drafted by terested in get­ Local 802 of the American Federa­ ting a license. We tion of Musicians (AFL). The union, paid off in San representing musicians in the New Francisco and the York area, will devote all commis­ third assistant sions toward sponsorship of free asked the ,pomconcerts and other cultural bene­ pany for trans­ fits. The step was taken because portation back to in New York State copimissions P h i 1 tt d e 1 must be paid under the law. phia. What he got . '4 4 4 was a permanent Publidters of New York City vacation. 1 decided then and there I would sail SIU ancl not be 4t the daily newspapers came to agreewith Aewjsp^pqr truck drivers mercy of the company. ,sil4«e<'i iJ for a $5.80 package increase. The agreement averted a strike sched­ uled for election eve. Approximate­ ly 4,300 members of the News­ paper and Mail Deliverers Union (independent) are covered by the agreement which provides for $4 in increases in two installments^ on a two year contract, as well as pension and welfare increases. 4 4 4 Shoreside seafood workers struck briefly last week at New York's famed Fulton Fish Market, but a truce agreement ended the walkout after three days. The strike in­ volved 450 members of the United Seafood Workers (AFL) against saltwater fish handlers. Wage set­ tlement details are still being worked out. • . 4 4-4 A "runaway" electrical equipment plant that had moved to Co­ lumbus, Mississippi, has been suc­ cessfully "organized -by. the CIQ Electrical Workers Union. The union won an election at American Bosch-Arma by 121 to 74. The plant moved to Mississippi when the town gave it a free land site and built roads and water mains for4t9 - ; , " • �'• SR^:f'-"• s •' '"- rl" ,{({ ,( t J I I't November It, 1954 ' 1-•; 5x*i', SEAP 4RERS LOG Paffo NIB* SEAFARERS #t.OG ^ -;S-i Vol. XVi. No. 23 Novembor 12, 1954 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Guif District, AFL. 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NV. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAVh HALL. Secretary-Treasurer I'-H-r-.i 1 r • '•^'" I •JI M Editor, HMRBOtt BBAMo:t Managing Editor. RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BotiiAin SEAMAN: Photo Editor. DAHUL INUVA; Staff Writers. REBMAN ABIHUB, IBWXH SPIVACK. At MASKIN; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY. :??v rt- IfV; On Loyalty' The .illustration on this page originally appeared in the LOG when the NY headquarters building was formally opened three years ago. The drawing is just as symbolic today as we open the new Baltimore hall as it was then.' The LOG said editorially then—and it says again today— "Brick, cement and steel went into its making, but it was the membership's devotion to trade union principles and to the welfare of the SIU that made it all possible." A strong membership with loyalty to its union made the SIU Building ' Program possible and as a result this week we open a modern ' hall in Baltimore that is without peer in the industry. The new hall boasts more space and more facilities than are available in headquarters, in itself hailed at the time of its opening as one of the finest halls of its kind. But that was three years ago, and in the interim, the Union's experi­ ence at headquarters has been put to good use in designing and building the Baltimore hall. It is the long term objective of the Union to provide modern, comfortable halls with all facilities in every SIU port. Of necessity, the process is a slow one. Locating suitable prop­ erties is not easy and expense is always a consideration. Con­ sidering the Union's modest beginnings in New York's Stone Street, what the Union has today gives an idea of the tremen­ dous progress made by the men of the SIU in their determi­ nation to maintain the strongest and finest Union—and facilities—in the world. . Get Ont And Vote! It's hardly possible to exaggerate the importance of the • elections for officers which take place in the SIU every two years. Of all the participation by the membership in Union affairs, aboard ship, at membership meetings and in commit­ tee, the Union's elections and other referendum votes top the list. As is alwSys the case in the SIU, there are a considerable number of candidates running for the various posts—rthis • year a record nuftiber of 78 for 49 positions on the ballot. This is made possible by the SIU's simple nominating pro­ cedure which makes it easy for any qualified Seafarer to get his name on the ballot: •The candidates are on the ballot, the voting booths have been set up, and voting will begin Monday morning. From now on it's up to the individual Seafarer. By casting his vote, he and he alone decides who will conduct the affairs of the Union for the next two years. U On Insurance Co's It's no secret that there are many insurance companies around .v^ho would love to lay violent hands on the SIU's self-administered Welfare Plan. One of the tactics used by. the'se companies is tq imply that they can do the job better. A quick check of benefits paid by private outfits as compared to the SIU Welfare Plan debunks that argument. Another claim put forth is that the companies are most reputable and carefully-regulated, and can be trusted to do best with funds put in their care. That may or may not be so. In this respect the SEAFAR- ERS LOG carries a story in this issue on how some bf these health and accident cpmpanies operate. It's not calculated td inspire much confidence in the operations of insurance companies. « Hospital Cuts Again? 1".' •N.. ' . . It appears right now that the "economy bloc" in Wash'^gton is intent on cutting down the US Public Health Service hospital program, despite the overwhelming demonstration by the maritime unions earlier this year against such a move. Successful in past years in cutting down the scope of the vital Government hospital program which provides medical care for seamen, this "economy" group will find that if its success continues, it will be dropping the whole problem of seamen's medical care right in the lap of the shipowners. ^ Accordingly, it would be smart if the ship operator^ raised their voice a little louder against any cutbacks in hospitals or hospital sendees. Although the SIU and other sea unions led ^the fight Ih. time, a united shipping industry could be Hfe' V even more eflebtivt. Defendg Stand On Steward Shipping To the Editor: I am writing this in reply to the "Letter of the Week" which ap­ peared in the September 17th is­ sue of the LOG. This letter was written by Brother Frank Cullison and in it Brother Cullison had quite a few comments to make about my previous suggestions forchanging our stewards' shipping set-up. In the first plafcq, Brother Culli­ son writes that I think the steward who has been ia the SIU the long­ est is the most efficient steward. Now that is not exactly what I said. (Reprinted from the Nov. 30, 1951, SEAFARERS LOG) I distinctly said that "all other things being equal, the man with the longest service record should be the most e^ficieilt man for a job." In simple English that means that if two men have the same am­ bitions, abilities, qualifications and Although the LOG poll ja SIU storing practices on SIU ships. It health, the .most efficient one libraries wound up several months may be one of those extraordinary should be the man with the longest ago, poll forms continue coming in coincidences, but ever since the service record. from Seafarers reading old copies formation oif the committee • was of the LOG for the first time. announced, crews of SIU ships Good and Bad in Jobs The results of the poll, of course, have been lavish in their praise' Brother Cullison also writes that in his many years of seaftirlng he gave a solid vote of confidence to of the quantity, quality and serv­ has seen both good men and bad the library iirogram, although ing of the food. To take one example, the Mar.vmen in key jobs, such as stewards' some changes in each 50-bpok as­ mar (Calmar) noted that it was a jobs. Well, what about the recom­ sortment were made. One good idea, not instituted at happy ship, a condition it attrib­ mendations I made for making the that time, called for including a uted in large part to the feeding. .requirements for a steward's rating world almanac or similar book of The crew went on record for an stricter? I believe stricter re­ facts in each library package to "overwhelming vote of apprecia­ quirements would provide us with settle the endless bickering ovpr better stewards on the ships, and issuei^ like which school won the tion and thanks to steward Andy also help solve the problem of con­ Rose Bowl in 1937. This week, Reske and his gang who did a gestion among stewards caused by one of these post-poll returns bang up job and gave best of serv­ ice. "No one," the recording sec­ upgradings. from an anonymous Seafarer also Among other things, I suggested urged having an almanac in each retary noted, "goes hungry on this possibly having a good stiff exam­ library and started the wheels roll­ scow. First class food and plenty of it (Ritz style)." Well the Maryination, or .possibly having a re­ ing. mar may not exactly he the Ritz quirement calling for six years of At the time the idea was first sea time. And probably some of put forward, the distributor who but you can't tell that by the crew. The Alcoa Patriot crew passed the other brothers have other sug­ supplies the LOG with books for gestions. . the libraries did not have an al­ the compliments all around noting Another thing brother Cullison manac among his offering, so the that "A hearty vote of thanks was questions is my statement that a idea ended right there. But now, given to the steward department man cannot be a good steward and the Union is attempting to make fof their fine chow and excellent a good cook at the same time be­ other arrangements to get one, be­ services rendered." The Patriot's cause the jobs are not similar cause there's an obvious demand minutes noted further that the gal­ ley gang gave the enough. A man. Brother Cullison for it. ^ writes, should not ship as a stew­ Seafarer "X" doesn't know it deck and engine ard unless he can "cut the mus­ yet, but he will probably go down men a vote of for tard" in all steward department in history blessed as the one who confidence their wonderful, ratings. helped settled shipboard argu­ ments on fact vs: fancy for once cooperation with Around Awhile Himself the steward de­ Well,-all I can say is I have been and for all. partment. around quite a while myself, and • 3^ 4^. 4" It appears then, I have seen quite a few men who As is the usual practice in the on these ships at were good cooks Or bakers but SIU, quite a few rank and file Dncote pretty poor stewards. And if a man Union brothers were elected to least, all is well like that gets a job as a steward, it meeting posts at the headquarters as far as feeding means some crew has lost a good and branch membership meetings the crew members is concerned. Another Calmar line ship, the cook or baker and another crew is 'of the Union last week. In Norfolk, "stuck" with a poor steward. That's Seafarer James Meehan served as Oremar, came up with much the same kind of not my idea of efficiency. recording secretary of that branch's comment about Unfortunately, the age of special­ meeting. In Miami, that well known the food and serv­ ization has not yet really arrived bosun Johnny "Bananas" Zieries ice. They made in the maritime industry, but I be­ was in the chair along with Bill particular note of lieve we ought to start getting McCuiston and R. Doran. J. Raw­ "excellent the away from the "jack-of-all-trades" lins and C. Ducoto were up front way the food is idea as soon as possible, especially at the Galveston -port meeting prepared and in the steward department. Our while Seafarers Vln Capitailo and served by Charles SIU crews are deserving of real B. A. Qranberg served in Wilming­ J e y n e r, chief specialists in the preparation and ton. Several other SIU ports also Joyner Ch«ri«s ». serving of their meals, just as ofte had rank and file members sitting Leoke, nightcook will flnli in the best hotels, clubs in the chair. and our cheerful and ever smilinfi and restaurants ashore.^ 1 think t » » my si^estion about having a . Just of few weeks ago, the SEA­ messman, Fred." Fred wasn't Group 1 fbr stewards and a Group, FARERS LOG announc^ that the identified further for the informa­ lA for the two senior cooks would Union was setting up a Seafarers tion of the LOO. be a step in the right direction In steward department committee to' - Joyner incidentally, is one of giving SIU crews what they exam <ne- operating procedures in the newer members of the Union, steward departments Mid take Betting, his membership beak in deserve. steps to ^ro a high level of Savannah last August. Harry L. FrankUa. ^Vote Thanks •M •-•<1 I 41 '41 �^ai^-(->'^,r SEAFAttERS • • ., .V, •.•:•• • LO^ •s\ ^•'*. .K^ss|:j;;5|r'y-ft • .• : ?f"n: sr —- »r-. , •. 1 - '.-%M*''-Z' * - •• «-v:Ti^ •••., '- . "• • •'•'•.• '- - ' , >i > ''. f 'n 1*5 .1 .,'. (ii''!!piJ I .-"''r' '"' 'X 'J The new showplace of Baltimore, the SIU Baltimore branch hall is shown here in architect's drawing.. Port agent Earl Sheppard (left) chats with group of Seafarers before the meeting. Seafarers V. Greef, S. Musco, Bill Baker and Mrs. J. A. Smith tune in one of TV sets. Game room features three new pool-tables, shuffleboard and a television set (not shown). Touring Seafarers look into shipping hall (rear)-. Corridor is lined with offices. Trying out barber chair is Harry Smith while Elvyn Bussell and Bob Stanford look on. With five stories, counting basement and rooftop facilities, elevator comes in handy. , ^' :Seafarers :aiu} quests, at special.meeting applaud - fccmgratulatojqrjyeiessa^ tO: the^Unipn. vi; > 7^. v- • ^ I ry>L\;y.A-- .•*•' vtaI.'Once'OyeF:dt«m.>two<Seafai*r&''-7f,';'i,':A«tii?<f^^^ ': 'V r: ': ;.,William Hartloys starts on salads'while'steward 4.>y»us.tay« .Thobe,:, (rearl\calls'ior'-suppl^^vt^^ | . �'J?'•' /'f'r N«T«nber lt> MM SEAFARERS Pare Elerea LOG ;Ef| •El •;iPl ."r-'t 3 I'readent of Baltimore Fed of Labor, Francis S. rilb^, praised SIU leadership in port. SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, windup speaker, recalled old days of Union on Pratt Street. Crowd of several hundred Seafarers and guests filled Shipping hall and two balcony areas. -iiieiVnirr-.v TA i iw • * ^ dayor D'Alesandro (1.) and agent Sheppard isten to benediction by Brother Johns. One of many to greet SIU was Moe Weinstein, MMP agent. Mates will have office in hall. Balto Customs chief Ray Dempsey and Congress­ man Ed Garmatz pose with SIU's Bob Matthews. ^' y.-vPy|ii E•I : r ^ IE; • • S-; Ifter meeting «n<i bidfet} tables and ehairs were aet up on dhe sides' of the meeting hall anid'on tht^' Tad Thomas, wiper; John Watkins, AB, and -s'':"''-'' ^ liuoDnies -wherai-'^upsts could enjoy program'ef -i»ntertainment^4trranged for the evening, i -: v^ii" ^ ^Jaihes Banaskicwicz/MM, "fill 'er up'' at buffet. . ^ \ . »•' ;.EAV- - ... •'- v^t ^ y'' -- f '.fii '« • ' ' • ' - .r. ' • *. — - • -- ' �•.'• - •••^•^^• '• ' ? V'Tagt Twehrm SEAFARERS M-"-:-,'^- •-•y-1>.;.-;.;•»• f»r • -^ LOG . , • • .• . • . •-. • . yoTfcmber It. HU ^ - . '••• , /.. ,. "*^'0:1 (•;': • f ,• • - ,).B- • '«'4ll-" Seattle: . Laid-Up Ames Victory Set For European Ren Shipping has been good here, and the future also, looks good, with the Ames Victory {Victory Carriers) coming out of lay-up this week for a trip to Europe and the Mother M. L. (Eagle Ocean) set to sign on for another run to the Far East providing the company puts additional electric fSns on board. Several ships have come out of lay-up and others have called here with no fans as per the agreement, and this has stepped up the sale of 12" fans to the point where ship chandlers are having difficul­ ty supplying them. Other Beefs Settled The Mother M. L., when she paid oflf here, had a couple of other small beefs but these were settled to the satisfaction of the crew. In transit during- this period were the Pennmar (Calmar), Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) and Hastings and Fairland (Water­ man). Men on the beach now include M. W. Townsend, C. A. Gardner and Tex Ringo. In the hospital are William E. Ellis, W. J. Fick, J. M. H. Hudselm, S. Johannessen, Les­ ter C. Long and M. Michalik. Jeff GUlette ^ Seattle Port Agent ^ ^ Baltimore: Shipping Holds Good; Two Grownups Sialod W |fe;. Iff. 1 I to invite all of the members and New Orleans: their friends who can possibly make it to come and see bur new halL I hope that they take advan­ tage of the services they can get at our cafeteria and Port O' Call bar, and,I am sure that they will Considering thg slow shipping be more than pleased with their we had previously, and the slow visit. shipping in general, shipping in At this time I would also like this port during the past two weeks to thank the members for their has been good. Also, the coming whole-hearted cooperation during two weeks will be'good as the the elections. The members have rumors about Libertys coming oul already been congratulated by the of the boneyard have now become successful candidates, and by suc­ a realTfy. We already have orders cessful candidates I mean the ones for men for the Sunion (Kea) and we gave our backing to, who were the Frederic C. Collin (Drytrans)? all elected. Thanks again, fellows, and both of these ships will com­ for a bang-up job. plete crewing up around Novem­ Brothers In Hospital ber 8. The Sunion will take a full Men in the marine hospital at load" of wheat to Brazil while the present are Harry Thrash, Henry Frederic C. Collin will carry soy­ T. Miller, Gus Sanchez, George beans to Formosa^ Meltzer, Earl T. Erickson, Roy M. Also helping shipping here will Hawes, Jack Morrison, Julianus be the re-crewing of the Del Mar Blancor Clyde Leggett, Robert L. (Mississippi). This ship is now Lambert, Melvin Mjison, Francisco undergoing repairs and only 18 Mayo, Clouise Coates, Jessie A. men were kept Clarke, Leslie Aaron, Samuel C. on board out of Hudgins, Michael Rugaczewski, Jeff a crew of 103, so Davis and Walter H. Sibley. How there will be 85 about dropping a card to those un­ jobs open here. fortunate brothers while they're We also have laid up? You might be in their eight payoffs shoes yourself some day. scheduled here# We still have a few oldtimers during the next left on the beach including A1 two weeks, so Sjoberg, chief quartermaster John Lirsen Taurin, Maxie Steinsapir, one of this is another our better-known stewards, and a factor in the few others who are still absorbing good shipping outlook. Paying off here during the past as much of the. Baltimore climate two weeks werd the Alcoa Ranger as they can before shipping put. (Alcoa); Del Viento, Del Rio, Del Earl Sheppard Mar and Del Valle (Mississippi), Baltimore. Port Agent and De Soto, Beauregard, Iberville i. t, ' and Hurricane (Waterman). Signing on were the ..Alcoa Norfolk: Corsair and Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa); Del Alba and Del Campo (Missis­ sippi); Beauregard (Waterman), and Paoli (Cities Service). In transit were the Alcoa There was a slight pick-up in Pioneer, Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa shipping in this port during the Cavalier and Alcoa ' Pilgrim past two weeks and we feel opti­ (Alcoa);. Steel Traveler (Ishmian); Del Campo and Del Viento (Missis­ mistic about the future. sippi); Seatrains Georgia and During this period we paid off Louisiana (Seatrain); Kyska, Mon­ the Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa), Seaarch of,the Seas, Arizpa'and Clai­ garden (Penn. Navigation), and borne (Waterman); Marie Hamill Bents Fort and Government Camp (Bloomfield); Soothem S t a t e.s (Cities Service), and these four (Southern); Val Chem (VMentine ships signed on again. Tankers); Paoli (Cities Service), In transit were the Alcoa Roamer and Evelyn (Bull). (Alcoa), Southport (South Atlan­ The Del VaUe paid off h^re tic), Ocean Ulla (Ocean Trans.) November 1 and we must extend and Steel Maker and Steel Trav­ a vote of thanks to, the crew for eler (Isthmiaf). bringing in a fine ship. Outside All of the payoffs, 8ign-ons..and of one crewmember fouling up, in-transits were in good shape. this ship was in perfect shape, In the USPHS hospital at the with no trouble during the entire present time are Herbert Bum- trip and not an hour of disputed pass, George Leckler and Lbnnie OT. It was really a pleasure for Hall. the boarding patrolmen to pay her Ben Rees off. Norfolk Port Agent The Del Mar will stage a party Litiertys Quit Lay-Gp^ 2 Tat(C On Hew Orews for President Tubman of Liberia this Sunday, November 7, and from all reports this will be a gala affair. Previously there were parties staged for other high officials from Liberia and the men who took part in serving these parties were highly commended by the company for a job well done. The ship is now on idle status due to dodocking, but 22 men will, be added to the 8 now on board to take part in preparing and serving .the food, and the party will prob­ ably last until the wee hours as the men have been told to be ready to work past midnight. Dewey Shaw, Nicholas Tala, John Naugle and Knud Larsen were recently discharged from the marine hospital here, while Melvin Foster, Nick Mutin, John Carolan and Leonard King are still a little under the weather but hoping to be able to ship out soon. Benjamin Seal, Paul Signorino, Gus Brosig, Harry Schuler and .Victor Bonura were recently ad­ mitted to the hospital. Llndsey J. William New Orleans Pert Agent * Stjvannah: * X- Sonlti Atlantic Sttips Pay Off And Sign On Shipping was fair in this ^ort during the past two weeks. '^We paid off the Southstar .and Southport (South Atlantic) and signed on these two ships and also the Royal Oak (CiUes Service). In transit were the Rosario (Bull), S t e e 1 Director (Isthnyan) and Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana, which each called here twice. On the Southport there was a beef about rotten Kagelmacher meat being put aboard, and on the Southstar there was a beef about the ship being short on some items. These beefs were taken up and disposed of by seeing to it that the meats will be more closely inspected when they come aboard, and also increas­ ing the stores on the Southstar. Men now'on the beach include W. Parkir, R. J. Nash, F. Kagel­ macher, j. Floyd and M. J. Akins. In the marine hospital are J. Little­ ton, A. W. Lima, W. C. Lee, W. H. Gilbertson, J. T. Moore, P. Bland, E. Snedeker and J. D. Cannady. Jeff Morrison Savannah Port Agent Lake Charles: Stiippiag Up Briefly ' But Slows Bown'Again During the past two weeks ship­ ping in this port picked up for a few days but this proved to be « flurry and then things settled down again. Calling in here during this pe­ riod were the Cities Service tank­ ers Chiwawa, Salem Maritime, Lo­ gans Fort, Bradford Island, Lone Jack, Government Camp, Bents Fort, French Creek and Cantigny. Over in Beau­ mont, Tex., wo paid off the San Mateo Victory (Eastern) and this ship then went into lay-up, and in Port Ar­ thur. Tex., wo had the Del Campo (Missis­ Boyd sippi) and Re­ public (Trafalgar). All of these ships took On a few men, so we were able to ship-'^S2 men alto­ gether. '; We expect several ships in hero during the next two weeks but don't advise any of the brothers to, run down here as we have enough men on hand to handle any ships expected for a while. Among the men on the beach are A. G. (Tex) Alexander, K. Hellman, H. Lee, S. Cantrell, J. Alsobrook, W. Johnson, GeofTge For­ rest, A. I. Hebert, C. Young, B. P. Grice, J. Dixon, B. J. Martin, J. Mitchell, F. J. Smith^ Jesse Maloney and Roy (The Goon) Boyd. We have no men in the hospital at this time. The AFL Laundry Workers are bipy lining up the laundries in this city and doing a job that has been . needed for a long time. Reports from the organisers show an over- . whelming desire for a union, and we are keeping our eye on the sit--: nation to help out if needed The LSke Charles Labor Council, AFL, has already gone on record to give the Laundry Workers all-out sup­ port. Elsewhere on the labor front things are quiet and no trouble is expected. The Metal Trades Coun­ cil, AFL, having won an NLRB election by a large majority, is now having contract talks with one of the chemical companies here, and these talks are goiqg along smooth­ ly and should result iu'the signing of a contract very soon. The hunting season is still on here full blast and every day some of the boys are telling about the ones they saw, but we don't hear much about the ones they bagged Leroy Clarke Shipping in the port of Balti­ more has been very good for the past two weeks—in fact, it has been good for the past five weeks and I base this statement on the fact that during this period we shipped more men than we regis­ tered. During the past two weeks, for instance, we registered 249 men and shipped 251. Furthermore, we expect shipping here to continue good and tomor­ row we will crew up two ships that have been laid up here for some time-7-the Strathbay (Strathmore) and the Ragnar N a e s s (Norlo). The Strathbay is heading for Yugoslavia and the Ragnar Naess is going on a Steinsapir tramp run which will probably take the crew around the world. All this is very gratifying to me as it proves that the SIU is still on a sound basis and I am positive Lake Charles Port Agent that this shipping is not just a spurt but. will continue at least through­ out the remainder of the year. . Philadelphia: During the past two weeks the foliowing ships paid off here; Steel Voyager and Steel King (Isthmian); Bethcoaster (Calmar); Mae and • •••(i Shipping Figures October 20 to November 2 Hilton (Bull); Raphael Semmes (Waterman); Bents Fort (Cities There is now a lockout in this ' REG. BEG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL REG. Service), and Santore, Feltore, PORT port, due to a beef by the old ILA DECK ENGINE STEW. BEG. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED Cubore, Baltore and Chilore (Ore). with the employers, and as a result Boston 15 28 3 8 13 5 8 2 Signing on were the Steel Voy­ no ships are moving iH' or out of New York » 0e 112 118 76 88 229 87 317 69 eo e0 ager (Isthmian); Bethcoaster and the port. We have three ships Philadelphia » e0 24 . 20 96 7 '8 16 oe o• 12 1 Seamar (Calmar); Julesburg (Ter­ affected by this lockout and we minal Tankers); Evelyn (Bull); Baltimore -108 cannot hope for any action until 83 88 59 ' 251 249 71 Raphael Semmes (Waterman), and it is ended And at this writing Norfoik 39 19 8 4 eo 0e oo00• 34 '12 16 6 12 Feltore, Vcnore, Cubore, Baltore, no ending is in sight. Savannah ........ #17 9 38 13 39 • ,12 9 12 ' 0 e'n • Chilore and Santore (Ore), During the past .report period' Tampa IS " 13 49 9 ^ . 39 11 6 28 • eeo o0 00 •0 In transit were the Angelina, we paid off the Dorothy (Bull) and > Mobile 17 50 24 16 57 Ines and Kathryn (Bull); Calmar, 31 39 120 had no sign-ons. In transit were Bethcoaster and Seamar (Calmar); the Robin Lodcsley (Seas Ship­ New Orleans .... »•/# e 0 0 0 79 "18 99 87 299 220 78 72i Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Pointer and ping), Chickasaw and Raphael Galveston 16 17 68 19 28 18 • UO 19 ceo onoo Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa)," Steel Ex­ Semmes (Waterman), Carolyn Seattle .......... ceo n««o 87 SO 97 19 '20 7 ecutive and Steel Chemist (Isth­ (Bull), and Seamar, Yorkmar and 39 68 19 14 San Francisco .... ! • • e 0 0 o 20 11 19 24 mian); Chickasaw' (Waterman); Marymar (Calmar). rAll of these Robin Trent. (Seas Shipping), and 5 . .8. , ship' were in good Aiffie. / Wilmington 19 2• 11 con oooo Sea Coral (Coral). , A. 8. Caadin*""^:.' 1 want to take this opportunity Totala' ' 289*" 1,029 \ nuadelplila rti Agent 519 412 419" 1,84B ^' 884' ; 892 Optimistic View Held Abeul Future Stiipping A&G SHIPPING RECORD we.,•-•••• B, Lostioai Of Old tUt Hits Stiippisg Hm �>5L'iprrv;.-Tv'"' November 12. 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Tbfrteea • A'---'' ......... PORT REPORTS Son Francisco: Shipping Is Slow, No Improvemenl In View Shipping In this port was very slow during the past two weeks and it looks as if it will continue that way for a while. During this period we paid off the Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) and signed on -this ship and also the Madaket (Water­ man). In transit were the Steel Designer (Isth­ mian), Hastings, Azalea City, Fairland and Fairport (Waterhian), Wallick and Portraar (Calmar). ^ At our last meeting it was moved, seconded and concurred in that the anonymous leaflets circu­ lated among our members are hostile to the interests of our Union. Men now on the beach include A. .J. Surles, C. E. Wallick, R. Montcaln, A. Kessen, J. Jackson, P. Votto, F. Wonsor, J. Stuntebeck, J. Sheldon and F. McCall. In the marine hospital are J. Childs, P. Yuzon, O. Gustavsen, C. Neumaier, L. CronsohOi C. R. Johnston and J. Perreira. Tom Banning San Francisco Port Agent Mobile: Oi' Man Winter Hits Bnt Halt's Cozy Place Well, or Man Winter has Tnoved in on this port, with the tempera­ ture getting^down to the freezing mark for the flrst time this yea-, and the hall is a mighty cozy place to be in. We had our air condition­ ing system moved from cooling to heating this week ^nd from the looks of things the changeover was none too soon. Our plans also call for running an additional duct from the air conditioning unit over to the combined "Sea Chest-recre­ ation room next door when the renovation plans are completed. Shipping in this port during the past couple of weeks can be considered only fair, with some 57 men shipped to regular off­ shore jobs and 105 men sent to various relief Jobs In and around the har­ GaUo bor. • During this period we paid off the Arizpa, Monarch of the Seas and Claiborne (Waterman) and the Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Partner, Al­ coa Pilgrim, Alcoa Patriot and Al­ coa Clipper (Alcoa). The Arizpa, Partner, Pilgrim and Patriot signed on again and in transit were the Iberville and De Soto (Waterman) and the Del Viento (Mississippi). Future Outlook Fair Prospects for the coming two weeks look,fair, with the following ahips due to hit the port either • for payoff or in transit: Alcoa Cor­ sair, Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa I%laris, Alcoa Puritan and Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa) and the Hurricane, Beau­ regard, Chickasaw, Fairisle, Mon­ arch of the Seas and City of Alma (Waterman). In addition, we have 10 Wate^ man C-2s laid up in this port awaiting cargo, and all of these are subject to go out on short notice as soon as the company can get cargo commitments for them. On the political, front, -this 'staunch Democratic state has Boston: elected a complete Democratic slate, including a new Democratic governor, senator find representa­ tive. The Republican party here, however, put up its stiffest fight since the Yankee carpetbaggers Patterned somewhat after the moved down from the North, es­ one in New Orleans, an interna­ pecially in the governor's race. tional trade center, designed to King Is SIU Oldtimer promote shipping in the port of For our Seafarer of the Week JBoston, is now being planned in we nominate Brother A. R. (One this city. The promoters of the Round) King, who joined the project have already selected the Union during its flrst year, 1938, top flood's of the Harbor Building and.has shipped steadily since that for the enterprise, and foreign time in all deck department rat­ trade and finance leaders havo al­ ings. Brother King makes his ready met with Mayor Hynes and home in the Tampa area but on his heard Wilham G. Zelzmann of last few trips shipped out of Mo-/ New Orleans explain the success bile. His favorite pastimes, while attained by, the International on the beach, are boxing, baseball House in that city.. and Falstaff, and he says his favor­ Another item of interest here -is ite SIU benefit is .the vacation pay the formation of the Boston Coun­ which gives him eating money cil of Seamen's while he's on the beach. Agencies. This Also on the beach now are G. council is deChandler, Bf S. Vatis, Luigi Gallo, -signed to bring F. James. E. Vitou, Otha Bryars, about a united Chester Spinks, C. Merritt, J. Nor- and cooperative fleet, G. Menendez, W. L. Kitchens effort by all sea­ and C. B. Ivey. men's iigencies The hunting season is now open here, and is com­ here and some of these boys on posed of the Sea­ the beach are taking advantage of men's Club of Rubery it. Boston, Ameri­ Cal Tanner can Merchant Marine Library As­ Mobile Fort Agent sociation, Baptist Seamen's Bethel, tit Boston Seamen's Friends Society and Women's Seamen's Friends Tempo; Society. On the political front, a Repub­ lican governor. Christian A. Herter, and a Republican senator, Leverett Saltonstall, have been reelected, Shipi)ing has heen holding its and the Republicans have gained own in this port during the past control of this, state for another two weeks and we expect it to two years. stay just about that way in the Shipping in this port continued immediate future. to be slow during the past two During this period we paid off weeks but we expect things to pick and signed on the Alcoa Pioneer up somewhat in the near future. (Alcoa), and in transit were the During the last two weeks we Kyska, Iberville and Chickasaw paid off the Cantigny, Logans Fort (Waterman). and Lone Jack (Cities Sjervice) and On the Iberville there was a the Ann Marie (Bull) "and these beef about the food by the officers, four ships signed on again. In but none from the crew. transit were the Steel Chemist Bennie Gonzales, Acting (Isthmian), Robin ffent (Seas Tampa Port Agent Shipping), Republic (Trafalgar), Sweetwater (Metro Petroleum) and tit Antinous, Choctaw and De Soto Miami: (Waterman). When^ the Sweetwater came into the Portsmouth Naval Yard she was badly in need of repairs, but due to extremely strict security During the past two weeks we regulations no outside workmen had no payoffs or sign-ons here were allowed to enter the yard. but serviced six in-transit ships, The ship, which is expected to sign as follows: Ponce (Ponce Cement), on foreign, is going down to Nor­ Florida (P & O) and Iberville, De folk where we have been assured Soto, Yaka and Topa Topa (Water­ the repairs will be completed. man). For our Seafarer of the-Week Eddie Parr we nominate Brother John S. Ru­ Miami Port Agent bery, better known to his friends Trade Center Planned Te Increase Shipping Stiipping 'Holds Its Own,' Ho Chango Soon 6 In-Transit Ships Aro Sorvicod Horn and shipmates as "Fish." Brother Rubery, who has been an SIU member since its'beginning in 1938, sails as bosun in the deck depart­ ment. His last trip was a sevenmonth run to the Far East aboard the Orion Comet. Also on the beach now are D. Downey, J. Patrice, J7 Sabella and W. Prince, while in the Brighton marine hospital are F. Alasavich, E. Broussard and A. Oyhus. Brother Michael Buckley, who had been sick and unable to work for the past year, died on October 31st in the Mattapan Sanitarium. The Union sent a floral wreath and the pallbearers were brothers J. Beresford, F. Bobbins, T. Fleming and J. Sheehan, Boston port agent. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent 4" t 4" Houston: Robin Gray Pays Off, Tatces Grew For Italy Since this new hall was opened we have paid "off the Robin Gray (Seas Shipping) and the Lafayette (Waterman). On the Robin Gray, which was in from a four-months run to the Orient, there were a number of beefs, but these were all squared away to the crew's satisfaction, thanks to Leroy Clarke and ship's delegate Steve Fulford, who kept detailed notes on the circum­ stances of each individual beef. The Robin Gray took practically a full crew for a run to Leghorn, while the Lafayette proceeded to Mobile and may possibly be laid up there. .We have quite a large shipping list here but could use electricians and pumpmen. A. (Frenchy) Michelet Houston Port Agent 4 4 Wilmington: 4> Port's Business Slow; 10 In-Transiis Gail Shipping has been very slow in this port for the past two weeks and the outlook for the next two weeks is not good. We had no payoffs or sign-ons during this period, but we serv­ iced 10 in-transit ships, as follows: Mary Adams (Bloomfield); Fairland, Maiden Creek, Madaket and Azalea City (Waterman); Steel De­ signer (Isthmian); Pennmar and Portmar (Calmar), and Ocean Betty and" Ocean Nimet (Ocean Trans­ portation). Ernest B. Tilley Wilmington Port Agent SrU HALL DiREClORY SIU, A&6 District WILMINGTON. Calif 80S Marine Ave. Ernest Tilley. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS . .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews Joe Algina Claude Simmons Joe Volplan WUUam HaU BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAatern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 SUte St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. A. (Frenchy) Michelet, Agent. .Preston 6558 LAKE CHARLES. La...;....1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent i Phone 6-5744 SUP MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Phone 5-8777 NEW ORLEANS 823 BlenvUle St. PORTLAND 822 N. W. Everett St. Lindaey WUliama, Agent Beacon 4336 MagnoUa 6112-6113 257 8tb St. NBW YORK .678 4Ui Ave.. Brooklyn RICHMOND. CALIF Phone 2599 HYacinth 9-6600 450 Harrison St. NORFOLK U7-139 Bank St. SAN FRANaSCO DougUs 2-8363 Ben Reea, Agent ' i^hone 4-1083 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. PHILADELPHIA. 337 Market St. Main 0290 S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 805 Marine Ave. SAN FRANCISCO 480 Harrison St. WILMINGTON Terminal 4-3131 Tom Banning, agent Douglas 2-5475 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn Marty Brelthoff, West Coast Representative NEW YORK HYacinth 9-6600 PUERTA de TIERRA, PR. Pelayo 51—Laj Sal CoUs, Agent Phone 2-59w SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. Canadian District Jeff Morrison, Agent Phone 3-1728 634 St. James St. West SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. MONTREAL PLateau 8161 Jeff GiUette, Agent EUlott 4334 I28qi Hollls St. TAMPA ... 18091811 N. Franklin 81. HALIFAX. NJ8. Phone) 3-8811 Kay White. Agent Phone 2-1323^^ '•» 153: tai., ti'V • . FORT WILLIAM.... 118t4 Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone; 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC 617Vi Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. PaclOc 7824 SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebee 20 Elgin St. Phone; 545 THOROLD. OnUrlo 82 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De LavMontague Quebee Phone; 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WiUiam St. NB Phone; 2-5232 Great Lakes District ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher • Phone; 12,38W 180 Main St. Phone; Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone; Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd. St. Headquarters Phone; Woodward 1-6857 OULUTH . 531 W. Michigan St. Phone; Melrose 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St Phone) >4^' BUFFALO, NY New York: Close Gonlesis iWark Voling Aronnd Perl Well, the big day for. the politi­ cians has come and gone. They say bad weather is Democratic weather, and we had plenty of rain here in New York City and snow in some parts of upstate New York. As for the Democrats, New York has elected a Democra­ tic governor for the first time in 12 years—Averell Harriman. The race between Harriman and Sena­ tor Irving M. Ives, the Republican candidate, was close however, and the official decision is still pend­ ing a re-canvass of the votes which has been ordered by Governor Dewey. Most of the other races here were also very tight with the Re­ publican and Democratic candi­ dates battling it out neck and neck right down to the wire, and at this writing some of these races are still unsettled, pending re­ counts or the counting of absentee ballots. We only hope that the final re­ sults of these elections will show the successful candidates to be people who will give favorable consideration to the problems of labor. We in the maritime in­ dustry, of course, are especially concerned about this election be­ cause of the fight merchant sea­ men are making against the pre­ sent Washington policy of allow­ ing American-flag ships to be transferred to foreign flags and other acts which are doing away with the jobs of US seamen. Shipping Picks Up Shipping in this port picked up considerably during the past two weeks, and we had more than the usual number of payoffs and also had two ships come out of lay-up, the Wacosta (Waterman) and the Ocean Ulla (Ocean Transportation). During the next couple of days we expect to crew up the Robin Tuxford (Seas Shipping) and the National Freedom (American Waterways), so shipping should continue to be good for the com­ ing period. The National Freedom is a former NMU ship that has just been signed to an SIU contract. During the past two weeks we paid off 24 ships, signed 7 on for­ eign articles and serviced 14 in transit. All of these ships were in good shape with the crews and delegates handling their jobs in true SIU fashion. The following were the ships paid off: Seatrains Georgia, New Jersey, Savannah, Louisiana, Texas and New York (Seatrain); Western Rancher (Western Navigation); Frances, Elizabeth and Kathryn (Bull); Val Chem (Valentine Tank­ ers); Bradford Island, French Creek, Paoli, Salem Maritime, Chiwawa and Royal Oak (Cities Service); Robin Trent (Seas Ship­ ping); Steel Executive and Steel Chemist (Isthmian); Choctaw and Topa Topa (Waterman); Mankato Victory (Victory CaiTiers), and Massmar (Calmar). Ships Signing On Signing on were the Steel Maker and Steel Executive (Isth­ mian); Seatiger -(Orion); pcean Ulla (Ocean Transportation); Rob­ in Locksley (Seas Shipping); Wacosta (Waterman), and Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers). In transit were the Warrior, Chickasaw and Antinous (Water­ man); Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Pi­ oneer and Alcoa Pointer (AlcDa); Steel King and Steel Voyager ^Isthmian); Yorkmar and Massmar (Calmar); Kathryn (Bull); Alex­ andra (Carras); Seatrain New Jer­ sey (Seatrain), and Seatiger (Or­ ion). Claude Simmons Ass't. Sec.-Treasurer |<lica) ic€« fiilt -.v l'£A"l i- 41 4 -•i I I ' I �'I »-i j r i • (- SEAFARERS LOG " i t ii Nmnmbcr It, 19M ( I rr OFF WATCH Discussions of SIU agreement are important part of shipboard meetingrs on Locaihs Fort. Here are some typical meeting shots taken by William Rapp. oiler, and Shadrack Manuel, pantryman. Left: AB Willis Thompson, deck delegate, .cives his report. Centen "Frenchy" Herbert serves as recording secretary at meeting in messroom after sapper. Right: Ship's delegate Thurston Lewis addresses the members. Hair's Long But Beefs Are Short And Logans Fort Grew Is Happy The Cities Service tanker Logans Fort is a clean and smooth-runnL^ ship. What's more, it's a happy ship, reports Thurston J. Lewis, ship's delegate. And this, Lewis says, is primarily due to two factors: to the familiarity of the crew with their SIU agreement, and to the close cooperation of the-^ crew with their delegates. chest and SIU library—two fea­ they enjoy, the crewmembers at­ As for the first factor, Lewis tures which make the men's ship­ tribute to John Crawley, former points out that discussions of the board life a great deal happier, ship's delegate, Lewis says. Besides Lewis, the present dele­ SIU agreement are vital parts of Lewis reports. Much of the good relations they gates are Willis R. Thompson, shipboard meetings. What's more, the crewmen are currently writing enjoy with their officers, as well deck; V. D. Becker, steward, and up suggestions for improving or as the good shipboard conditions Anthony McGee, engine." clarifying the agreement and these will be submitted to the Union's negotiating committee for consid­ eration. Regarding the second factor, « Lewis points out^ that the crew's policy of working through their elected delegates has kept rela­ tions between the crew and officers Hurricane Hazel really rocked the boat for a while, but cordial, and has kept beefs at a thanks to her officers and SIU crew the San Mateo Victory minimum. At a recent payoff,, for instance, the only beef was three (Eastern) escaped serious damage although she was driven into the bow of another ship> hours of disputed OT. while anchored at Norfolk. mate George M. Foster, to bosun Crew Are 'Longhalrs' This is reported to the LOG John B. Swiderski, and to our The crew, in fact, has only one real gripe, Lewis says. Currently by crewmember Leo Bruce who SIU crew. Every man did his full they are on a schedule which writes: "The clock struck 1500 on share and more in saving our ship makes them hit port both North the afternoon of October 13 and from further damage than she and South on Sundays. "Heads of Hazel struck with violent force and suffered when a" big gust of wind hair have been growing profusely fury, sending all craft heading for dragged our anchors and drove her into the bow o£ the Bahia Del due to the lack of contact with shelter. • barbers," Lewis says, "but occa­ "Our skipper. Captain Horsley, Mariel. "It is officers and crews like sionally Jim the messman comes gave us orders to secure thorough­ ly, and each man this," Bruce writes, "which make to the rescue of some especially tensely waited for me proud to be an SIU seaman on long-haired son of the sea with Hazel's arrival. an old pair of rusty scissors."^ an SIU ship." "All Navy ships But offsetting this dearth of tontook to sea, leav­ sorial treatment are things like the new foam rubber mattresses ing only a few merchantmen .ly­ which Lewis describes as the "cat's whiskers", and the fantail ing at anchor in area-recreation space which is the port of Nor­ being painted and equipped with folk. Then some­ benches for after-supper bull ses­ one cried, 'Here Bruce sions or other pastimes. she comes!' and "Bourey," Lewis says, "is a very come she did with all her power In its last issue the SEA­ popular card game on the ship and speed, like a hungry monster FARERS liOG carried a story although some of the men prefer seeking revenge. describing the visit of the rummy or hearts." "I think full credit must be Also, there are the SIU slop- given to Captain Horsley, to chief Western Rancher (Western Naviga­ tion) to the-port of Gijon, Spain, and the warm virelcome given to the SIU crew by the local popu­ lace. And now, it seems, there is a sequel to the story. These additional events were (1) Who was the first US President to speak over the radio: (a) Wil­ related by crewmember Luis R^mison, (b) Harding, (c) Roosevelt? irez when he visited headquarters (2) How much do you know about your own anatomy? What parts upon the Western Rancher's re­ of the body are referred, to as: (a) pulmonary, (b) cerebral, (c) renal? turn to the States. (3) Harry, now 39, is three times as old as Jack was when Harry was The Western Rancher was the as old as Jack is now. How old is Jack? first American jdiip to hit the little (4) Excluding Florida, the first letters of the names to the other Spanish port in the past three states bordering on the Gulf of Mexico combine to form the name of a years, and not only did the towns­ substance used in making beer, ale and other beverages, as well as people really roll out the red car­ the slang term for a much less potent drink favored at soda fountains, pet and treat the SIU men royally, lyhat is the word? but the local newspaper—£1 ,Commercio—also made quite a fuss (5) Which country is the setting for Kipling's poem "Mandalay"? about them, Ramirez reports. (6) Which event in American history was commemorated by the In an interview with one of the opening of the New York and San Francisco World's Fairs in 1939? paper's represeptatives, Ramirez, (7) How much does, a diamond of one carat weigh? on behalf of the crew and the (8) One-third «f a number plus twice the number plus seven equals Union, warmly thanked the resi­ j40. What is the number? dents of Gijon for their hospitality. (9) Is Salem or Portland the capital of Oregon? He -also stated that he hoped the (10). What is the American term for what the English call "crossword Western Rancher's visit would be pancakes"? , only the first of many visits by US (Quia Answers on Page 17) ships to this port. ^Hazei' Whoops It Up But San Mateo Rides Her Out Rancher Crew Makes News In Spanish Port Quiz Corner Cv lA- -l": This /cdtur# is designed to offer hints and information on hobbies, new products, developments, publications and the like which Seafarers may find helpful in spending their leisure-time hours, both Ashore and aboard ship. Queries addressed to "Off-Watch," SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY, will be answered in the tolumn or by mail, wherever possible. 4Oldtime Seafarers with a nos­ LP records under the coUectivo talgic remembrance of the days title of "Fats," by Victor, which when New Orleans was the cradle were pressed from recently-discov­ of jazz will probably relive a few ered transcriptions of the work of happy moments in reading "Satch- the late "Fats" Waller. 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The special ma­ this specialty and 20 different pre- for terial is used to wipe down enam­ cancelled stamps along with it. walls before repainting.'Typi­ Only a stamped, self-addressed eled of these preparations is on# envelope need accompany requests. cal called "Wil-Bond," which is made ^ ^ t, by the Wilson-Imperial Paint Co., Backing up its product all the 115 Chestnut St., Newark 5, NJ, way, the Westinghouse lamp divi­ andean probably.be obtained at sion offers to replace every one of any paint store. its new flashbulbs that fails to flash with a neSv bulb—^no ques­ tions asked. Regardless of the age or cost of your camera or flashgun, if a bulb ever misses, simply re­ turn it to the place where you For obvious reasons the LOG bought it and exchange it for a new cannot print any lett^ or one on the spot. The company says other communications sent in^ it can make this guaranty because by Seafarers unless the author' of four "sure-fire" features built signs his name. Unsigned, into its bulbs, which assure full anonymous letters will only flashing power, operation even wind up in the -waste-basket. with weak batteries, super-sensi­ If circumstances justify, the tive triggering element and a preLOG will withhold a signature polished base for positive socket on request, but if you want it contact. printed in the LOG„ put your 4^ 4' 4" name on it . Another item for the jazz enthu­ siasts is a package of two 12-inch SignXameOn IA0GLetter9 LOG-A.RHYTHM: The Rebel Seaman By M. Dwyer There once was a seaman, a rough sort of guy. But one who could look you straight in the eye. A little wild was he—a rebel, I fear,. I'll tell you about him—just lend an ear. Well, he grew up, as young Seeking adventure—a thrill When old enough, he took For. reasons unknown, even lads do. or two. to the sea to me. He fell in love with the seaman's life. The sea to him was like a wife. Then soon he became top man in. his crew. And this isn't bilgewater I'm handing you. He left broken hearts in every port. And had scars to show for the fights he fought. In port he enjoyed the life that he led. But he'd go back to his-ship with an eager tread. He'd kiss alt the girls, then away h3'd skip. For before any woman he placed nis ship. He'd stand' his watches, perform his task. And never a favor would he ask. . He'd, stick up for a shipmate through thick or thin. And many a buddy counted pn him. W Alone at night, he'd lean on'the rail. And dream of home as the shiji would sail. He'd remember^the girl who Set him free. To journey far on the distant sea. For be she sweetheart, mother or wife. A smart wonian won't change d seaman's .•'•11,1 ft,. �J,.; •;..y* I • hii^' ':-• • November 12, 1954 SEAFARERS ^U-Drive-lt'Firm Helps SlU Crew See The Sights There's not too much point in.hitting a port if all you're going to see is some more of the sea, Seafarer Nick Wuchina points out. What you've got to do is get around and see the sights, says Nick, who is a crewmember on the Jefferson City Victory (Victory Carriers). A recent Jefferson City Vic--^ tory run to Bremerhaven, Germany, for instance, was a particularly enjoyable one, Nick reports, thanks to the crew's dis­ covery of a German "U-drive-it" establishment where they could rent cars, complete with radios and heaters for only 27 marks or $6 a day* Soak Up Scenery Because of this reasonable and convenient method of transporta­ tion, Nick says, the-Jefferson City Victory men were really able to get around and soak up a good deal of the local scenery. The "U-drive-it" establishment, which is also, a taxi service, is run by Albert Wilking at Lange Strasse 31. Bremerhaven. These photos, taken by Nkk Wuchina during a recent Jefferson City Victory run to Bremerhaven, show (left) crewman Logan in the ship's engine room, and crewman Spicey, who seems to have found something nicey at the Studebaker Bar. Greeks Say 'Thanks' To Seafarer Posing aboard their ship are the Greek crew of the Panamanian vessel Ionian Skipper, who say "thanks" to Seafarer Kenneth CoUins in a recent issue of the magazine Angyra (The Anchor), published by the International Society for the Aid of Greek Seamen. Last summer, when tbe Ionian Skipper was in Tokyo,' the crew was told by the skipper that the vessel was being scrapped and that they would be repatriated on a freighter and paid off "later." When the crew protested the captain howled "mutiny," but Seafarer Collins, after hearing the stoiy, promptly went to work on the company agent and Panamanian consul. As a result the hardtimIng skipper was fired and the crew got aU the pay due them. Seafarer Sam Says ^yr A swssEsnov ^AODLUMMIAM Agrcu=,oitA vemse (A/we/OS? t£rs4eAfi. ABOUT IT- THSiOS IS AIM/AVS THrihiS TO 8£T®e saevfe TH? num &rm! rage Fifteen LOG Agent Safe, Crew Citeid For Action Bv Spike Marlin Before World War II when a lot of people were poor, 40 cents and a high school pass could get you a fairly decent seat at a professional football game. For most games the guard at the gate wasn't very fussy. Anybody who didn't have gray hair and had the sense tb take a clean shave and wear a sweater could get in on the 40-cent tab. Most of the time there were three teams operating in New York, all living off short rations. The football Giants used to man­ age to make a buck somehow. The Chicago Bears were always solvent as were the Green Bay Packers. Other teams in the pro league looked slightly moth-eaten and played the same way. Fortunately, 'st?aks were reasonably cheap in those days so the players could be kept in food if nothing else. Bad Balance There were teams then that were as good, or better, than the best around today. But on' the whole, the league was sadly unbalan6ed. The Packers and the Bears took turns winning the Western title, while the Giants and Red­ skins completely dominated the eastern half. The good teams were very, very good indeed but the bad ones were just a couple of cuts above a good college club. By and large your pre-war pro teams showed a lot better running game than teams of today. It was the pro football people who discovered, out of necessity, that shifting teams around some­ times paid off. The Redskins went hungry for years until they quit Boston well ahead of the Braves and moved to Washington. There they became one of the strongest teams in the business. But pro football's biggest boom came when it went to the West Coast. : The pros discovered what the baseball people failed to see in time—that there was no big time professional sport in the West. They can give the Pacific Coast League any title they want but it will never be more than a refuge for worn out major'leaguers and ballplayers who can't make the grade in theliig time. Today professional football is solidly established as the only really sound professional sport outside of baseball. There are a lot of people who would like to see the professionals do a little more running and a little less pass­ ing, but is awfully tough to run against the big defensive lines that all pro teams have today. Otherwise, though, the profe.ssionals seem certain to take the play away from the collegians in the next few years. It's all to the good because then the colleges can go back to the business of teaching and people who want to see a foot­ ball game can do so without buck­ ing the college alumni crowd. Here's His Proof What might have been a fatal accident was prevented by the quick action of, the SIU crewmen aboard, and thus the run of the Frederic C. Collin (Transfuel) to Lisbon, Portugal, was kept from being maryed, re­ ports ship's delegate D. D. Story. "We had a good run," Story writes to the LOG, "but just before we left Lisbon the company's He's always considered him­ agent, Mr. Norton, was leaving the self the best fisherman east of ship and at the foot of the gang­ the Mississippi, Seafarer way he fell overboard, hitting his "Frenchy" Hubbard writes the head on the fender that held the LOG,' and he has submitted ship away from the dock and this photograph to prove it, knocking himself unconscious. especially to his competitors. Natives Don't Help , "Frenchy," who is an oiler on "The natives on the dock did the Ann Marie (Bull), reports nothing to "help theJnjured man," he caught this kingfish on a Story reports, "but the deck dele­ recent run to Puerto Rico. gate quickly lowered a line down and the chief engineer went down and made the line fast, and we pulled the agent back on the dock. Then we got a taxi and got him to a hospital, and later on—after the ship had left port—^we were noti­ The LOG opcjis this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, fied by radio that he was out of bakers and others who'd like to share favored recipes, little-known danger and on the,road to recov­ cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like ery. It was the quick action of the crew that made this possible." suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Seafarer Harold Thompson's recipe for "French onion soup." Liberty's Lady TWs Is one of the best "shofc^ of the Statue of Liberty he's ever taken, reports Tohi Collins, ship's delegate on the Bradford Island (Cities Serv­ ice). Ordinarily, Collins says, CS tankers don't anchor so close to the lady with the torch, but he got .tiiis photO from the deck of The Cabins (Mathiasen) at the Tankport, NJ., oU Although the quick-and-easy way of doing things is often most desirable, in cookery, at least, this is not always the case. One who takes pains with his work in this field will generally wind up with the"* most compliments, and will prolonged simmering will general­ also find that the extra time ly boil off some of the soup mix­ ture, when you're cooking in quan­ spent is well worth it after all. This is often true in the case of tity for a ship's crew, this isn't soups, for, as moi^t home-makers much a problem. You generally start out with know but few admit, most canned, packaged or quick-frozen varieties more than you need anyway, for don't come up to snuff. Care with who can tell when there'll be a run ingredients, and low-flame simmer­ on the stuff, with 40-odd different ing turn the trick when you're appetites calling the turn. According to Thompson, here's making soup, in the opinion of Seafarer Harold Thompson, chief what you need for a good Frenchsteward on SIU ships for the past style onion soup: 2V2 gallons of three years and a cook for many stock, 1 cup flour, 1 pound butter, 24 large onions, croutons or toast years before that. This is not meant to disparage bread, 1 pound grated Italian the soup-packers, Thompson con­ cheese. Slice the onions thin,- add tends. It's just that while the man­ to melted butter and cook very ufacturers may take a lot of pains slowly about 20 minutes. Blend in with their product, you can't make the flour for a minute or two and it come out first-rate at home just then combine with the stock. Sim­ by heating it up with sink water mer under a low flame for about 40 minutesr for a couple of minutes. Set aside for a couple of hours Of course, SIU cooks don't use the prepared mixes anyway. Ships' —^make it the night before, if pos­ cooks always have a couple of ^- sible— so the flavor can really lons of good stock and the fresh develop, then heat slowly again be­ fixings for almost any kind of soup fore serving. Serve with croutons ypq could uf^e WhtLioJ)^ toast sprinkled with cheese. •" I S':! • I:' -6 �1 Sl^AFARERS Pagre Sixfeea Hospitai Plali ' Vote Ms Ashed m, To the Editor: In reading the SEAFARERS LOG I have come across many let­ ters from Seafarers containing rec­ ommendations and suggestions for establishing a hospitalization insurartce plan so that Seafarers and their families can be assured of adequ^e protection' in case of need. I, like many other Seafarers, feel there is a vital need for such a plan, and I believe it ce^uld be set up in conjunction with our already-excellent Welfare Plan.. All seamen know how the Gov­ ernment; has cut down the USPHS program, and that the Government has little real interest in us sea­ men. Even now, when shipping is bad, men who have been on the beach more than 90 days are re­ fused treatment, and sometimes have to seek help at some chari­ table institution. What's more, if a seaman's wife or children become ill and need hospital care, his savings are often swallowed uj) by hospital and doc­ tor's bills, leaving him in desper­ ate financial straits. Matter Under Consideration I know this matter hai been un­ der consideration by the Union for some time as I .have already spoken to our Welfare Services director and been told that surveys have already been made. How­ ever, I was told, it would take money because many hospitals and clinics would have to be contacted in order to assure the members proper treatment and service. I say that if necessary we should bring the matter of a hospitaliza­ tion assessment to a vote on the floor, I believe such a vote would pass because I feel sure that many other-brothers share my views. John Jellette t; - I'ii •itr T'-^: f- It 4" 4" t He-s Organizing '—'Even The Army To the Editor: I just received my copy of the LOG and reading it certainly made me homesick. I also showed the LOG to some of the other GI's here in my company and they could hardly believe the good conditions and benefits that SIU men enjoy. Several of these boys re^d the LOG through from front to back, , and now hardly a day goes by when someone doesn't approach me and ask me how he can get his seaman's papers and join the Un;on. Believe me, I think, if I had some pledge cards I could organize this whole outfit, and it reminds me of the time we were organizing Isthmian. Well, in about another month I should be getting back to the States, so maybe then I'll be able to see some of my old pals. Mean­ while, I hope you'll continue to send me the LOG as it's certainly a real morale builder. Cpl. M. L. Olvera US 56206870 sue Co. 29 RCT Fort Buckner APO 331, San Francisco, Calif. PJ- K te Burly Ci Bachs Minion Mn VIeJLfare Probe To the Editor: I am now in the Manhattan Beach USPHS hospital, and I am writing this to say "thank.s" to the SEAFARERS LOG for the fine article in a recent issue about the New York state investigation ' of our Welfare Plan. I think the LOG article gave a good, clear explana­ tion of what this was all about and just what the SIU's position is. I read most of the New York newspaper articles about the probe. And, although I found nothing in these articles which I consid­ ered to be a real indictment of our Plan, r did find some of the arti­ cles pretty con­ fusing. However, I think the SEA­ Lomas FARERS LOG story cleared up that confusion and Confirmed our knowledge that our Union is doing everything it can to promote our best interests. As for the expenses in connec­ tion with Mr. Creasey, this man has an important position, as head of the welfare fund, and must con­ duct himself accordingly. He is doing a fine job, and I believe that whatever expenses were incurred were kept at a minimum. Those of us who have been, or are being benefitted by the Weifare Plan, either in the hospital or elsewhere, must say, "You are do­ ing a swell job. Keep up the good work." . Arthur J. Lomas % t - 4^ Wants More Mnfo On MMomesteading To the Editor: I have just finished reading the September 17th issue of the LOG containing an article about Brother Mcintosh homesteading in Alaska. I am quite interested in this sub­ ject and would appreciate it if you could tell me where I could ob­ tain further information. Jack D. Anderson US 55-408-173 97th Engrr, Co. APOU971 San Francisco, Calif. (Ed. note: Any brothers inter­ ested in this subject can obtain, information by writing the US De­ partment of Interior, Wdshington, DC.) ii. i, Seehs Contact With Old Pals To the Editor: I am writing this from the Rut­ land State'Sanatorium in Rutland, Mass., to let you know how much I enjoy reading the LOG, which I receive regularly. I am an oldtime sailor who made his first trip in 1919 on the Kisnop out of Boston; and after that I sailed with many outfits. I was a member of the old ISU, LOG Novembec^S» 19M r T E R S ' and then In 1938 I joined the SIU when it was chartered, and con­ tinued to ship, mostly out of Bal­ timore, until 1944 when I made my last trip on the Cape Corwin of the Bull Lines. Lacks 'Little Things' I was pretty scared when I first got into this place, but I have got­ ten wonderful treatment, especially from the people in Ward A, and with their help I manage to get along. However, I get no welfare benefits so there are many .small things that I lack. I certainly would appreciate hearing from any of the oldtimers who might have sailed with me. My address is Ward A, Rutland State Sanatorium, Rutland, Mass. Wiiliam H. (SUm) Love."" t t t Applauds Boost Mn Vacation Pay To the Editor: I'm writing this to say "thanks' not only to the best maritime union in this country but in the world. Yes, I mean the SIU.' I've just finished reading in the LOG about the vacation pay in­ crease, and I think that's proof enough of the above statement. At present I'm in the Army at Fort Devens, Mass., quite a few miles from the nearest SIU hall. However, I .get the LOG regularly so I can keep up with the Union's affairs. About two weeks ago I wept into Boston with an Army buddy of mine, Cpl. Edwin R. Game, and showed him around the SIU hall. Eddie is a nephew of Seafarer Eddie Game who ships out of Bal­ timore, and whose son. Jack, won one of this year's SIU college scholarships. - Learning To Be Cook Incidentally, I'm now receiving on-the-job tt'kining as a cook in the unit mess, which was chosen as the cleanest and best-run mess at Fort Devens by the First Army in­ spection team. Our mess sergeant is Harvey Jones and the best com­ pliment I can pay him Is to say he does his job in real SIU style. I've also been reading lately about how the Maritime Adminis­ tration is selling US seamen down the river by letting the companies transfer their ships' to monkey flags. It seems to me that our Gov­ ernment takes pretty good care of its war veterans, but forgets about the men w^o served just as well by keeping the ships sailing. My suggestion is for us to keep the ships and transfer Louis Roths­ child to Liberia. Well, anyway, I have another year to go in the Army and then I hope I'll be back sailing on an SIU ship again. Meanwhile I'd like to say "hello" to all my old shipmates and I hope some of them will write me. Pvt. A. M. Pietrowskl US 62335913 Hq, Co. 1st En., 74th RCt. Fort Devens, Mass. LOG ^brightens Hitch MnArmy To the Editor: I have been receiving the LOG regularly here in Germany, where I am now stationed, and I want all the members to know I appre­ ciate the consideration which the SIU shows to us beached brothers who havfe been caught in the draft. Getting Jhe LOG helps mg keep up with the latest happenings in the Union. ^Statiogied in Mountains I had hoped to be stationed near a port where I might see some of the brothers from time to time. But as luck would Have it I've been sentenced to 18 months in the mountains. Instead of sailing I now plod through mud, and Instead of smelling the sea I now smell cow manure-^ven right in the center of town, on the main drag. ' Well, I still have lOVi long, mis­ erable months to go, but at least I can look forward to getting back to a couple of cool ones In the Port O'Call and then to a nice clean SIU ship with plenty of that good old SIU chow. Pvt. E. "Red" Flnk US 51260317 Hq. & Hq. Co., 12th Inf. Reg. APO 39 c/«r PM NY", NY. 4" 4* 4" Shippert Steward Aid Sich Seaman To the Editor: Speaking for the crew of the Seagardeil (Peninsular Navigation) I would like you to know of the wonderful treatment given to one of our sick members by our skip­ per, Captain John Faraclas, and our, steward, H. R. Hanssen. The sick man is Brother John Blizzard, who developed appendi­ citis and-had to be rushed to the General Hospital In Rijeka, Yugo­ slavia. Five pack­ ages containing atticles of food and other items were sent to this man, and in fact Captain Faraclas took up the last and largest pack­ Sarkus age himself, after saying that what had already been' taken up was not enough. Among the articles which were taken to Brother Blizzard were canned foods, Fruits and fruit juices, j'ams, crackers, ihilk, bacon, eggs, towels, soap and matches. ~ ^he crew very much appreciate the} attention given to Brother Blizzard by Captain Faraclas and Steward Hanssen and wish there were many more men like them. We also wish Brother Blizzard a speedy recovery. Philip Sarkus - Ship's Delegate Amerocean Crew^ ^4 4 4 Officers Tops Old News Story To the Editor: After being in two hospitals, I'm Shows SMMJ Gains now on the Amerocean, and I thought I'd drop you a few lines to let you know about this ship and some of my shipmates. First of all, this ship is, a "feeder." The cook, baker and messboy are all on the ball, and the steward, L. B. Denley raomas, makes every effort to please. Our bosun, Packert, is a good Joe, and we also have a good chief mate, Mr. O'Neill, who looks some­ thing like W. C. Fields. Our skip­ per, Captain Morrisey, and our chief engineer, Mr. Hilberg, are okay, too. As for the crew, they're all tops. Be seeing you. ' Jack Denley (The Baltimore Kid) 4 4 4 LOG Makes Him Happy Mn Korea To the Editor: For the past year I have been receiving the LOG here in Korea and it was good of you to send it. There are a couple of other sea­ men here in my outfit and they also enjoyed reading the LOG and think the SIU is a fine union. I should be returning to the States very soon and am looking forward to visiting headquarters and seeing some of my old ship­ mates again. Cpl. P. D. Fato Thai's Why We've Got A Sea Chest To the Editor: y-l recently came across an old newspaper clipping reporting that seamep's representatives asked for minimum wages of $72 a month for sailors and the ship­ pers' representatives offered $48. What a difference between this and reading the SEAFARERS ' LOG, which points out the wonderful wages, working conditions and welfare benefits which SIU men enjoy. Take the recent headline, for Instance: "Win Vacation Pay Increase To $176." That certainly rates congratulations! As a retired bookmember of the Union I ^ow how much the ^lU does for its men. Only lately, in fact, one of the SIU Sea Chest men helped me get a discount oii a new Ford, and I am certainly thankful for that. 4 4 Paul Tribbia 4 Shoreside Minion CanH Match SMMI To the Editor: Just a few lines to let you know I have been working ashore since I got out of the Arm^. And be­ lieve me, this shoreside union has nothiqg to offer. I certainly envy, the men in the SIU. I generally enjoy reading the LOG} but I certainly was sorry to read about the death of Moon Kquna. Well, I certainly hope to be back with the men of the SIU some day. Meanwhile I am keeping busy rais­ ing a growing family. Joe Curran By Bernard Seaman �November 12-, 1954 • -r. SEAFARERS LOG' Pare S«TeBtees i . ^ DIGEST of SHIPS' BfEETlNGS .«. JOHN C (Devar), Sapfambar S—Chair­ man, Bab McCullachf Stcralary, liana. Mo­ tion made and carried that all hands con­ tribute 500 yen to ship's fund in Yoko­ hama to be used for purchcasing electric iron, magazines; etc. Steward requested the crew to conserve on coffee and not abuse the linen as this might be a long trip. in the crew pantry. Crewmembert were asked to keep toilets and showers locked while in port. The carpenter requested the baker make a variety of pies. chief cook. wants an electric grill and the steward suggested that it be requisi­ tioned and see what action the company takes before it is referred to the union. Several brothers complained about sailing PENINSULA MARINER (Walerman), board not being posted on weekehds on August 3*—Chairman, C. E. Martin; Sec­ time. retary, C. J. Nail. Discussion about dis­ charges which were given for coastwise ANN MARIE (Bull), August 34—Chair­ articles which had been written in red man, Biakely; Secretary, Bowder. Ship's pencil for vacation only. Several suit­ delegate reported that one man was left cases were damaged by fuel oil coming -in San Juan hospital. A new ship's dele­ from vents into port holes. gate was elected. From now on crew will see department heads about winches, etc. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), August IS—Chairman, Ray BrSult; Secre­ tary, A. J. TursI, |r. Chairman %skcd that mention be made in the minutci of MARY ADAMS (Bloomficid), Augud 15 the terrible condition of the crew's roKATHRYN (Bull), June 4—Chairman, A. frigerator. Attempts have been made to —Chairman, A. Kavel; Saeratary, J. Farrepair same to no avail. The-box has not nalT Several compli^ts about the food. Gonzalez; Secretary, Paul A. Emerson. The patrolman will check menus. Patrol­ The. crew complained that they have had operated right all trip. ^ man will also check aU mattresses, pil­ NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory lows and linens. Sheets are too small for . Carriers), September 11—Chairman, John bunks. Catrel; Sccrefaryr Joseph Obrega. The water still has oil in it. Ship's delegate asked the crew to recognize the delegates after the crew votes for .them and to cooperate with them when beefs come'Up. Patrolman will ask the captain about a written statement saying the ship is lay ' ing up so crew can collect vacation moqpy and unemployment benefits. ROBIN DONCASTER (Robin), August 1 —Chairman, Gene Flowers; Secretary, Hemsley M. Gulnler. All members were asked not to dump garbage midship as same must be taken aft. Motion made and carried' that wipers should clean thp .passageways by the bakers quarters. ' KATHRYN (Bull), September J—Chair­ man,. A. Gonzalez; Secretary, P.. Aponte. Outside people should not, handle food PEESONAXiS Claude W. Prltchett Contact your father at Peters­ burg, Va. t Samuel J. Anderson Your wife wishes you to contact her at Holmdel. ^ t • ir John S. Davies Contact your mother, Mrs. Eliza­ beth Davies, 311 Main St., Childs, Pa. Urgent. . 4 Isidore Ostroff . Urgent you contact Mrs. Lillian Ostroff immediately, i t John W. Bigwood . Contact Mrs. Mary L. Cusato at 08 Robert St., RosUndale 31, Mass. t t t t .William R. Dixon .. Because of illness at home you are asked to contact S. F. Dixon, 68 Pershing Terrace, Uniontown, Pa. i Rudolph R. Cefarattl Urgent you contact your mother as soon as piissifole. ^ ^ A. F. Morris Contact Mrs. Lucille Leland, 700 Michele Drive, Martinez, Calif. GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), Saptambar 2—Chairman, Don Hall; Saera­ tary, Norman Waxlar. Discusaion on re­ stricted shore leave on Bluejay run. A beef between two brothers was dis­ cussed, and the matter will be taken up with the patrolman. Recreation room will be locked in port. Vote of thanks given to the steward department for the ex­ ceptional food and extra Items of fare. August 7—Chairman, Tax Krohn; Sec­ bad" water, for the last two trips. The retary, Don Hall. Two men- missed ship condition of the washing machine used in New York. Ship's delegate elected. by the crew is in bad shape. Crew dis­ cussed-why they lose a day's pay on each HASTINGS (Waterman), July II— payoff. Chairman, L. Thomas; Secretary, J. Walls. Ship's delegate spoke on drinking. Dele­ SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatroln), Augusf gates were asked to havo repair lists ready before payoff. Milk will bo ob­ 2t—Chairman, S. Frciiicch; Secretary, Charles W. Gothran. Motion made and tained in Kobe. carried to concur with motions made on ' SALEM MARITIME (Cltloa Service), Seatrain New Jersey regarding time off September 1—Chairman, F. Smith; Secre­ for all hands, air conditioning messhalls tary, J. U. Wau. Ship's delegate reported and welfare funds to include immediate that fans are not available for deck de­ family. These motions are being sub­ mitted to the Negotiating Committee. Steward requested that all soiled linen be turned in before New Jersey arrivals. t 4 4 t Si 4 4 4' Francis E. MHler This man, formerly employed aboard the George H. Pendleton, Is asked to contact Herman N. Rabson, 15 Park Row, New York, NY. Quiz Ansiverz (1) (b) Harding (1923).' (2) (a) The regions of the (a) lungs, (b) brain, (c) kidneys. (3) 26. ; ^ (4) M(ississippi), Ad a b a m a), ^^iousiana), Ttexas) produces malt. (5) Burma. (6) The inauguration of George Wahington as President 15P vears earlier, in 1789. • .(7) One carat. A carat is the unit of weight used for measurfng -diamonds', (8) 57. t ; (9D Salem la the ca|dtal. (iW/Waffies. DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), September 34—Chairman, Trussel C. -Beftrous; Sec­ retary, John W. Picou. Food beef ex­ plained by ship's delegate ahd steward. Crewmerabers were asked to stop drop­ ping cigarette butts on the deck. MARIE HAMILL (Bfoomfield), Septem bar 5—Chairmanr R. E. Kiedinger; Sec­ retary, B. Messerall. Ship's delegate re­ ported that most of the repairs have been completed. Innerspring mattresses will be put aboard for everyone next trip. Repairs wiU be made on crew ice box. Vote of thanks given to the stew­ ard department for a job weU done. A vote of thanks was also given to the ship's delegate and the electricians. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), September 21—Chairman, James Murrell; Secretary, none, '^'here is a balance of $1.89 in the ship's fund. Voluntary donations will be coUccted from members who have not 4 a; t t 4 New motor was placed in washing ma­ chine. ""Letter on file concerning Sea Chest and information as to what may be purchased with ship's delegate. Men were asked to return cups to pantry from deck and recreation room after using same. NOTICES Ezra-R. Swarti Get in touch with Ezra N. Swartz at 11 Washington St., Carbondale, Pa., or Tom Banning, San Fran­ cisco port agent. Chee Mohat You are asked to contact your wife in Philadelphia. CHILORE (Ora), September S—Chair­ man, A, Swartz; Secretary, H. G. Leiby. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Au­ gust 22—Chairman, Jim Lippencotta; Sec­ retary, Aaron Wliburn. Mattresses and old bed springs will be checked. All hands agreed to have the iron repaired. Crew voted not to serve milk tiU Satur­ day night so it will last longer. Crew- Yet contributed to the fund. Brother members to buy radio aerials for Murrell gave a pep talk on our present partment head. Bailey was elected to the ship Idecided ut of the ship's fund. conditions, pointing out how they were take the crew's rqdio for repairing. Dele­ obtained, step.? neco.5.sary to rrtaintain gates will get all the information on the JEFFERSw>N ciTT vicTORT (victory these with the idea of bettering them slopchest for foreign voyage. Carriers), July 24—Chairman, R. C. Lund- when and where possible. quist; Secretary, E. Joseph. • Crew was BENTS FORT (Cities Service), August asked not to throw garbage outside messHURRICANE (Waterman), September 5 1—Chairman, J. Busslack; Secretary, D. E. room. Personal grudge between fireman Williams. Ship's delegate elected. All and wiper to be handled outside of —Chairman, D. E. Jones; Secretary, S. Zubovlch. Motion made by bosun to delegates were asked ta make up their meeting. repair lists. All beefs should be brought August 23—Chairman, A. Goldfarb; Sec­ write headquarters requesting informa­ before the department delegates before retary, V. Hall. Motion made and carried tion pertaining a bonus in this area, and going to the ship's delegate. to have all repairs taken care of before whether there is any kind of bonus or signing on. First aid kit will be installed penalty overtime for carrying refu.sees FRANCES (Bull), no dato-rfhalrman, G. down below. Mattresses will be replaced or for cleaning holds after refugees leave ship. Electrician told all hands to Bonatont; Stcretary, E. O. Rourko. The by inner springs. turn off all fans when not needed as there are no extra parts.' SEATRAIN SAVANNAH TSeatraIn), August 22—Chairman, Mack Chapman; CHOCTAW (Waterman), September 18 Secretary, S. Johnson. Ship's delegate —Chairman, John Gacobson; Secretary, reported one man fired since last meeting. George Motion made and car­ Motion made and carried that anyone en- ried to Johnson. a letter to the Sea Chest ,tering the mcsshall in undershorts, or to see ifwrite suitable slopchest could be without a shirt to cover his jrm pits be put abbard.a The excuse that the ship is Clint Pannell fined $5 which is to be payable at the going to lay ui> has usbd for the first draw and contributed to the ship's last couple of trips. been Your Personal property, off the fundi A vote of thanks The Negotiating Committee was was given to the delegates for a good Golden City.Js being held-and will advised that the crew aboard the Sea job done. Repair lists to be made up. trains would like to have time off where be sold at auction on January 20, men off are not expected back until one KYSKA (Waterman), September 25— 1955, at Appraiser's Stores, 201 hour before sailing time. AU brothers Chairman, S. Anderson; Secretary, P. L. were asked to donate at the payoff to Whitlow. Discussion Varick St., New York, NY. Con­ the on the preparation ship's fund. of- food and lineup of the menus which tact Welfare Services at headquar­ are the poorest quality. There is no LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), variety in the menus. Suggestion ters for "notice of sale of mer­ August'14—Chalrn..<m, that W. Hammock; Sec­ more cigarettes be put out and that a chandise." retary, J. Carlo. Ship's delegate saw the new slopchest list be posted in tjie messcaptain about the repair list. Crew's mess hall. Suggestion that the steward order be painted. Electrician advised crew sufficient sprayers, fly spray, deodorants The following men still have un­ to to take better care of fans. and buzz bombs for use by ail depart­ claimed retroactive wages coming ments. ELIZABETH (Bull), September 22 — from the Alcoa Steamship Com­ pany, Inc. Requests for payment of these wages should be made to Mr. W. C. Gegler, Jr., Marine De­ partment, Alcoa Steamship Com­ pany, Inc., Ppst Office Box 1568, Mobile 9, Ala.; or to Alcoa Steam-? ship Company, Inc., 17 Battery Morris Richelson . Important you contact J,ulio D. Place, New York 4,^NY. Louis L. Arena. Franklin Andrews, Ed­ Delgado at Sox 307, Guayanilla, ward A. Barry, Robert L. Brock. Ralph Puerto Rico. J. P. Burke. Joe R. Bryan, Guy O. Bar- t their lockers duetto the fact that some department was thanked for meals well articles have been missing. A few new prepared. mattresses will be ordered each trip. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Septem­ SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sestraln), ber 23—Chairman, J. C. Keel; Secretary, September 12—Chairman, B. Friedman; Adolph Capote. All delegates were re­ Sccratary, S. U. Johnson. A copy of -the quested to make up repair lists. Sugges­ letter sent to the negotiating committee tion that all hands get slip from mat* read. Donations to the ship's fund will showing reasons for being laid off. be accepted at th payoff. Repair list made up and anyone having additional repair items should notify his delegate. Chairman, M. Morrison; Secretary, ~W. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Septem­ Leohance. Proper storing of ship taKen ber 27—Chairman, J. E. Buralack; Sec­ retary, George Hatgimlsson. The chief engineer will order a new agitator for the washing machine. Crewmembers were asked to be a little more quiet when men are sleeping. Suggestion made that patrolman inspect mattressc.s with ship's delegate in order to see if same need to be replaced. SEA COMET II (Seatraders), August < 22 —Chairman, Ed Nooney; Secretary, L. Freeman. Discussion on steward being up with union officials and port steward. brought up on charges. Crew went on Variations in menus suggested., record to give .vote of thanks and ap­ preciation to Captain Sterritt for his full CRACKER STATE MARINER (South At­ lantic), August 24 — Chairman, C. V. cooperation with the crew. The steward Magette; Secretary, A. Novak.' Ship safe­ ty meeting report made to the men. Motion made to call merchant marine Edifor, library to come and pick up old books and exchange same for new ones. Mo­ SEAFARERS LOG. tion made and carried that part of the ship's fund be used to purchase a steam 675 Fourfh Ave., iron. field. Fred D. Bentley, Emmet Barrios, Jack L. Chastain, Jr., Enoch Collins, Charles C. Collins. Harry E. Dorer. Beverley E. Dunn. Roscoe B. Dearmon. Joseph I. Decastro, Salvatore Di Bella, Robert E. Duncan, Billy G. Edelmon. John H. East. John R. Epperson, John E. Eubanks, Tlobert Eschrlch. James P. Faulkner. Rufus P. Flynn, Jr., Roy A. Goddard. Crisanto Garfin. Michael T. Gatto. Roht SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Sep­ G. Guerrero, Homer W. Gill, Schrader tember Aaron Wliburn, O. Hunter, Raymond Hodges, George A. Secretary,12—Chairman, John M. Galas. Ship's, dele­ Hawkins. gate suggested that men keep locks on Rufus G. Hurley, Jr.. Phllbert Hinds. Walter J. Jarrett, Ralph R. Jernigan, Fletcher Johnson. Robert K. James. Har­ old O. Keith, Eddie M. Klker, Jimmy A. Knight, Thomas P. Lind. Pierre C. A. LeBlanc, John T. Morton. Gasper Martinez, Margaret Morsette, Ray­ mond C. Miller, Fernando Martinez. Mar­ vin E. Miller, Clayton Mullis, WUiiam C Miller. Horace C, Mccurdy, Arthur P. Nickels. < Puzzle Answer Ld!;;3[£[l siaeff] saas aaa €>tja£cnoA a^aaa aaaiZii^as QaasLS Dsna !^0Qsaas tassQca aano i^aaaa ummu aaaaonas tasaa sns amaa aasH asa QSQS saaa r. 'X-i-i IRC *W» p? Sea Unions Alerted To Crimp Rig (Continued from page 2) permit the ILA or anybody else to. undermine present contract con­ dition and attempt to take away ships. Rank and file Seafarers, upon learning of the 'new organization, uniformly expressed their scorn of any ILA efforts to raid SlU-eontracted companies. The concensus of opinion tvas that any serious at­ tempt to get a foot in the door would meet with a very hot recep­ tion from the SIU's membershio. As one Seafarer put it: "We came from that kind of crimp hall set-up years ago and we aren't go­ ing back to it. There isn't a single SlU man who would back off from this kind- of a beef. The Commies on the waterfront tried the same thing years ago and couldn't lake us then. They won't be able to take us today." Another Seafarer added, "We can take care of every­ thing that comes along. When the day comes that the Union asks for men to handle the beef there will be more than enough to do the job." Meanwhile the "United Interna­ tional Seamen's Union" l^s been occupying itself by peddling mem­ bership books and shipping sea­ men to foreign flag operators at $100 a month. Men coming to the UISU office have been given "let­ ters of reference" to Standard Oil, Tidewater, Black Diamond and other companies with foreign-flag operations. In some instances men have not even been able to get jobs at the $100 figure. In addition the "union" has placed want ads in New York daily newspapers asking for licensed deck and engine officers for for­ eign-flag ships. This, it appears, is in line with its plans to estab­ lish a pool of low-wage seamen for the convenience of the operators. Thus far, despite its boasts, the new "union" has made no effort to sign any contracts, even with runaway-flag operators for whom Le Doulx has been crimping for years. However, any seaman who has the cash to buy himself a membei'ship book has been welcomed with open arms. •if-1 '•H -^ Brooklyn 32, NY « I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my nome on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS ................................ CITY Z^NE ......STATE ,..... Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old lubscribar and hava a ching* of addrass, plaasa qiva your formar addrass balowt ADDRESS CITY ...... •a*««aa*a22 2aM2aaaaa*4aaa2«a»a»2ga*•**•••••••••••••t2aa««a«»*«*a2aaaaaa»aaaB Ma4aaMaBa*a4aaaaaaaaaaaa»agaaa«BO a..*. ZONE STATE. •aaaaaaaB^MBBBO : --'s .-'"[I �SEAFAREKS tOG November 12, 1954 Wolcomo Bearer Of SIU $S TIdinse - • f:# .• S E 5 & SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION FLANS REPORT ON BENEPin PrMi../«.::.,iX...dr:-/., .-To...;.//f;-;«:.r..Cy. No. Scafy,a Receiving Avcfaae Benefits Paid Each Seafarw Total Benefits Paid ibis Period 2^ WELPARE, VACATION BENEPITS PAID THIS PERIOD libuital Btnefita i Seafarex* Christopher Flowers, OS, signs for* his $15 weekly SIU hospital benefit at the Norfolk USPHS hospital while Patrolman James Bullock (center) holds receipt book. Waiting their turn are (left to right) Prescott Spinney, deck engineer; James R. Armstrong, galley utility; and George Lechler, messman. ^ W.: if All of the will collect benefit plus Union in the following SIU families the $200 maternity a $25 bond from the baby's name-. • Lon James Gooch, born August 31, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lonis B. Gooch, 669 Central Ave­ nue, Broaklyn, NY. 3) t 4" Claude Ledfor^ Atkins, born Oc­ tober 8, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Atkins III, 3001 Dauphin Street, Mobile, Ala. 4" c: E i Ja|^t Hamby, born September 30, :ra54. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hamby, 202 Michigan Avenue, Mobile, Ala. 'ber 5, 1954. -Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Higgins, 59 Boston Street, 4 4 4 Sharon June Harris, born Au­ Somerville, Mass.' — gust 19, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4 Mrs. James M. Harris, 106 Bennett Sandra Lee Swearlngen, born Road, Baltimore, Md. September 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. 4 .4 4 and Mrs. Barney E. S'weafingen, Linda Jean Oakley, born Sep­ 5427 Broward Road, Jacksonville, tember 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Fla. Mrs. Oliver P. Oakley, 2918 So. 4 4 4 Union Avenue, Tacoma, Wash. Barbara Brent Hellebrand, bom 4 4 4 Nancy Miiagros Oliveras Corniel January 25, 1954. Parents, Mr. and born October 16, 1954. Parents, Mrs. Paul G. Hellebrand, 304 E. Fairview Avenue, Gaffney, SC. Mr. and Mrs. Braulio Oliveras, 20 4 4,4 Herzl Street, Brooklyn, NY. William Steven Smith, born Oc­ 4 ,4 4 Katherine E. Higgins, born Octo- tober 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Smith, Route 1, Attalia, Ala. ^ HisHead-On Meeting With Hatch Board Lays Him Low 4 4 4 David Lee Wheeler, born Sep­ tember 18, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wheeler, 222 Elmer Street, Vineland, NJ. One Seafarer who is thankful that he is still alive is John 4 4 4 Doherty, who was OS aboard the Mankato Victory. An acci­ Michael Hamlin, born July 23, dent he suffered while working down in the hold of the ship 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed­ came close to taking his life,-*^ ward Hamlin, 186 Green Street, but today he is up and around regular weekly service from Brooklyn, NY. again and making progress the SIU Welfare Services repre­ 4 4 4 sentative on ail personal needs. toward full recovery. " Grace Marie Case, born October Lightening the burden of being That's in addition, of course, to the hospitalized with a broken neck is SIU's weekly $15 hospital benefit 22, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Case, Jr., 2015 Avenue the fact that Doherty is receiving which he receives in cash as do Q^, Galveston, Texas. all the other hospitalized Seafarers 4 4 4 at Staten Island and in other Terry Sue McGoldrlck, born Oc­ USPHS hospitals. Several of his former shipmates on the Mankato tober 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Victory have visited him to help Mrs. John David McGoldrlck, Jr., 803 Ackerman Street, Rockdale, him pass his stay in the hospital. Despite the best efforts of Texas. the authorities, the Public Cleaning Dunnage Health Service Hospitals are 4 j4 4 Doherty was working down in still plagued with ambulance Dennis Alan Doyle, born June the hold with several other crewchasers. Seafarers approached members at the time of the acci­ 11, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. by these characters or their dent. They were cleaning up dun­ Billie E. Doyle, PO Box 128, Essex, front men are advised for nage after cargo had been un­ Conn. their own good to give them a loaded, and-a windlass was being 4 4 4 fast brushoff.' used to cart the dunnage out of Theresa Yolanda Maldonado, It is well known that the the hold. On one trip up, the born October 15, 1954. Parents, ranks of the ambulance chasers dunnage load got caught on a hatch Mr. and Mrs. Manuel 6. Maldona­ - contain many who will charge beam with the result that some do, 511 16th Street, Galveston, excessive fees or simply sell hatch boards were knocked loose. Texas. ^ out their clients to the com­ One of them, falling in the hold, 4 4 4. panies. Most of them are struck Doherty on the back of the Annie Lea Gllmore, born Octo­ known to be pretty poor law­ head. yers or else they wouldn't be ber 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Doherty was virtually paralyzed Mrs. David C. Gilmore, RFD 4, digging for business the way by the blow which he took across Dunn, NC. they do. the back of his neck. He had to be The time to choose a lawyer 4 4 4 Is not while you are sick or' rushed to the hospital where he Martha Kelm Spear, born Au­ was placed in a special neck brace injured and being hypnotized gust 26, 1954. Parents, Mr. and by a fast Une of chatter. Wait" used for the treatment of such in­ Mrs. Boyd W. Spear, 443 W. Main juries. Now he is out of danger until you are recovered and and gets around quite freely, sub­ Street, Greenville, Tenn. then if you need an attorney ject to the limitation that his head 4 4 4 go out and shop around for is held rigidly in the neck brace. ' Bonnie Ann Guarlnd, born Octo­ the best attoniey and the best He is hopeful that he will be able ber 21„ 1954. Parents, Mr. and deal you can get. to recover fully from the injury Mrs. Bennie Guarino, 803 Third and be as good as new again. . Avenue, New Orleans, La. Beware Of Case Chasers yyys- ,|0® /vn/A Ss. JZiiahUity Benefita iktCfaitv Benefita VKStltn Benefita I7JC rt O '7.ooa TAEAI , il a tfc, oi WELPARE, VACATION BENE PI TSFAIB PREVIOUSLY fl'- ••J : 11 ieaiitil Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 19S0 • S8li,is )eaih Benefits Paid Since lulv 1. 1940* IAU\LI lability Benefits Paid Since Hav 1. 1942 • Ld 69S• »TiRy lfel»nitY Benefits Paid Since Anril 1. 1942 * ieatloo Benefita Paid Since Feb. 11. 1942 • Ik 0 ja ve. Total W A AA 1 ^ ^ Mi ^ ^ III. - I^sr9,?u h H WELPARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Vacuioo Sfh ss Hssi Welfare Estimateil Accounte Receivable Welfare IS Goverament Bonds (Welfare) Leal Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS } 7«»,7 ££ JLLZ&A& 97 f If «1»); JL In as much as many of the beneficiary carda now on file at the office at the Welfare Plan are not properly completed, we anticipate Issulnlg new cards to new members. When you receive a oard read It oarefidly before completing si After being bompleted, check for possible errors and omissions. CAUTIONt Beneficiary card which Is not properly completad may deprive your beneficiary of Welfare benefits. Suhmitled A1 Kerr, Aaais$tmi'''XSminiatrMt0r •••••••••Mvaaaaaaaai ^ * let OS Know... if you're in trouble youR pnoBuM is OUR BUSINESS SEE THE SlO WEIFME SEMCES DEPUnKIT �Nerember 12, 19S4 SEAFARERS SEEDC THE SEAFARERS Pace Nineteen LOG Landlord Got Too Ambitious This one could be called "The Case of the Greedy Landlord." Thanks to the landlord's desire to get more than was coming to him, and to the help of SIU Welfare Services, one Seafarer is on the road to recovering a big chunk of dough in rent overcharges. Were it not for the fact that^ the landlord applied for a rent Volkerts is a resident of Brook­ building were paying similar sums. increase legally. Seafarer A. R. lyn, where a State rent control One day Volkerts got a notice Volkerts never would have discov­ law is still in effect. He was pay­ All of the brothers in and out of the hospitals will remember the ered he was paying better than $70 ing .$100 a month for his apart­ ment, and other tenants in the big beef that your Union and its membership put up in the last Con­ a month over the ceiling rental. gress over the money for the US Public Health Service hospitals. As Mas reported in the last issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, it looks like the Government is fixing to take another slice out of the hospitals. Well the new Congress has been elected, and Seafarers in the hospi­ tals know M'ho their Congressional representatives will be for the next couple of years. If they don't know, the Union can find out for them. Just as soon as these Government proposals on the hospitals come through, or maybe even before that, it will be a good idea for all the men inside the hospitals, and the Seafarers outside too, to sharpen up their pencils and let their particular Congressman and Senators know what the score is. We'll have more information on this before long. t. 4. It seems lately that the men around the New York area are staying healthy or not getting caught in a bight, which is a good sign. At any rate, we are happy to report that there aren't too many new admissions at the Stateh Island Hospital. Among the brothers admitted recently is veteran Seafarer Thor Thorsen, who has been on the SlU disability bene­ fit for some time now. Thorsen went into the hospi­ tal for a check-up and hopes to be out again in the near future. A spot of sinus trouble laid Seafarer R. J. Koch of New Jersey low. Koch was machinist on the Logans Fort. He entered the hospital on October 29. Seafarer Chang Son, night cook and baker on the Alcoa Partner the last trip out, is getting treatment for gland trouble. Santos Pizarro, passenger utility on the Frances on his last trip, is in for a stomach De Nobriga ailment. Another ailing Seafarer is William Rackley of Bayonne, New Jersey. Rackley was steward on the Northwestern Victory before going in for treatment on O^ber 21, 1954. Doctors are giving him the once-over now to find out what's wrong. Some of the other men who have entered the hospital in the last couple of weeks are A. Hanstvedt, deck maintenance on the Northwestern Victory; Joseph Malone, who was steward on the Carolyn; Abraham Mander, steward utility on the Julesburg, and Ir\'lng De Nobriga, AB on the Alcoa Runner. It appears that they'll all be spending ThanksgivRackley Jng holidays in there, so write or pay them a visit if you can. Seafarers In Hospitals USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Boyd Amsberry Leonard Kay Perry Bland John D. Kelly E. G. Knapp CeorKe W. Bookl Charles Brady D. Korolia John E. Brady Leo Lang Auaust Brosig Knud Larsen Owen Butler Pierre Leblanc John Carolan Clarence Lomax Jesse Lyles Sebastian Carregal Oeorfie Champlin J. McElrcath Cloise Coats James Mason, Sr. S. Cope Clarence Mazoue Lesley Courtney Vincent Michel Clarence Crowder Nick Mutin J. Naugle EmUe P. Davies Serio Desoso William Ott AureUo Patingo Joseph Dlonnc Hal R. Ellis Randolph Ratcliff Thomas Fields Warren Reed Henri Robin WiUlam J. Fisher Edward Samrock Leo Fontenot Melvin Foster Wade H. Sexton Durand Shaw D. Ganvroglannis John W, Smith Nathan Gardner Wesley Sneliing George Gordano Roy Green Henry Sosa Edward Stevens Clifton Gullet D. R. Stroup Niel Hansen Nicholas Tala Paul Hebert Lyle Hipp J. E. Ward A. J. Wonlger Henry Jeffrey MONTELEPRE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Leonardo Munna USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. H. M. Bumpass George F. Lechler Lonnie Hall USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Lester Long Claudius Archer Mike Mlchelik ; Bernard Burks William Ellis Robert N. Oman ' T. Raines William Flek Robert Heillg Donald Ruddy Sverre Johannessen Richard Welch USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Henry J. Childs Carl R. Johnson Luke CiamboU C. J. Neumaier Leo Cronsohn Joe Perreira Olav Gustavsen P. S. Yuzon USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Hussen Ahmed William E. Logan Peter Arthurs NUs Lundquist Charles Cantwell Donald McShane Angel Carrasqtiillo John Maclnnes William Malcewicz George Coleman Joseph Malone Irving Denobriga Abraham Mander John J. lioherty Vincent Fitzgerald' Perfecto Mangual Paige MitcheU George Flood • Albert Mdrse Estell Godfrey Joseph Neubauer John Graddick Romon Olivera John Hannay Oscar Olsen Alfred Hanstvedt T. Papoutsoglov Prcd Hauser Abe Partner GusUv Holgerson •William Rackley Vincent Jones Jose Rodriguez Theodore Katros Jose Rodriguez Arthur Kavel Richard Kovh Mattl Ruusukallio Jose Salgado Leo Kulakowski Salvatore Labarbera William Saltarez Florencio Letie C. R. Sanderson Joseph Stanton Robert F. Welker Chong Sun Norman West Pedro Villabol Clifford Womack BEEKMAN DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY John Hamilton USPHS HOSPITAL MANH.ATTAN BEACH. NY Fortunate Bacomo Arthur Lomas Frank W. Bemrick Hurlbut Free Claude Blanks Francis Lynch Robert Booker Joseph McGraw Thomas Bryant Archibald McGuigan Joseph G. Carr Frank Mackey Ho Yee Choe Vic Milazzo Jar Chong Eugene T. Nelson Bart Gutanick Pedro Peralto John Hass James C. Powell Taib Hassen George Shumaker Thomas Isaksen Robert Sizemore John Keenan Henry E. Smith Ludwig Kristiansen Jack Thornburg Frederick Landry Harry S. Tuttle James Lawlor Renato Villata Kaarel Leetmaa Virgil Wilmoth James Lewi.s MEDIC.AL CENTER . JERSEY CITY. NJ Salvatore Marone USPHS HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. PR Sergio Rivero USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Marcelo Arong M. G. Madarang Joseph Calender Frank Maher Jessie A. Clarke Samuel Mills Oswald Ergle R. J. Montena John B. Gillespie Frank Paylor Gorman T. Glaze Eugene G. Plahn John R. Henchey Thomas Scanlon Francis Sullivan Michael Jablonski Douglas Turner EdwaM Janowski Neweli Keycs J. C. Whatley T. E. Lanphear Paul Wilkerson USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Frank Alasavicir • John T. Keegan Edward Bruussard Maurice Lavoie Joseph Carey Arnfm Oyhus Clarence Dudley USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Ralph Armstrong Eugene T. O'Mara Joseph Arras Abel Salas Joseph Busalackl Joseph Soileau John S. Sweeney A. P. Copa John E. Tillman Thomas Dawson William G. Trice Jack Ferguson John R. Mailman Franklyn W. Webb Ernest Kolenovsky Charles B. Young Joseph Montpcller USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, OA. James F. Lee Paul B. Bland J, D. Cannady Albert W. Lima H. Carrollton Jimmie Littleton Rufus L. Field J. T. Moore W. H. Gilbertson USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Edward J. Toolan W. A. Meyers PHILA. GENERAL HOSP. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Warren Nielsen USPHS HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. W. M. Bankhead J..' " • . i:' -y-yV ' y •" y ' jgyyyjyy^^ Still able to smile after his long ordeal, Seafarer Hussen Ahmed is comforted by his wife. He's now receiving further treatment following amputation of bis left leg. 'Just A Bruise/ Co. Doctor Said; Leg Amputation Follows Another instance of unreliable medical treatment in foreign ports, coupled with neglect by ship's officers, has come to the attention of Welfare Services recently. As a result, a Seafarer has had to suffer a leg amputation and is still the States. undergoing treatment at the When the ship got to Boston, the Public Health Service Hospital. Seafarer Hussen Ahmed, M'as the victim of neglect and careless treatment after he had hurt his leg severely M'hen a heavy moor­ ing line slipped off a bit and struck it. At the time of the accident the ship was in a foreign port, several thousand miles from home. Although Ahmed was limping badly, he had to go ashore under his own steam to a doctor selected by a company agent. "The doctor examined him and sent him back with a report that it was "merely a bruise," Mrapping the leg up In a bandage and leaving it at that. Had To Climb Despite the fact Ahmed was obviously in pain, the ship's officers refused to move him to the sickbay. Instead they as­ signed him to a spare engineers room. In order to get to the messhall for his meals, he had to climb up and down a ladder. And he had to clean his own room, make his bed and the like. : This situation continued even though a doctor in another port said that there was definite evi­ dence of a fracture and the man was not fit for duty. The only thing that was done was to permit Ahmed to miss his watches for the next 20 days. No steps M-ere taken to hospitalize him or treat him for his injury. As a matter of fact, it was re­ ported that the mate often ridi­ culed Ahmed and intimated that he M'as faking all along. Back On Watch After 20 days, Ahmed was put back on a regular watch although it M'as obvious that the leg M'as in bad condition with a big knot on it above the ankle. Despite this he was M'orked all the May back to first Stateside port of call, Ahmed immediately M'ent to the local Pub­ lic Health Service hospital M'here he was marked as "not fit for duty" after examination. He was sent on to New York and had to take his own gear off the ship M'ith no one to help him. At Staten Island doctors discov­ ered that infection had set in and the only thing that could be done M'as to amputate, a situation which could have been avoided if he had been treated properly in the first instance. from the State Rent Control Com­ mission to the effect that his land­ lord had applied for a reiit in­ crease. The commission notice, sent to all the tenants, informed Volkerts that the legal rental for his apartment was nowhere near $100, but was actually $28.75. And the rent increase that the landlord was asking for could at best be an­ other 15 percent. What had happened, apparently, was that the landlord had some tenants in the building living at the old legal rental and M-as trying to jack them up, by jacking the legal ceiling for the M'hole build­ ing. He didn't figure that the rent control board M'ould send copies of his petition to the tenants them­ selves. Contacted Union When Volkerts got the notice, he hotfooted it to Welfare Services at headquarters. Since he had been living in the apartment for 17 months^ it meant that he had been overcharged over $1,200. Fur­ ther, the law provides additional penalties in the event a tenant successfully sues a landlord under the rent control laws. Welfare Services gave Volkerts the necessary information as to how to proceed in the matter. The result was that the landlord had, at last word, agreed to pay back the overcharge. And of course, from now on in, Volkerts Mill be paying the legal rental and not the $100 a month he had been shelling out up until now. Right Leg, Wrong Man Charles Merritt, 52: On Septem­ ber 13, 1954, Brother Merritt died of natural causes aboard the SS Del Sud M'hile at sea. He joined the Union in New Orleans in April, 1942, and has been sailing in the steward department out of that port ever since. He is survived by his M'ife, Mrs. Isabelle Merritt of 2133 Audubon Street, New Orleans, La. 11 As the result of a mix-up in the last issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG, Norman West was mistakenly identified as having had his left leg ampu­ tated recently in the Staten Island hospital. West had an amputation some time ago and had merely entered the hospital for a brief period of further treat­ ment. The Seafarer M'hose leg was amputated recently was HuFsen Ahmed. Further de­ tails on his case appear on this page. Our apologies to both brothers for the error. FINAI DISPATCH The deaths of the foUowlng sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the $2,500 death benefits are being paid to their beneficiaries: ' Ir %\ Oscar F, A. Madere, 43: One of the first members to join the SIU in 1938, Brother Madere died of natural causes in New Orleans on October 11, 1954. He had sailed M'ith the Union in the engine de­ partment out of New Orleans since 1938, Brother Madere is survived by his M'ife, Mrs. Edith Medere, 2903 43rd Street, Metaire, La. 4 4 4 Ephriam M. Adkins, 64: On IVIay 29, 1954 Brother Adkins died of a heart attack while aboard the SS Alcoa Pilgrim. He has been a member since February, 1951; he joined the Union in Mobile. Brother Adkins is survived by his $ 4 4. Theodore Kioussis, 58: Brother brother, V. G. Adkins, of Route 1, Kioussis died of natural causes in Tlieodore, Alabama. La Serena, Chile, on September 4 4 4 Louis Fishman, 22: While sailing 8, 1954. A member of the stcM'ard department. Brother Kioussis aboard the SS Petrolite, Brother joined the union in 1945 and has Fishman Mas lost at sea on May been sailing out of New York. He 14, 1953. A resident of Brooklyn, is survived by his daughter, IMiss he had been sailing as Miper Karmelia Kioussis. of 807 South aboard the vessel Mhen the acci­ dent occurred. Oldham Street, Baltimore, Md. 1 II sI M m �• • 'V'" -i-.^.'-"* t./Tr\ SEAFARERS LOC » OFFICIAL ORGANOF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION s ATLANTIC J Nov. 12, 1954 AND GULF DISTRICT * AFL 7 v-S'-, - vv,i-. • ' ;:y^> -' -r"J ;: ' I'l' . • • ••• : • :•••-. .-:'i ^ - 'n • -: . r :-f.... Summer in North Pacific is real cool so lookout Patti, AB (left), don* parka. Below, the Cecil Bean dock­ ing at Keelung, Formosa. !•: -". I.; - •: !; i• v «•• • . .! Deck gang is hard at work as the ship maneuvers into port. That's Dan Butts, bosun, supervising from a high perch. &• • • &!' ' 1"^'' ' , •• Deciding on menu is half the job. Gardner, steward (left), and Doheze, chief cook, ponder the choices. Coffeetime on deck provides • break in the day's work as crewmembers sip, sun, swap stories. The Seafare'r facing camera seems con­ cerned, as viewed through the lens of Seafarer Don Ruddy. Markham (left) and Roche, ABs, greet boarding pilot at Port Angeles. He's been through it often, seems bored. "Lefty" Parks holds forth at ship's meeting to spin a tall tale to th® evident delight of his audience. This meeting was one of several dur­ ing two-month trip, which began July 22 In Seattle. :,C . ii - ( '...I. c \ • ,3 iiT" • v., ' ? fc' ^ Seafarers have always had a front-seat on history, although such things are commonplace to the . seaman, whose work takes him all over the globe. Thus, the trip to Formosa by the Seafarers on the Cecil N. Bean (Drytrans) was not espe­ cially out of the ordinary, de­ spite the history-making events . going on all around them in the Far Pacific. Crewed up out of the Seattle SIU hall on July 22, the vessel was joined by her crew in Port­ land, Ore., picked up a valuable cargo of wheat and proceeded to Keelung, Formosa, both pic­ turesque and dangerous. The port is one of the last. "bonus ports," and the fact that. crews sailing there qualify for a 100% bonus added to their reg­ ular pay while in the area points up that it is about as close to being a war zone as you can get. But through it all, work goes on. In time, the cargo wa,s de- livered, the crew wenf ashore for sightseeing and eventually returned with the ship to the lis. All the photos are by Sea­ farer Don Ruddy, a crewmember. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource November 12, 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. 23 Description An account of the resource Headlines: A&G BALLOTING BEGINS MONDAY; SEAFARERS VOTE ON 49 POSTS VOTE CLOSES GALVESTON IN HALL CHANGE ALL SEA UNIONS KEEPING WATCH ON CRIMP OUTFIT MORE BACK PAY READY NEW BALTIMORE HALL OPEN; TOPS IN SEAFARER COMFORTS, SERVICES BUDGET-CUTTERS PLAN NEW ATTACK ON PHS HOSPITALS HEALTH INSURANCE OUTFITS ON US GRIDDLE PLAN TUNNEL-ROAD LINK ACROSS HAMPTON ROADS SIU WINS LEAVE DISPUTE; TWO CREWS DUE $18,000 TRANSFERS KILL 2,000 JOBS - SO FAR BRIDGES ATTACKS SEA HIRING HALLS ELECTIONS BRING SHIFT IN CONGRESS AND STATES 'BUILT ON LOYALTY' GET OUT AND VOTE VOTE OF THANKS HOSPITAL CUTS AGAIN? WELCOME TO THE BALTIMORE HALL HAIR'S LONG BUT BEEFS ARE SHORT AND LOGANS FORT CREW IS HAPPY 'HAZEL' WHOOPS IT UP BUT SAN MATEO RIDES HER OUT RANCHER CREW MAKES NEWS IN SPANISH PORT BREMERHAVEN 'U-DRIVE-IT' FIRM HELPS SIU CREW SEE THE SIGHTS AGENT SAFE, CREW CITED FOR ACTION HIS HEAD-ON MEETING WITH HATCH BOARD LAYS HIM LOW LANDLORD GOT TOO AMBITIOUS JUST A BRUISE, CO DOCTOR SAID; LEG AMPUTATION FOLLOWS CARGO TO FORMOSA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/12/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log