http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a56f8c1b1c297cb7c9464b11c1aa1c4e.PDF 3d81a0598e64be528389d6f1c51212e9 PDF Text Text .· Y~I. ,CYll . No. ·9 ' SBAl'ARBBS • .,LOG •OFFICIAL ORGtN OP TH·I SIAFAltERS INTERNATIONAL UNION• ATLANTIC AND GULF ' April 29, 1955 DISTRICT• AFL • ProposalWould Am,nd Ship Law It Ended 10 Y ea1•s Ago Recalling days ·when seamen braved enemy fire in World War II, photoshows ammo ship exploding in hug~ burst of smoke and flame after direct hit by German bomber. Attack was on Arctic run where so many seamen lost lives. At right, Seafarers A. Schiavone, steward, who was torpedoed aboard the Western Schetac and .western Imboden, and I. Levy, OS, who had Alcoa Prospector shot out from under him, look at headquarters memorial plaque listing 1,200 Seafarer-victims of war. VE day, ten years ago on May 7, 1945, put an end to attacks on ships. (Story on Page 2.). �0 s E-', A.:1 tB·.i r.1t ·' i .o a i Pace Two I -, t, ' ,("' • • ' VE-Day--Honor: .G,~O~ • Ten years ago on May 7, 1945, representatives runs were virtually wiped out. of a torn and beaten Germany signed terms of _ Actually, seamen. aot, a taste of war well before th~ US unconditional surrender. On the other side of officially entered the fighting on December 'I, 1941. A., the world, the last major battle of the Pacific War was being fought on Okinawa. These two events, followed by the surrender of .Japan, put an end to the greatest maritime operation of all times. . When the ftghtini' ended in Europe, the US had &,529 merchant ships of all types in active service, aupplying every corner of the werld. A total of 1,554 ships had gone under from torpedoes, bombs, mines and other war-caused accidents, causing the deaths of 6~000 merchant &eamen whose ranks were quickly re-filled as new ships came out. Thousands of others were injured or suffered from hunger, thirst and exposure when they .had to take to lifeboats and liferafts. Of the 6,000 dead, over 1,200 were m.en who sailed with the SIU and whose names are memorialized on the plaque in the Union's headquarters. Storm-Centers Of War In the course of the war mereh.ant ships had been the atorm-centers of the battle of the Atlantic, the suicide run to Murmansk, the danger-filled and successful lifeline to Malta and Suez, the landings at North Africa, Anzio and Normandy and the South Pacific island-hopping campaign . . Right here at home on the coastwlse and nearby foreign runs, SIU-manned ships fought desperately to stay afloat as German subs roamed the Caribbean, t1ie Glilf of Mexico and the doorsteps of major East Coast ports. After merchant ships were armed, not all the fighting was one-sided. Merchant ships manned by Navy gun crews had the satisfaction of claiming numbers of enemy planes. But for the most part, the enemy was dishing it out and merchant ships were doing the catching. The ending of the European war marked the end of ship losses on any scale. The last ship to be sunk by enemy action was the collier Black Point, which waa torpedoed off Newport, Rhode Island, on May 5, just two days before VE day. For some months before that, ships had been moving in comparitive safety as Allied sea and air forces awept the war areas of enemy planes and 11ubs. The wo.r st losses of ships .and men had come in the first three years of war, especially in 1942, when merchant -&hips had to go it alone with little or no escort and without armament in many instances. It was in those months that SIU contracted fleets on the coastwlse and nearby foreign far back as October, 1939, the City of Flint was seized by a German battleship while en route to Norway. But the start of maritinie combat la generally dated from the sinking of the ·SIU-manned Robin Moor on May 21, 1941. On orders of a" German awl>, 38 crewmembers and ..eight Delid paaaenrera ,y;are forced ta -take to lifeboats on 30 min· utel• notlcie, ·after whlch· th• 1h!p was torpedoed. The f~ur_ lifeboats drifted from ,.13 to 19 day!J before rescue 1hlp1 picked up .11urvlvon. After the Robin Moor sinklnJ unarmed American mer•hant ahlpt were in lncr_easlnt danger de&plt~ protests from the Government. Repeated attacks spotted the news <Continued on pa1e i8) Thousands of New Yorkers jam-packed Into Times Square, traditional celebrating apot of the city, to blow oft steam when V-E day came on May '7, 1945. End of war In Europe was taken as sure sign of eventual allied vlctory In Pacific. "Statue of Liberty" In background 11 plaster replica which waa mounted on recruiting boo*b. . . - Farm Bloc Moves To Slash '50-50' SUP Victorious· On Pacificus · · SAN FRANCISCO-H;~rry Bridges and his West Coast longshore union took their second major beating ~ this month from West Coast SIU affiliates, as the Bridges' union knuckled down and recognized sailors' rights in cargo handling on coastwise ships. The latest win capped t h e + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1 victory of the SIU Padfic Bridges contended the Sailors The tie-up of the ship extended District in the three-depart- only had a prior claim on num- to all parts of the coast for a three- ment election on West Coast ships her 3. mc:in th period, while · the shipownannounced earlier this month. Empt)' Hatch ers in the Pacific Maritime AssociIn the cargo-handling beef, the At the time, number 3 was ation refused to call down Bridges longshoremen had originally tied empty, and Bridges claimed that on the issue. In the face of t hl!I, up the Coastwise Line's Pacificus members of his International the Sailors responded by voting a on October 27 by re~using to fur- Longshoremen's and Warehouse- "no port overtime" policy on otner nish dock men for Sa-Hors working men's -]Jnlon (Ind.) had first call PMA .vessels • . Surpluses, is expected to recom- prices if US ahips are to be assured cargo on deck.. Despite the SUP's on all the others. The Sailors had Operaton Surrender mend that "50-50" be ignored in half of the cargoes. clear contract provision giving the'· been assigned to ·work number 4, _ connection with sale of agriculThe boycott has been designed Sailors first call on any hatch; and the dispute erupted over this. · Finally, fn. February, after an unsucces.s ful appeal to the Govern.. tural surpluses to foreign. nations. to put the squeeze on farm bloc ment for intervention in the dis· The recommendation, if it comes, Congressmen who are anxious to pute,· the shipowners themselvea will be an outgrowth of a boycott reduce the mounting pile-up of backed down, and ordered the by foreign maritime nations on surplus food products. Should the Coastwise Line to call for a new the purchase of US surplus food- US be unable to dispose ·of any SUP crew for the Paci.ficus and to 1tuffs as long as "50-50" appli~s .to sizable part of the surplus they . . abide by the SUP pact. The uneasy.· their shipment. Great Britain, fear the situation might backfire peace lasted nearly a month, until Denmark, Norway and other marl- politically in the form of pressure the Paci.ficus returned to San for reduction of farmers' price Pedro again and the lLWU at· supports. · President Eisenh9wer this week revealed US plans for tempted to invoke Its :boycott once . state Department View The boycott has received sympa- building an atom-powered merchant ship which could travel more. However, this · time, faced April 29, 1955 Vol. XVII, No. t thetlc consideration from the us without refueling "for scores of thousands of miles of opera- with another tie-up, a group of the shipowners called Bridges. to task As I See It .............. Page 4 State Department which bitterly tion" to demonstrate to . the for violation of his own agreement Burly ... . .. .. ..•••..••.. Page 16 opposed passage of a permanent free world h9w atomic energy atom-driven merchant vessel would and paved the way for the ILWU can be harnessed for peaceful probably follow the. arrangement to back do.wn. The result again Crossword Puzzle ••.•.•. . Page 8 "50-50" law last year. As maritime spokesmen pointed purposes. _ provided for the two Navy sub- leaves the Sailors with the right Editorial Cartoon • , •.••. Page 9 Cost of the proposed constmc- marines. Tlie ships both . r etain of first call on' working any hatch Editorials ....... ; •..•.•. Page 9 out, the cost of "50-50" in disposal Final Dispatch ...... : ... Page 17 of agi:lcultural surplus is a minor tion, plans for which are being conventional turbines to drive on the 1hip1. Inquiring Seafarer ..•. • . Page 8 consideration, amounting to one- readied by the Atomic Energy their propellors. However, the turBridges ls not expected to make Labor Round-Up . ..•.•.. Page 8 quarter of one percent of the total Commission and the Maritime Ad- bines use steam generated by heat furtlier issue on ihe ship. Letter of The Week ..• • •. Page 9 cost of ~he $700 million program. ministration, would be about $20 from an atomic reactor. Fuel Saving Maritime . .......••• • ••. Page 8 The real reason for the attacks on million. The vessel would probably Meet The Seafarer . .•••.. Page 8 "50-50" is the desire of foreign be modeled after the MarinerThis makes possible a tremenN iglit Notices, Personals ..••.. Page 18 nations to obtain a stranglehold on class freighters •built by the ·Gov- dous saving in fuel and fuel space Off Watch . . . .....•..... Page 14 the 1novement of agricultural car- ernment since 1950. and would enable radical changes Everg W Port Ueports .....• .Pa ges 12, 13 goes. (A lengthy .illustrated feature of in ship design. for freight and maQuiz . ... .............. . Page 14 The r ecommendatiol) to dispense the future for an -atom-power ed c1iinery spaces. Only a minute Regular membership meet- Recent Arrivals . ........ Page 18 with "50-50" waa put in concrete merchant marine appeared ln the amount of uranium ls required to lngs In SIU ~eadquarters and SIU History Cartoon .. . . Page 6 form by the American Farm Bu- SEAFARERS LOG. on February power the reactor. The ahlps, ;like a t a11 branc h ~· are held every Vote of Thanks ...... ; •. Page 9 reau Federation, most powerful of 4, 1955.) the Nautilus and .Sea Wolf before Welfare Benefits •. . ...• . Page 17 the farm organizations in the US. The US submarine Nautilus, them, would, however, have to ~ave second Wednesday night · at Welfare Report ..... . ..•. Page 17 Senators on the committee, who which is still undergoing tests, is built-in shielding of considerable 'I PM.. The schedule for the Your Dollar's Worth .... . Page 4 are expected to approve the recom.:. the only ship of any type afloat thickness as a protection against ~ext few m~etlnais Is as followa: May 4, May 18, June i ;· mendatlon are: James Eastland, today known to· be powered by atomic radiation. . . Published blwHklY •t th• h11dqu•rt•r1 Mississippi; Spessard Holland, atomic energy. It went to sea for Disclosure. of the Governo;ient'11 1" .. ·AU Sr•are.;_ registe.red ·00 ot th• SHferers lnternatl.inal Union, At· Florida,· W. KeIT Scott, North the first time in January of this 1 ddr b th .... .. .. lentlc & Gulf District AFL, 675 Fourth P ans came 10 an a ess Y e the lhi in 11 eel Av~nue, Brookfyn· 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth Carollna, Democrats; Andrew. y~ar. A sister ship, the Sea Wolf, President before a meetln& of PP I st are requir at th• Post Office 1n ar.ooldyn, NY, under Schoeppel, Kansas an~ Milton will be launched shortly. newspaper executives in New York . to attend th•, meeting• •ntertcl .. HCond clH1 _.._ •tter ·Yo.u ns, North Dakota, Republicans. Plans for .tl~e power plant on an City.' • ·:'~ '" ~...... ZP> · 1-' 1 WASHINGTON-A strong farm bloc move · to knock out "50-50" as far as agricultural surpluses are concerned is being fought by maritime representatives. A group of five Senators from agricultural states, form-• ing the Senate Subcommittee time countries have been refusing on Disposal of Agricultural to take the food supplie-; at bargain SEAFARERS LOG A-Powered .Cargo Ship Planned For Peace Tour T.-------·- ------ Meeting 2 eehs '"'°'· "tJ · . -: ·.. 'l ~;: •l '~ ~:ii: d."11 �8:flf s·~e1ts~· ··;_Pay' Lid 'On . / Subs· i dies .-w ASHINGTON- A controversial new maritime bill .which would involve mafor am~ndment of the 1936 Mer· chant Marine Act has been introduced into the.House of Representatives by Herbert U-onner (De~.,NC), chairQtan of the House Merchant Marine Committee. The J>ill would permit tlie Mari-+------ - - - = - - time Adminisfration to fix others, .that are in excess of com· parable costs on foreign-flag ships. Ceilings, . manning The Bonner bill would drastically . ... . .... . Conrress~an Robert. Molloh~, chairman of the Con«ressional Committee. on rackets lo ~abor unlon1, 1· lauded the SIU's- operatton1 last week. Co~gressnian Mollohan is. shown in board in .the port · o'f Baltimore duri~s his visit, fro~t, ·scales a~d ~o~king. ·rules ·on change the basis for figuring oper. subsidized ships for the pur- ating sulilsidies and alter the direc· poses of. arriving at operating tion and intent of the 1936 act. subsidies. • The operation of the 1936 Act of t!te SIU shlpplns _. l . -ChairlnOtl Of Congress (Qmni. ·on Labor -RClck.ets LauclS SIU . • · ~ ,. .., BALTIMORE-Warm praise for the SIU and the Union's policies was expressed by Repieseptative Robert H. Mollohan in an appearanc~ before. the April 20th Baltimore membership meeting:- The West Virginia Democrat, chairman of a House subcommittee.which is charged · with investj·g ating . roalpractfces in the labor ~IU's .recent histor~, Mollohan pres?,rvation of the union hiring movement hailed the SIU's spoke m congratulatory terms of hall. . action. iQ diajor union beefs as demon~~~~tl!lg "loyal, vigoroua and honest". ti:ade unionism. Representative Mollohan se~es .. as chairman of the Subcommittee· on Legal and M netary Aftalr1 of the Government9 Operations Committee- with jurisdiction over varl· OUI Government age~cles. It bas been assigned responsibility by the ~ouse for investigation of any the SIV's .many union actions Inc~udi~g its pght a~ainst CommU· msts m maritime, its battle to save the Public Health Service hospitals and Its participation in the New York· waterfront beef. ·"In all of .these good fights," !le said, "you have demonstrated that the chief indus.trial foundati?n of our democracy is our loyal, vigorous and honest trade union movement." elements that mtsht have . ·- racket infUtrated trade· unions. · Incredible ·Prosreu , The speech ·to t.ht ·Baltimore piembership came in ~h.(~oqrH of visit by Mollohan th• new IU hall on April 20. The Con• re 11man rec.ailed ,that hi .b~~· been t . the old North .Gay Street hall ;,t orie ·time and that the· new hall .'represents almostJncredtbie pro1tes1 for maritime· labor." Showing his familiarity with the . · Mollohan also praised the SIU constitution 81 "one of the most democratic constitutions in the movement." Turninl to the p~oblem1 of th.t industry, the Conarressman crit· icized . "predatory employers and other · re~ction~rt. 1roup1" who have been Hekinl to undermine th• maritime hiring hall. "In my opinion," hl .deelared,!"the contln· uin1 stability a!!_d · strength of cn1r maritime industry depend upon. the . ! to Repres~ntative Mollohan is serving b.ls second term in the House. He is a member of the Armed Services .Committee in addition to . his chairmanship of the Government Operations subcommittee. As stated by Representative represents only one of several cir· cumstances in . Which the Govern· Bonner, the bill Wo~ld permit ment, in part, foots the wage cost unions and operators to negotiate any · £Ontr~cts that they pleased, but i! the limits set ·by the Government were exceeded, the excess costs would not be figured into the cost of operations, and the ships. would not be subsidized above the Governn.ient ceiling. In introducing the bill, Bonner carried out a previously-expre'ssed proposal put forth by him and others in the maritime industry. The introduction ·comes in advance of scheduled hearings on labor-management relations in maritime, in· dicating that the hearings will be held to gauge reaction to the bill. Gov't Obllgatlon1 Under the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, the Government is obligated, in figuring operating subsidies, io !nclude all cost items, wage~ .and S-1uconvent•1.on..T0 0pe· In ·.Mont-real .·o·n ·M.ay .23· --·---'·---------_..;;--..:..-----~----- . ~ Delegates from SIU of North America affiliates wi.U ga~her in · Montr~al, Canada, on May 23 ·for the seventh biennial convention of the international union. The Sheraton-Mount R . oya.l Hotel will be the site..._____________ of the ineet1l'!g, which is tht first to be held outside the United ~tate.s .. .The . SIU of NA ·reprt1ent1 62,0()0 seamen, ftshermen, cannery · workera and allied marine workers throughout the United States and Canada. Six delegat,es will represent the · .A&G District' at the convention. A . membership • .elected . credentials committee, chosen at the Aprll 20 headquart~rs ·. membership meet· ing, reported receipt of six nominations. With no conte~ts for .a ny of the convention delegate posts, the committee hair declare(\ the. nom~ inees 'elected, without the necessit.Y- of . b.alloting. . . The six delegates will be SIU Secret~cy-,'l'reasm~_er Paul Hall, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Bob Matthews, and the following port agents; Lindsey Williams, Nuw Orleans; Cal Tanner, Mobile; Earl Sheppard, Baltimore; Steve Cardullo, Philadelphia. San Diego In '53 The last international convention, heid in. -1953 •n San Diego, .completed arrangements for affiliation of the Marine Fh'emen'a Union with the Sil:T, an affiliation. which was . ratified subsequently by the Marine Flremen•s, membe!'ship. . This y~ar, the _convention will East Coast.Hearings Due ·In ..Maritime bill in private industry. Technically speaking, the bill does not pose . direct interference with the rights of unions and man. agement to bargain on wages, manning scales and other monetary issues. For practical purposes, the Maritime Administration ceiling would · act as a strong brake on shipowners' willingness -to agree to improvements in union ·contracts. Could Reduce Standards Since the Maritime Administration would be· empowered to fix maximums, it would have authority to set such maximums below present contract wage and manning levels, which could mean a reduction in standards. a1ready negoti· ated through collective bargaining. The objective of the bill, accord·ing to Representative Bonner, is to improve the competitive position of the. US merchant marine. In in· troducing it he cited the decline in number of American ships operating and the virtyal collapse of coastwlse and lnthcoaslal operations. Critics of the bill argue thaf its appli_cation to subsidized shipping would on the face of it in Iio way affect col).ditions for coastwise and intercoastal ships and other non· subsidized companies. They point out that wages of seamen are only one factor in maritime operations . Other factors· that cannot be · ignored in assaying the health of the industry include rate competition from railroads, truckers and air· lines, the growth of registrations under runaway flags , the aging of American ships and the costs of new ones. Since the Bonner bill comes in advance of the schecluled merchant marine hearings, it is expected that both unions and operators will have much to say on the subject in the course of the sessions. �Pap l'our US Subsidy Sought For Low..Cost Liners A•.l See·.lt ·&JHo#.1 WASHINGTON-Plans for a b rand-new transatlantic pas1enger ship operation, one t hat would aim at providing one class moderate-cost 1ervice under the American flag, have been filed by Arnold Bern-\hree class s.e rvice on other liners, stein Lines.. Application has and cafeteria-style eating accombeen made to the Federal modations. Average · round trip r d fares would be about $360 or Maritime. Board f~r. op~ra mg ~n roughly $25 a day for seven day construction 1ubs1d1es m order. to crossings each way. Tftis is well begin service based on conversion below minimum fares for passehger of one or more Mariner-type ves- trip accommodations with the savsels. Up to thre? .ships are planned ings coming because of the one for a weekly sallmg schedule, car- class arrangement and cafeteria rying 900 passengers on each. service. The one class arrangement The new Bernstein proposal is a saves expensive duplication of pubrepeat of an application that was lie rooms. In order to conform with made before the Korean War and steamship conference rules there was approved in 1950. At that time would be a limited f~rst class acthe plans called for conversion of commodation for about 40 passentwo Government-owned P-2 trans- gers. ports, the General Weigel an d G en-· eral Pope. However, just a few days after the application was ap•. proved, the Korean War began and the Navy took the two ships fo1· ••1• • ls aimed at transatlantic travelers of more mod~st means who cannot afford the ~irst and seco~d class accommodations on US ships and are blocked by the limited number of tourist class accommodations. The result is that foreign flag sh~ps capture travel to Europe, becommg increasingly popular under "buy now, pay later" plans. Bernste~n anticipates ample demand for his ahips. He estimates that 80 percent of passengers traveling in transatlantic service are Americans, but only two American-flag passenger vesaels are on the North Atlantic run. He plans to «"ltn Ms ships direct to the continent, landing at Antwerp and Rotterdam, as compared to the Southhampton and Le Havre stops of other transatlantic liners. The core of the Bernstein plan calls for uniform tourist accommodatlons throughout, compared to Richard Argo •trikes a pose In robe" bearlnr SIU emblem. Robe was purchased for ~Im b:r Baltimore Seafarers. · AS REPORTED IN THE LAST ISSUE OF THE SEAFARERS LOO, Union and mana1ement trustees of -the Welfare Plan have had undet study a variety of new welfare beneftta. It tan now be reported that consid'erable progress has been made on thl1 score and the ro'ugh out• lines of additional benefits are being whipped into shape. ..# The memberthlp 11 aware that the Unton baa been aiming for ·a p~­ gram to take care of the oldtimers in the Union, beyond the present disability benefit, as well as a system to take care of medical and hospital expenses for the families of Seafaren• .,Ptpspects aie pretty 1ood at the moment that the trustees will be able to come up with a package that will satisfy the needs of Seafarers and be s~perfo_rHo similar plans now in existence. .. lp ' It can well be understood that an undertakini of Uiis ki nd in a ne\V benefit area would involve a great deal of planning and detaH work. It's not something that can be arrived at oven:ftght. But the work i1 progressing t ery nicely and an announcement will be forthcoming before long. A NEWS ITEM IN THF; BRITISH SWPPING JOURNAL "FAIR· play" should give pause to those peoJJie in the Coast Guard who are all too eager to saddle American seamen with their "brain-body" testini c· plan. The British journal reports that the Norwegian Ministry of · Education, which ta bl charge of seamen'• training, has vetoed a proposal that sailors be required 'to submit to examination of their "moral anci psychological behavior" as the publication .puts. It. The 1ucreailon for 1uch a procedure had been put forth by • Government committee set up to study manning requirements in the No1·, wegian merchant fleet. The committee'• proposal was far milder thal\ that put forth by our Coast Guard, becauae, amon1 other thln11, it BALTIMORE-Wearing the "silks".. of . the SIU, Richard specifted that the· Norwegian Seamen'• Union would have a voice iQ Argo an employee of the Baltimore hall cafeteria, has fought the proceedings on individual cases, somethin1 that would be denied · ' AAU }'1ght we1~ · } t t'tl f th S th Atl t" his .way to the 1 l e or , e ou an IC American unions by the Coast Gu4lrd plan. Nevertheie11, the Norwerlan government wanted no pac:t· of it "The re~10n. The 19~year-old cam- su.pport hi1 family. He has' placed Government" the article reads, ".fl.nd1 that the1e recommendations 10 paigner won · himself a _ gold himself in position to bid for the too far." Further, they add, introduction of more rigid rules "piight medal as well as a gold trophy US Olympic boxing aquad next be detrimental to the 1eneral interest of Norwegian shipping." for being the "outstanding open year a~d ii considered a bright Now H ta well known, the Norwegians have been· in the· shippjnf fighter" in his class. prospect should he turn profesa- business for many centuries and are fully acquainted with the physicai Argo won his title the bard way, ional. and mental requirements for seamen in the industry. ~l? ur · Union ii taking on two fighters in the same pleased to learn that its · opinions on psychological testin~~ fw .seamen l\'ear1 SIU Robe evening. He stopped one opponent When he goes Into the rin1, the have been 1ubstan tiated by an author itative, qualified source in the second round of the semi- fighter spol"ts a silken robe donated ~ t t final match and then went on to a by individual Seafarers in the port CREWMEMBERS OF THE STEEL NAVIGATOR, AS REPORTED IN technical kQockout victory in the with the SIU wheel embroidered the April lS i111ue of the LOG, have submitted' to headquarters three ·second round of the finals. proposals on 1hipboard nfety which they arrived at after a deck deon the back. Argo, representing thte Baltimore The youthful boxer has been partment meetins.. on the subject. The recommendations were sent on Young Men's Christian Association, praised by observers for bis 1peed to the negotiating committee which always takes under advis_ement any also scored a second-round knock- in the ring. He comes from a fam- and all suggestion• from ships' crews on this score. out to enter the semi-finals, show- ily of ringmen since his father and A1 alwaya, ~he Union welcomes suggestion from crewmembers on 1uch ing that he possesses more than av- brother were, both amateur c~m­ issues because it baa found that many valuable improvements in conerage punching power. palgnen. At 132 pounds, he 1hows tracts have been the result of proposall ·by heads-up Seafarer crews. The father of two little 1irls, indications of trowing into a full- The brothers on the Navigator, by submlttln1 their ideas, are fulfillin« Argo works days in the cafeteria to fledgel! welterweight before .long. an important Union fun ction. SIU.Backed Boxer /' opsAAU Lightweight /Title --------------'T mt;::E:;,~~~::.:.:::·11.,h Lichtweight .·-· 4 • YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Repair Money l B or r OW ·ng By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS When a Seafarer needs money to finish an expansion attic, install a new heating plant or make other additions or repairs to his home, he oug11t to put more thought into :financing the project than most families do. Too often wage-earners take the easy way and let the seller finance the job with some sad results. The worst result is that for the sake of painless finan cing, a homeowner may be overcharged fo r the job itself since he often doesn't stop to compare prices and get other estimates. Another costly result is that people often pay more than necessary for financing charges. Bec~use a homeowner is usually considered · a good credit risk (the lender can always seize the house) , home• improv.ement loans are compar atively easy to get. The result is, many people even let t11eir own money lie in banks and savings bonds earning only 2lh -3 per cent interest while they take out loans which cost them several times that much. The reason , of course, is that wageearners want to have quk:k access to their savings in case of unemployment or costly illness. They are also afraid they won't repla·::e their savings if they use them instead of borrowing. But t hese fears lead them to spend a lot of hard-ear ned extra ·bucks for interest fees. For example, one man borrowed $2,000 on a three-year F HA home-impr ove ment loan to finish his attic even though he had t hat much savings of his own. For the compulsory budgeting required by t he monthly payments on the loan, '1!.e paid interest charges of $300. Meanwhile his own savings lying in the bank and in bonds earned interest of only $75. As this department has warned before, most people don't realize how much true interest they pay. It can save you money all your ,life to realize that while the interest rate· is figured on the original amount of your loan,. the trqe int~rest rate is appr oxi:nately twke as much as the aclVe.rti~ed,~ rate•.. It ~~or~s,,. ol{~ 1,~.at.. WllY. b'- "· cause when you repay monthly you owe on the average only half the original sum. The five per cent rate advertised by banks for the Government-backed FHA lmprovement loans ls misleading. If you take out a $1,000 FHA loan to ·be repaid in 12 monthly installments, the discount interest fee you must pay la $50. But your average debt during the year would be about $1500, so the true interest rate on an FHA home-improvement loan is about ten percent. · Sometimes an FHA home-improvement loan is the most suitable way to borrow fo r home needs. But even tht!n, beware the frequen t tendency to borrow as much and take as long to pay back as is permitted. For example, one man borrowed $2,500 to enlarge his house. He did some of t he wor k himself and hir ed help and :bought materials as needed. The work spread out over two years. Meanwhile he ·was paying ten per cent on the full lofln while much of the borrowed money lay idle. He should have financed pa1't himself out of current income. Thia would have been less hardship actually then repaying the monthly installments (plus interest> out of current income. Then only wh en additional cash was actually needed should he have borrowed some. Not only should you borrow as little as possible for as short a time as possible, but sometimes you can beat the FHA interest r ate itself. FHA is supposed to. be a bi&: boon · for homeown ers, but here are ever yday sources for home-improvement loans that often beat the FHA rate: 1-Your life lm;urance policy, if it's the kind with cash value, offers a loari at generally a true rate of five per cent. · Or you can use the policy as collateral, for a bank loan, and sometimes shave the rate down to four. 2-Credtt unions sometimes beat the FHA ten per cent interest charge. You have to belong to a credit union or join one to borrow from It (cr,edit unions are often sponsored by labor groups and employers, churches, housini developments and fraternal societies). Credit union' rates -vary from one-half ·Of one P.er cent ·• month to one pe~ ~enhtp.1,e year ly rates, pf ~i~ to iwe~ve pe11 cent_; __ " Written exclusively for THE SEAFA·RERS . LOG. by Sid·n •y Margoliu1, Leading Expert on B~ying I-Commercial bank1 Jnitke personal loans at discount rates of from three and one-half per cent tn big citiea like New York (a true rate : of aeven per cent> to six per cent in .small cities (a true rate of twelve ). Sometimea commerci~l banks are m9re reluctant to make loans to Seafarers than to land..;based workers, but a home-ownin& Seafarer stands a much better chance of being able to 1ecure a commercial bank loan, at the comparatively reasonable bank rates. But don 't confuse bank personal loans with those offe red . by small-loan or .personal-finance companies. These charge true rates of actually 18 to 42 per cent a · year, although stated as monthly rates of one and one-half to three and · one-half per cent. (-Open-end mortgages are a low-cost way to borrow home-improveme~t money if you need to make very small payments over a longer p eriod. An· open· end mortgage la one in which the mortgage-holder will lend you money for home-improvement nee~s almply by increasin1 the amount of your paid principal. The interest rate la the · same u on your original mortgage-generally a true rate of four t o i;ix . per cent. There ls one cat ch: the period of repayment will have to extend over the remaining life of your present mortgage. This would not be bad cm a low-i~terest mortgage with ten years or less to go. But on longer imd higher-rate mortgages, it may cost you more in interest in tl}.e long run than a short-term F HA or bank loan. However, if you do also have a prepayment clause in your mortgage-permitting you to pay off ahead of time with'?ut penalty-then you can pay up .t he ad.d ed improvement loan when you. have extra cash I' it doesn:t run too many years: Not all mortgages have open-end provisions, but the trend is to make them avatlalJle. 'When buying a house, it is wise .to ask. to have )M>th the open-end and prepay~ ment-without-penalty elaU.. . lufl1e.d . in the mortgage contra-ct. Xfl �. .&..... H. .ilH - , An .Example.'Of M ar~tiine Labor·DiJrup.tion. ~. !: ··- ·- During the five weeks since all the AFL unions withdrew from the Conference of American Maritime, Unions for its failure to act on a score of seamen's problems, .;N;MU President Joe- Curran has been busy attempting to becloud the issues. He's iS'sued press statements, flooded 1 ships with liis bulletins and crammed the 'Pilot' with, wild ravings-i.and li~s1. like the foUowing: , (Mobile Analyzes Harrj Lundehtrg ,, Layton Overstreet, Agent ,MOBILE, April 7-Tha Hany Lundeberg sell-out to the International Shipping Co., baa .•et off a. bombshell In ~al 5 ot\, t'he 'AFL Masters, Ma tea a'nd Pilots in this. por:t., In their.}'.eeular membership meeting April ·& 'the members ol. thi1 local went on record: (1) Condemnins Harry Lunde· lier&' of the SOP for the delib· erate sell-out ti.. many liard· won iain1 of the seamen. of e grap ter h seam foreig to bri yet Ir com lone cove 'Pilot' story claims MMP local in Mobile adopted motion to con• demo SIU President Harry Lunde· berg, Its national Pre:Jldent C. T. Atkins and demand that illMP return Immediately to CAMU. Pooling efforts to break, a strike airainst substandard conditions by German crewmembers on the Liberian-flag liner Tradewind, US Immigration officers .and Miami police escort some of the strikers off the pier for d4=.tentlon. They were promptly deporte\ back to Germany by transatlantic plane. The ship, the former Aleutian manned bJ West Coast SIU affiliates, Is on the MlamlBavana run now In competition wUh US-flal' operators on the route, Including P&O, an SIU-contracted company. --...--------.. ... . No such action took place! Only motion waa on the matter of Job jurisdiction-a matter which had been settled to the satisfaction of MMP President Atkin• prior to the .story In th.e 'Piiot.' Foreign-Flag Co. . STAfEMENT BY PRICE MITCHELL BUSINESS AGENT, LOCAL 5 - MIBP . MOBILE,- ALABAMA / . . •\ / aa immediateJJ IO to C0'1• -t inue this aoUdltlcatlon of · tile ..American maritime ufllou. All our members aboard llh!P · Onl ~ , I ' (2) Conde~nms Cap't C. T. Atkins, President of the MM.l:P and for his actlona In coins alone with Harr1 Lundebers. (3) Instructfns • the National MM..tP. t., Tetum to the Confer• · .ence of Amerlcaa Maritime Uni· Nd , ENCE Uses· US Law Ta End Crew Beefs ' "THE NMU PILOT OF· A-PRIL 14. WAS IN ERROR WHEN IT STATED OUR MOBILE LOCAL OF THE MASTERS, MATF.S AND PILOTS CONDEMNED HARRY LUNDEBEllG AND· CAPTAIN C~ T~ ATKINS. . • I' MIAMI-German crewJ11embers of the Liberian-flag passenger ship Tradewind operating out of Mi~mi were promptly deported on the first available transportation when they struck for improved condi--+tions. The fate of the Trade- senting their beefs. Under the wind crewmen-in effect_:_put "runaw~y" flag type. of operation 11 .A _MOTION WAS PASSED IN OUR REGULAR MEMBERSHIP .MEETING OF APRIL 5, 195,, REAFFIR?4ING THE OPPOSITION OF THIS LOCAL TO THE SUP AGREK· 'MBNT ON THE SS .!J.'ONSINA ON . THE GROUND THAT. WK _CONSIDER· THE SUP _EKPERIMENTAL CuNTRACT .AN l.NVASION OF THE JURISDICTION.OF THE MASTERS!' · UUIS AND PILOTS. WE HAVE AND SHALL CONTINUE . 'T() 'PIGHT TO MAINTAIN OUR JURISDICT.ION. · .· · "-?HE MOTION DID NOT CONDEMN OR ATTA(;-~ LUNDE· BEBO OR ATKINS. '~CONTRARY TO THE PUBLISHED REPORT, WE TOOK JfO POSITION WHATSOEVER AT OUR MEETING ON THE ISSUE OF WITHJ?RAWAL BY THE· .MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS FROM·-THE CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN MARITIME UNIONS. IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN OUR POLICY TO LEAVE PAR'l'ICIPATION OR -NON-PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE TO THE DISCRETION OF THE DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE. ; "IT CERTAINLY IS NOT THE OF.SIRE OF THIS LOCAt' TO BECOME INVOLvED IN ANY CONTROVERSY BB~ TVIEEN UNIONS FOR UNLICENSED PERSONNEL. PRICE MITCHELL" Ala. Unions To Battle ~Wreck-Law' MOBILE- A new administration pledged to lead a hard-hitting legislative program aimed at repeal of Alabama's "right-to-work" law was elected by the Alabama State Federation of Labor . (AFL), at its annual <;onvention here last week. Carl Griffin of Mobile was+-----------------------elected president o{ the Fed- representative of the Bureau of Ap- Discussions of the "right-toeration to succeed Steve prenticeship, US Department of work" bill, which outlaws union Latham of Birmingham who did Labor, to bec.ome a candidate for security clauses in labor-managenot seek reelection. W. L. Huf- the state -AFL post. In his capacity ment contracts in this state, were faker, Anniston, was elected first with the Bureau of Apprenticeship, conducted throughout the convenvice president, succeeding John A. he had a hand in developing plans tioii in an atmosphere of optimism. Pace, Sheffield, who unsuccessfully for the SIU'• Andrew Furuseth This outlook no doubt was encouropposed Griffin for the top office. Training School for merchant sea- aged by the state elections last Both Griffin and Huffaker had men here. year in which Gov. James E. Fol· the active support of a big delegaHuffaker, a delegate from t,he som~ re'g arded as friendly to trade tlon of Mobile Seafarers who r-ep- Moulders and Foundry Workers unionists, .and .a majority of favorresented the SIU at the meeting. · Union,. also .is . chairman of the -·able r.e,presentjltives !n ti~• lower ~rfmn, . ~ del~gat~ "f~ -p.·t~e. .Southern "P,ipe .coun~n· of his or- ho~se. .o.f tl!e .. Alabama !.egislature Paiq,te1;.i Union. r.e siP,.ed ~.; ilel~,~ :&aniza,tl~n., ··« ·. >·, ~.\>'1 , , _ • -. · • ,,wo~ with ~la)»er"I auppcu-t. ' . .. ~~ the us Immigation service in the such sh.1ps are p~rm1tted to composition of handling the company's pete with Amencan vessels and ·labor relations problems via the base the~selves .a t.. _an A~e~ican deportation route. Nineteen crew- port ~vhile avoidmg Amcri~an members who walked off in pro- regulations . on labor, mannmg test against substandard conditions scales, taxation and safety. were turned over to Immigration which shipped them back to Germany. on the first available transatlantic planes. The crewmembers were not even given the bene~t of t~e u~ual 29-day shore leave in which tune J they could attempt to find a ship WASHING TON - The sale out of the States. of the Waterman Steamship The Tradewind is the former Company to Malcolm McLean US-flag vessel Aleutian, which wu has been bogged down by court manned for many years by West actlon initiated by one stockholder Coast affiliates of the SIU when and by the T. J. Stevenson Comshe ran in the Seattle to Alaska pany, a rival bid·der for the comtrade. Subsequently the - Aleutian pany. . was sold to a Liberian-flag operaAt stake in the dispute, besides tion and sailed for the East Coast the ships and other property of while Sailors and Firemen pick· the company, is the intercoastal eted the pier. In Miami she enter- operating certificate of the Arrow ed the Miami to Havana service iu Line. The intercoastal certificate coq1petition with American-flag was to be surrendered to the Inships in that operation, using .an terstate Commerce Commission, unlicepsed crew that was hired in upon purchase of the common Germany. stock of Waterman from its shareCrewmembers who walked off holders by a subsidiary of McLean the ship all complained of under- Securities Corporation.- McLean manning and overwork, poor living Securities had previously purconditions and other beefs. Base chased the Pan-Atlantic Steamwage for the black gang members !ship 1 Company, Waterman's subwho led the walkout was $65 a 'sidiary in the coastwise trade. month. The walkout came just beMcLean had offered to buy the fore sailing time and delayed the company's stock at $48 a share vessel for three hours . . Immigra~ and own ers of 98 percent elf the tion moved in immedi:ately and is- stock had surrendered it on the sued deportation · orders the very recommendation of the Waterman next day, explaining that the ship's board of directors, for sale at the operator would pick up the tab for $48 price. At the same time, Wate~·­ transatlantic air transportation of man sought to surrender its Arrow the deportee~. · · Line intercoastal operating cerSince the Tradewind is register- tificate to the Interstate Corned in Liberia and signed on a Ger- merce Commission. man crew in Hamburg, the latter It was then that a New York city rates as the crews' home port. stockholder of the company obThe Tradewind goes nowhere near tained .a ·restraining order from Gemiany at any ·time, leaving the the courts to keep the de~l from ciew w;i~h;io effec~i :~t~.:. ~f . ~t9- .80J111 t~'O\lgb. :,. ~ • ~- .t- ... Mi ~ ~ • ·.r ~ s Ie HeId up a Io wt -- . n a erman / �... .. ., ! t . •~;. ·•1s· .· . ~ ..,.t •. ., I<;,'\ ' · · . --- ··· -~- - - ·~·~·-·· S E:-A'·l: ·le~:R: g:lfi; Six Kozlowski Bulk Of Aid Shipments Slated For Asia In '56 . ' WASHINGTON~Heavy aid shipments, principally . to Korea and Formosa, are in prospect if Congress approves President Eisenhower's request for $3 V2 billions worth of economic and military aid•\ _... , . during the year ending June tion, ·which has been running the 30, 1956. · Th. t t d · · e amoun reques e is Vll"1ually the same as the 11mount voted . J f or th e year en d mg une 30 , 1955 . It is about $800 million less than the grant for the -year before that. However, there are strong indications that Congress may trim the figure below the $3~ billion fund request. state Dep't In Charge Accotnpatlying the fund request was announcement of a new foreign aid administrative set-up. The Foreign Operations Administra- Cartoon aid p~ogram, will have most of i~s functions transferred to the State Department. A new agency· the . · .- - · ' . . International Cooperation Admm1st t' ·n b t 'th' th ra rnn, WI e se up wi _m . . e State ti;>epartment to supervise ind 0 P!i!_ra ions. , The $~¥.l billion re~ueste? i~­ eludes shghtly over $1 billion m direct military aid and another $700 million- for various economic programs. Large amounts of food, cotton, coal and other commodities will be shipped overseas. under the program, continuing the surplus disposal now under way. Histor~ ·singer quently was operated on and recovered from his injuries. · In letters of coll}mendatiort to the volunteers, the Coast Gua.r d Commandant declared: · "The United States Coast Guard is pleased ~ commend you for your outstanding · conduct in assisting your fellow .. shipmate George R. Black in transferring him safely to the USS General A. E. Anderson. "As a member of the crew of the SS Marven on September 18, 1953, you volunteered to serve in a boat crew and undertake the ·transfer of the Injured .m an to t_he USS General A. E. Anderson, although there was a high sea running and conditions we.r e highly lfazafdous for handling a lifeboat. Despjte the difficulties of wind and sea, iiafe delivecy of the patient was effected and the boats' crew returned safely aboard the SS Marven, . although the boat had to be abandoned. Your courage and devotion to duty in vofonteering for this difficult task to aid "in saving your shipmate's· llfe were in keeping with the highest tradition of the United States Merchant. Marine." Of_· The SIU -, _ • The SIU- Welfare Plan issued a progress report on / Its first si~ months of operation early in 1~51. The record ·showed the fund working"' on a solid financial , · ALBERT' EINSTEI~ DIES-World-famed physicist Albert Einstein died following a brief lllneas in Princeton, New Jersey. He was 76 years of .age. Einstein la known principally for his contributions to · scientific theory which in turn paved the way for modern-day devefopments in atomic energy and electronics. It wa:; at his suggestion that the US Government first started atomic energy re·s earch in World War II. . ;\:. . t ' - t '' was MOBILE GOES SWIMMING-A record 13.36- inches of i·a.i n dumped on Mobile, on one ·day, leading to flash floods which deluged streets and flooded. homes. Highways were washt!d out and an ,estimated 350 homes damaged by the deluge. Rowboats came into styfe for trans· portation. ~ ;\;. t ~RITISH SET ELECTION, CUT TAXES-A general election May .26 .has been· scheduled in Great Britain following the resignation of Winston Churchill __ as prime minister. Shortly after announc'e ment of the election, the Co,nservative government announced considerable cuts in .income and business taxes. HoW-ever, British income· taxes at a base rate of 42~ percent are ro·u ghly driuble those in the United States. · ;\;. ;\;. t MORE TROUBLE IN SAIGON-Street fighting has erupted between the Government of South Vietnam and the. private armie's ot South Vietnam's police chief; the Binh Xuyen. orga~ization. The Birih Xuyen and its head, General-Le Van Vien, have been demanding a bigger role in the government. General Vien an·d hi:r army reportedly have ~ · monopoly on gambling all'd "pleasure houses" in the Sciuth Vietnamese capital as part of a financial arrangement with .Emperor Bao Dal. ;\;. ;\;. ;\;. AFRICANS, ASIANS MEET AT · BANDUNG-Representatives of 29 African and Asian nations met in conference at Bandung, II'ldone~ia. last week to discuss international problems. Although it was· feared bl the US that the conference would be doml~ated by pro-Communists. spokesmen for the western point of view were ·forceful and .numerous. J.!:rguing that Communism was another forni of colonial imperiallsni. Commuiiist China's foreign minist~r, Chou Eli Lai, trimmed ·his ealii , skillfully to the prevailing mood, offering a conciliatory QJJtlQQk' 1mct proposing pea<;e talks ovi;r Formosa. · W ellar•e Plan Gro1v11 "J\To. · BIJ �__. ...... .... . - t fl L•1:1 i\'11 !iii Mtt from W ASBINGTON ' The outlook for American shlppln1" for the next year or two oan be 'flewed along the following pattern: Whereat ln the paat· ·o overnment-aided cargoes have been moving preponderantly over transatlantic routes, more and more of thi1 move. $nent now will be transpacific lb. view of the policy of the Eisenhower •dmlni1tration to shift the aid from Western European to the Asiatic bloc nations. . . For example, the new Mutual Security program shapini up for the ooming fiscal year beginning July 1 may call for a Congressional appropriation as high aa $3,530,000,000, a portion of which will go .to US 1hipping lines to cover transportation costs. This proposed US aid proaram reflects the greatly improved conditions in Europe and provides for the critical needs of Asia. The Pr'e sident's program propose& no economic aid for the original Marshall Plan countries in Western Europe-the vaat majority of the aid cargoes will go to the Asia bloc. However, this definitely does not mean. that transatlantic shipping will not :be strong in the year ahead. Much of the aid cargoes moving transatlantic in prior years will now be replaced by the us surplus agricultural program. On the subject of our surplus arrlcultural prorram. President Eisenhower, on Jul),. 10, 1954, approved and signed Public Law 480, referred to as the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. This law authorizes the President to sell for foreign currency or furnish emergency famine or relief assistance to friendly countries in the aggregate amount of $1 billion of surplus agricultural commodities before June 30, 1957. The importance of this to US-flag shipping is that the Attorney General has ruled that the 50-50 cargo preference law applies to transactfons under the Act. Forces are now at work (primarily US farmer-shippers) to eliminate the application of the 50-50 shipping provision to this law. Management and labor in the maritime industry are ready to ftght the farm lobby on lhis issue of such great importance to the maritime industry. t t Coffeetlme between Job calls Is a popular diversion at the l\loblle SIU hall since the snack bar was opened last week In the new wing of the buildlnr. The beautiful room In which Seafarers are served colfee, sandwiches, milk sha.kes, short orders and one luncheon "special'" dally ls attractively finished In wood panelinr. t The US Supreme Court has ruled in fa~or of. a seaman in a complaint against Matson Navigation Company involving a maintenance sutt. . The seaman iri question . was on shore and was injured in an automobile accident. However, in view of lhe fact that he had already Signe~ arti<;~es for the succeeding voyage, and even though he was engaged in personal pleasure at the time of the accident, the Court ruled for the seaman on the ground that he was a member of the crew and generally answerable to the call of duty at the time l!e was injured. t i \ t t \ ~ Latest figures on employment in the US fleet show that there are some 67,180 seamen employed on l,lt2 vessels, either privately owned or privately operated. This is 5,521 less than a year ago. Seagoing personnel is distrLbuted generally as follows: 36.:5% in the deck ~partment; 36.4% in the engine department; and 27.1% in the steward department. The breakdown by number follows: deck, 24,!Sl51; engine, 24,424; steward, 18,205. Of the soamon currently employed, 14,837 or 22.J:% were in the licensed officer category and 52,347 or 77.9% were tinllcen1ed. A~ heretofore, the C-type vessels provide greater emp!Oyment than any other aingle type, with tanke~s a reasonably close second. ~ t Memben of the SIU raq mannlnr the new snack bar in the Mobile ·hall. 8eafaren Jl.mm7 Battle (left) and Charle. Carlson remon _pastrlu from the blr chill boK adJolnlnr the 1nack bar salley. The new faclllt7 wu opened lnformall1 lut week. t Followinr quickly on the recommendation of the Hoover Commisaion, Representative Wickersham, Oklahoma, has introduced a bill callin1 for the lay-up o MSTS tankers and substitution of private tankers. However, liis bill has been referred for consideration to the House Armed Services, a committee which is extremely fi:iendly with MSTS. There's more than an even chance that the Wickersham bill will not be reported out by this committee. The Hoover Comml.aslon found that the so-called nucleus fleet of ships owned by MSTS totaled 40 lHt year, or larger than all but two private fleets of freighters. ;t. Recent announcement by President Eisenhower giving the green light to construction · of an atomic-powered merchant ship ·means that within the next ten-year period, c.hances are good that many ships tn . the US merchant marine, to be constructed during ilie period 1960-196:5, will be propelled by this new force of energy. As reported in this column before the potential of the maritime application of atomic power is far beyond anything ever dreamed. Tests of the world's ftrst' atomic-powered submarine, the Nautilus, have been outst anding. , · In his announcement of the projected atomic powered ship, President Eisenhower said: '~The new s'hip, powered with an atomic reactor, wlll not require refueling ·for scores of thousand& of miles of operation. Vlsltlng the .ports · of the world, it will demonstrate to people everywhere this peacetime use of atomic energy, harnessed for tl~e improvement of human living. In part, the s~ip will be an atomic exhibit; carrying to all people practical knowle.d ge of the usefulness of thi,s new adence in medicine, agriculture and pow~r pr~ductlo~:· ,-.·' .·.. ~~ , , ~ · ... . . ·,.: • ~;.o~uJ )~, ~ . . . u) ~ - ~~. , ~ , . -_ • _. ·t t AfJ t ,,a~. If l>"il!'l 't ~111' '~.. t . ;• ''! ' · ~ 5\') . , .• .• · L• ; Bridges Biel Delays MCS-AFL Paet Talks to ;t. • ., el\.,.:. ·• a New Annex In Mobile. MOBILE-Virtual coi;nple· tion of the new addition to the Mobile SIU hall and open- As a result of recent Congressional bearings dealing with delays in ship construction, the jam holding up tanker and passenger ship construction will be .broken in the near future. Before the end of the year, four passenger ships should be under construction, two for the Grace Line and two· more for Moore-McCormack Company. Also it now seems clear that the deadlock over tanker construction will be broken so that contracts will be let for the building by private industry of 15 large tankers for long-term chartering to the Navy. t Fete Opens SAN FRANCISCO-Staggering from the most serious 15etback of his career, Harry Bridge11 has taken the expected route · in filing objections to delay certification of the SIU p · 'fi Di trict as the bargain. acI c S C unionism on American-flag ships mg agent for West · oast sea- as a result of the victory. men in all departments. ObJectiona filed with the NaEarlier, efforts by Bridges ·to block the election It elf were th1·own out of court. The delay now is holding up negotiations on a new contract. Bridges' International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union <Ind.) wound up at the short end of a 4-1 count in the recent balloting on this coast. SIU Pacific District, -eomposed of the Sailors Union of the · Pacific, Marine Firemen and ·M!lrlne Cooks. & · Stewards-AFL, ~a!!hecL .: the .Ias.t rem- tional Labor Relations Board by the ILWU involved a variety of .tJ:umped-up charges, sine~ the votes of the deck and engine personnel In the SUP and MFOW were sufficient to snow under all pro-Bridges ballots just by themselves. Meanwhile, members of the steward department, formerly, afftliatecJ with the now-defunct National Union of Marine Cooks .and Stewards and lately- with. the IL~U, are flocking to sign u~ ,Pf1 .ni.mtlr•i# : . ~-m~M9i§.\7CQP~f<0lJ1!«& , fJRJ.14ijY . ~ the SIU. ..) l'.t~. .J. ' ~.' ,, ! '.' ' ,1·;' •.- : 1", f ' I } ,~ ing of a beautiful new snack bar was celebrated here with an in· formal open · house and Southern• style "shrimp' boil" following the regular membership meeting April 20. Celebration of a formal opening for the new facilities will be delayed until completion of remod· eling of the original building which is expected soon. Seafarers and their friends had an opportunity to inspect th,e new wing which includes snack bar; galley, lounge, administrative and welfare offices, a dormitory, show• en1 and laundry facilities. Five-Cent Coffee The snack bar already has a large following among Seafarers and their guests in the port, and features "Mobile's best cup ol coffee with pure cream" for a nickel. The SIU eatery also provides one luncheon "special" daily. Seafarer Phil Reyes, steward, is acting aa serang while the snack bar operation ls being established. Work ls still in progress on a retail Sea Chest store, which fronts on the Dauphin St. side of the building and new wing at Dauphin and S. Lawrence Streets, a recrea· tion room, also on the ground floor and immediately in the rear of the Sea Chest store, and library and television rooms. Hiring Hall !\loved The hiring hall already has been moved from the first floor to the second deck of the original st~uc· ture, although alterations to hiring facilities have not been entirely completed. Patrolmen's offices have been moved from the first floor to the second floor, also, and occupy space formerly used as the agent's and administrative offices. A barber shop on the first floor of the old building was expected to be in operation this week. Completion of the alterations .was delayed .somewhat by rail and telephone strikes in this area which held up delivery of materiali and ·r evision of the telephone set,\U>)J?. ·tJu; ..4aij,, t ,i .. 1: 1) : , •. -..~10. �.. ~ • • SE.4,.4RER~ Pal'e Elcht I MAR ·I TIME l f ~,. I • .t THE THE INQUIRING MEET SEAi'ABEB SEAFARER West Germany expects to have 3 million tons of merchant shipping by the end of 1955, according lo a report from the Transport l\~inistry. Before World War II , all of Germany had a merchant fl eet totaling only 1.5 million tons. Vast vessel construction programs and ship purchases from other countries have doubled the prewar fleet in the past ten )'ears . . . Holl and America Line has ordered a ne~v 7,200-ton motor cargo ship for 1956 delivery from a Netherlands slupyard. The vess~l Question: Are you. in favor of will be 425 feet long, and have a capacity of more than 400 ,00U cubic changing Federal law to provide feet of bale cargo space, plus 40,000 cubic feet in refrigerated space. for ship inspections every two years t. "" t instead of one? A second ship will be added in July to the Pacific Islands Transport Line's service between the US West Coast and the South Sea Islands. William H. Rhone, steward: No, -!fhc 6,265-tdn Norwegian motorship 'l'horshall will join the Thorisle cm the run, which the company has maintained since 1938. The line the shipowners will ·always take the line of least pro,•ided the only commercial link between the Pacific Coast and resistance. They Tahiti, w 'cstl.'rn Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia and New Guinea during wouldn't do arwWorld War II ... Firemen were on standby for three days during the thing to fix up loading of the US freighter Columbia Trader in Halifax, NS, this month, the ship until it 1'•ith an ammonium nitrate cargo four times the size of the one that fell apart. They blew up and ranged Texas City, Texas, in 1947. The 9,0·00 tons of have to ·have the fertili:ter compound are bound for South Korea. threat of annual .t. t t i n s p e ctions to · Hoping to boost orders for its native shipbuilding indu stry, Japan make them get is setting in motion plans to staff her overseas offices with shipbuilding the ships in trim . expert s. The first of these experts is bound for Brazil lo join. the Japa- Otherwise, they'll take plenty of nese embassy in Rio. Others will go to New York, London., ·Bonn, Ham- chances. burg and Bombay, among other places . .. Additional bulk '. cargo unloading facilities will soon be made part of the l .2-mile-long West Dock in the port of Amsterdam, Holland. The new aids will include 1 R. Gustaffson, carpenter: I'm for maintaining the present regulafour hea\·y-duty gantry cranes. tions, which are t still not the best, The keel of France's pro!,losed new $75 million liner is now expected but the best we to be laid down next spring. Plans call for a 56,000-gross-ton ship have right now. \\'ith a speed of 31 knots and accommodat.i ons for 2,000 passengers Maybe if the In trans-Atlantic service. Emphasis will be on tourist travel. Berths present r u 1e s for 1.500 tourists and only 500 first-class passengers will be provided were given strict• . . Three men on a disabled motorboat in the Gulf of Panama were er enforcement, rescued by the United Fruit Company's Morazan this month after particularly rebeing adrift for 30 hours. All three occupants were from the island of garding the use Taboga. The Morazan ran across them enroute from Puerto Bolivar, and maneuvering Ecuador, to .New Orleans. Qf a lifeboat, we'd all be better off. • - .. t .t. t • April · 29, l9SI ·tOG ot. ¢. ;\:. AL YARBOROUGH, stwd. utility Sailing with the SIU . for t.e n years now, Seafarer .Al Yarborough recalls that it was the purest kind of accident that brought him into the Union. "I was in a hotel lobby in New York in 1945 after a trip to sea ," he said, "when somebody came in and asked me why I didn't join the SIU. I told him I had never heard of the SIU but he took me .down to Beaver Street and I got shipped out that same day." His first ship was the Liberty ship Mayo Brothers, operated by Waterman. He went to France, had. a fine trip and got a fat payoff when he returned home. After that he said goodbye to the Army Transport Service and other outfits he had sailed with. He's been with the SIU ever since. Vacation · Trip The start of Yarborough's seagoing career was also accidental. The year was 1940 and he was working as bartender fn the officers' club in Fort Lewis, Washington. He had a two-week summer vacation coming up when a friend suggested that they make quick trip to Alaska • He signed on as wiper aboard an Army Transport Service Hog Islander carrying cement to Arrchorage. The two-week vacation turned out to be a three-month one and he gave up bartending for sailing. One of the officers at the Fort Lewis base, incidentally, was a major named Dwight Eisenhower. Yarborough remembers that Mrs. Eisenhower often left young John at the club while she went out to do her shopping. On one occasion, John stuck a quarter into the slot machine and hit the $50 jackpot. In the resulting ruckus Yarborough alniost got bounced for letting a minor play the machine. Army Regular Yarborough himself grew up on military posts because his father was a professional Army man for 30 years, attaining a full colonelcy before he retired. As a result he got around the country quite a bit, living at such widely-scattered points as Fort Benning, Plattsburg, a Launched at Hamburg in 1914 to serve as a yacht for Kaiser WilHector de Jesus, cook: Once a helm II, the passenger-cargo ship Corsique has finally made her last year is preferable to the proposed trip-this time to the scrapyard. She had also been sailing in recent changes. We read )'ears under the name Liguria. Another oldtimcr, the Jamaique, a en o u g h about 1 \ eteran in French-flag service in the South Atlantic before 19:i9, is more and more also on the scrapheap. She had been on the Marseilles-Saigon run ... . ahips having acCunard Line has reported a banner year during the recently-.e nded cidents and going winter crnise season operated with the liners Caronia, Mauretania and down. P e o p 1 e Britannic. More passengers sailed on the winter cruises during the would feel much 1954-'55 season than in any other season in the company's Jong hissafer when they tory. know an inspector has just ·been there . The in specTraffic through the P anama Canal set Uu·ee new records during March, including one for the greatest number of transits by ocean- tions should be held more often, &oing commercial vessels, 709, in one month. The 700•mark had never though. · been reached before. Tolls from commercial shipping in the . month topped $3 million for the first time in the waterway's history .•. Due Thomas Boarman, AB: Let's keep to begin service a year from now, the new 18,500-gross-ton passenger the one-year rule. One ship doesn't line1· Bergensfjord will b::come Norway's largest passenger vessel hold up ·as well · ; when fittings are comp!eted following her scheduled launching this as the next, so July. Under construction in England, the ship will operate regularly t h e inspections · on the NY-Norway-Denmark run, with time out for cruises. have to be geared to the oldest and most run - down ship. If the inspections are cut to every two ACROSS DOWN 11. Desire the windl:i $S "Runaway" US motion picture years, the ships 36. Not sounded l. H 's a stop on 1. Not SJ.rnburned 17. Actual producers are the targets of the 19. Obliterate a voyage :m. Malla Is one will have to fall 2. The sea 22. People of Oslo 41. Within the law Hollywood AFL Film Council, rep6 . Something to to pieces before they're fixed. 3 . City on the 24. British school 43. In the sa ck sail in Baltic , resenting union• in the motion 25. So. African fox 45. Look closely 9 . Se<'ret agent .to ;\:. .<\'. 26. Old ships 46. Heraldic 4. Sea SE 0£ picture industry. The council 27. Irishman bearing 12. Samo;i n port Au stralia Rudy Leader, steward: The com- charged that some pictul·es are be28. 27 ,090· t 011 47. Related 13. sea1nan 5. Swiss c:ity panies will take it easy if the can. ing made in foreign countries to Ita lian shi p 48. Good Service 6. .Jap sash: Var. 30. Military 14. Famed mystery Pension: Abbr. If the . law is escape US wages and asked that 7. Sou t hern state writer stockade 49. Cargo from 8. Head, in changed, they'll· employer representatives confer on 15. "Sea-" 33. Bar forming lran Fra nce top of h oisti ng 50. Royal British love it because it the question. ' Louisiana lfi . 9. Light-hitting gi n, anrl faces Artists: Abbr. 10. Ila rd. glossy boxers wlll mean they <·overing t. 10. Hawaiia n dish <Puzzle Answer On Page 18) can put otff every20. Thirst· Increases In unemployment inquenc-her thing for another surance benefit• are spreading 2 3 4 -1!1. Pl;1C'e for a 6 7 8 10 II year. The annual throughout the nation. Sixteen fight 23. Re gion inspections aren't states have a·n nounced improve12 26. Gua1n town even e n o u g h . ments in benefit payments, with 119: They're made 15 in the galley But the way New York taking the lead in payBl . Form r Indian some of the ships ing $36 a week; a $6 ·increase. Howdiplomat 18 82. Snfll ll E uropean are, it would be crazy to change ever, some of the benefit improve· herring now. 64 . Roa ns: Abbr. ments are offset by' tighter require6 5 . • Bowlers ments for qualifications. 87. It flows into 1 h<> 0i•e Nick Gaylord, 3d cook: I'm not ¢. t. ¢. 39. Sw ing about in favor of cutting down the inspec- · · A strike call by the Brotherhood •o. Shouts about 31 g rie\'ances of Locomotive Engineers against tions to once 42 . Sofl tou c h 35 every two years. the New York Central Railroad was 44 . Kin rl of fish trap They · should be called off after the 'National Rail39 P nrt 3 .800 way Mediation Board 1;tepped into held more often, m11es from NY maybe every six the case. Working rules affe-ctirig tJ. Pert. to aircraft months. The way the monthly mileage allowable to fi2 . Bro lherhood to cut out loss of the engineers are the issues in o f seamen Ii~ . Famed place life and property dispute. <Jf exile 52 is to check the t. t t . 64. Girl's nickname f5 . .!"lease: Abbr. s h i p s regularly Growin~ use of anti:trust· regu66. Business 55 and not let them · Ia!ions agaiiiat ' unions . :was "high~· transactio.n 17.. A lamoul\Bctftt :~ t~.i ._.._....!iio . _...,... ~~get run ~bwn in :U1et.:4lJ;St ·Place. lig~ted by· the F~deral Trade'. «;om':. ... "' ' . ' . ... . ' ~ Governors' Island and other Army bases. . The 39-year-old Seafarer . ~ikes to stick to ·the Far East hms when he can get them, with Japan the preferred port of call. Shanghai and Hong Kong were g<ibd ports in the old days, bu~ the last J!me he was in Shanghai in 1948," Communist-inspired anti-Western '' feeling was runriing high and 1 cre\vmembers took ·a pushing around from street gangs. Expert Pickpockets "Those boys were expert pickpockets too. I had my jacket buttoned and my bands jam1ned' in my pockets and still they cleaned me of my cigarettes somehow. If you wore a wristwatch they would flip it off before you knew what hit you." His last trip out was on the Steel Flyer on the pineapple run. In the course of the run they were treated to a spectacular s)low when volcanic eruptions swept a peninsula on the island of Hawaii. "It was a great tourist attraction," he said. "They were flying people over the eruption every day at , $20 a head. · Got Close Look "When our ship ' ·went out the old man took her dose to , shore so that we all got a good look at the eruption. The lava glo\ved like a huge neon light. you couid see it from as far off as 20 m~les." Right now Yarborough is h,oping to catch anotper Isthni'iail . ship, one that will stop at Djakarta, so he can visit an uncle who is a missionary in Indonesia. The last time he saw him was in 1'948 when he was aboard the Twin Falls Victory, At the time his uncle invited several crewmembers to his home and showed them around to the local sightseeing ntt1•actions. Right now Yarborough makes his home in Brooklyn, just a conple of blocks from the hall, which makes it convenient for him wheR it comes to catching a job can. Although he started going to sea as a lark, he:s made it his life'• work and intends to keep UJ.>-'Vith it for as long as he can. mission's action against the Inter· national Ladies Garment Workers Union and the Brotherhood of Teamsters. The two unions are accused along with California employers' associations Of forming illegal agreements to control the industry. The basis of the accusation is that manufacturers agreed to have their work done by unionized contracting shops. .to ;t. . "" Union spokesmen strongly urged a $1.25 an hour wage minimum in testimony before ·a Senl!.te Labor .Committee sub-committee. Representatives of AFL and CIO unions in the clothing, textile and department store 1felds called the present 75-cent minimum obsolete. They argued it permits unfair competi· tion from non-union operation: aµd low living standards, part'icularly in the South. ¢. " ¢. Eastern1 Airlines followed flve other major airlines iq. signing .a new contract with the International Associatjon of Machinists. It pro. vides five to seven cent hourly in• creases for mechanics and ground service staff as well as retroactivity to. July · t · 1954: Approximately 3,~00" Eastern· e_inp~oiY:!~(.p~e "£~ fect,ed. -l19rt:IHe .l'a.e..ii..! n:; ..&9 ~~d~ ~~ . \·. �..... Nia• A.-GH, 1951 . Sl;APARBRS .• LOG., Aprll 29, IHI.. ' . I Vol. _XVII, No. t Published blweetJJ .bJ the SeBfarera ~ternatlonal Union, Atlantic . .A Gull District, AFL, 8'115 .Fourth Avenue, BroolElyn 32. NY. Tel HYaclnth 1Ml600, Cable 'Atldress: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, LETTER of the Secretary-Treasurer ~ICRBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, Managing Edi tor ; _ B ERNAllD SEAMAN, Art Editor; HERMAN AtlTHVR, IRWIN SPIVACK, PAUL RAWLINGS, Staff Writers; D ANIICL NILVA, Pliotograplier; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. An Aton1ie Merehantm._n .News that the US is planning an atom-powered merchant ship is welcomed by all of maritime. From the economiC standpoint; atomic vessels could provide US maritime with the technological edge it so badly needs to meet competition. Indications are that the ship will be built along lines projected in the SEAFARERS LOG of February 4th. It will either be a converted Mariner or a Mariner design adapted to the new propulsion system, with the atomic power plant providing steam for a conventional steam turbine system. The only major complication is- the high initial cost of an atomic reactor. It would be desirable to concentrate on designs for a low-cost reactor so that the atomic ship can become a usefi.t'l tool, and not simply a Government publicrelations gimmick to impress Americans and the other residents of this atom-conscious globe. .•... ,.~:$f(~'{\~''0·•'1'f\. ·•·~· .... ' ·. ;, ;, ,-,. ·.,•,.: ..'-· \ ,' ,.: ·;~~.-·. ~· :;.,_.·,t: :.·''-.:~ ;~.;t~•~.'.,·~i'-·-.: •... .• •. WEEK . .';'. .. ,..~:.·,j ·-"i:: '! , ~;~z:.r;" i :'~: r.<· • \ To tile Editor: . As one of the oldtimers of the maritime Industry, with _lots of memories, I was counting my blessings the -other Clay for being a member of.the SIU for the past 15 years • We all know the SIU has come a long way from the old days of R Wh f . B t C t" ose ar ln os on, oncep lOn Wharf in Mobile and, last but not least, Stone Street in New York. . ,." >.. .. ' , I \ ' ..... , I ,/ , "" "" Shipowners' Wl1ip .._._._....... 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The runaway shipowner prefers to sign each and everyone that calls himIt must have been a good trip an SIU man. his crews otit of foreign ports so he can work them as if they selfSome will say, oh , that is the and a harmonious crew aboard the were indentured servants, because he knows he can count on march of time, · and we had to do Seastar (Triton) because all reImmigration when .h.is crews act up. this, that and the other things, but ports from the ship have nothing If Immigration is going to jump to the whims of foreignthe best of all ls but praise for the way matters were flag shipo\vriers· and swish alien seamen out of the country the SIU Welfare handled aboard her. All ttie delegates, ship and departmental, got Plan . . when· H~ey protest' unbearable working conditions, runaway There is no a vote of thanks for doing a fine flag operations will find it easy to destroy . US competition greater f r i e n d job, and the steward department by lowering ' cqnditions to rock-bottom 19th century levels. than the one who was complimented for good feedOne of the purposes ·of the 1915 Seamen's Act was to imwill help you ing as well. When the food is good prove foreign-flag standards by giving foreign crews a chance · when he is most and the beefs are taken care of to better their conditions · through sign-offs at US ports if there isn't much needed, and that crewmembers so desired. Immigration is certainly nullifying else that can is your Welfare atand In the way the spirit of the 1915 law by its hasty actian. Plan. • Hartman of a good trip. ;t. ;t. ;t. It is a great Ship's delefeeling to know, when you are sick gate William H. in the hospital and can't earn the I Ro1en and the money t o keep the landlord or the The Sailors Union of the Pacific has done it again. For the hungry wolf from the door, that . departmental del. second time in recent months, Harry Bridges tried in vain the Welfare Plan helps your egates, R. E. Ktur, deck: Wiley to invade their jurisdiction. This time the Sailors won an even family. T. Stricklin, enIt is a pleasure to see a young m<;>re decisive victory. Rogen gine and Earl H. The second "Battle of the l'acificus" followed the same seaman with his wife getting a pattern as the first. When the ship arrived in San Pedro helping hand when the stork la Gates, steward, were the men who rated the applause. Rogers is a around. Bridges again challenged the Sailor's right to work any hatch flying It i1 a benefit to all mankind Rocky Mountain boy from Denver of their choice; a right spelled out in the Sailors' contract. that maybe one of our young peo- w.ho sails in the engine department When the Sailors refused to knuckle under, the longshoremen ple made a name for his or herself and has been a Union member since were ordered not to' work the ship. through the privilege of going to 1944, joining in · Galveston. King As on the first occasion, the shipowners tried to appease college helped by the Welfare llves In the Hampton Roads area and joined the Union in Norfolk in Bridges.- The first time they paid for their appeasement Plan. It Is a fine feeling, after one 1948, while Stricklin came In when the Sailors stopped working weekend port overtime. When they saw that the SUP was determined to fight it out year on a ship or any quarter of through the same port a year year to enjoy a little vacation earlier. Gates also comes from again, they somehow mustered up enough courage to tell awith the vacation check, as I never Norfolk and has been sailing with Bridges tq live µp to his contract. collected a vacation check until the SIU since December, 1952. The result is that Bridges, shorn of shipowner support, has the Vacation Plan paid it to me. Tops In Service been badly defeated. It is unlikely that he will try this stunt Sense Of Security The crew also mentioned that t he again. It is a sigh of relief t o know that t t ot. when you are played out and can't steward and chief cook n otified keeP., your end up at ·sixty or over them of their readiness to prepare to know you d6n't have to sell any special dishes for crew.members at any . time on their request. Once again an SIU crew has been praised for courageous apples or rely on charity. That rates as tops in service and action in the "highest traditions of the merchan t marine." 'As we are men of the sea, we certainly deserves a mention, but This time it was the Coast Guard which issued the citation. are, as a figure of speech, strangers unfortunately, the minutes did not when such occasions hit our family It went to . crewmembers of the Marven who manned a life- and it is the Welfare Plan and its list the names of the brothers inboat in stormy· seas and transferred a badly injured shipmate. purpose to help when most needed. volved. It would be a good idea If the It would be ironic if the Coast Guard were to compel these As these are only a few of the same men to run through its testing gaup.tlet, and then lift many ways the Welfare Plan helps shipboard secretary made a point their papers because their family background was faulty. its members, not to mention a lot: of getting all the names down in Yet under the Coast Guard's proposal it would have that more to come, I think I have som&- the minutes so the brothers who · thing that I can be proud o~ having deserve a pat on the back could power, no ma tt er h ow we 11 a man h a d perf orme d h'is d uties been, 8 member of Ute SIU, foi all be mentioned by name. in the past these yeara. The Union is aware of the valuable role played by -the As these years have not been i n Coast Guard in making the oceans safer for merchant seamen. vain, I think I .can count m;v bleuRecogni&inl the value t hat • Coast Guardsmen themselves have participated in many a ings. as they were all won the hard stint as a shipboard delegate prohazardous rescue operation and have aided safe navigation way, and anything you have to vides for any crewmember, Seaon other assignments. . -fight for you can enjoy the effort, farer Joseph R. Ranieri voluntarily .If the Coast 1 Guard confines itself to' these duties, to the labor, the heartaches that' were stepped down recently aa the h h h put into lt. · steward department d elegate on , t oroug -going s ip inspections ana to enforcing safety So, at night, when 1 am relaxing, the Catherine (Dry Trans) to mike standards, it is performing functions for which it is properly 1 count m:v blessings and am proud way for a newcomer. He had been . . suited. But the Union does not think the Coast GU:ard, or any to be a member of the Seafareri servlag aa department dele1ate for other · ~gency, .c an qu~lify it~e~ to _pass , up~n the safety-po- Union. some. tJme, but felt that an ·opent~ntial,. ~f. civili~h"sg!amen~ ·:;~~111 ~ · ~1\1.,· .. r~wr .ti 1.1 · .. ;~~ .. ·;, . , ~ ,. c1a1r1e1-.r~·· a~aa..•.. ·.iiowct b.e mid*! e> . . ....sw~ ·~~ } ,~il 'f ,w: • "· . .~. ,., ,,, ., t " 't'~ i ' .,.1" LJ < • 'f ' . • • ot. .,~ ··"/•.::;;;r~ _ :·~·::.:··.;·,t.'.:;Y;}~,:;.rs \ \ 1•,',•'' . .I. _... "·>(~~r !fi Heealls 15 Years 01 Sill Progress ..· ·:: : --:..,•...,' ........ 'vote;{ Thanks' B1•idges Eats ·Crow Praise From· Coast G11ar1l ans ,.i. J ~ I ::-• , 'f .tJ '.t .,- • .'· - • I \~~~ " •A i'°',. :~ '~~ "t . • l ' ,t.!!• permit-hoider so that the latter could have the experience for future use, when he becomes a mem. ber of the Union. The value of the teamwork between shoreside Union officials ,,-; and shipboard delegates is nowhere better demonstrated than on SIU ships, where a shipboard team of delegates serves as the Union apparatus aboard the ship to meet any situation. : ~ t "" Another slJlp that can boast of a neatly-arranged and well-caredfor collection of reading matter ls the Steel Traveler (Isthmian). The efforts of Seafarer L ouis E . Garcia are responsib~e for this desirable situation. A messman on the ship, Garcia volunteered to act as librar ian and earned the thankl of his shipmates accordingly. ;t. t t Shipboard baking is really on the upgrade these days, or so it seems, because so many SIU crew1 have been giving the baker a pat on the head. The Robin Sherwood crew thinks their particular baker. Charles Cantwell, can't be beat. The rest of the steward department is doing equally well, the Sherwood gang said. Incidentally, shipboard bakinl has more hazards to it than other types of shipboard cookery, because some kinds of cake will "fall in" if t hey ·:,·"': >·<>~ are jostled at t he /~ wrong moment. :~ ' l< ~s tme baker put .:.~ it, "you've got ·&~ the cake to the ;:~ p_oint w? ere it's ,;:{~ risen mce and 4~ high and is just · about ready to come out of t he Cantwell oven when t he ship heaves and bounces on some rough water. What's left of the cake is fit only for the garbage pail." Of course it should be mentioned that whipping up a meal in rough weather can be a trying chore, no matter what's in the oven, putting an extra strain on the sldll1 of the steward department. · Cantwell comes from the shore1 of Lake Michigan, being born In Chicago on November 12, 1907• He joined .t he SIU lo New York, April ·z, · lHS, and aalla regular]7 'i nitthe stewar.cl d.epartQJeµt . .. ·~, .: . I �· Apr!I. 29, 1951 ... s-1u Of NA Routs Bridges By 4 To 1 J ·- Dep'f_Vote . BME -- --- -- 1. CANADIAN ·DIST MAW· . ". �April 29, 1955 I SE A. F .4 RE·RS 'L 0 G • Pa&'e Elena . . I ' B y your secret baJlot vote for the SIU Pacific Dis- trict, you, the working steward department men on the West Coast, have earned the congratula~ tions and esteem of your shipboard brothers and of the entire membership of the Seafarers Internati~nal Union of North America. You have become part of the largest single union of maritime workers in America today, a union which has grown by leaps and " bounds in recent years because it has consistently maintained trade union principles and a trade union program to the exclusion of all outside influences, poJitical or otherwise. . The SIU of North America today consists of 62,000 5eamen,' fishermen and allied crafts in the United States and ·.Canada. These 62,000 members are in 46 craft and ·area unions of their own, all of them with local autonomy to conduct · their business as they see fit. · In recent years, the SIU's policy of sticking to a trade uniqn program, come what may, has paid huge dividends to the membership and vastly speeded the growth of the organization. The policy, backed up by vigorous and energetic trade union action, has led to the revival of the Canadian District as a trade union for Canadian seamen in the place of the wholly-Communist-dominated organization that ruled the roost in Canada. It led to the founding of the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers which has since enjoyed consider~ble success in attracting the support :Of engineers looking for genuine union representation. The policy and outlook of the SIU won the wholehearted approval of the membership of the Marine Firemen's Union which voted overwhelmingly to join the SIU of NA just two years ago. And just two weeks ago, as yoJJ know,. you stewards and cooks on West Coast ships, with the aid o~ your shipmates in the deck and engine dep~rtments, decisively and overwhelmingly rejected: Communist-line unionism by voting four to one for. the SIU.. This string of. SIU successes, the rapid growth of the union and its unparalleled st~ture in the industry is proof positive that there is·no substitute for a headsup program of trade unionism' which depends on inn~r strength and membership support as its basic _weapon. The shipowner, the shoreside employer, the Govern- . ment and the labor movement respect the SIU because they know what it stands for, and equally important, they know where it stands at all times. In the maritime field this pas meant a staunch and unrelenting defense of the maritime hiring hall, the heart and core of any marine organization that deserves to call itself a trade union. - As a cook or steward, you can now look forward to SIU-type representation, which means topnotch contracts, protection on the job, vigorous and rapid action . on shipboard beefs, d.e mocratic control of union 'policy by the membership, a welleadministered program of welfare benefits, defense of your right to proper medical care and most important, aggressive action to assure th~ greatest possible number of job opportunities for professional seamen in the steward department. . Next month in Montreal, the convention of the SIU of North America will officially welcome you and your brothers in the steward department. as full-fledged members of the international union. From now on in it should be smoother sailing for you with the comfort• ing assurance that all SIU affiliates will stand by you in the Brotherhood of the Sea. .. �Al)l'll n; 1151 .p oar aaoara • • ••• • • • •·.• weeks · don't look too prom1smg, iority ratings let. these jobs go, the Mobile: slnce some shipping is being held jobs go to class C men. up due to the pending sale of This can only make it tougher Waterman to McLean plus the OU in the future when waiting to ship. railroad strike which is affecting So let's make sure we fill this area. At the present time, these jobs when they go up on the the only ships due to hit the port Some of the Seafarers on the Shipping is and continues ·to be board. either for payoff or in ·transit are just fair in the Port of Boston. During the p~st period we ~ad beach here got a chance to put the Monarch of the Seas, Claiborne, The Salem Maritime and Archers 1"4 payoffs, 11 s1gn-ons on for~ign their small boat training into ef- Golden Clty . (Waterman) and CorHope (Cities Service), and the Sea- . articles ~nd 20 ships in t~ansit. feet last week when several flash sair, Polaris, Pennant and Cava· tiger (Colonial) paid off and We paid off the fol.lowing:. ~ea­ floods hit the area and a lot of iler (Alcoa). aigned on, and we had only the train Texas <Seatraml; Famsle families had to be evacuated from We're hopef~l that in the long Southland (South Atlantic) in (Waterman); Stony Creek <Ameri- their homes by boat. run the McLean interests will transit All beefs were settled to can Trampl; Ocean Lotte <Ocean '. A large part of the Moblle mem- stimulate shipping out of this port the satisfaction of the crews con- Trans.>; Fort Hoskins, Bradford cerned. Island (Cities Service); Alcoa Part- bership lives in the Chickasaw when they get their operations The crew on the Southland had ner, Alcoa Pilgrim <Alcoa); Frances, and Eight-Mile area, and these rolling in high gear. · Cal Tanner -. · a meeting when the ship came Ines, Suzanne <Bulll; Steel Worker were the districts where the flood Mobile Port Aa'ent 1n here to discuss the matter of (Isthmian); National Liberty <Na- waters caused the most trouble. atores since the vessel was very tional Shipping); Robin Sherwood We are thankful to report that there were no fatalities during short of meats. We also found the <Seas Shipping). · ship very short and informed the Sign-ons. in me . port incl~ded: the floods. San Francisco: · The Alabama State Federation . company of the situation, but the Mankato Victory <Victory C~rn~rsl; port steward in Savannah said not Robin Goodfellow <Seas Sh1ppmg); o.f Labor he~d its. annual conven- . to put any stores on at all. . Alcoa Pointer, Alcoa Pilgrim, Alcoa hon in Moblle this week and, as When we told the company the Ranger (Alcoa); Ines <BulU; Steel usual, the SIU took a big part. AlJ I ahip would not sail without theJtl. Vendor, Steel Scientist, Steel Ap- affiliated districts of th~ SIU atShipping has slowed down Jn this the next morning prentice (Isthmian); National Lib- tended the convention sessions. ' at 9:30 a truck erty (National Shipping); Bienville The three-day gatheriBg featured port during the last two weeks, as Sen. Lister Hill, a well-known we had three ships diverted to came down with (Waterman ). friend of labor, other por\a. Two went to Seattle the meats and The in-transits were the Sea- .......... ··.· .. as guest speaker and one to Wilmington, helping the ship ieft an trains Louisiana, Savannah, New .: on opening day. things out in those places, at any hour later. There Jersey, New York, Georgia (SeaMeanwhile, with rate. was a fine crew train); Queenston Heights <Seaaboard her. They trade); · Alexandra <Carras); Alcoa the aid of varlThe future .doesn't look too stayed on the Runner (Alcoa); Chickasaw .. Anous relief jobs in bright here, either. We had no payship all night tinous (Pan Atlantic ); Hurricane the harbor, we offs and just two sign-ons, the waiting for the <Waterman); Bethcoaster, Pennmar made out okay Kyska and Young America (WaterHaskins stores so that <Calmar); Val Chem .. <Valentine); in shipping for man). The Ocean Deborah (Ocean they would be there when they Kathryn, Beatrice, Elizabeth <Bull); the ·last two Trans); Calmar <C~hnarl; Steel came and could sail right away. Steel Navigator, Steel Flyer (lsthw e e k s. We -Chemist (Isthmian), and Yaka, Keel Our selection for typical SIU mian)· Stony Creek (American shipped 75 men Hastings .and. Raphael Semme1 man of the week is E. ~askins, Tram~). to regular jobs, 95 to relief jobs, (Waterman) all called in transit who sails in the deck department and had a total of six payoffs al)d There . were no special beef1 Claude Simmon1 as bosun, AB or deck..maintenance. four slgn-ons. any of these vessels .. Asst. Sec'y-Treas. Earl has been a member of th~ All the payoffs were in good All Hands Pleased SIU for quite a while and likes to shape, and provided only minor take an active part in the member- Tampa: Everyone here on the West Coast beefs which were settled to the ship meetings, as all Seafarers satisfaction of all hands. .T hey is happy and still talking about ~ should and can do. were the Alcoa Pioneer, Cavalier, the three-department SIU Pacific He is the proud father of four Clipper, Puritan and Patriot <Al- District election in which the SIU beautiful children-his latest, a coa), and the Monarch of the Seas beat Bridges four to one and sucgirl, was born about three weeks last <Waterman). The Pioneer, Clipper, cessfully eliminated the ago-and hails from Dorchester, The fishing is holding up pretty Puritan and Patriot signed on stranglehold retained by the ComMass. Others on the beach include we'll in this area, although the ship- again. mies on American-flag ship1. G. Dunn, T. Ritson, R. Burns and ping is nothing to talk about and Maternity $ Help Brothers on the beach include A. Melanson. doesn't figure to get b ~tter too For our Seafarer of the Week we the following: Hans Skaalegaard, A word of caution to Seafarers soon. · Al Kessen, ·F .. Votto, C. Nangle, 8. l wh 0 joine d Zygarowski, Blackie Otvos, A. Lowho take jobs when they don't We had no payoffs· or sign-ons nom Inate J , C · Kee• know where the ship is going. It during the last two weeks and just the Union in 1944 and sails regu- guido, R. Sipsey, Bill Bause, Vic pays to be sure about this before five ships in transit. larly out of the Gulf as bosun or D'India and Mize. "Salty Dick" you leave town, since otherwise These were the Iberville and De deck maintenance. He is married Martinez says he thought he was there is a hardship on the man who Soto (Pan Atlantic); Chiwawa and has three children, one of coming to sunny California, but It originally ships plus a possible "(Cities Service); Bienville <Water- whom qualified him for the $200 has rained day and night since he delay in getting the ship out when man ) and Del Alba (Mississippi). SHJ maternity benefit plus a US came here. we have to send more men to fill There were no outstanding beefs bond' for the baby. "That was help at the right time," 85 .Keel The farmers sure love it though, the jobs. on any of these ships. and are trying to get "Salty" to James Sheehan Other than this, things are pretty puts it. run for ·"Official Rainmaker" In Boston Port Agent slow in. this port. We are glad to J. C., or "Junior," as he la CalJfornia. Any seconds? i ;.\;. ~ report that there are no brothers known to his friends, is one of the Bridges took another licking in the marine hospital, however. New Yori<: well-known Baldwin County sea- when he was forced to back down Among the oldtimers on the men and while on the beach bebeach are James Wood!t; B. Owens, tween ships manages to raise a few on the Pacificus beef for the second A. Alvia, F. Kulan and F. Fer- potatoes, which ii the main Bald- time. All in all, It was a good week win county crop. He's also quite for; the SIU Pacific DistriCt. nandez. Tom Banning a fisherman. Marty Brelthoff Shipping for the last two weeks Tampa Port Agent Prospects for the coming two West Coast Rep, has been somewhat better than in '~ the past. Most of this is due to the fact that six Alcoa C-ls and three Alcoa C-2s are beginning to come in here from the Gulf. We have had quite a few r eplacements on ~hese ships", and they will be runllling out of New York in the Shipping Figures April 6 to April 19 future. However, even though shipping REG~ smP. REG. REG. TOTAL SWP. SWP. TOTAL has been a little slow, we see that PORT DECK DECK ENGINE .STEW. REG. ENO. STEW. SWPPED some jobs have been hanging on B.oston 8 7 10 26 8 5 8 15 the board. When the A and B senNew York 78 58 71 207 ea 61 81 2f0 H 18 71 Philadelphia 153 ST 31 24 108 39 . 71 82 HO Baltimore 171 71 63 I 8 H 22 Norfolk 18 8 8 H Savannah 23 10 8 38 1 I I T Seafarers overseas who want Tampa 12 10 11 3T 3 I 10 11 to get in touch with headquar25 11 11 15 48 31 111 3T Mobile ters in a hurry can do so by 38 11 H 101 43 41121 cabling the Union at ita cable 31 New Orleana IO · 11 28 7I ad~ess, SEAFARERS NEW 17 86 IZ 101 Houston· ff '8 YORK. 111 81 28 121 49 Seattle • • • • • -19 • • • • • • • • • • • • • Use of this address will a145 30 18 101 Sanl'ranclaco .•••••••.••••• 20 lT II 80 .1ure speedy transmission on • I I ,_11 I 1'1 WilmlnltoD all meiiaaaes and faster serv. ~ ·· .. ~ ~. ,. ~ for the men iavol"4. Boston: Small Boal Training Put To Use In·Floods . 0raw 0n S lhlan d Wails, Gels Slores 1 v1·ctory Over Bridges Is s1·11 'MIJ·or Item ·.··· ··,·:·;•\ ~:: , zt•lil on No Seafarers Ailing lq Marine Hospital c. Alcoa Jobs Give Lift To Shipping llnion Has Cable Address .................... ................. ............... ....... .......... ................ ... .................. " .................... .................... .............. .................. ... ............. ., • -• :·-t-1•" ·,.,.·,ia• .,,. '· · .3•,.-09· ' • ~t.f r\)J7';. l id ,~I • f. 1 ·~, ~«~i ·-· lODI ·~~ I ' Monkeys Not Crew's Business; OT Paid Shipping in this great Northwest port has been ideal this past period. There's been no trouble at all for anyone wanting to move out. It l_o oks as if things will just continue as well in the next two weeks. as we have three payoffs seheduled. The Jean Lafitte and Fairland <Watermaril and the John C. (Atlantic Carriers) are all due in. The latter ship has been out eight months and will probably take a full crew. Vessels- that paid off here included the following: Wacosta IWatermanl; Frederic C. Collin <Dry Trans); Mary Adams <Bloomfield), for a 14-day port payoff; Lewis Emery,. Jr. (Victory_ Carriers), and Ocean Dinny (Ocean Trans). The Wacosta, Frederic C. Collin, Lewis Emery, Jr., Alice Brown (Bloomfield> and Coeur d'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers) signed on. 'In transit to the port were the Kyska, Hastings, Young America <Waterman) and the Alamar and Calmar (Calmar). We had one real overtime beef ·o n the · Wacosta, which had been carrying a partial .load of animals -<monkeys, small elephants, boxes of pythons, etc.) that were bunked . on t h e 'tween decks of the num· . her four hold for 14 days. Two people, man and wife, were the keepers who took care of the ani· m~ls dt.tring the Flint . day from 8 AM to 5 PM, and then took off with everything in good order until the next day. . . 'the .akipper had i~sued orders for the deck department <watche1 only) to make a round every hour in the hole where the animals were kept and to report to the officer in charge if anything was out of order. Following these orders, the sailors made the rounds every hour and put down one hour's overtime. Not Ro.u tine Waterman claimed that the work · done by the deck department wa1 . a routine check for the safe navigation of the ship, but the Union pointed out otherwise. This was a definite vigilance practice which is generally done by animal keepers. In the absence of same, the Union contract calls for overtime for this type of work, particularly when the animals are fed and cages are cleaned. The intent is certainly there right in the agreement. Accordingly, the company paid the beef, which· amounted to · approximately $450. · No doubt they passed the bill on to the owners of the cargo, Among the men on the beach here is Brother G. W. Flint, who joined the SIU in Baltimore in 1947. He sailed his first ship as chief cook because of hi1 experience ashore and hH been in the steward department since then. Thi1 Seafarer sailed Cities Serv• lee ships as a crew' organizer for ov,r a year and received' h11 SIU book in 19150. He says that a bil asset of the Union la the fact that It takes up alf beefs and aettle1 them very P1.1>mptly with the OPerators. He ls 48 years old, single, and plan• to stay that way. Other oldtima in port are C. E• Wallick, D. Barry, l. L .. Barton ancl C. J. Quint. . • ~: · o1eft. Gl,QeU. ... . ~ J •'·;:. ... \,(, ~·~it• • °';:fi,~t'!if...' .. ._.:1..i~· f r l '-_: ' . ~ • ~ " • ,. Seattle: ~ • rf. 'tjt.. ~ • • ... . . -Seattle Pori·- · • j: . ....:'. ' · ~ • ,,- - fl t ',,, 11 :; " ' ~ 1 ·g;,f, I• l t, • 1.l<""' �s ·E A fl .4 R'E RS April 29,_·1951 L 0 C- .Po11r auoar a • • • • ••••• Savannah: New Shipping Rules Greeted Fivorably A slight pick-up in the shipping piCture is hoped for here with one payoff expected in the coming period. We had no payoffs or sign-ons during the last two weeks and only six in-transits, including ttre-'Robin Goodfellow, Robin Mowbray <Seas Shipping); Seatrains Georgia·, Louisiana (Seatrainl; French Creek (Cities Service); Azalea City (Waterman). The new shipping and hiring rules approved by the membership recently still get a lot of attention and questions from the men on the beach and on the ships. The reaction has been overwhelmini in favor of the changes, which help protect the aseniority rights of men who ·have been sailing SIUcontracted ships. One of the brothers who welcomes the change in the Union's 1hipping rulee-and appreciates the fact that in the SIU the membership had the opportunity to vote · for or against them-is Brother G. A. Allen. Al, who'• married, has been sailing in the "black gang" for a long period. He says the Welfare and Vacation PlaQs won by the Union are the best•in the maritime industry and probably better than those for shore unions also. He is a proud member of this Union. A. Michelet Savannah Port Arent i i ~ Baltimore: Shipping Remains On Level Keel We are happy to report that .&hipping in this port for the past two weeks has been on a level keel ·and that there are indications this will continue. The activity came from 18 payoffs, 13 fiign-ons and 11 ships that stopped by in transit. At this time we have only one outstanding beef and that is with Calmar concerning the SS Marymar. The beef has been sent on to SIU headquarters and we are hoping for a favorable report on it in the very near future. Our last meeting attended by a couple of fine speakers, one of whom has proven himself a true friend of ours-Rep. Robert Mollohan of West Virginia. •He now 11eads the House Subcommittee on Legal and Monetary Affairs which is looldng into alleged "racketeering" by some unions. He provided the membership here with a very infoNnative talk. In addition, the last meeting featured a visit by SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall, who explain.. ed to the membership what ia going on in maritime regarding the failure of the Conference of American Maritime Unlon1. Those paying off here during the was lJSPHS Has Last· Safi On Duty Slip Under the SIU contract, US Public Health Service doctors have the final say on whether or not a man is fit for duty. If there is any question about your fitne·ss to sail, check w1th the nearest USPHS hospital or out:-,fi~lifn~~!i\n1.c "~~: .~ ~ulln,g. last two weeks were: Chilore, Cubore, Baltore, Feltore, Venore, Santore (Ore); Marymar, Oremar (Calmar); Robin Goodfellow <Seas · Shipping>; Edith, Emilia, Jean <Bull); Seamonitor (Excelsior); Planter, Pegasus ·<Alcoa); Cantlgny, Winter Hill (Cities ·service); Azalea City <Waterman). Sign~ons included the following: Chilore, Santore (twice), Cubote, Baltore, Feltore <Ore); Marymar, Oremar <Calmar); Azalea City (twice), John B. Waterman <Waterman); Seamonitor <Excelsior); Trojan Trader <Trojan). In transit were: Pilgrim, Runner, Ranger (Alcoa); Bethcoaster, In twice (Calmar); Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Winter Hill (Cities Service); Republic <Trafalgar); Evelyn, Arlyn <Bull); Chickasaw <Pan Atlantic). • Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Arent t. t t Houston: Air-Conditioning Unit ·Here Being Studied Shipping has been fairly good here with 4 payoffs and 11 ships hitting the area in transit. However, it will slow down some the next two weeks unles1 we get an unexpected payoff or two, as we have only one and possibly two payoffs in sight. Men who have wages and 1ub1istence coming from the Alcoa ·p1anter and the Alcoa Pegasus can now collect from Bloomfield. Our branch ftlembership here is talking up the need for an airconditioning . unit at the hall and we are working on thia problem. When a report on the question ia received, the memBership will be informed of it. Payoff• Clean All payoffs during the past period have been unusually 11mooth and we have had very minor beef1 to handle. This is to the credit of the delegates and crew1 on these vessels. The. following were the 1hip1 paid off: Neva West, Margaret Brown <Bloomfield); Sunion <!tea); Royal Oak (Cities Service). All but the Royal Oak signed on asatn. Ships which stopped by were the Seatlger <Colonial>; Del Alba, Del Campo, Del Viento (Mlullsippi); Alexandra <Carras>: Mae, Edith <Bum: Seatralna 'i'exae, Savannah, . New York <Soatraln); Blenvllle <Waterman>1 lttJ>ubllc (Trafalger>: Stony Creek (American Tramp) •. C. M. Tannehill Houat~n Port Arent Lalce Charles: Laundry-Strike Won; Phone Beef Still On Although there have been quite a few ships in this area, few crewmembers got off, so shipping has been slow. Calling Into this area In the past two weeks were the Cantigny, Bradford Island, Fort Hoskins, r.;fgans Fort, Arche.rs Hope and Chiwawa. The Cantigny and the Chiwawa made return stops. All the above are owned by Cities Service. Over in Orange, there were two visits from our old stand-by, the Val-Chem of Valentine T a n k e r s . There were a few jobs on each, but not many. The AFL Laundry Workers won their strike and now we can get clean 11hirts done up by union Fiiosa w o r·k er s. The strikers won just about everything they wanted:· five paid holidays per year, an increase of four cents per hour across the board and paid overtime. This was the first try in years for them. The 'phone strike is atlll in progress here as elsewhere. All labor in this area is backing the 'phone workers. At the meeting here on April 20, the deck department took the reins. D. E . Williams was chairman and N. Tripp was recording secretary. Both sail as ABs and did fine jobs in their posts. We have no one i:n local hos pi- Honefl Exeluinge Bates Listed The followlni 11 the latest available Ii.sting of official exchange rates for foreign currencies. Lfstlng1 are as of April 28, 19M, and are subject to change without notice. J:n.r!em!, New Z1111l11nd, l!!outh /...l· rlca: 12.llO per pound •terllng. o\u1tralla1 12.H per pound 1terlln1. Belalum: BO franc1 to the dollar. l>•nmark: H.'8 cent1 per krone. · France: 3110 franc• to the dollar. (lermany: •·• marlu to the doll11r. Rolland: l.T-8.I tullder1 to the dollar. ilaly: G24.0 Ur; to the dollat'. Norway: H cient1 per krone. tortugal: 18.'711 t1oudo1 to th• dollar. •weden: 10.11 unt1 per krona. ln41•: 11 oent• per rupee. takl1tan1 10.U 01nt1 \)tr rup11. t'rfentlnar lU »••~• th• dollar. tr ...all: a.• ttutl ,., tr\lltlro. trruiuay: II.es e1nt1 per· p110. V1n11uela1 111.aa nn~ ftr bolivar. '' tals but have sevei-al brothers on the ou t-patient list. On the beach here are brothers Tex Alexander, Swede Hellman, Babe Torre, J . F. Mapp, Ross Lyle, Jimmy -Parker, Jack Walker, E. Cox, "Doc" Peralta, Otto Pedersen and many others. Also Tex Gillispie; who just got married. · For Seafarer of the Week we nominate brother Mike. Filosa, who sails in the deck department and is one of the real oldtimers. He joined the SIU back in its early days when it was really a battle to keep the young Union going. As Mike says, it took hard work, many knocks and goqd brains to build the Union to v. hat it is today. And that ls w hat it takes to keep it on top. He is always re~dy to explain to the younger members how the Union gre.w and advises a steady hand at the wheel. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Port Agent .t. i t. ~hilaclelphia: Members Discuss CAMU's ·Failure This port is still holding its own as we have shipped quite a few men during the last two weeks and have the Pennmar (Calmar) due in for payoff Friday. In addition, the Arizpa (Waterman) is atlll hanging tight at the Sugar House. Both the company and the longshoremen are standing pat: which leaves the issue in a stalemate. There baa been quite a bit of comment concernini the Conference of American Maritime Unions beef, which all dwindles down to one thing: A smear campaign ls being waged to di.scredit SIU President Harry Lundeberg. Joe Curran, President of the NMU, at the 1ame time 11 trying to put himself forward aa the "savior" of all American seamen. However, we all know what Curran stands for and how be 1old out just recently on the vital fgsue of the hiring hall. Payoff• Payoffs during the last two week1 were the following: Arlyn, Evelyn, Carolyn, Hilton (Bull) and Antinou1 <Pan Atlantic). The AnUnous and the Rayvah (Transpor~ tatlon Corp.> algned on. ln-tran11lt1 were the Andrew. Jackson, Steel $Ql@ntist Usthrnianl; John B. Waterman (Waterman); De Soto, 8hlokaaaw <Pan Atlantic); Itobln QOdfellow <Seas Shipping); Winter Hill (Cltlea Service); Jean <Bull>J lafVah <Transportation CorpJ1 Ooean Lotte <Ocean Trans). j, I. Cardullo fhda4elphJa Port Agent WILMINGTON, Calli .... ·~ llarlne Ave. l'ORT WILLIAM .... U8'ti lyndlcate Ave. >ntulo Phone: 3.3221 Erneat Tilley, Agent erintnal 4-2874 LBQRNll ........ 103 Durham St. llEADQUARTERS .•• . CITO ' Ave., Bklyn. PORT BALTIMORE ........ 12u1 J:. Baltimore in. Jrl Phone: 11591 Earl Shcippard, Afent EA1tern 7·4900 IECRET falJ·mtAIURER TORO o. 8ntarlo • ••••• ··~Kin• St. E. fplre 4-11'119 BOSTON ................ , ... A'lii 8tate It. ASST. ' IECRETARY·TREASURERS VICTORIA. JO ...... 91'1\i ormorant St. Jamea Sheehan, Agent Rhihmond l·OHO Empire 41131 Al1ln11, D;cJ llm:~ops, Joint HOUSTON .• . .. . .. • ....... 4202 Canal It. . Volplan, n , • Hal Joint VANCOUV.mR, BO ............ 198 Main St. O. Tannehill, Acting Aaent Pre1ton 611118 . Mooney, t • • :Matt ew1, Joint Pacific 7824 LAKE CHARLES, La .•••.. . H19 .R yan It. SYDNEY, NI ............ 104 Charlotte St. Leroy Clarke, Aaent H£mlock 11·1174' Phone 6346 SUP BAGOTVILLB. Quebeo., ,, ••• . 20 Elgin St. MOBILE . . • . . .. •. . 1 louth Lawrence l!t. Phone: 1145 KONOLULU .••• , • , •.•••• , .16 Merchant St. HEmlocll 11·17114 Cal Tanner, .A.gent Phone 11·8777 THOROLD, Ontario ...... II St. Davids St. NEW ORLEANS ....... . HS Bienville St. CAnal 7·3202 . • Lindsey Williama, Agent · PORTLANJ> ........ 1111 N. W. Everett St. QUEBEC ........ 118 Cote De La Montague · Beacon 4336 ¥aanolla 6111·6113 Qutl>~CI. Phone: 2·7078 NEW YORK ...... 6711 4th 4\,ve. Brooklyn RICHMOND, CALII', , , , , , , ••••. 11!17 11th St. SAINT JOHN ...... 177 Prine' Wllllam St. Phone 2599 NB Phone: 2·5232 HYac1nth 9·6600 NORFOLK •.•...••• •• , •. 12'1-129 Bank it. SAN f'RANCISC0 .. ,, .... 450 Harrison St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdlson 2·9834 DoualH 2·8363 _' Great Lakes .District PHILADELl'HIA . • ,, ••••• . 337 Market St. "SEATTLE ........ ••••.,,. ... 8!105 1st Ave. . Main 0290 ALPENA ....... ; ........ 133 W . .Fletcher S. Cardullo, Agent Market '1·16311 SAN FRANCISCO ....... 4110 Harrlaon St.· WILMINGTON ,. .... ,. .. 110!1 Marine Ave. Phone: 1238\V Dougla1 2·11471' Terminal 4·3131 BUFF ALO. NY ••• ·; ... ..... . 160 Main St. Marty Brelthoff, West Coaet nepresentatlvf NEW YORK ...... 878 •th A.ve. Brooklyn <;Lll:VELAND ...... 34 Lakeside Ave., NE 1 Phone: Main 1·0147 PUERTA de TIERRA, PR . . Pelayo 111-La I HYacmth 9·6600 • l'hone: Cleveland 7391 llal Colla, Agent Phone ll·ll9ff DETROIT .... ... '.l. . . . . . . . . . . . 1038 3rd St. SAVANNAH . . . . . . . . . • • . .• Abercorn St. Canadian District Head.quartera .rho~t: Woodward 1-6857 A.· Michelet, Aaent Phone 3·1728 SEATrLE ........ .......... 115011 let Ave. MONTREAL ....... 9" I&. JaJntt St. West DULUTH ••••••••• ·;·1131 W. Mlchlaan St. · · · llone: Melrose MllO · · · . PLateau 8161 Jeff GWette, Aaen:t Ellrott '33t TAMP4'mt .11.••. 18\)i!··l llll N. :f*tnklln &to• HALIF~:'l N.I..... --_.;-; .. 128'-i ,~Bollla St. ~H CBlCAGO •• • i.: •• .1181 &.~·:1t. Pb.oner. a.aeu , . . r~011•1 s..ei' ' '-'mt Tom B'annlna. ~·~·W Pl'tone 2-1323 SIU, A&G District t. t. · - • < ~ New Orleans: Loe.al Paper Raps 'Waste' In MSTS "The New Orleans States," a newspaper which often editorializes against principles supported by the_trade union movement, took an editorial position recently which Seafarers can endorse. This editorial dealt with the "stupid waste, duplication and inefficiency in the Federal transport of freight and passengers in peacetime at a cost of $3 billion a year," including, of course. the MHitary Sea Trallsportation Service. Q~otipg the Hoover Commission on Government Reorganization. the editorial pointed out: "During the year, some 8 milliC1n passengers were carried in national defense · planes. At no cost to the passengers, of course. Of these , 4.8 million were 'hitch-hikers,' or personnel on leave. "Last year tl\e military transported 71.667 motor cars on ships, at a cost of $18 million. These were all private property . ... "The Hoover Commisssion recommends that all this free transport by rail, ship and plane be restricted and realistically limited to persons and cargo entitled to it," the "States" editorial said. "That makes a lot of sense," it added. Billion Sidetracked As a footnote , we might add that if a substantial part of the $3 bil· lion spent by the Go\ ernment on this project had been put into the proper channelfi of trade, perhaps the US merchant marine would not find itself in the plight it is in today. As for news of men on the beach here, our sympathies and best wishes for a speedy recovery are extended to Elmo L. Vance , James O'Keefe, Walt er A n d e r s o n and Harry Wolo\\·itz, who r e c e n t 1 y were admitted to the USPHS hospital. John Doyle, L o n n i e Tickle, Vance James Mason and George King are s_Hll on the ailing list, but are reported to be conrnlescing satisfactorily. We hope to have a good word about all of them ve1•y soon. Edwin Rhoades has been transferred to the USPHS hospital in Baltimore. John Elliott, Robert Scheiffius, · Cassie Carter, William Brewer and Clarence Crevier have been discharged from the hospital and hope to be able to ship soon. Shipping Slow ghipping , howe,·er, is still on the slow side here, but has picked up somewhat since our last report. In one or two instances, jobs have almost gone begging for a lack of takers. We had five payoffs, three sign-ons and 16 ships that called here in transit during the last two weeks. The Del Norte, Del Viento and Del Rio (Mississippi) and the DeSoto and Iberville (Pan Atlantic) paid off. The Del Alba , Del Norte and Del Campo <Mississippi) signed on. Ships in h'ansit were the Corsair, Pennant, Cavalier and Pioneer (Alcoa ); Steel Flyer (Isthmian); the Seatrains Georgia , Louisiana (Seatrain); Del Alba , Del Campo CM.is· sissippi); City of Alma, Monarch of the Seas, Bienville, Claiborne <Waterman); Beauregard 1Pan At- r Ian tic); Neva "\\est (Bloomfield); Logans Fort .(Cities Service). Lindsey J. Williams '3 .~ :.A>.duilJM.l.~'-:..- .. ;.:, .. ) �1'119 . . . . . . ._ ). Visit To . Pyramids R~lled ·r wo Bos·u·.ns? OPP WATCH - ·Too Much For ·o remar +=:Thu fea.twr• I . V · ·· · ··· dedgned to offer hint•· and infottnatlon on. · hobbC.t new products, developments, publfcatton1 and th• H1ce tohiah ieafar1,.; u mav find helpful in spending their letsure-ttme houri, both a1ior1 an4 The SS Oremar (Ore) dis· aboard ship. Querie1 1hould be addr1ased to ~'Off Watch,'' &EA• covered on a recent sailing FARERS LOG, 671S Fourth Avenue, BrooklJ1n 31, NY. Three tlmt1 faster than regular+-~-----------­ that in the case of bosuns, as Anaco Color, a new fast color ftlm, of regular household starch, t1P8• in most other things, you can iet Anscochrome, will be on the mar- clally 1f the spots are little more . ket for the firat time next month, than smudge1 from ftnger marke. too much of a good thing.· Such an Incident was reported in daylight type only. Rated .wlt'b All ypu have to do ls · wipe the in the recent minutes from . the a daylight exposure index of 32 starch on tb,e ftn1er-marked ~ spot Oremar. The meeting w• presided . the new film will replace Ansc~ and surroundings, and let it dry. over by J. C. Arnold as chajrman. , Color .and will be available la 20- (Just wipe it on; don't swab It back · ' The secretary was Wallace P. An· . exposure Sl5mm magazine• and and forth.) derson, who provided the LOG bulk loads, as well as 120, 620 and After It has dried, wipe the re· 828 rolls. For advanced photogra- malna off with a damp cloth. Genwith the details. According to the minutes. the phers, the new material permits erally the finger marks will come Oremar spent the first few houra much higher shutter speeds In ac- right off with it ••• Gre·ase or oil tion shots not possible with the stains can be removed in the same ·at sea of its last way with . a thick paste of powvoyage with two slower color films. bosuns aboard. According to the manufacturer, it dered chalk mixed with carbon The reg u 1 a r will give -truer color reproduction tetrachloride (be careful with tt, though), two cheap items obtain· bosun came aboard in the at all exposure levels. Thus, color able at most hardware stores. In balance will be m a i n t a l n e d throughout the color scale of a plc- this case, you have to spread a small houra of Seafarer F. D. "Mouse" Gonsoulin (second from left, with arm lump of the stuff on the spot anti the mornini on the salling da3[ ture even with accidental over or let it dry overnight. A brush upraised) provides thi1 picture of a group on a tour to the Pyra· under-exposure. Under-exposure mids near Cairo in 1948. To the right of Gon1oulln art Ralph and, In order to will merely result in a darker or should take it. off-sp9t and allMcDonald, the l~te Martin H. "Moon" Koune, Henry ·Patterson next morning, get a few hours Andenon of undisturbed Ughter picture, respectively, with and Nell Shane. They were aboard the Samuel Dexter, a Waterman ~ ;t. ;t. no shift in color balance. Processliberty, on her maiden voyage from New Orleans to Cairo, "around hit· Ing kits for Ansco Color can still Now that the warmer weather is sleep, locked his door before the Horn," on a voyage taking eight months and 18 day1. Man at the hay. be used for Anscochrome. making itself felt and the weather ting far left is unidentified. When the ihird rQate made his ;t. ;t. ;t. · from here on in can be expected G fl h Ith it to be good more often than it ls rounds to check up on who was and wasn't aboard, he discovered ra . ex ·~ come up " s bad, Seafarer home craftsmen and the bosun's quarters locked. He latest mnova~ion, 8 s_tereo ~amera "do-it-yourselfers" are breaking . . using the :basic box-camera idea of . d" th fil d i th out their outdoor gear in mcreas· assumed from this that the bosun was not aboard. \ wm mg e m an re 1eas ng e Ing numbers · shutter,_ Those who shy away from A quick call went out for a new getting involved with . shutter Thos~ who have reached the bosun and in a short time another speeds, diaphragm stops, sc~~l~s •. near-impossible state . of having gentleman of that rating came depth of .field and the like will 1ots of tools and no pro3ects to use bustling aboard. Without unpack- welcome this camera with a lens them for-as well as complete novOne of many SIU ships which regularly send their holiday ing, he set to putting the crew into opening control marked with sim- lees-may get some useful ideas and special menus to the LOG for a careful perusal, th& Sea- action. "ple terms like "bright " "hazy" and from the recently-pUlbli~hed "Ama• ' teur Builder's Handbook"' by Hub· Meanwhile, the -mate attempted "dull." · farers on the Stony Creek relive the ill-fated battle of that make things ready for the new . bard Cobb. Well illustrated with name a dozen or more times+-------------- to crewmember. lie unlocked the Sharp. ster~o pictures from four more than 1,000 how-to pictures, and about 700 British regulars door of the bosun's quarters and feet to infinity are obtained. The the book gives complete detailed __ per year. The battle is fought out all attacked the American commandls fixed at 1/50 second and discovered the regular inhabitant shutter . h . d f "M" fl h instructions on almost every home over again every Chriatmas, New ers. Eighteen other officers and of those spaces, -sleeping peaceis sync ronlZe . or as repair, improvement or mainteYear's. July 4th and Thanksgiving, 80 men, aa well u artillery and fully. lamp1. A companion stereo view- r n.a nce job you can think of. among others, right down in the supplies, were captured. The " lnIn addition to the usual home The word spread rapidly amopg er is also made for the camera. messhall. Bare facts of the disas- vasion" idea faltered as the Amerlthe crew that the . ship now" had The complete. kit of camera, case fix-it jobs, it also covers the buildtrous 1813 encounter with the Brit- can army withdrew. Stony Creek two bosuns. The tidings were .re· and viewer will probably sell tor ing of glass block walls, tells how lsh invariably appear as part of had, as they say, "rocked the boat." about $OO. ¢. t. t. to enclose a porch, build a ftrethe menu booklel, along with One hundred and thirty years ceive~ with mixed emotions. the pilot was about to be place or even unusual designs of Since samples of some of the finest table later, in 1943, the keel of the SS One of many method• for clean- furniture. Priced at $2.9!5, it cond'hote_ service in the world, for Stony Creek was completed- 67 lowered, off Virginia Beach, the which SIU steward department days from keel laying to launching. crisis was solved by having the ing wallpaper stains in the home- tains over 1500 pages of lnformapersonnel are justly famous. In the haste, apparently, somebody replacement bosun acc~mpany Jiim. no, .don't paint the whole wall just tion. William ' H. Wise Co., Inc., Camped Near British inadvertently left out an "•" from The bosun took the sudden end of yet-requires only a thin mixture New York, NY, ls the publisher. What actually happened was that its name. Most historical and topo- his short but hectic voyage with US Generals John Chandler and graphical sources refer to the place good grace al rightfully could be I William H. Winder, and about 1,400 itself as "Stoney Creek," a village expected under the cireumstance•. The minutes report that the inmen, encamped on June 15 at Stony of under 2,000 inhabltanta. But cident ended with "everyone' sattsCreek, near the British . camp at "tqi.s does not deter the Seafarera Burlington Heights, Ontario. Their aboard. _fied" and the only permanent Time For hnnre plans were to surprise the British effect was to .p rovide the crew with · . . .. . and to advance from there to One of theH days the Sii Stony an amilstftg iiiiCilC.te w.tth which to : invade Upper Canada. Unfo,rtu- Creek will batter tt1 way up into recall the_voyage. Undoubtedly the occuiance will The reign of J~hn L. "Frenchy" Hubbard as "best fisher· nately, the British had a surprise, Stoney Creek and have tt1 reven1•. It. would be euler. bowever, to also serve as a :warning to all thoae man ~ast of tb.e Mi1si11ippi" has come to lll;1 end. too. Frenchy had waged an .activ.e .defense of hi1 title The following -morning, ahortly forget the whole th1nf. Canada -and who are called .upo11 to "count before daybreak, General Vincent Great Britain . are our alllH now. bodies" aboard ah!p. to make dead .bestowed), but • · hook-dan-..,_____________ certain a man u mining ·b efore gling officer has snatched his ::~~~m:::. ord,er for a · crown. The LOG printed ·.a picture of Frenchy with a 38pound dolphin not Ions ago, and his lariest catch wa1 another dolphin, a 70-pounder. (1) Michelangelo and Machiavelli both lived in Italy durin1 the 15th Late word reveals, however, that an~ 16th centuries. Both are famous; one for patntlns and sculpting Frenchy has been outdone by the and the other as an author, statesman and philosopher. Who Js who? first assistant engineer of liia own (2) What are the four truly precious atones? · ~ U ship, the SS Ann Marie <Bull>. The (3 ) Who · was the last major leaguer to wind up a baseball season By Joseph Michael Connelly engineer, Cecil Locatell1, hauled with_a batting average of over .400? Was it: (a) Joe Dimaggio, (b) Stan · 1::..-:;;;;;;;;;;;il in a shark that hit the scalu at 1 Musial, (c) Ted Williams, (d) Rogers Hornsby? 216 pounds. (4) Earlier this year, France announced plans for bulldlng a new Outside the ahip, rain u falling super-liner for transatlantic service. What was the name of the last Onto the pier-tnto the river; Outside, the nigh·t-awell covers French ship to hold the speed record for an Atlantic crossin1T · · the cf.tu (15 ) What famous building ls locat ed at Agra, India! Wi th a large, damp-spotte d cloaJc .(6) A man has a number of coins whose total value ls $7.80. If he h'.18 one-third the number of nickels in quarters and twice aa many In the rain, outside, is the horn, Wailing a last goodbye., dimes as quarters, how many of each does he have? ' · (7) If you were a Bull Moose in 1012, of whom were you. a follower? Wailing to the outside. "Farewell.'' · . Outside, the riv~r flows (8) A map in an-airline ticket office shows distances to. various points the &hip as follo ws: New York, 2110; Honolulu, 3846; .Lisbon, IS400.; Loi Angeles, . · ' 1445. Where are you: (a) Caraca~. Cb) Chicago, (cl Mexico City, (d) FTl 0 1?mg hto dth1 Dfcean, . Seattle? . a1cing t e .,v,r B, -· • The inside river's filth, and (9) Who is supposed to have used the jawbone of an. HI In battle? sh.ip .. (10) What European country has given New York City iti:largest im- To the clean-smelling, sait . migrant group? · .. .. :. · · .Bp7':4J/j119,_·. ·. · · t.,;. ·;·. •• • ; • (QuJz A.Mwl"~d~• -~tJ>3 ..t • .;· ,} 1,>.;;i,, '.i·} ~ ·; !'' Sta o.uUide , :.• · ... Seafarers ·'Refight' Stony Creek's Battle ,, 'Frenc hy . Loses .,tIe 1 T A F• h•ng ·Eng ·neer 0 15 1 1 • nieh , '·.· QQiz .COrner . 0UfSI•-'e 1 f •.,. • • . ,.. • t~ t . r-'' ... • fr ~ - ,'1:i'4 '. 1•. t- ii\ Jc \ . .• ! . .. ti;, �~rost good ballplayers may be. in At Ghicago he always ha<! the the National League these days, nucleus ·of a good club with estabbut when 1t. comes to managerial lished professionals like Minoso, Seafarer$ ' of the SS Nat}onal Liberty. (American Watertalent; the American League clearly· Fox, Kell, Fain aild Pierce at one has the edge. Probably the best of time or another. way_s) are.up in arms· over a move to restrict the crew's free· the AL crop is Paul Richards who dom of night lunch activities. ~ · aa,.Bai- ColJection has a deserved repatation of ge"tAt a recent crew .meeting Baltimore's roster this year is a ting top mileage~ out of secondand a severai crewmen wiaware ' fabulous rag-bag ~ollection-good aboard the National Liberty, raters. · men on their last 'legs, untried at sea; the members assign~d bit on the snack-hap.py side-a Right now Richards is facing his rookies and men who were "promthe ship's delegate to take UR with situation which did not improve greatest challenge, to make a ising" for years but ·never filled the . the .c aptain the matter ,of padlocks -their dispo_sition any. · major league ball c1up out of the bill. On the pitching siae he- has having · been abruptly placed · on In addit"ion to being deprived of Balijmore Orioles. This is a team potential for really surprising the cabinets containing · crackers, ce- what they consider their rightful which cannot boast- of a single league. Up until now it's only disreal, drinking glasses and miscel- snack, th~ men · of the National me'rnber who would be a full~time · appointed the management. laneous edible item.S that. com~ in· Liberty ar~ offended by the very regular on a pennant contender There's Harry Byrd, who wa1 handy during or after a · nlght presence of. the Jocks. They defi·with the possible exceptior of BiHy supposed to set them on fire for nitely do ~ot contribute towards a wat~h. . Co;x. New York last year; Jim McDonald, The -crew voiced the opinion; re- "homelike" atmosphere, reports Richards got his reputation at wlio flashes brilliantly at erratic ported in the min,u tes. of the meet- say. · Stewardess Fanny Maire hands Chicago where he spent several intervals; · Joe. Coleman, a soreAl10 A We-ak ~enu ing, that such items are a legitiout a new cfoll to a Junior seasons _getting maximum mileage armer making a comeback; · Bob mate part o·f their night, lunch and At last report, the delegates and passenger of the Alcoa Clipper,_ out of retreads. He was partieular-. Kuzava, World Series hero and a should be freely available. captain- were "locked''. in c;onfer. at _a recent party aboard. AIJ ly effec~i.ve with washed-up pitch- nondescript the rest of the time; _ Also placed under lock and key ence on the matter. well as adding a spot of ers and .played a bold, free-wheel- Don Johnson, a very strong· right· were all .but four sets of 1!l!ver- ~ At the same meeting, the crew 1lamour to the LOG, the photo ing gam_e to force his bre.aks. But. hander; · Erv Palica, Brooklyn's also expresse.d dis~atisfaction with ware. serves as a reminder that the despite the. many wea}cnesses of the wonder boy who never grew up; Bill a particular menu, on which mac-- SIU also hag lady members, in Captain'• Idea Chicago cast, he never faced the Miller, a talented southpaw who limited numbers. - · problems that confront him now: has done his-best against Cleveland Under questioning by the crew, aroni , and cheese was substituted the steward reported that the· pur- for a second meaf .dish, the only and Jim Wilson, who pitched' a .nopose of locking up the food was meat being Swiss steak. hitter for Milwaukee last year. . The chairman for this meeting .. to keep the messroom and pantry Any one of these pitchers has ·w~s Charles Moss. F. T. Anderegg, elean." , the physical equipment to become deck delegate, served as secretary. ! • ·Questioned further, as to whose a real winner. But if all of them idea the placing of locks on the follow past patterns it's going to. cabinet was, the steward said that be a rough summer in Ba l'.i more: Gr:e ek To Him the .captain had told him to install The rest of the club is indifferent lliem. / looking ·at best Such badly-faded ·cra:ckers and cereal are relativeSeafarer C. V. Berg, the "Boswell of the Marie Hamill," veterans as Bob Kennedy. Vern Stephens, Johnny Pesky and Eddie ly inexpensive foodstuffs, the crew relays, another chapter in his series of thumbnail sketches of Waitkus are operating in his infield. pointed out, and tpe entire The one bright spot is Cox. lhe his fellow-crewmen aboard the Bloomf?.eld ship. amount of same that tne whole crew could consume in a year of The Hamill itself, B r o t h e r + - - - - - - - - - - - - best fielding 3rd baseman in lhe midnight snacks would hardly machine so much on this vessel majors and a superb clutch hitter, Berg writes, should be called and 'has learned so many new but a question mark at 36. Richards bankrupt anyone. The sudden -"The Houdini of the North shakes of the torso, he plans to go was forced to give up on Stephens "pantry security" measures taken on the Nation.al Liberty caught Atlantic Sea Lanes" because it on the burlesque circuit and give and Pesky releasing them this past _ _ can get in .and out of &ales without some of those shakers some com- week. The outfield pattern is much the even a loose seam. petition. We'd love to see that, as Charlie only weighs 267 pound§.," same. Gene Woodling, an estabOn Brother Berg also reports that lished journeyman past his prime Most of Berg's shipmates have Meeting also been bestowed with nick- the steward department put out a will perform along with two otliers names, such as: large green cake with shamrocks from a quartet of men who never Seafarers sending telegrams "Larry (The Quiet Man) Kilgore, on it for St. Patrick·s Day, "but quite made it. They a··e Cal or letters to the . New York headquarters dispatcher asking the chef and domino -champ, who we couldn't get one of the - Irish- Abrams, Gil Coan , Chuck Diering has some of the brothers paying men to sing 'When Irish ~es Are and Hoot Evers, every one of them to be excused from attending "Phil" Cajiao, of SS Steel past 30. ·Behind the plate there;s his taxes from the dopiino tourna- Smiling.' headquarters m e JD .b e r s h i p Recorder (Isthmian.), seems to ment. "Sam Han,' a former brother nobody P>Cce]lt a rooJde nanied meetings must Include the reghave no trouble being underistration · numl)er of their "Jimmy Sherlock, the Kip Street now sailing under the banner of Smith who hit .350 in eolumbus. 1tood by these "Greek Dancing It Richards can tyke headway 1hippf.tig card in the message. Girls" during a vi~it to Basrah •. Flash, who can talk himself ouf of the Master, Mates and Pilots, is reFrom now on, If th• number more situations than even William lieving as chief mate on -this ves- with this club, he deserves a spot This recent picture was forIs not· included, the excuse can- · (Shamrock) Burke can arrange. sel for this trip. It was great hav- in the Han of Fame. He.\: ah ay1 warded by deck delegate E. W. ncit ~ accepted by the dis· Carter, who was also a mem"Robert Henry (Nantucket) ing you with us, Brother Hall, and been a successful gambler bl!t this patcher. • ber of the party, - 'as Brown, who has been instructing we'il like to sail with ~·ou again time his deck is stacked with lownumber cards. was "Blackie" Shannon. the Bosun, Blackie Mancino, in the soon." arty form of public speaking but now regrets it, since Blackie can Seafarer Calls .HarTiill ~Houdini Of Atlantic' Put Number Exeuses I- S eaI arer S.am.S a~s - l. ---------------------------.. ~~~!~~a~!~ ~o~k~an talk him into "Autry (Third · Can Opener) Johnson, who lays claim to being the best frozen and canned vegetable dispenser south of the Masoq.· Dixon line. "Josh (The. General) Lee, the soft-spoken oiler, who is really one accomodating guy, because some of the guys were yelling that the steaks were tough and Lee grabbed up a b o u·t two d o z e n knives, w e n t below to the ma chine s h o p, sharpened th e m; cleaned tliem and t h e n gave them to the guys to cut their steaks' with. "Charles <Mldcet) Scott, who 1tated that since he has operated the sanding and rust chipping The LOG conducts this column ·as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share flavored recipes, little-Jrnotma. cooking and baking hints, dishes witli a nationat flavor and tile like mitable for shipboa.rd and/or home use. Here's Seafarer Is i dro Avecilla'a recipe for "bread pudding supreme." What to-do with bread that 1 has lost its spring and pep is an age-old problem. Some is generally appr9priated sy the dunkers who like -to sponge up their coffee that way. Soine winds up as croutons for soup, or goes over the side to feed what would otherwise have a very limited use. the birds. An excess of old bread also provides the occasion for making an old-fashioned bread pudding like the "bread pudding aupreme" offered here by Seafarer Isidoro Avecilla, chief cook. Served either hot or co 1 ~. a bread pudding toppe.d by a custard or • other aweet-fla~ Avecllla vored 1auce always makes a liood dessert on any occaslon. Avecilla, who has been sailing with the.· SIU ·for t~e past 12 years and has been cooking ashore . and on ships for over '60 years, finds a bread pudding a . simple dish to P~J:l·~ l\.Dd ·~~v_ee ~I~ !t~s. tJte· adt'led .f'!. ~!rh~t ··~~ ~1ir,t'\ " ' & -·~, : 1 1)'!_,, \.; .. ~ ...: 1 ~6'i f ' v: Here's what you need: 8 slices old bread, 2 apples, i.t.,_ pound raisins, 1 ounce nuts, 2 eggs, ~~ cup milk, ·nutmeg and sugar to. taste. Soak In Water The bread should be soaking Jn water, while the apples, raisins and nuts are chopped.· After a while, squeeze out the water from the bread, combine it with the eggs and milk and add in the other ingredients. · Mix everything together with a rotary beater or spoon and , prepare for baking in a 2" pan or a casserole, whichever is available. Bake for 30 minutes in a medium (350°) oven. Serve hot or cold, topped with a fruit or custard sauce. (Recipe serves 4; fucrease it Pl'.OPoriionately for any iuimb'er of .! !_~~~ .. .' ,' .. ·, . ., . . : ... ·.... , "') �1.A:Jrll ... 1111 Second• ffl,e-. '/l 'er , Sill-Owned Slalp• : • •. Antlnou• Ball• -Ne"' .B rotlle-., To the Editor:· :, Te the Editor: delay, in order tQ make crewmem~ . A few 'trips ago l wrote to the . After arriving he.re in London . have learned about other unions, from LI\ Pallfce, France, I -re- the SIU still tops them all. Now I A•h• Wli11 llnion• hers trylne to get back to the 1hip LOG about the gall~y crew of the pay,$~ or five cartons of cigarettes Antinous. At the ~ time of publica· cei ved an April issue of the LOG will say "Goodbye, brothers, and Not In to l'et back, It is exactly w.bat tfon a few days later, o6r then · from my wife and sure was glad to · God speed you all. " To She EliHor : F. W. Kinfield 1et it. I hereby request that the LOG the US law calls extortion. (They chief cook, Bill Varn, and the night I read an interesting letter from and the Buyer's Gtiide be sent to lat~r sell these cigarettes openly cook and baker_, Paul .Carter, got ~ ~ .t. off to take a vacation after providEdward R. Mclnis who suggested my new address. At the same time, on the black market.) ing us with the best of chow for that the SIU operate ships. I think I wlsh to express my appreciation · We are exposing this disgusting ' that would be a good thing if it:s <late, perhaps, but -always present) embezzlement in the interests of many weeks. possible, what with the way things To the Editor: Everyone, including myself, was for progressive leadership, the the public, the shipowners and all ...._ look for contracted ships. It is the worriea that our meals would be brotherhood and all the benefits seamen, regardless of their union This is an idea I have pres~nted main question now. that have .been coming our way affiliation. ' different. I ·h ighly respect both we are making this trip very to several ~eop.le _in Washing~on ·as Varn and Carter for their work, through a strong and -democratic Si&"ned by T\venty Seaf.arer1 fast. Signed on in Savannah March a w_ay of_ s1mphfymg evacuation of Union. but no real changes were made o( the Lewts· Emery Jr. 2!J on SS Southport (South At- · t~~- pubh~ from many of our large although,· of course, no two people It is always a pleasure, . and it Jantic) and are due back in George- c1t1es dunng an emergency. I am gives a feeling of assurance to i - .\; t do anything alike. town, our first port after 'leaving a men.1ber of the Masters, ~fates note, that our New Men On here April 20, about April 30. we and Pilots a~d would also hke to Union is abreast t;onvef1s Thanks Bob Wells had come on as chief are making a smooth trip this lime, get the reaction ol the SIU memor ahead of curcook; he was BR at the timP.. SIV Visit making only two ports in Europe , bership to my proposal. rent happenings "Frenchy" Robin caipe on in To the Edito'r: La Pallice and London. · We all know that the average exthat affect us all. Last trip she laid up 44 days in · cursion boat In New York harbor This is fo convey to the SIU the Miami as baker. This refers espeMy story begins with brother Germany after striking something can carry about 5,000 peop1e, and sincere appreciation of the Italian c i a 11 y to the Wells, and I surely hope I have a underwater out- that there are about ten million latest change in Transport Workers Team, your chance to write side Bremer- people in Greater New York which, the s h i p p i n g guests on their recent visit to the .more about him. haven that tore a like most big cities, has water all rules, which in- us arranged by the SIU. staff in He has worked hole in the bot- around it. deed could mean New Orleans. Halvorsen on many Alco". tom. · We also know we have about the difference of The warmth and hospitality exships..and was t .1 There is an- 2,000 US ships idle and going to us having a union or not. tended to th~m while in New Orlethe Antinous beother thing which the dogs, and that each of them There is one thing I would like ans left a very definite impression fore as cook in has come up. could carry about twice as many to mention, and which has had me with· them that will remain a 1951. Does a Class A people as those excursion boats. puzzled for a long time. Why is it cherished memory of American When Wells . man have to sail Add to this the fact that we have that unions ue so cautious about democracy. came in on this . 90 -days to keep -an oversupply of farm products and participating in politics? Eriksen time,· he had na • Al~s ·pro&"ram his Class A rat- other food items which could be I think I understand the reason idea he would With the cooperation so freely 1 I ing? The March 18 LOG said that stored in all 01· most of those 2,000 for some of the misgivtngs, such as given by you, the Technical Assist-· soon become a full. bookmembe~'. Class B and C members .have to ·ships fu advance of any emergency. Communist , aiitators; but as it is have 90 days a year seatune. We . They would also do nicely as bal- most of us' hardly participate in ance Program cannot but succeed. . He wertt around. askmg the. men if they were satisfied with his cook• ~vould appreci~te very much if you . last. politics at all. As the team manager represent- ing- and if any· changes should be could clear this up in the LOG.. In the case of a war most roads ing ·Foreign Operations Adminis- made. But none had to be made; Everyone Concerned - Give all my old shipmates m subways key railroad points and tration, I would be remiss it) my everything was good. After all, our. living standard New York and Baltimore my best bridges ' would be useless if duties if I did not acknowledge and the laws we live by are set in your efforts wishes, as I am shipping out from to make the ,occasio,n On top of this he has one of the and making my home in Savannah. bombed. The. waters around N1: Washington, by politicians. For inbest second cooks (George Hiers), . a me~orable one for the team, exand also galley man- (Mike Eala) he Edmund K. w. Eriksen · a~d other ~laces, however, would stance, the Taft-Hartley Law, the Steward delegate still be navigable. "Right to Work" bills and the min- pressmg my own t?anks for yo~r can ask for, and they sure get (Ed note: Once a Seafarer hai 1~he ships would, of course, n.eed imum wage standard. Politicians \~on.derful cooper.at10? a~d . appre- . along like brothers. Bob is always earned his Cl.ass A rating., it is crews, but there are plenty of Job- made those laws.. and they concern ciatton,/ and trustmg. i.t . wil~ be my smiling and tries . to keep things goo~ .fortune to VlSlt with . you right at all times. permanent and is not lost 9y tem· less seamen, and even more will all of us, very much. ,. Proud Of SIU porar-y inactivity.) be in the same boat as the effects So why should we not go into agam m the ·n ear future. Richard O'Driscoll . ;\;. ~ ;t. of the ship transfer program are politics and vote for · those who It was really nice to see when Bi1Js felt more and more. All the neces- consider us the most'? That way we a ... ;.\;. ;\:. ;.\;. he got his book. He spent most of . sary elements are here for a mass can ease our ow.n difficulties, and •• •1 z t that day around hi~ r.oom looking evacuatil;m program. The ships be- those that may conte up later. n,,,o~, at the book and telling different To the Editor: long to the Government and as Of course, each of us can do so men how proud hi' was to be a It has been nearly three years such should be used to bring the now, but 1 believe our leadership To the Editor: member of the SIU. since I was on my last ship, the· De best benefits to its citizens. can better point out to those poliexpress our gratiBut I don't think that Bob is the Words .cannot Soto. I had hopes that I could The 1nathematics of the whole ·· tici:ms that will really work for us overcome the yea rs against me C64 ) opera.lion are simpl e. -T wo t hou- and the bettering or our conditions. tmfo ~pd appreciation to the SIU only one who'~ proud that he's and especially to James Sheehan, got ten the book. We on bonrd the and the 50% disability I incurred sand ships by 10,000 persons equals _ Si&"urd Halvorsen are proud of him and in World War I , but the CBmbina- 20 million persons. Ships also <Ed. note: The LOG wm. now be port agent in Boston, for handling Antinous how he feels about . the SIU-. We · tion against me was too much to have many advantages and facili- sent to you reUJil.arly at your pres- the return of the body of Allen .G. wish him well the best of luck ancl match the rugged sea life. t· s b tt th h "d t ent addr es$.) Brown, bosun, to Hyannis, Mass~ clear sailing in the :v.ears to come. I haven't made a "comeback" ie. e er an any s oresi e ype of shelter, and they are mobile at i ;t. ;t. We received a cablegram from Maurice "Duke" Duet sufficient to . delivering the goods the same time. I believe the idea the Robin Line that Allen . had · on the job, as every SIU member is a sound 0•ne and should be expassed away 'vhile enroute from· ;,\;. 1' i must do. Such being the case, 1 am plored further by our civil defense On lnchOlf, Capetown, South Africa, to the leaving the industry to try some- authorities. by way of Holland, and informing • To the Editor: thing elsewhere. Ted Sorensen Top We, the undersigned crewmem- us that" he was to be interred in It has been a real pleasure. as the Canary Islands in two days. To the Editor: t ;\; ;\; bers of the Lewis Emery Jr. (Vicwell as profitable, to sail with the Bod7 Returned I _would appreciate it kindly if tory Cafriers), would like to reSIU, and I am deeply grateful for you could send me a· copy of the port to the membei} hip that the the privileges ~nd benefits gained Knowing that time was short, we _booklet "45 Ways to Save Money'' launch service in fochon Harbor therefrom. The small amount we is both dangerous and inefficient. ~ontacted Mr. Sheehan and asked plus the LOG. have paid back to the Union in the To the Editor: The members of ·the LOG staff form of dues and assessments is a After reading your article in the Both the Union and the shipping that, if it,. was humanly possible, wanted his body returned to the mere "drop in the bucket" com- last issue of the LOG, may I make company are done a disservice by we United states. He immediately are doing a wonderful job on our pared to what we have received. a suggestion ? I notice that the the launch service agents, for it is LOG. It is both interesting and Howeve;·, in the face of all this article about the "Oscars" did not operated as nothing but a racket. contacted the New York office and, educational, and many of us enjoy and the fact that I am no longer state that the worthy contestants Launch service is supposed to be through his efficient, courteous and it as much as our home-town news• V going to try shipping, you can be had lo be sea men. provided three times a day, at $9 continued help, the body was re- papers. I wish you continued sue• turned to Boston. sure I will be back if needed in I suggest that a special Oscar be per run. But here at Inchon c'ess for a great Union paper. In closing, let me state that the there is no such thing as schedule. any national emergency that comes given for the best work of those · Robert Westerfield up. I could still "pinch-hit" on fine folks uf bulh sexes who help The boats are not seaworthy, Brown Family will always have the (Ed. note: Both ,the LOG and 11 short runs . or do standby work in to make the LOG an interesting and they have no compass in the greatest respect and admiration for copy of "45 Ways to Save Money" pap er. port. event of fog or other emergencies. the Seafarers International pnion. are being sent to you in answer •to To conclude, despite all that I !Ur, and l\frs. Percy E. Brown They purposely lag behind, and l\frs. J. Dunne '!!our req1Lest.) Poll,tlc• lfrges Ship l]se 111. ff-Defense For Fare well To Shipmates . A gen . •• ai lJ For Burial A.Iii Warn Of Backet Boats vs. ·flails LOG For Doing Job Suggests LOG Wi1len Awa1•1l ·- / He Sh.011.l 1l Kuom! B'rl JJer•nard Sea111:an �) , . . . .... 1~ SEEIN'' T ..B SEAF4BERS, With WALTER SIEKMANN / Seafarer Charles Orleaby, who has been getting some tough breaks the last couple of years got a good one out at the Staten Island hospital just recently. The doctors removed the l!teel plate that was put in his right leg which he fractured In December, 1953. We hear the operation is a complete sue<:ess and Oglesby is now up and around, walking as good as ever. This brother broke his left leg in December, 1952, in a shipboard fall and his right leg two years later in the same kind of accident. He's hoping he'll be able to keep his pins steady from now on in. Oglesby was AB on the Seanan on his last trip. Another brother who is now recuperating from a shipboard injury is M. Laureano off the Royal Oak (Cities Service). He had been cleaning tank and when he climbed back up on deck he slipped and broke two ribs on his right side. They took him off in Galveston and he came back up to New Yor~ to the hospital here. ·· Frank Lillie Back in the ho~pital for further treatment is Seafarer Jamea Waldron. He was partially paralyzed by a stroke last year, and is under observati~n now to see what else can 'be done for him. Carl Jim, who wiss steward on the Bienville was in for dental repairs at the USPHS here last week. Frank Lillie is being treated for stomach trouble. He was AB on the Ocean Bette befo,e he checked in. Fred Heck, who is with the black gang is being treated for a gland disorder. The :Beauregard w<1s his last ship. a Seafarers In Hospitals· USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Geor1e Ander1on ' JoHph C. Lewallen :A. Arvanitl1 Robert McCerkel Georfe Bekken Carl Mccranie l:dward B. Bl1 WHllam J , Mellon Ben Bone Thoma. Mun10 Lorenzo Brltida G90rP D. Olive L . J. Brllhart Fnd Pittman Jo1eph Bucher · John Powers JHlie A. Clarke ft. X. Rlchard1on Vietor_ B. CooP,er Stanley Rodtera John J. Doyle Robut W. Scales Leo A. DwYer John R. Schultz German T . Glaze Edward ·s..erko S. A. Holden John Simpson J:dward Huizenira R. H. Solheim· Norman T. Jackson Carl J. Spurcll: Melvin H. Jones John Straka Anthony J , Kelly USPHS HOSPITAL . BOSTON, MASS. John M. Herrold R. J. :Mctau1hlln USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS f1·Jnidad Garcia Jr. John E. Markopolo .lenJamln f'. Grice William G. Trice VA HOSPITAL FORT How ARD. MD. Wilbert Hu&hH - · 'FINAL DISPATCH ;··<·~.: ·~:.:::·(\\::::. The deatha of the following Sea· farer• have been reported .to th• . Seafarers Welfare P.l an and th1 f2,~00 death benefit• arc being paid to their beneficiaries: USPHS. HOSPJT AL NORFOLK, VA. l'ranci1 J . Boner Eustoquls Rivera USPHS HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen James MacKenzie Harry· J. Cronin Joseph Perreira ;r, Jl, Eran W. Timmerman l'rank Kullek Norman WHt Rollert Lambert P. S. Yuzon USPHS HOSPITAL . SAVANNAH, GA. Paul •. aland James T. Moore &ufua L. Fields John H. Morris William G. Grerory Gerald Perdomo Jimmie Littleton Ernest H. Tvebb Benito L. Mendez USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. P . . B. Corley W. A. Johnstitn William J. F4ck Motomu Mu1aahi Sverre .Tohannes1en Geor1e J. Wanka . USPHS HOSPITAL ·· DETROIT, MICH. Tim aurke ; USPHS HOSPIT AL MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Burton USPHll HOSPITAL L EXINGTON, KY. 8. 0. Chaudion USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS a. F . .Deibler ,Jose Santiago Vir•il L . Hardinf · ~dwud J. Toolan IAILORS SNUG HARB,OR STATEN ISLAND, NY Joaeph Kollusky VA HOSPITAL JA_MAICA PLAIN, MASS. T. J:. Lamphear USPHS HOSPITAL 9 STATEN ISLAN:P. NY A. Z. Andenen Carl A. Ilm Richud Anderson D. Kaim Isaac Antonio Jo1e11h J. Keatinf Raymond H. Bunce Philip F. Korol William R. Burch Adolph Kubacki Charle1 F. R. C. Caraballo Frank D. Lillie Wll1on, 21: On D. Chlrlchella John McKarek J. Cook Jorge .J. Mai-r ero March 28, 19M John Dusan DeDuisin Stephen ME:hl"inger ·Br other Wilson Fred A. Delapenha Michael Michalik DeLeon Rafael Padilla died of exposure Hlpoilto N. B. Ed1·1niton Charle• Oglesby in Mobile, Ala- Cad Ei·nest F r ancisco Pineiro Theodore Gerber Geo1·ge H. Robinson bama. B u r i a 1 Estell Godfrey Jose Rodriquei: t 9'ok place at the Robert F. Grant Aaron Sasser Han1 R . Hanssen Olav W. Seim Mobile Memorial John Hawkin. Enr ico Tlrelll Gardens Ceme- Fred W. Heck Samuel L. Vandal James Waldr on ter y in Mobile. G. J:. Herrmann USPHS HOSPITAL Brother Wilson joined the SIU . in MANHATTAN BEACH, NY 1952 in Mobile, and had been sail· Fortunato· Bacomo lCaarel Leetmaa Jng in the steward department. Frank W. Bemrick Jamei R. Lewl1 Claude F. Blanks Arthur Lomu He i1 survived by his mother, Mrs. Robert L. Booker Francis F. Lynch Joseph D. McGraw . Myrtle Wilson, of Mobile, Ala- Joseph G. Carr J ar Chong . Archibald McGuliran bama. Walte1· W. Denley Vic Milazzo John J , Driscoll Melvin 0. Moore Bart :W:. Guran lck Eugene 1'. Nel1on Gr 0 r ·i 0 P. Taib Has.sen . Joaeph Neubauer Ros a r 1 159 1: Thomas Isak1en Daniel F. Ruggiano J'ohn W·. Keenan Wade H. Sexton Brother Rosario John R. Klemowlc:1 George E. Shumaker . d f d · Ludwlf Krl1tta nsen Henry E. Smith d le 0 rownmg Fred erick Landry Vir.1Cil E. Wilmoth on June-29, 1954, James J. L a wlor Chee K. Zal in Norfqlk, Vil'· USPHS HOSPITAL g1ma. Place of NEW 0RLEAtJS, LA. · 1 E Walter J. Anderson Georire McFall b Ul'la was verCharles E. Brady Jamel M. Mason green Cemetery Albe1·t T. Cooper James B. <YKeefe · in Brooklyn, New ·John G. Dooley Alfonso Olaguibel John Doyle R. A. Ratcliff York. Brother Charin Ellzey G. J . st. Oe1·maln Rosario had been a member of the Henry L. Falgout Edward Sam1·ock David B. Fleld1 Thomas A. Scanlon SIU since 1943, joining _. in New Leo Fontenot Henry· s. Sosa. York, and had been sailing in the William Grlmt11 Lonnie R. Tickle Earl T. Hal'deman Elmo Vance deck department. He is survived Jamu H. Hudson Dick ·· vrsser · .by his daughter, Julia Ros·, rio, of Geor• e J. Kin& · Jamea E. W.-!!rcl . · ~G. K1.1a~p ·. David A. ~'Y'rltht. e' o, ,, N ew Y ork City. . . , '. . :'l'.,w,;llfi. Lant .....;Jt;.>l'~~J--'.·.~ · - ~~~"'V . -,, !I . . ~-., . '"' . ,,.-, ~- - With ship's flag at half mast crewmembers look on silently as Captain H. M. Scholder of Robin Sher-.. wood (center, in background) conducts funeral services over the flag-draped body of Seafarer Stanley Kul'tish, FWT. The Seafarer died at sea, 'apparently of a heart ailment, about a. week before the ship \was due to dock in Boston. Photos were taken by ship's purser-pharmacist, Morris H. Elbert. All of the folfowing . SIU familie1 will co!Lec' tlie $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond tram. the Union in the baby's nam~: • Claudia Gail Petts, born March 18, 1954. Parents, . Mr. and Mrs. ~olan Potts, Jr., San Francisco, California. Robert Brian Keelan, born March Charles Anthony Batson, born, January 5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and 31, 195~. .Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Charles W. Batson, An.d alusia, Jehn :Keelan, Brooklyn, NY. Alabama. · .~ t t Deherah:Denise Peace, born FebJohn Anthony Caine, born March ruary 24', 1955. Parents, Mr. and 13, 1955. Parenti!", Mr. and Mrs. Mn. Henry C. Peace, Kauntz, Francis E. Caine, Mobile, Alabama. Texas. ti . ;\".. Elaine Burial, bore January 111, 19M. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Barria!, New Orleans, La. Joanie Lee l'loppert, born February 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mn. Francis Pleppert, New Orie· ans, La. , i ;t. ;t. Shirley Darlene Newton, born March 18, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mts. Charles Newton, Mobile, Alabama. t & t ;to Katherine Guzman, born March ./ . Toity Dean Sanchez, bern Janu- 13, 195!J. Parents, Mr. and M-r.s. ary 3, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. PedFo Guzman, Brooklyn, NY. Charles Richard Sanchez, Chicka.t. t t saw, A.labama. Patti· Layne Reed, born March ;t. 22, 1!15~. Parents, Mr. and . l\frs. Douglas Ted Parker, born March Mitchi!ll T. Reed, West Enterprise; 17,. 1955. Parents, Mr. and 1\:Irs. 1\lliss. Wi'lliam R. Parker, Mayport, Flort .t t ida. Betty Jean- Guthrie, born Sep.t t .t tember 10, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Deborah Patricia Slintak, born Mrs. ll-ydolpb Gutiu·ie, Tampa, Fl ~ . January 17, 1955. P itr ent8, Mr. and ~ ;t. ;\; Mrs. Edward Slintak, New York, Harriet· l\larie Svendsen, born r N~ . . March- 13, 1955. Paren ts. Mr . and Wanda Jean Sanchez, barn March -.t. t -t. Mrs. Viktar Svendsen, Balti mo-i·e, 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. May Linr Shek, born l\iarch 12, Md •. Thomas H. Sanchez, Chickl!saw, 1955. Parents, Mr. and· Mrs. Sou Alabama. , Shek, New York, NY. Brenda, Susan Yates, born De. cember, 23·, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Yates, Tampa, Fla. S E A F . A R E .R S - ' REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID April 11, to April 22, 1955 No. of Seafarers receiving benefits this period .. , . .. .... . . . . ... . 1.131 Average benefits paid each Seafarer . ...... .. ... .. . ... .. .. $ 67.06 Total benefits paid .t his period . ..... . . ... ... .. . ..... ... .. . $75,842.63 WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Hospital benefits .. . ....... . .. .. . .. .. . ...... ... : . .. .. ... . $ 6,435.00 Death benefi ts .. , , . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . .... .. .... ... ....... 10,809.15 Disability benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,450.00 Maternity benefits .... .. . . . . . . . .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,200.00 Vacation benefi ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.948.48 t ;\; ;t. Norwood Dale Cain, born March 19, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norwood· 0. Cain, Bayou La Batre, Ala. , Thomas Casey Silkowski, born :June 21, 1954. Parents. Mr . and Mrs. John Edward Silkowski, Bridge City, La. t t Debra Carol· Stocker, born February 5, 1955. Parents, Mr . and Mrs. Harry Stocker, Jackson. Miss. ;\:. .t· Tana Ann Del Buono, born March 21, 1955. Parents, Mr. a nd Mrs. Gene Del Buono, Brooklyn, NY. 1' Total ... . ... --: . . ............ . ...... . ... . ... .. ..... .... . .. $75,842.63 ~ t t WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY l\~igdolla Cabrera Antonetty, Hospital benefits paid since July 1, 1950 .. .. . ... .. . . ... . $ 658,015.50 born March 5, 1955. Parents. Mr. Death b enefits paid since July 1, 1950 .. .. . . . ... .. .. .. . . 1,200,91 7.38 Disability benefits paid since May 1, 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,745.00 and Mrs. Angel Cabrera, P once, Maternity benefits paid sihce April 1, 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364.000.00 ·PR. Vacation benefits paid since Feb. 11, 1952 .. .. . ......... · 4,275,532.99 l\Iary Ann Westlake, bo1:n March Total .. .. .. . '. .. . ... .. . . . .. . .. ......... .. .. ....•..... .. $6,589,21 0.87 31, 1955. P arents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Westlake, Brooklyn, NY. <pates are when ben~fits began). t t ;\; WELFARE, VACATION ·PI,AN ASSETS Cash on hand-Vacation . .. .... .. . .. . .. . ... . ........... $ 773,144.23 Daniel Eugene Alford , born J an-Welfare . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468,734.92 uary 22, 1955. Parents . Mr. and Estimated accounts receivable-V<!cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,185.05 Mrs. · '.Alex Lee Alford , Pen sacola , · -Welfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,991.85 Fla. US Government bonds <Welfare) . ..... .. .. . . . . ..... ... 1.720,696.83 : .t t ;!. i Real estate (Welfa re) . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240,894.70 Sharon Elaine Rosen, born April · -"' Other assets-training. ship (Welfare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 ,803.40 ,28, 1954. Par.ents, ~1£r. and Mn. - - - - -,,...-- .Arnold W. Rosen, Jr., Laingsburg, ~!!..-! 03.. }V!~cI1~n. "" -:r:.....,.."' ., ._ ';.'.'li'if',C•<..Ho'l'¥IP'ill~ ... _, ~....~.-::?". ll.-~ ~"- ~ .~...,....~ ~-~ ..... �.. • DIGEST ~·o1 SHIN' NEE.•Df,es.· •' aAL TORI COr1), Pebruary 16-Chalr· man, Colyer; Secretuy, W. Whiten. Vol· untary contribution• will be made to the • h lp'1 fund at payoff._ Crawmember1 were asked to be more quiet in pa11ageways, ~nd t o re l u t·n e mpty coffee cup1 tQ the p ant r y. Mtrch 20-Chalrman, It. Clolyer1 Secrehry, w. Muterson. The 1hlp'1 delega te reported that t he steward must order a new washing machine H the old one can•t be repaired. A vote of confidence wa1 given to the steward department. of linen. Steward WH as~ed to put out canned fruit• once In awhile. A. vote of thanks was given to the galley staff for their fine work. The ahlp'a laundry ls insufficient and i.f the linen is not sent ashore In the near f utur e c:rewme mben will bave tu do their own linen, thanks given to the 1teward department for a job Well done. · March 6-Chalrman, · S. Kw11tkowskl1 Se retary, R. Arnold. Dlscunlon on at!!_; tude of supervisory personnel toward Union members, and what to do with shlp '11 fund, record player, electt·ic Iron and other property belonglna t o the crew. March 22-Chelrmel),' I . ZubovJch1 . .cretary, w. Trolle. Suggeatlon made that 'the ahlp'a delegate see the chief enalneer about having. the waahing machln•~ re· paired. Su&'gestlon · made for the: ahip'1 delegate to contact the American ·. Mercha nt Marine Library Auoclitlon to chan ge the b l\rd ~ books. · ' IUP~ly -, of "meillc.i . put ,aboarcl. ,_ '. • equipment should be . · ALCOA ,OINTER (Alcoa>, March UChah'n11n, B. · McNulty1 · s'ecretary, L.· Bruce. A 1peclal meetln& 'was called to find out. why there wa's not aufflcilent night lunches put out . The steward r e• OREMAll COre>. Februuy 6-Chalrmen, plied tha t If the delega tes had come to E.· Barnhllll Secretary, R. Fithen. Wash CUBORE core>, March 30-Chalrm•n, H. him they would not' have needed a 'spe• ing machine should be .left clean after GREECE VICTOR,Y <South Atlantlc), Colllen S1eretary, .R. O'Dowd. Request clal meeting for thl •. The · steward ts111ed using. There were leaks in the fll'eman's Februmry 21...-Chalrman, F. Young1 Se~ fo1· more cups at coffee time. No beefs orders to the 1o:l!und cook to dish out ' retary, M . Gottschalk. Ship's delegate reported. foc'sle but they were fixed . m~re night lu!lches. · February 21-Chalrman, D. Miller; Sec- reported warning by captain to the crew retary, G. Milsap. A n.ew ship's delegate to ·declare all goods In Southampton as ANN MARI& . CBull>~ March 6-c:halrSIATRAIN LOUISIANA <Seatraln>. PENNMAR (Calmar), February .u Chairman, a . lngr1m1 Secretary, V. was elected. Engine delegate wlll see customs are tough there. Steward dele- man, I!. Dekln1 S1cretery, L. Calderon. March '20-Chalrman, A. Collet; Secretary, Monte. Ship's delegate reported that the flnt engineer about sougeeing engine gate reported that captain ts trying to In1t ructions were given on how to con· G. Kaufman: The report on water which run department. He makes unreasonable tact the ship .In cas~ of· em~r&'ency. One wa1 sent aehore to be tested will be there was not enough, food last trip. The foc'sles. demands that are lmpossjble to :f'ull\11, man In steward department missed the ready when ship ·returns to New · Or· ·bed1·oom stewal'd will take care of the YOUNG AMERICA CWatermal'l), no da te a nd further details and , ln:f'ormatlon wlll ship In Puel'to Rico. Second electrician leans. Ship's trell'liurer reported that ·recreation room and the engine and deck department will t'ake care of the -Chairman, J. Nash; Secretary, J, Singer: be banded to patrolmAn on arrival 11,1 asked f or rt101•e coopel'8tion concerning when h e h :led .)o flnd out why Coca Cola Ship's delegate reported b!,lefs against the States. Crewmembers we1·e -asked to electrical equipment. Suggestion WOii was not' delivered to the ship In 'New laundry. Jt was suggested that the last made to try and get a better quality ot Orleans he could see no one but the 1tandbv should take all cups from the • the steward d epar tment . Officers receive return soiled linen. a val'lety of ice c1·eam and cookies where· soap. The ~teward was Instructed to night foreman, and was given no ex· . t able ~nd put sa me in sink. ' as t h e c1·ew does n ot , The re Is a shol'tage ANGELINA (Bull>. January 20-Chalr- ol'der a new toaste1·. Cr ewmembers were planatlon. Motion made that the sillp•1 WESTERN TRADER (Western Navl11a· of food at meal time s, and the food isn' t man, E. Roundtree/ Secretary, H. Thomas. asked t o keep longshoremen out of ship delegate contact SIU welfare department, tlon J, January 23-Chalrman, J . Sh1ets; prepared properb•. Gal'bage to be dis· All hands are .happy aboar d flhip so Jar. alleyways especially . durln&' mea_l times. letting th e m know that S250 was paid The ship · crewed a week ago and no for -machine and to see whether the Coca Secretary, F. Cullison. Ship' s delegate beefs have been reported yet. Cola comp.any can be made to supply a will , see the chief engineer about the March 6--Chalrman, R. Fegler; Secrecertain number of cases each trlp, Jack of cold drinking water. No beefs tary, H, Thomas. Delegates will make 1·eported . up individual repair lists. l\fesshalls need · STEEL-. NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), March February 24-Chalrman, Cross; Secrepainting and fans need repairing and 12-Chalrmen, C. Scofleld1 Secretary, A. tary, F. Cullison. Repair lists from all oiling. Brother Blizzard was thanked for " P~rlseau. Motion made ·and carried- that departments were turned Into the cap· fixing television, and the ship's delegate the ship be sub~ected to a closed fumlga• tai n . and t he cr ew agreed not to sign was thanked for the efficient and well tlon, because on 'two separate occaalon1 ou unless all major repairs were made. dol}.I job he performed. . Discussion on rats and bed bugs were found. DlscusThe ship's delegate asked the mate to current resolution will be voted on in alons on ·situations existing In •the stew· have a sailin~ boal'd placed by the ganethe future. ard department pertaining to the quality Way. of some of the stores, lack of variety RAPHAEL SEMMES CWetarmen), 'April GEORGE A. LAWSON (Pan Oceanic>, (Continued on page 19) December S-Chalrman, J . Swe1ney1 Sec· posed of back alt and not thrown on 4-Chelrman, H. Pler ce1 Secretary, J. P. A vote of thanks wa1 giv~n to the stewFifer. Brotbers Wj!re told to leave books retary, J . areoke. One man In steward deck. ard department. alone that don't belong to tliem. 4. vote depar tment Is fouling up and will lie ' of thanks wa1 glven for the steward deturned In t u the pat rolman in first port SEAMONITOll (Seas Traffic and Trad· partment for a fine job. l\fen using Bl!AUREGARD (Weterman), no datof pa ~·otT . lng J, F•bruary 22-Ch;iilrman, J. Har· . wa shing machine were a sked · to turn Chalrman, J, Kenai Secretary, O. W11hlln. The Ship's~ dele!rate advised men. to be on THI! CABINS c~ Tanker), January 1 worth; Secratary, C. Foster. Ship is due same off when finished using it. I-Chairman, George -BradyJ Secretary, fur -payoff soo!1 and crewmem~ers w~re steward, has a movie machine on board the job during working hours every day N Lambert. Cap tain will okay the pur· ~e~uested to give a ~nple no~lce. if lenvmg and a suggestion was made that crew- In port. · Ste.ward department delegate - The 1ollowinl' men have money • f l> • t f b 0 d In Japan if ship. Two men missed ship m Lisbon. members donate money for this so ftlms thanj{ed Cl'ew for -cooperating In. keeping due in amounts from $2 to $152 eha.s~ o . ee i ou 0 ~ n made and Discussion on dela yed sailing while the can be olitalned on the West Coast . the pantry clean. Deck delegate sµgno~1-~ed Ill adva nce. Mot 0 t extra ship was In several ports. Chief engineer April 11-Chalrman, H. Pierce; Secre- gested that all g&l'bage be taken aft and (average $20) from South Atlantic ca111ed to thank . captain for he told to stop doing crew•s wnrk . A vote tary, Bernard Toner. Motion made by L. emptied. All hands were asked to clean Steamship Line, Inc., and can refreslu~1ents dur111g the holidays. Dele· of thanks wu given to th_!! steward ile- Zalenski that a wire of suppol't be sent laundry room af ter usin&' aame. cate~ will get r<?p alr list• well in advance par! ment f o1· the food and sel'vice on · to Harry Lunde berg. taln same by contacti'nl' the com· Ship's delegates 10 as much as possible can be done at this vu ·a e were elected. aea. .Crewmembers were asked to watch ~ g · CHICKASAW CWaterman), March 2~ pany at the Savannah Bank Build· Chairman, J. Brown; Secretery, T. Buslg· 1a£et:v a t all times. ALCOA POINTER CAlcoa>, March 11- -.VACOSTA (Waterman), February 20- Ito. A new ship's delegate wa1 elected. ing, Savannah, .Ga.: January 30-Chalrman, H. Waller; Sec· Chalrman, J, B1dnar1 Secretery, R. An· Chalrman, L. Bruce; Secretllry, C. Welch. Dennis H. Brazell, Carl H. Bolton, Sen Discussion on blower In lower passageway retary, J . Guard. l\lembers voted to dls:pa tch a letter to the home office of Captain said ther e will be no slopchest drew1. Motion made and carried to keep to eliminate noise. Crewmembers were Chong Chan&'. Constantin Cyr \akldls, L. c. Ma thi asen regarding sending of crew for next trip. Clothes wlll be ordered a record of the number of days of water asked to help keep the mesaroom clean. Tai, George H. Burke, Joseph W. O'Neil, Herbert E. Loge, Gerald L. N11nce, Theo• mail to overseas ports. Door in 4 to 8 for crew on coast. Chief elech·lcian will shortage in order to file for compensa· foc'sl e kicked in by former crewmem- take care of repail'ing fans. Dell!"g ates tion .. A report will be sent to New York FAIRPORT (Waterman>, February 26- dQre R.· Correll, Anthony J. Marano, "be r; r equ est was made to impose a fine should get up a repair list. Donations to fo1· action. Elect'rlclan will be contacted Chalrman, J. Lewi11 Secretary, I. Roavold. Floyd C. Nolan, Frank B. Sterlltz, Wil· the March 0£ Dlmea will be collected at fo r such action in the future . A new lock and hasp waa put on · the llam M. Lawton, OrdWay D. Scott, Buster February 11-Chalrman, A. Brown; payoff. pantry door to · pr_event disappearance of Moore, John Dunn, Juan Hopkins, Moodie lecretary, N. Lambert. Chief englnee1· ls night lunches while ship Is In port. Dis- Willis, Joseph M. Stephens, March doing all he can to help the rusty wash STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), April cussion by . ship's delega te and members Kuzywda; Egll I. Borgic, Dyorizago Kazlukewlc:r., wat er condition . The tank cannot be 6-Chalrman, H. McGu•11•1 Secretary, G. of c1·ewmembers missing ship between cleaned until vessel enters shipyard, hut Peny. Ship's offlcen. were elected and pol'ts. Recommendation df fines in the Gaston H. Salllard, John T. Flood, Robert· L. Legg, Wal Young, Winston C. Jackson. he will continue to :flush tank at every communications and written resolutions £uture, . Zenith Payne, Artbur B. King, Joseph opportunity. were accepted . A motion was made by M • . 'l'.homas, Vincent S. Kuhl, William H. George Peny and carried unanimously ROBIN HOOD CSeas Shipping), February Mason, Stanley Steven1, Krekar Balovaian, TOPA TOP'A (Waterman), February 2' that a telegr am be sent to Harry Lunde19-Chairman, M. Kopenhagen; Secretary, Donald W. Turner , Robert Subbert, Henrv -Chairman, J, Busalackll Secretary, s. berg. H. 4>ombrowskl. Motion made that _Dj!W 'oseph. Ship's delegate will take all reabout raising pressure In drinking foun· delegates be elected as . the old onea re- Hence, Herbert Parks, Jr.; pair lists and hand 1ame over to patrolClaud& J, Hopkins, Homer L. Rin~o. MARY ADAMS CBloomfleld), Aprll 10- taln. Messman asked crew to coopel'ate signed . . A suggestion was made that on G.eorge man and d~partment heads before algn-on. Chalrman, M. -Dackn, Ernest Ramirez, Emer y H. Meaford1 Secretary, E. Fed· in keeping messroom clean. A vote of long stays i n port the steward -contact A new washing machine 11 needed for den. A motion waa made by R. Burton thanks was given to the steward depa1·t· D. Cor.well, Lawrence E. Bartlett, Vinthe chief. mate and see about having the cent Dawson, Robert B. Brady, Rolando the crew. and carried that a teleg1·am be sent to ment. garbage removed as .,it ls unsanitary. All Montero, Russell E. Simmons. Elmer Lundeberg, giving him a vote of hands a1u·eed to give the old library CICIL N. BEAN (Dry-Trana), February Harry PENNMJlR (Calmar), March 27-Chalr· books t d the seamenls club in East Lon~· Wheeler. Paaquala Dinlno, .Joseph R. Mar· confidence. Resolutions were acted upon 20-Chalrman, P. ArthoflrJ Secretary, K. and carried unanlmou1ly. man, W. Davle11 Secretary, N. Cohen. A don as they- were generous and kind to coux, Uno Vllpor n, Nicolas Razor, .Touni1 (:olflna. Ship's delegate wanted to know · minor dispute was reported in the en- the c1·ew. last Christmas. No · one but P. Skoilfelas, Anthony L. Scarmato; · i he 1·e1mm why the laat mlnute1 were John J. Gates, Athanaslos Makaratzlir, gine department. Steward was asked to the crew· ts alloV{ed to use th• laundry LOGANS FOlt T CCltlH ltr vl~el, April not 11111t to headquarters. F ormer 1ecVictor . B. Cooper, Chen&' Youn&'. James change v1tr lety of dessert1 11nd cu ~ down ratuy claimed they were lost. A mo- 10- Chalrman, J . l•lde1 Secretery, Rob- on custards. If any of the crewmembers and wasbh11f machine, and ·all ))ands C. Burnette, Willy O. Svara•.. Call' G, tion was passed that a 1peclal -meeting ert Bennett, The 1hlp'1 delegate spoke · have beef• about the food they 1hould should keep same clean. A vole ul thank• R einhold, W. H. Walton, W . H . Cha dbu r n, '!i• held with agent ·ot payoff port regard· on the SIU atand on marine ho1pftals br ing them to the attent-lon of the stew- given to the baker for hi• exceptionally David R . Morra&"hum, Francis J. Harirney, :Ing hmel'1p1·ing mattre1111 and lhortage and tha new bli-1111 1y1tem. Crcwmembers ard department and not grumble among good .baking and tasty snacks at coffee C. Del Castilla, Peter Smidt, Ralph W. tlmi. wore Informed of the ·new bulk carrier Shandi, Arnoldu1 DeKok, Hubert H. Repair llat1 will be made a&"reement adaptecl by Hury Lundeberif. themselves. John1on, John Ballud, Robert J, Wise• A motion waa made and carried to give up by the department delegates for 1ubPILTORll <ore>t March 2S.::,,cbi·ir man, m a n , William B. Salazari . Lundeber1 full backln1 on his position mlttal prior to ·arrival on the Ea1t" Coast; W. Reld1 Secretary, . O. Ball; Delegates Claude F. Carroll, M. J. Mitchell, Vil• In refuence to CAMU. · 'IUGINll ' <Oro), March U-Chalrmen, were asked to check each department for helm Rlchard1on, Petrol E. Vout1lnas, needed repaln and turn •ame over to the Johanne1 Vande1 Evde, Joannl• Konlem, ALCOA POLARIS CAlaoa>, iiebruery H Ill. Slrol11 'ecretary, A. Da.Foreat. A let- ship's delegate, Cup1 1hould be returned. Curt st~rke, B. J, Fanning,_G. w. Wohl, from the SIU Welfir e Dep u tme nt to -Chairman, W. 'hurrou11h11 Secretery, ter to the · Piiiilry a fte r usln« · them . All M. Polouls, D. Z. Lutero, L. J. Love, L. C. W. Bataon. The· chief engineer will the shlp'1 delegate, in reference to the hand• were . asked to' cooperate and· help F itsgei.'ild, J. G. F redericka, J , J , LYc!~nl, of a shipmate, was read. An check the cold water line to aee why the death H •. Alexandrta, E&"bert Palmer, E. Von del.' nad been prepared and mailed ke4p the pantry and laundry cleaner. water la alway1 hot. Request patrolman answerGermany..Vllet,, D. V . .Burchard, W. ·A.. Brooki; The delegate reported to attend tire and boat drill In Mobile aa ·from CHlLORI (Ore), March 2~Cl:lelrjften, C. T. White, C. Barrineau, W. -s. WUvariou1 member. ue 1hlrklng their that he now h&1 a complete repair list D. Ponte11 secretary, J. O•ddla. The chief llam1, E. Mathew1, .T, llsits, C. L. Moody. and wlll turn it in to the captalii. A dutlea at aald clrill1. vote of thank1 w11 .extendetl to the e ngineer will see abaut r epair ing wuhln&' M, Multer, .. R. G. Atwell. E. R-. Cr.owen. reported, J. N. Dubose. S. F. Hayea, C•. C. Slmmon1, for the excellent quality of the machine. No beef• CUBORI COre), 9iebruary 22-Chalr· baker . _ . __ G. A. Gardner, C. Kµmrow, M. J. Lohr. · goods on the voyage. Some disman, w. Caln1 lecretary, B. Wlalon. Mo· baked SIA CLOUD (American Merchent M1·· I. Ranew, John A. Call, G. F. Wilson, G. cussion about painting done by the captlon made that. pantry and recreation tain, which will be taken up with the rlne), December 26-Ch•lrmen, 1. Gr•t· A, Allen. J . B, :ffenley, A. R. La .Torre. room be locked In port. A vote of thanks patrolman 1ky1 Secretuy, Done ld . Porreat. A new' . L. :M. Al!eir, ·E: D. Selms, 0. F. Martin, _ upon arrival. was given to the eteward department. ship'• , delegate ·was elected. A motion J;ame1, .B'rown, R , R. White. Members were asked to stop throwing MICHAIL (Carras), Much 2~Chair· was made and carried to have minor cigarette butte on the d eck. , man, F. ·1sra111 Secretary, D. Collins. repail's and adjustments taken care of by d,epartment delegates. The steward FR&NCH CR!il!K (Clt111 Servleel, Feb· Cr ew was psked to donate to· the ship' s will report m~ cm;1dltlon 11n!f. shortages. of ruary 23-Chelrman, A: Arnold; Secre- fund. There is now a balance of .$22.85 .store11 at t he next meeting. The 1teward the f und. The crew ·was also asked to t ary, I. Johnson .. Shl11'1 delegate repor ted In take it easy and not overload the wash- depar tment will · t a ke care of ihe recrea- · that all 1•epah·1 . will . bo . taken ca re of. ing tlon r oom a nd the deck a nd e ngine demachine when usln&' It. Discussion on flrlna of men. Vote of Nicfiolas Mllldlebrooil PDl't ments will alternate in taking ca re of the laundry room. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), no date Please contact John W. Clark J a nui ry 30-Ch.a lrmen, H. Gerl1; Sac·. Cha(rman, . . C• . Long1 Secretary, John Decker. Food change bas started on Bull retuy, _D. Forrest• . Ship's delega·t e. re· immediately at the SIU New York Ltne for -the purpose of lmp1·ovlng stew· por te4 tllat ,one half . the number ·.o f new ha Ir concerning an important ·mat· ard department efficiency. It ls the pol- t ans r equired we1·e placed aboard. He· ter. icy of the SIU to cut waste without cut- rend a copy of the . steward - r equisition ~75 Av~. ting the · quality of tbe . lood. -'!'he stew· rd for 1undry stores, which indidllted that i\;. i\;. ;t, department stores are put on by the new cots we1·en't ordered. Two new fan1 Henry L. Childers 1 company and are not orde1·ed by the wer e allotted to each department. Crewsteward. members were asked not ' to overload Peter Pasinosky, who was ·ship· washln·g machine. mate with you -aboard SS Donald ROBIN LOCKSLEY <Seas Shipping), ARLYN (B i.Ill, Merch 24-Chairman, 0. S. Wright in 1946, urges you to Guerro; Secretary, c. KrelH. Captain asked cre~ embers not to ihrow ciga- contact .him at Campbell Ave., f11ds re tte butts or any -dirt in passageways. Woodcliff Lake, NJ. Repair lists a1·e to bl! made out by de· 4;. . ;t._ (1) Michelangelo was the painter pa1·tment delegates and h anded over to ~ e • e I e I • • • • • and sculptor. thl! 1hlp'1 delegat e.. before arrival in port. Bernard Jurkowski A vote of tha nks was given to the baker .your,.brotiu~r Staniey urges you (2) Diamond, emerald, sapphire, a nd t hlr!f cook f or splend\d meals poi cut <,lur ing a bsence of a chief cook. ruby• to write him c/o PO Box 121,_Web· - -MON_EY DUE ob· P11zzle An•wer _Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, Fourth Brooklyn 32 NY1 . I would like to recefve the SEAFARERS LOG-please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) STREET ADDRESS CITY. S_igned ....... ....... ........ . ...... ..... ... NAME . .... .... . . . . ....... Z0NE .. ' .. ' .STATE .......................... . :ro AVOID DUPLICATION1 ff . you ere en old subscriber . end have .• c:h1nge of 1ddress, please gl~e your formtr 1ddre11 below1 · · --- Answer•• '(3) (c) Ted Williams, with the Boston Red Sox, in 1941. (4) Normandie (19~5). (5) Taj Mahal. (6) 39 nickels, 26 -dimes, 13 ALCOA PA't RIQT (Alcoa), March ,_ Chairman, W. Smith; Secretary, T. · San· chez. S15 wus t aken fr om the ship's fund fol' flowers· f or a .. -brot her who passed· away. A suggestion was made to mak..two arrival pools to build the •ship's fund in order to buy a TV set . Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about buying a 'n~w washi ng machine. . up , ADDRESS ·······.· ··· ·· ·; ·······-~ ············· · · · · · ·· · · · ··· · · ···· ·· ·· ···· · · · · · ·· · · ·· ;"· ...............,.................. J. TRINITY (Carras>, March 6-Chelrm1n, Buselewskl; Secretary, M. ·Reid. ~- ster, ~ass. ... �'. ... :.idu,.tw , ' '" ; ·, • ' ' ; • ·~ : S B.Al·'.4· lr··:.E.a ·s ,• .-~ r • £0 G • • ~· :DICBST -: ol SHIPS~ . ' were acted upon and accepted 100 •per· <Continued from page ·18) cent. :A motion WH mad~ :by H. Brodie and the practlee of •Yinf too ma!IY left· to wire Harry LundeberJ, PrHldent of oven and Hrvlng them at a later meaJ. ~e Seifareri International Union. reaard· Ina mpport to polltlon on CAMU, cat:· , STBEL 'SIAFARIR Oathmlan), March rJed. unanimou1ly. · s-;..chalrm1n, none; Secretary, none. 12-4 oiler feels that llnce he 11 a union man ANN MARii <•um, Aprll J-Ch1lrm1n. and pays mb1tantlal dues he Jntenda to be treated and spoken to by otrJcera in I. Dakln1 Secretary, 1. · Kllll1rew. Dele· jatH report aveeythlnl In aood condl· a manner befitting ht1 rating and affllla· tlon. Dl1cu11lon1 with captain on bavlna Uon and runhina 9Dlootbly. A apeclaJ quarters painted. A vote of thanlu WH meeting WH called. All reporta and com· Miven to the baker tor the goodlem at munl~tlona were accepted. Crew voted full endorsement of AFL polltlon on coffee time, and to all deleeates. CAMU and SIU new hJrlnt eet-up. Crew· members request a new toaster. New DEL ALBA CMlssl11lppll, March 20 mattre11H1 are needed for the ho111ital. Ch1lrm1n, E. Riviere; Secretary, ~- GelL &hip's deleeate reported that new pDlow1 were received- and ship was fumigated. ANTINOUi cwaterm1nl, April S-Ch•lr· Seef In steward department in I regard man, J. L(ttle;· Secretary, J. Murphy. Comto dirty pitchers, but other than thJa· the munlcatlon1 read and , accepted. Resolu· steward department has been very coop- tlon1 on CAMU and SW hJrlnt program erative. Motion made and carried that were -read and motion• made and car.ried paHageways, quarters, galley, messhall1 to acc~pt and concur. A motion was and showers be painted. made by Brother Ellis that a telegram be sent to Brother Harr)' Lundeberg con· REPUBLIC (Trafal1lar>. October 1~ demnlng the actions ol Joe Curran In Chairman, W. Szczepanski; Secretary, W. selling out on hiring hall Jssue. Barth. Request for an exterminator to try to get rid of roaches. A patrolman ARCHERS HOPE <Cities Service>. April wlll be contacted about having the fresh 6-Chalrmen, T. Waems; Secretary, I. water tanks cleaned. Swafford. All reports and communications were voted upon and accepted GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), unanimously. Crew backs AFL unions' March 28-Chalrman, E. Deshotels; Sec- stand on CAMU. Crew also pledges full .retary, J. Bdward1. Engine delegate took support to SIU hiring program . up the question of keys with the chief engineer and the chief said the captaib BEATRICI <Bull>, April 4-Ch1lrman, would reach an agreement with the ship's F. Fromm; Secretary, R. Hall. Ship's delegate. Motion made and carried that de,\egate. F. Froom, reported that the the night lunch contain a greater variety ship pays off In Baltimore. Headquarters of meats. The heating system In some report and communications were read .rooms Is very poor. and accepted. Motion made by P. Dunphy to accept resolution supporting CAMU CATHERINE (Dry Trans), March 26decision. Motion made by H. Ricci to Chalrman, J. Ranieri; Secretary, D. Massa. accept resolution on SIU hiring set·up. Ship's delegate requP.sted that shipboard Both carried unanimously. elopchest prices 1 be mailed Into nearest port. Longshoremen and others outside BEAURliGARD <Waterman), April 5of crewmembers should be kept out of Chalrman, s. Turner; Secretary, J. Can· messrooms and crew's quarters at all .trell, Jr. Brother Mastin was elected as times. Steward told membership that ~n ship's delegate, Joe Pagola was elected. cases of shortages of soap, matches, etc., as ship's secretary reporter and John he would be glad to cooperate and su~ Cantrell was elected to the post of 1hlp's plement. All hands urged · to keep Jaun- treasurer. Resolution& mpporting AFL dry room clean. stand on CAMU and backlDf SIU new hiring set-up accepted .100 percent. MoALCOA PIONEER <Alcoa>. February 27 tion made by J. · Cantrell to .send tele· -Ch1lrman, J. Fedesovlch; Secretary, J •. gram to Harry Lundeberg congratulating ~ R. Tiiiey. The shiP'!i delegate reported him on . the· action he took regarding· that the ship received fresh stores of an CAMU. A ship's fund wlll be l!tarted kinda In 5an Pedro. So far there Is a for emeriency use and benefit of crew· dispute about no shore leave In Yoko· membere. All crewmembers were 11)\ed hama and delayed aalllng due to repalre to cooperate with the new))' elected crew of the vessel. Motion made and carried representatives. BIENVILLE (Waterm1n>, April 4 Ch1lrm1n, M. Karlovee1 Secretary, R. Perry. J\lotlon made by A. Maje.ky to accept and concur headquarters report, carried unarilmoualy. Communication• read and" accepted by the crew. Resolutions adopted eupportlng AFL lltand on CAMU and SIU'• hiring 1et-up. Motion made by A. Shellen that the crew wire the president of the International regarding CAMU l11ue. Carried unanl· that crew go on record to ask negotla.t ing mously. committee of the SIU to bring up the BRADFORD llLAND <Cities Service), po11lbillty of changing the present trans· portation clauses In tlie agreement to "Pr!! ,_Ch1lrm1n, H. Oranfl Secretary, D. Wiiiiams. Motion made and carried collect transportation from port to port Instead of area to area. The washing ma- to send telegram to Harry Lundeberg backing his position on CAMU and giving chine Is In a poor !;Qndltlon. him crew'• 1upport. Ship's trea1urer, V. Radcllll' reported that thert II f48 In ALCOA CORSAIR IAlco1J, Api'll l - the ahJp'1 fund. Dl1eu11lon on ffniorlt)' Ch1lrman, o. Callahan1 Secretary, M. Cos- rule1. tello. Communlcatlon1 were read and accepted. Brother CalJJlhan made a nt'o· CALMAR CC1lm1r), Aprll l--Ch1lrm1n. tlon to accept and concur In resolutions A. J1ckson1 lecretary, c. Hostetter. Del· •lidorslng 1tand on CAMU and SIU htr- e1ate1 report ahJp j1 In 1ood 1hape with lna sy1tem, motion carried unanimously. no beefs pendlna. Headquarter1 report WH read and aacepted. Crew voted ALCOA PINNANT (Alcoa), April 6- complete mpport to AFL unlona' poll· Chalrman, V. Naah; Secretary, J. Stewart. Uon on CAMU• . Crew allO 1ave full IUPHeadquartefl report, communlcatlon1 ind port to &JU'• new hlrlDI 13'ltem. A mofHolutlom read, dl1cwined end accepted tion WH made by W. Yerke thlt a tele· unanimously. Motion made and carried aram ile sent to Harry LUBdebera. to Hnd a teleeranr to Harry Lundebera 1uppo~lng hJm on CAMU. · CANTIGNY <CltlH •ervlce), Aprll 7Chalrmen, J, Phllllpa; lecretary, R. - Mc· ALCOA PILGRIM CAico.), April 7- Don1ld. Re10lutton1 end communication• Chalrmin, Rihn; Secretary, Turk. Dele• read and accepted. Motton made and carfates reported no beef11 pending and all 11 In order. l;leadquarten report waa read and accepted with thank1. All com· munlcatlon1 · were read and accepted. lle1olutlon1 adopted In 1Upport of AFL action on CAMU and· SW'• new hiring eet-up. A lincere vote of thank• 1lven SIU repreaentatlve1. for a Job well done. ALCOA POINTIR <Alcoa), April 6 Ch1lrm1n, J. lt1 mbo; licretary, C. Brock· ett. We, the . crewmembere of the SS Alcoa Pointer, vote 100 percent tin favor of AFL polltlon on CAMU and SJU'1 new hlrlnt program. ALCOA POLARUS <Alco1), ·April 5'C h1lrm1n, H. Troxclalr; leGret1ry, J. Hannon. Motiona made and carried to accept headquarters report and communlcatlon1. Resolutlon11 carried unanimously. Support voted SIU hiring 1et·up. A motion wH made and carried that a wire be sent to Brother Lundeberg supporting his actlona In withdrawing from CAMU. ALCOA RANGER <AlcOI), April 7Chalrman, J. B1doff; Stcretary, R. Clymer. A motion wa1 m11de by R. Smith that crew 11\lpport CAMU po1ltlon and &lU'1 new hiring hall arrangement. Unanimously agreed. A telegram of IUP· port was sent to Harry Lundeberg. rled to eend wire to Jfarr1' Lundeberf baeldna him on CAMU tnue. Crew also voted full npport to SW'• new hlrlnl Mt·•P· . CHICKASAW (Waterman), April 7 Chalrm1n,. R. Suckln11eri Secretary, M. Patterson. :Meetlna aalled to take action on Important tuue1. Crew voted unanl· mou1 1Upport to Lundebera 11olltlon on CAMU and endoreea 8IU'1 newly-eltablilhed 1enlorlt7 hlrlna ayltem. A tile· iram WH 1ent to Harr)' Lundeber1 coniratulattn• him for expolfnl failure ot CAMU. CHILORI <Orel, April 7-Chelrm1n, S. Pulford1 Secretary, O. Marcotte. II. Ful· ford, 1blp'1 delefate, reported that the food t1 lmprovln1. The WHhlnl machine wa1 repaired by m1ehlnilt and II workln• very 'Yell. New lhip'1 officers were elected. Motion made · by D. Ponte1 and carried that a teleiram of full mpport be 1ent to Harry Lundeberf. Crew voted unan1Jnou1 mpport to AFL iroup1 on CAMU action and ple~ed iuli Eupport to &JU In carrytna out new 11nlorlty hlrln• ay•tem. ALCOA RUNNER <Alcoa), April 6,Ch1lrm1n, H. Butts; Secretary, c. Jones. · Reports, communications and resolutions were. accepted 100 percent. Motion made 1md carr,J.ed to 1end a telegram to Harry CHIWAWA <Cltl•- Service), Aprll S-Lundeberg regarding hl1 stand on Wash· jngt.on walkout. SIU ni;w hiring 1et·UP Ch1lrman, J. Merrell; lecretary, I. R1y. fiven lull support. Severil brothers apoke- Crew voted lull 1Upport to CAMU poaltlon and SW'• new hlrlDI proiram. l>n keeplnt the ship cleaner. ALIC• BROWN <Bloomfteld), April 6Chalrman, c. Hlll1 Secretary, R. Fer•u1on. A vote wa1 held on re1olutlon1 relating to AFL union's 1tand on CAMU and SIU hiring plan. Carried 100 per· oent. The crew aboard thil ship will back headquarters all the way. BAL TORI <Orel, no 4late-Chalrm1n, Jack Wise; lecretary, J. Olbll1. Dllcu1ldon on keeplnf recreation room clean. New w&1hln1 machine to be uaed caretully. 8hlp'1 dele1ate reporta everything fOlnf ftne. . I - Pq-e. Nfneteea . ' MEETINGS • • • .. 41 American money order1. Wlll notify pa. trolman and aak for proper· repatr1 or demand a new washing machine. Pad· ding for doors will be requested 10 that doors m•Y be closed without wakln1 those members asleep. ~ral. The crew pantryman was oven a vote of thanks for his voluntary care ot the crew library. Brotfier Emerick a&~ed the crew to be careful when using the washing machine as the motor burned out the first time it was used this voyage. I ORIMAR core>. March 16-Chalrman, S. Prekepuk1 lec:retary, W. Anderson. Ship's de~l(ate reported that the SIU library came aboard In Baltimore ind alked crew to take care of the books. fans In the dayman's foc'1le need re· Pairing. A .vote of thankr extended to the ste,.-ard · department for the swell chow tlley have been putting out. SALEM MARITIME <Cities 6arvlce), Much 20-Chalrman, A. Gowder; Seere· tary, W. Mlekle. One man missed ship In Lake Charles. Di~ussion on SIU pro· CITY OF ALMA !Waterman>, February cedurf!. All hands were informed of new SW seniority hiring system. Crew radio 13-Chalrman, D. Pool; Secretary, R. El· llott. No beefs reported, and everything to be purchased in J!.altlmore. running smoothly on board. C. J . Nall SANTORE core>, March 27-Chalrman, elected as ship's delegate. c. Stroud; Secretary, ' G. ' Prota. Motion March 27-Chalrman, H. Scholes; Secremade and carried that the ship's dele- tary, R. Elliott. Sugges.tion . made that gate see the patrolman about arranging all repairs be made this trip as they for standbys for those that want them haven 't been taken care of for the last In the shipyard. The ship's delegate will t~o trips. Delayed sailing from Tripoli see the mate about keys for the rooms disp uted. · be~ore goin~ to shipyard. The ste'\\'ard -turned the ship's fund over to the ship's ANTINOUS <Waterman>. March 13delegate. , Chairman, J. Little; Secretary, H . Bi'err• · Ing. Ship's delegate reported $22.81 in MARORE <Ore), March 27-Chalrm~n. J th.e ship's fund and t~ouble between rhe C. Sharp; Secretary, c. Ludwick. More w1~er and first assistant referred to fans are needed in the recreation room. Umon. One man. fired for abusive Jan- , J lee water requested in messroom besides g.ua ge to the chief mate and first as- the soft drinks. Men coming off watch s1stant. Deck delegate and electrician say there is no night lunch. Men can't both spoke , orl cooperation ::mong crews!eep because of loud squ(!ak from the member.s and licensed personnel who are also umon men. washing machine. I I COE "VICTaRV <Victory Carriers>, March 17-C:halrman, L. Hall, Jr.; Secretary, Frank Allen. The ship's articles were backdated · ten days on arrival Jn New York: No port payoll', only a draw elven out. Ship's delegate to tell patrolman to ' demand that the captain make up a· port payoff before rdgnlng articles. Refrigerated ·boxes, · dry store rooms and lockers, etc., should be cleaned at sea and not In port as has happened on for· mer voyages. The ship wlll be exter· mlnated for roaches on arrival. A vote of thanks goes to the steward department for all· around good chow. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), April 3Chalrman, W• ., Mitchell; Secretary, E. Auer. Ship's · delegate gave a talk on the mall situation and Will see about working out the best arrangement In each port. Brother King gave a talk on keep· In& things clean and shipshape In gen- a:: Stauertnc Losses The Ill-starred "convoy PQ-17, known to seamen as the "Fourth of July" convoy lost 22 of its 33 ships after its armed escort left it to shift for itself on July 4, 1942. The losses were heaviest in three days of concentrated attacks during which heavily-loaded ships exploded from munitions cargoes or went down in minutes. Only four SIU ships survived · of the 20 US ships in the convoy, most of them manned by Seafarers. Succeeding convoys; even though well-escorted, bled severely to deliver food and war materials. PQ18 which followed lost 13 of its 40 ships and up to March, 1943, 32 of 143 American ships sailing this run neyer saw port again. But not all the stories of the merchant marine in war were tales of ships lost and men killed. Mer~ chant ships had t heir successes too, which were reflected in military victories ashore. There was the SIU-manned Seatrain Texas which rushed 180 Sherman· tanks to North Afric!l. without escort in • LIBERTY FLAG <Dover), March 6' MARY ADAMS .(Bloomfield>, March '7Chalrman, A. Wiier Secretary, B. Hay. Chairman, C:onnors; Secretary, A. , Fecte~u. Ship's delegate reported that The chief engineer was contacted about the water being rusty, and crew was told money question had been taken up with that there was not enough water taken patrolm ~ n . Suggestions were made that library books be returned in their places. A weekly list will be posted for the cleaning "Of the recreation and laundry rooms. Suggestion made that fresh milk sho\ll<l l!e sgved for Persian Gtflf. Fase-sts quit Ten Years Ago (Continued from page 2) · in the coming months but they were only a foretaste of what was to come in the months ahead. When war broke out, German subs immediately moved into action off the east coast of the US where unarmed , unescorted merchant vessels made good hunting. Between January and June , 1942, 154 American and Allied ships were sunk along the coast and in the northwest Atlantic. It wasn't until June that coastal convoys began and ships got some measure of protection. The same was true of Gulf and Caribbean waters, wher~ 167 ships were sent to the bottom in the same period. In the month of May German subs feasted on 31 ships in this ·a rea alone. Ships were sunk In the mouth of the Mississippi, between Key West and Havana and at . the entrances to Texas and Louisiana oil ports. Oil and bauxite carriers .were· the principal targets. But .the most dramatic and most dangerous run was the trip through icy Arctic waters to . :Murmansk. In addition to navigational hazards of bitter Arctic ·Ocean weather, ships had to run gauntlet of planes, subs and naval vessels based .on Norwegian ports. Men who survived the loss of their ship often failed to survive the icy cold and stormy waters on liferafts and boats. aboard ship at Pusan, and tanks · have a sediment on the bottom. Motion made by bosun that a repair list be turned Into the delegate6. To go on record that a crewmember be brought up on charge1 for maliciously threatening life of fellow crewman and that such charges be left pending until brother can answer same at Union hall. Patrolman will ch eck on galley range with the chief engineer. MARGARET BROWN !Bloomfield), April 16-Chairman, E. Hunt; Secretary, v. Genco. Motion made and carried to ac· cept headquarters report as read . There was len gthy discussions on the new seniority shipping system. Crew went on record to adopt the new SIU hiring pro· gram based on seniority; also the resolution dealing with the AFL posit ion on CAlllU. the summer of 1942. Tank drivers of the British 8th Army met the ALCOA PEGASUS . <Alcoa), April 16ship at the docks and shortly after Chalrman, A. Beck; Secretary, A. Gomez. Reading clerk read communications dealput the force s of Marshall Rom- ing with the hiring hall and rotary shipping. Crew took action giving support mel to rout at . El Alamein, just to AFL on CAMU and to SIU on newly. 60 miles west of Alexandria. The established hiring system. Motion made Robin Locksley , another SIU ship. by Brother Philllp to draft a telegram carried precious supplies of food , ' munitions and fuel to beleaguered Malta in November, 1942, when the Mediterranean was an Axis lake and Malta was being bombed daily. The Lawton B. Evans delivered gasoline and ammunition to Anzio beachhead in "Jan.uary, to H~rry Lundeberg going· along with 1944, and shot down four bombers I him on failure of CAlllU. carried. while b e ing unloaded . VENORE ((Ore), April 16-Chairman, $. Seafarer-Hero Day; Secretary, W. Robinson . Motion made by Brother Gilmore accept and Then there were the hundreds concur in headquarters report. Carried of ships whic h landed 2 ~2 million unanimously. Motion made by Brother Robinson to accept and concur with resotroops, 17 million tons nf supplies lutions backing AFL on CAMU and stip· and a half-million trucks and tanks porting SIU's new hiring system, Carried. A telegram sent to Harry Lundeberg on the Normandy beaches in the backing him was all the way. It was pointed first three months after D-Day as out that shipboard meetings should be held more regularly for the benefit of all well as the hundreds more at the concerned. A vote of thanks was given Leyte landings, and at other in- to the steward department. vasions from North Afriea to OkinMAE (Bull), April 4 - Chairman, A. awa. Among the seamen who man- Hiers; Secretuy, G. G19e. New delegates ned these ships were men like elected. Communications were read and carried unanimously. Motion by Ed Carl· Gustave Alm , carpenter of the An- son to approve new hiring plan. Crew gelina, who single-handedly kept went on record In support- of AFL posl· Uon on CAMU, carried unanimously. !\Io· four survivors of torpedoing from tlon by Sid Berger that the crew of the SS Mae wire SIU President Lundeberg losing .their grip on an overturned on the Issue regarding CAMU, carried. lifeboat through a stormy Atlantic night. Then when rescue came, MARYMAR <Calmar), April 6-Chalr· Alm caught lines from the · ship man, J. Markham; Secretary, F. Fletcher. Washing machine needs repairing and and tied them around his ship~ patrolman wlll be Informed of this at Communications, mates who were too weak to help payoff In Baltimore. headquarters - report read. Crew unanithemselves. mously adopted resolutions 1pproving There was Joseph Squires of the new SW hiring set-up and endorsint stand on CAMU. Motion made that Maiden Creek wno stayed aboard AFL a telegram be sent to Harry Lundeberg 'to launch the last lifeboat when backing him 100 percent In his attempt the ship went down on December to keep Jo~ under our flag. 30, 1942, and George Alther who MASSMAR <Calmar), April 4-Chalrman, lost his life trying to save a A. Novik; Secretary, H. Greenwald. Mix· inlf niachlne sent ashore !or "l'epalrs. Ice wounded Naval officer on the box fixed. Motion made by Edward Crelan Timothy Pickering in July, '1943. to accept and concur in headquarters i·e· port. Motion by E. Abad to accept and Or Holcomb Lemmon of the Henry concur In resolutions on SW hiring and Bacon who helped load passengers support of CAMU. Motion made by A. Novak that the crew of the SS Massmar and crew into lifeboats and life- wire the president of the SIU of NA rafts and then calmly. chatted with pledging support in CAMU issue. the chief engineer as the two went MOBILIAN <Waterman>, April 6-Chalr· down with the ship. min. J. Burns; Secretary, J. Castro. Mo· These men, and others, w.ere tlon made and carried to support new SIU hJrlng system and to back AFL po· awarded the Distinguished Service sitlon on CAMU. Headquarters report Medal of the merchant marine, the was read and accepted. highest honor available to men in NATIONAL LIBERTY <Nation-al Ship. merchant . service. More than 20 ping ind Trading), April I-Chairman, F. «;osptl; Secretary, F. Anderg. Deck de· merchant vessels were subsequent- partment quarters need painting al'ld ly named after Seafarers who lost other repairs should be taken ca1·e of also. Communications accepted as read. their lives during the war. Crew voted unanimously to endorse AFL After May 1945, mercha.1t position on CA!IIU. Resolution adopted full endo1·sement tq new hiring ships turned to the new task of giving system in SIJJ. LOGs and the Union will feeding and supplying war-torn be asked to contact the company and make sure LOGs are forwarded to vessel lands, and the i·esumption of nor- while on voyage. mal commerce between nations. 1: -, NEVA CBloomfleld), .April 6Ten years after, the memory of Chalrman, WEST M. Browni Secretary, A. Whit· wartime heroics may grow faint mer. Crew voted to adopt a resolution pledging 100 percent support to new hirbut the job 9,£ the merehant maing set-up and AFL stand on CAMU. rine coi:it~nues. . ·co:mniuttlcatlons"' were read and accepted. I to 1; ·1 �SEAi'AREllS •i:.aa · Vol. XVII No. 9 Aprll_. Zf, 1951 __• _:_OP:FICIAL _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __ ORGAN OP: TH! SEAFARERS INTtRNATION ,AL UNION . • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT• AFL •~ ,. / years ago- History's greatest land and sea w-ar, World War -II, came to an end in the European arena ten years ago next week. It was on May 7, 1945, ~hat a defeated Germany officially threw in the sponge. The end of the war in Europe also meant the end of an orgy of merchant ship sinkings which cost the US alone over 1,500 vessels and .the allies all told 4, 770 ships. Six thousand US mer· cha'nt seamen went down with their vessels, over 1,200 of them members of the SIU. The number of other seafaring casualties from injury, hunger, thirst and expesure ran many times that total. · World War II was fought on a scale that is still hard to con.. ceive ten years after, and made demands on the US merchant marine that stagger the imagination. By VE day, the US had 5,529 merchant ships on d:uty carrying food, munitions and other supplies to every one of the world's far-flung batUe areas. For the men who braved-icy Arctic waters on the Murmansk run, faced torpedoes unarmed and unescorted in the Atlantic in 1942, or ran the gauntlet into the beaches at Anzio, Sicily, Okinawa, Normandy and other landings, it was a grim war in· deed. V-E day for them was · a memorable day of rejoicing. ,,.... Pleased relief showed on faces of Boston residents when they got news that European war was officially ended. Japanese surrender came approximately four months later. IL. - In a scene repeated many times over during the war, a merchant ship explodes and goes up in flames after being hit by a German bomber during the 1943 invasion of Sicily. · One week after Germany's surrender, U-boat U-858 surfaced off Cape May, New Jersey, and turned itself in. Marines are shown searching U-boat crewmembers. · These Seafarers drifted three days in a lifeboat after a sub .p umped 50 sheOs into _their unarmed ship. It was 1942 when. ships were unprepared for ·sub warf~re. Two of three survivors of SIU-manned City of Atlanta, Robert Fennell, oiler, and George Tavelle, 2nd mate, smile from hospital .beds. Ship ··was one of first ·to co down after US. ent~red war. · . ·-· - . - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource April 29, 1955 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. XVII, No. 9 Description An account of the resource Headlines: VE-DAY HONOR 6,000 SEAMEN DEAD FARM BLOC MOVES TO SLASH '50-50' SUP VICTORIOUS ON PACIFICUS A-POWERED CARGO SHIP PLANNED FOR PEACE TOUR BILL SEEKS PAY LID ON SUBSIDIES CHARIMAN OF CONGRESS COMM. ON LABOR RACKETS LAUDS SIU SIU CONVENTION TO OPEN IN MONTREAL ON MAY 23 EAST COAST HEARINGS DUE IN MARITIME US SUBSIDY SOUGHT FOR LOW-COST LINERS SIU-BACKED BOXER COPS AAU LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE AN EXAMPLE OF MARITIME LABOR DISRUPTION FOREIGN-FLAG CO. USES US LAW TO END CREW BEEFS SALE HELD UP ON WATERMAN ALA. UNIONS TO BATTLE 'WRECK-LAW' SIX SEAFARERS CITED AS HEROES BULK OF AID SHIPMENTS SLATED FOR ASIA IN '56 FETE OPENS NEW ANNEX IN MOBILE BRIDGES BID DELAYS MCS-AFL PACT TALKS AN ATOMIC MERCHANTMAN PRAISE FROM COAST GUARD SIU OF NA ROUTS BRIDGES BY 4 TO 1 IN 3-DEP'T VOTE TWO BOSUNS? TOO MUCH FOR OREMAR SEAFARERS 'REFIGHT' STONY CREEK'S BATTLE 'FRENCHY' LOSES TITLE TO A FISHING ENGINEER CREW BELLIES GROWL AT LOCKED NIGHT LUNCH SEAFARER CALLS HAMILL 'HOUDINI OF ATLANTIC' Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/29/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log