http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1b22c7bffb38fea7d560d28caa805143.PDF 79f7ae205a684f636f189d69c30e6c27 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG 'ia'- • OFFIClAi ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION « ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • " ' • . k ^ • I ' j'M 'J- ""I; 111 • j'j'w - lii • M' ; Aims To Kill Union Shop Law Story On Page 3 •i1 'if IBT Pays Visit Expressing thanks for SIU hospitality, John Strong (right), president of New York Teamster Local 807, ad­ dresses local membership meeting held recently at SIU headquarters. Looking on is IBT Int'l Vice-President Tom Hickey, local secretary-treas­ urer (left), and SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall. Facilities of SIU building were turned over to Local 807, which rep­ resents waterfront teamsters; for its opening meeting of the fall. (Story on Page 5.) % 'fe' ^ Seafarer Frank Napoli, steward, ofS%OrCS rOfflffa f ers suggestion at SIU headquarters meeting of SIU Steward Department ,Committee gathered to draft master set of working rules for SIU galley personnel.i^ Meetings are being held in NY and other ports. (Story on Page 2.) cv:-??'-/-.-• - • lifFlashing their prized tickets for the opening game of the LUCKy Wfinners, WorW series at Yankee Stadium Wednesday, SIU and SUP men who won first of daily drawings for free series ducats at SIU headquarters pose be­ fore leaving to attend the game. Pictured (1-r) are Seafarers M. Goldfinger, J. B. Flanery, J. B. Swiderski, E. R. Such, S. Kalton of the Sailors Union, and Seafarers P. Reyes, J. Hartman, Jr., and C. Souza. ' • ^ iJr •'">1 • �•'• :• ' •• Page Tw* • -s^^>^RW^kg--.'t>y'^' . Sept. 30» 1955 Elect Body To Draff 511/ Sfd Rules Worid Talk On '50-50' Proposed A 15-man rank and file com-^ mittee of steward department men is now at work in head­ quarters drafting a proposed set of standard rules and pro­ cedures for the operation of ship­ board steward departments. The committee is one of a group of WASHINGTON—An inter­ rank and file bodies elected in SIU national conference of nations ports at the last membership meet­ on shipping to discuss the "50ings. 50" law has been proposed by Rep­ The headquarters committee, resentative Frank Boykin (Dem.consisting of three men from each Ala.) The Con^essman, a member rating in the steward department, of the House Merchant Marine Is an outgrowth of the SlU's new Committee has already met in Lon­ "to order" feeding progr^ which don with foreign shipowner spokes­ has been put in effect on a num­ men on their objections to the law. ber of SlU-contracted ships. In He declared on his return to applying the feeding program the the US that the "50-50" law's pro­ Union has been trying to overcome visions have been widely misun­ one of the major stumbling blocks derstood abroad and "even used by i in shipboard feeding, the great other nations to support flag dis-i variation in methods and proce­ criminatory iffactices of an entirely dures from one ship to another, different nature." even in the same fleet. Lack of Law Misunderstood standard working procedure in the department made for incon­ Some countries, he said, are ap- i sistent performance and was a plying "50-50" laws of their own source of friction and inefficiency. to purely commercial cargoes. The US law applies to Government-fi­ Consequently, the rank and file nanced cargo only. committees were chosen to draft Representative Boykin believes' - a set of standard duties and re­ Seafarer Jack Bates (right) was one of several men to hit deck to express their views at re­ that an international conference sponsibilities for all steward de­ cent meeting of steward department men in New Orleans to channel suggestions on methods would result in better understand­ partment ratings based on the Un­ of improving quality and service in feeding aboard SIU ships. The gathering was one of a ing of the act and end the attacks! ion's experience with the new feed­ series held in ports throughout the Union at the request of membership food committee which on.-it_ made by .foreign shipowners ing program. The committee will met at headquarters. abroad and in Washington. also deal with storing, preparation and service in the department. is also being studied. Will Submit To Ships The end objective of the pro­ Outport committee meetings gram is to make for better steward have submitted a number of pro­ departments, both in terms of the posals to the headquarters body men who work in the department which is now in the process of pass­ and in terms of performance for ing on them. When the headquar­ passengers and crew. mm *• J glil ters committee completes a draft Participating in the committee oT its proposals they will be sub­ mitted to all SlU-contracted ships meetings in an advisory capacity for suggestions and comment. At are Cliff Wilson and Phil Reyes, wmmsmM the end of a 60-day period a sec­ veteran SIU stewards who have been in charge of various phases ond committee will be elected in headquarters which will cast the of the SIU's feeding program, and Eddie Mooney, assistant secretary' •1 proposals in their final form. mm treasurer for the stewjard depart­ The handbook now being drawn lli up will aim at equalization of work ment. burdens between members of the the stated objective of the acad­ W0M emy department as well as standard­ is to attract the "high type izing methods from ship to ship. of young American with definite The committee is also drafting a ambition to become an officer in proposed minimum standard stores the US merchant marine." list to assure that storing on all A 1954 study of 4,441 Kings Point •-3 SIU ships will meet high levels, graduates from the years 1945 both as to variety and quality. through 1953, showed that only • 642 were serving as merchant ma­ Sea Time Requirements rine oiSicers, a meager 14 percent Another proposal under consid­ of all graduates. Anothei;,884 were eration by the committee would on active Navy duty. The remain­ call for specific sea time require­ ing men, about 2,800 in all, were ments for each rating in the de­ working on shoreside careers. SIU of NA-secretary-treas­ partment. Entry ratings - would urer John Hawk will head the These figures do not mean, of spend a certain length of time in . _ course, that others besides the 642 each rating before rising to the international union's delega­ tion to next week's all-important The often-voiced charge that the US Merchant Marinef'"®" ^^^^not spend some time in top jobs. The possibility of setting up meeting of the Tnternational Trans- Academy is a waste of taxpayers' money is due for airing merchant service. What they do training and refresher programs portworfcers Federation, Special next week when a Senate committee open? hearingsson US- show Is that a pitifully small num­ in headquarters and the outports Seafarers Section, in Ostend, Bel­ supported officer training programs. While-the activities of ber of Kings Pointers make the merchant marine their lifetime gium. The meeting will deal spe­ cifically with ITF efforts to or­ the state maritime schools will also be discussed, the inves­ career. Most of the 642 men were graduates of more recent years. ganize runaway-flag ships througli- tigation is certain to center on the academy at Kings Point. The 1953 figures are especially academy tends to perpetuate a out the world. Sept. 30, 1955 Vol. XVii, No. 20 For years the SIU and the ma­ training situation that is not re­ revealing on this score. The school SIU Endorsed ITF Drive jority of the other, maritime unions sponsive to the ebb and flow of man­ graduated 251 men that year of PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer HEFBERT BBAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, ITF efforts in the runaway-flag have argued that the academy liad power in the industry. Further— which onl;^ 92 were, working for Managing Editor; BEBNARO SEAMAN, Art field received the wholehearted no genuine maritime function to through the Naval Reserve pro­ a living on ships. In other words, ' Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK. Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area endorsement of the last SIU of perform, while Kings Point sup­ gram—it makes the student's pri­ almost two-thirds of the 1953 igradNA convention in Montreal. The porters have argued just as hotly mary obligation to the military uates headed for the Navy or Representative. shoreside jobs. As the figures. convention also denounced the that the institution: was the source rather than the industry. Editorial Cartoon Page j.0 of new blood in officei-s' ranks. show, year by year the number of ' tactics of the ILA's seamen's Editorial Page 10 Refuse Sea Careers men who stay in merchant seivice US Should Not Pay Final Dispatch Page 15 "union" in exploiting runaway-flag A close examination of a Mari­ for any length dt time grows smallIn brief the SIU position has Hospitalized Men Page 12 seamen. It is this rig that received time Administration report entitled er and smaller. After eight years, the blessing of NMU President Joe been' that the Government should Inquiring Seafarer, Page 11 of Merchant Marine Per­ only 8.9 percent of the 1946 class "Review Curran. not pay for the training of steam­ Labor Roundup Page 10 sonnel Training .Program" casts were still in merchant service, 70 Since the convention, with the ship officers. Officers, it holds, like Letters Page 14 revealing light on the Kings Point •out of 779 men. support of .the SIU, the ITF has other licensed professions — doc­ Meet The'Seafarers Page 10 operation. The report sharply AH Serve In Navy Personals Page 15 opened a special organizing office tors, engineers, lawyers or teach­ showed up two factors: in New York for the purpose of ers—should pay their own way Recent Arrivals .........Page 15 In contrast every Kings Point 1. While the Maritime Adminis­ graduate serves at Ijeast two years Seafarer In Action ......Page 11 signing up crews on Panamanian through school, or their training Shipping Figures .. .... Page 16 and Liberian iships among other should, be supported by the indus­ tration pays the biUs, the academy in the Navy and more of them try; Men moving into officers' considers itself a military institu­ make naval service a career than Your Dollar's. Worth .... Page 6 runaway flags. ITF has been successful in a ranks through the foc'sie have had tion. The Navy caUs the tune and the merchant marine. In order to Published blweevly M the headquRrteri ot the Seafarers International Union. At­ number of instances, particularly to pay their own -way at private gets the men. enter Kings Point in the first place lantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth 2. The vast majority of Kings a candidate must pass" the sanie Avenue. Brooklyn. 31, MY. Tel. HYacinth in British and North European schools to get necessary training. 9-6600. Entered as second class matter The vast majority of officers on Point graduates do not make the' physical examination giyen Annap­ at the Post Office In Brooklyn. NY. under ports, in compelling operators of the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. runaway-flag ships to raise wages US merchant ships did not come merchant rharine. their career and olis, candidates,- he must enlist, in ; , had no intention of so. doing when the NaVal Reseive and. pledge lb ; and manning scales to the levels from Kings Point. ' : prevailing on ships of legitimate The' Union believes that the ex­ they enroll;. hLjs draft board that he"will seiwe maritime nations. istence of a Government-operated This situation exists although (Conthiued dh page 7) ' Do We Need Kings Poiiit? 5-.. ^V " il .A Hawk Leads SIU Group To ITF Talk SEAFARERS LOG t • • a • a. . . M �••''.• • • ', 'X / Sept. 39> 1955 Paee Three SEAFARERS^ LOa Phony Front Seeks Anti-Union War Chest NATIONAL HEAOQUARTERt 2SM CENTRAL STREET EVANSTON. U. ./ fHOMti OMm ••HM August 12, 1955 MUST AN AMERICAN CmZEN BELOTIG TO A UNION IN ORDER TO HOLD A JOB? \ . . 1-. ... I am sure yon'have ashed yourself this question many times, particularly during recent months when we haRa.seeMMifcxompulsorv unianism question suddenly ?oBWB^B!P^^BPfc®5labOT''manag«fcidff^fcfonB7^^ Congress Repeal Of Union Shop Is Croup Target NEW ORLEANS—A new "smash labor'' drive which would put into eflfect a national "right to work" law is being spearheaded by a Washington lobby calling itself the National Small Businessmen's Association. The lobby is dunning businessmen all over the country for handouts to finance its^ earn a living and do not have the campaign to outlaw the resources to mail out answers to union shop. Such a move such propaganda. would be a threat to the SIU Hurts Small Outfits and all other unions operat­ "This so-called association does ing under the jurisdiction of small businessmen more harm than Tort^pp^iWII^pni^ceaR a" Federal labor laws, good. Most small businessmen "I'm sure you wiirS^j^t^is, which is why I believe yoiTwill^uBe th"e attached A similar group, this one must depend on a high level of envelope to send us a check for $15 in payment of your current dues. called the American Associa­ consumer buying power for sur­ tion of Small Businessmen, was vival. The biggest bloc of consu­ Sincerely, active in the past in circularizing mer purchasing power is composed newspapers with resolutions as­ of union members who influence sailing the Seafarers Sea Chest in payment of higher wages and crea­ New Orleans when it was first es­ tion of greater sales potential tablished to protect seamen from among unorganized workers. Cam­ AWK:Mc paigns such as this one play into unscrupulous slopchest dealers. the hands of big industry to the Echo Big Business detriment of little business." -^ZKM/SSSAlthough purporting to speak Besides asking for money te JOHN S. STSVINS A. W. KIUSAU FMNK M. CAUCU _ . _ for small business, the organiza­ kill the union shop, the NSBMA Kuaiix C BAILOW Stivtm Enttrprim, t»e» MUMS MattaUetntfft SMpplf C#« EvABftoa. lU. C. S. BtrUit Mi SMI, tut. WkhiUu KAOMA Indisntpoli*, loditaa tion faithfully echoes the line of letter defends the state "right ta DM MOIUM, low, Ticom,, WuhinfloB, J. KAYMOND TIPPANY A. P. MATHWt anti-labor big business outfits, such work" laws which 'have deprived DiWiTT Bmav HAUY E. BUNKUAM; BauT BOCKIMH C»Hi0liAsitJ frs/|#f C*» Cimiimuil lahtptHinf C$; twt, IftOMOft. lit BtitmM CrMiu Ctrptttht Mofttclair, N. J. Stfintw, MiehifU as the National Association of many American woi'kers of uniou CiacinoBti# Ohio SpuU.TolBCMM Manufacturers. It boasts that its security. AMS* S. WUTBROOK Uovn B. SKINNIB ^ I. »f. EVANS XuntT N. Ouioim JNPSifOTSali SktHtitr Ms«a/drf«fia| C## Tiftclfm C«* tiwin L. WHIMJC*. activities were "highly instru­ W'siSufTMl KM Mtt- C». .Bdd«epMt. CooA. Oaihs, afTeIu<i.Ohio Letter Reproduced nne«ik, BA. ». Lnii, Miiwiici mental in supplanting the Wagner The New Orleans Labor League Act with the Tlfift-Hartley Act" for Political Ed.ucation, which is during the 80th Congress. Reproduction of a portion of the leher being circulated by the "National Small Business­ Actually, the attitude of small fighting for repeal of the Louisiana men's Ass'n" all over the US. The high-pressure pitch backfired in New Orleans when a businessmen towards the "National "right to work" law with the ac­ small businessman turned the letter over to union group. Small Bu'^iness Men's Association" tive aid of Seafarers in this port, is best illustrated by a New Or­ reproduced the NSBMA letter for distribution among union members leans businessman who turned here." over to trade unionists here the fund-raising letter he received from the outfit. In this instance, the appeal backfired because the businessman is a friend of the trade union movement, for sound A survey of the first four months' operation of the Seafarers' dependents benefit plan dis­ economic reasons. closes that a number of surgeons have charged Seafarers' families fees that are far higher Unions Build Standards than the commonly-accepted fair price in the profession. In light of these facts, SIU head­ As he put it, "union labor has quarters has warned Seafar--*done more than any other force to ers to beware of excess costs tor's fee includes post operative is undertaking, he would do well build high wage standards which and take steps to protect care and all other services he may to cpntact the nearest port agent produce consumers and purchasers themselves against padded ex­ render. The reputable surgeon nor­ for further information. of goods and services marketed by mally includes post-operative care penses. small businessmen." BALTIMORE — The SIUThe Welfare Plan has found that in his fee for the surgery. The businessman, who asked manned Edith put in at the acme doctors havexcharged as high While this is difficult to do in that his identity he concealed to as $350 for an operation that is an emergency, most operations arc avoid possible reprisals, clearly re­ Maryland Drydocks here for commonly performed for $150. In arranged well in advance. It is a sented the lobby's attempt to speak extensive repairs following a col­ these instances, the profiteering of perfectly reasonable practice for for him and others in the small lision with a Swedish tanker 5# miles below the port of Philadel­ the surgeon has deprived the Sea­ the Seafarer to negotiate a favor­ business category. phia. The Edith, a seam-type ship, farer of the benefits of the Plan's able price for surgical care. Fees "1 know a lot of other, small suffered damage to her how plat­ financial assistance by burdening for surgery are very elastic, often businessmen who feel as I do ing, anchor windlass and chain him with an unusually heavy bill. based on the patient's ability to about such an organization, which pipes in the amount of $140,000. Steps To Take pay, and a higher fee.is not neces­ attempts to label itself as our The trustees of the Plan, in con- sarily assurance of greater skill Dense Fog Present spokesman," he said. "Unfortunate­ siding this problem, have advised or better care. The Bull Lines ship was headed ly, being genuine small business­ Seafarers to take the following The average surgeon Is being . PHILADELPHIA — Two men, we are too busy trying to into Philadelphia with a cargo of steps: phosphate when she collided head very well paid if he sticks to the more harbor boat operators 1. Before making arrangements fees listed in the schedule. In fact, here have been successfully or­ on in a dense fog with the Swedish. for a surgeon's services, consult there have been cases under the ganized by the AFL International tanker Josefina Thorden, coming the schedule of surgical benefits Plan in which the surgeon has Brotherhood of Longshoremen, downstream. Fortunately, botii under the Welfare Plan. ships were moving slowly and there charged less than the schedule with the IBL winning Labor Board 2. Get in touch with the nearest calls for—a perfectly normal sit­ votes on September 19 and 20. were no injuries. The tanker was SIU port agent to acquaint your­ uation under the circumstances. Crewmembers on the Frede­ running empty at the time. Unlicensed personnel of the S.C. self with exactly what you will be This is the second time in the Responsible leacters in the medi­ Loveland Company, barge operat­ ric C. Collin who were in con­ entitled to under the plan. cal profession are the first to ad­ ors, and the Interstate Oil Trans­ tact with Seafarer Billy R. Hill Ilast three years that a Bull Lines 3. Be sure to find out if the doc- mit that the,standards of the pro­ port Company both voted for IBL while aboard the ship, are shjp has been involved in a colli­ fession are not always what they Local IBOO, marine division, in col­ urged to go to the nearest Pub­ sion in the area. In May, 1952, the should be. The profit motive among lective bargaining elections. Some lic Health Service- Hospital for Angelina was set afire by an ex­ some doctors sometimes overrides of these workers had been repre­ a tuberculin test and a chest plosion on a coastal tanker in the Delaware-Chesapeake Canal and their professional ethics. The grave sented by the International Long­ x-ray. concern expressed by medical so­ shoremen's Association in the^past. Hill left the ship in Norfolk narrowly averted disaster. A few Regular membership meet­ cieties over fee-splitting, ghost, IBL now represents the great on August 23 with an advanced days later the SlU-manned tanker ings in SIU headquarters and surgery and pyramiding of fees m'ajprity of unlicensed harbor craft and highly-infectious case of Michael was set ablaze in a colli­ at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at shows that doctors are subject to workers in the Philadelphia area, tuberculosis. His roommate and sion on the Delaware south of ordinary human weaknesses de­ having previously won recognition others on the ship while he was Wilmington. 7 PM. The schedule for the ' It is expected that repaii's o* spite myths to the xontrary. . from members of the harbor's tug­ aboard are urged to get a pi-enext few meetings is as follows: In any case, if the Seafarer has boat association and at the Warner cautionary check-up accordingly. the Edith will take about three Get. 5, Oct, Wr Nov. g. ; . weeks. any doubts about the obligation he Sand and Gravel Company. Care In Choice Of Medic Saves Seafarers Told SS Edith In Collision, No One Injured Phila. IBL Sweeps Two More Polls Collin Crew Needs X-Rays Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks ' vi -y:,A A- �:t - • -• SEAFARERS Fag0 Four SUP Negotiating Coitim. Report SUP Members Approve Pact With Penalty, OT Included In Base Pay Members of the Sailors Union of the Pacific have voted overwhelmingly in all ports in favor of a revolutionary de­ parture in maritime agreements which incorporates and guar­ antees a high level of penalty*pay and*weekend overtime as represents an historic point in the part of base wages. The new industry. Its novel approach to the •'f.-'^-".'.-.,vi;'-> contract was approved by SUP members after many weeks of negotiation and lengthy discussion at SUP membership meetings. It also provides for a $25 across-theboard monthly increase and retro­ activity. The new agreement undoubtedly Speak Out At SlU Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting-—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your Unioa urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, ail members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their minds. Ship Lobby Still Pings Bonner Bill WASHINGTON—Still plug­ ging for a scheme of maritime labor controls which have been denounced by the SIU and virtually all other segments of maritime labor, the president of the country's biggest shipowmer lobby reiterated his backing of the proposed Maritime Labor Board in a speech here last week. Francis T. Greene, head of the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute, spokesman for the major por­ tion of the US subsidized lines, originally endorsed the proposal before the House Merchant Marine Committee. The committee chair­ man, Rep. Herbert C. Bonner (D-NC), came up with the idea, • which was quick to win the back­ ing of the shipowners. Power Over Contracts The proposed Maritime Labor Board would be given powers to oversee all negotiations involving sea unions and the operators and would have special powers to set ceilings on both wages and work­ ing conditions. A "cooling-off period" could also be invoked at any time in the event of a dispute which might lead to a strike. The endorsement by the AMMI spokesman' was qualified on one point, however. Since labor costs are taken into account in deter­ mining the amount of subsidy, a ceiling on wages in the event of any pay increase negotiated later would mean that the shipowner would have to foot the bill without Government help. Naturally, the subsidized lines are quite cool to that idea. : Sept. 30, loss LOG Your-negotiating committee,, which was duly elected by the membership for the purpose of con­ ducting negotiations with the shipowners for a new agreement, has the following to report: The comhiittee has been in session for approxi­ mately three months. We have had several meetings with the shipowners through the Pacifi» Maritime Association. We have* also met with the American President Lines and the Pacific Far East Line sep­ arately in view of the fact that they have withdrawn their bargaining rights from the PMA and are now handling their own negotiations. Your committee proposed on June 17 to the membership that we endeavor to negotiate an agree­ ment which would include in the basic monthly wages the approximate earning power of our mem­ bers based on penalty time paid in a spread of eight hours and also add to the basic monthly wages the penalty time now being paid for standing problem of determining 'seamen's actual earnings aims at standard­ izing and equalizing earnings on all ships, tying up the numerous loose ends now in contracts. By lumping into one base wage package the SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC bulk of penalty time" earnings plus SAMPLE BALLOT the watchstanders' weekend over­ time the SUP hopes to eliminate September, 1955 the differences between "good Are you in favor of odopting the proposed overtime" and "bad overtime" new agreement printed in the West Coast ships and companies. It is expected the new set-up will do away with Sailors, September 6, 1955 issue? penalty-time beefs, company chisel­ ing on penalty time and delays in Yes No payoffs because of penalty disputes. • Guaranteed High Another major objective of the SUP is to assure a hijh level of navigation watches Saturdays, Sundays and holidays take home pay at a time when ef­ at sea and add a pay raise also. forts are being made in Congress Your committee felt that by a proposition of this to cut down seamen's penalty pay. type we could establish decent basic wages which Printed for Seafarers' informa­ would protect the membership of the Sailors Union, tion in this issue is the SUP nego­ meaning that they would not lose any money but tiating committee report. Seafarers would get all of it in their monthly wages. are urged to read and study this Such a proposition it was felt would be a definite document carefully and wTite their advantage to the membership of the Sailors Union impressions of it to both SIU head­ as a whole and it would do away with a lot of quarters and the SUP. beefing and arguing about disputed penalty time, Deck Dept Only etc. It would give every SUP man the same basic The effects of this agreemfent on wages in every ship. In other words, a man wouldn't other maritime unions are not clear have to wait for one particular ship on which he as yet. The SUP contract covers thought he would be able to make more penalty only deck department men and time. Every ship would have the same basic wages does not touch on the problems of based on 56 hours at sea and 40 hours in port the engine and steward depart­ for the watchstanders and for the dayworkers 40 ments. The other West Coast hours a week at sea and in port. unions, the Marine Cooks and Not only would this benefit the-SUP membership Stewai^s and the Marine Firemen, as a whole but it would stave off any future at­ Oilers, and Watertenders, have had tempt by Congressional committees -to concoct new similar pi-oposals under study but laws for the purpo.se of putting the seamen in have found it extremely difficult to straightjackets as fac as negotiations are concerned average off penalty time in their and, likewise, stop the /Maritime Administration departments because of wide vari­ from trying to establish maximum wages, hours ations within their departments. and working conditions which policy was proposed Reporting in the "Marine Fire­ in the last Congress and on which the Bonner man," the official MEOW journal, Committee held extensive hearings where your president Vincent Malone declared Secretary was subpoenaed to testify. As a matter that the SUP approach was being of fact, they attempted strongly to get this law shelved "reluctantly" by his union passed in the list Congress which if enacted would for the above reasons. take away all the rights of negotiating agreements Seafarers can expect the new from the unions and put them in the hand of the agreement to be the target of at­ Maritime Administration or some other Federal tack by Joseph Curran, president of board. the National Maritime Union, who During the hearings in 'VVashington, DC, the has undertaken a personal vendetta shipowners hammered away at the same thing and against SUP secretary-treasurer sang the same song: namely, that they had to Harry Lundeberg. Curran has at­ pay extra money (penalty time) within a man's tempted in the past to label such regular working hours for Sailors' work. The Con­ agreements as "56-hour week" con­ gressmen in their questioning could noi understand, tracts. Of course his attack ignores for instance, why bailors received extra money the fact that all US seamen-watch- for cleaning holds, spray painting, cleaning tanks, standers have for years worked 56 etc. hours at sea and 40 in port. The As a matter of fact, they were all mixed up new SUP contract does not alter and were definitely considering classifying penalty this system but does alter the meth­ od of compensating for such work. time wkhin a man's regular working hours as Curran's onslaught is likely to be "feather-bedding." You must not forget that the blunted by the fact that CIO en­ same committee will probably bring back the same gineers and radio operators oh the arguments when Congress reconvenes. Consequently, we know that for everybody con­ West Coast have approved similar agreements for bulk operations,.as cerned, particularly the seamen themselves. It would have the Masters, Mates and Pilots, be much better to make one basic wage and one overtime rate. The membership concurred in this AFL. on a coastwise basis in the July 5th meeting and thought it a good idea. Afterwards we approached the shipowners on this and they claimed they liked the idea also. IVe also talked to the Firemen and Cooks who also agreed it would be a very good idea, providing we could get a wage that would cover the men so they would not lose any money. We had a couple of propositions from the ship­ owners which we rejected because they were unac­ ceptable to the membership of the SUP. As • matter of fact, they did not embody any particular gains but took away a lot of conditions which we now have. During the past t]^o weeks the SUP Negotiation Committee has met with the American PresidentLines and the Pacific,Far East Line in negotiation* a %uRLy also met with the PM!^ during the past week and on Thursday, September g, we came to a tentative agreement with APL and PFE and on Friday we metwvith the PMA and actually on Monday,.Septem?her 12, just about 6 o'clock, before our meeting, the PMA committee, headed by Mr. St. Sure, agreed on the same type of an agreement that we had already negotiated with the American President' Lines and Pacific Far East Line. Therefore, we are now in a position to bring it before the- membership tonight and we feel this is a goqd agreement and should be acceptable to the membership of the SUP. Briefly, this is what your committee did. We went over all the records trip by trip, ship by ship, company by company, for the past year and dug up how much penalty time the watchstanders made,"how much penalty time the daymen made, how much penalty time the ordinary seamen made. We also received the pay vouchers from some mem­ bers of the Sailors Union and checked with various members of the Sailors Union on the records they had kept themselves in order to be absolutely sure. We then took the average of the penalty time for the watchstanders, the average of the pcnilty time for the daymen and we added that to-the present wages.- Then we added $25 more across the board for all ratings, Which is the new wage raise, so actually the following is what we came up with: For the watchstanders approximately $96 per month, which is. now being made in penalty time on» Saturdays, Sundays and holidays at sea and also in penalty time made within their eight-hour spread. To that we added $25, which gave the watchstanders a raise of $121.00. In other words, an AB watchstander under the new set-up will receive $423.00 per month. For the daymen, we figured the amount of penalty time made within their eight-hour spread amounts to approximately $44.00 per month. Then we added to that another $25 (new raise), giving the daymen $69. In other words, the AB daymen will receive $400 a month under the new-set-up. The same principle was used -for all the other ratings so actually the watchstanders' wages are based on 56 hours a week at sea and 40 hours aweek in port. The daymen's wages are based on 40 hours, a week" at sea and 40 hours in port. We raised the overtime rate 18c to $2.65 per hour for the higher ratings and for the ordin^y' seamen 11c to $2^00 per hour. We retained as extra com­ pensation in the agreement the following items: 1. Entering and cleaning tanks. 2. Cleaning bilges. 3. Cleaning cargo holds, with rotten copra and talc rubber. 4. Tending livestock. .5, Driving winches and handling cargo. , -6. Handling mail and baggage. 7.^ Preparing holds for bulk cargo. 8. Spraying and shellacking after 5 PM and before 8 AM weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. With the exception of the above named items, there are no more penalty payments. In other words, they are all now in the wages. Everything you do now between the hours of 8 and 5 in port and at sea within your regular hours you will reqeive no penalty pay for. It will already be in your pay. However, we also want to point out to the membership that the regular agreement dealing with work at sea for watchstanders after 5 and befqre 8 is the same as it is now. In other words, only navigatiop duties will be done after 5 and before 8 with the exception of sanitary work in the morning like we now have in the agreement. Your committee wants to point out to the mem­ bership that we protected the membership as a whole throughout the entire negotiations and we feel that this is a very good deal for the membership of the Sailors Union and should be acceptable and we recommend it. We realize of course that a thing like this Is a new pattern and should be thoroughly checked by the membership, so we recommend to the mem­ bership if they accept this agreement here tonight that the Secretary be instructed to print this new proposed agreement in a special edition of the West Coast Sailors, send it up and down the coast and distribute it widely aboard the ships and the next meeting night, which will be September 26, that we have a vote in all the branches up and down the coast and that all the members on the beach and on the ships be requested to attend the meetings and vote whether they want this s agreement or not. SUP Negotiating Committee (s) William Berger, 4652 C. P. D. Shanahan, 5073 Solomon Bishaw, 4638 Ted Lewis, 2862 A1 Stang, 3235 Harry Johnson, 3632 'Harry JJundebeif, 2708 ^ imder this new proposition (one basic wage). We . ',r'k ; �Sept. so. 1955 SEAJfAnERS LOG Paf« fffv»v N|AW Strike Paralyzes Old Bay Line Services a .. ' BALTIMORE—On the eve of a National Labor Relations Board election order, officials of the Old Bay Line embarked on a union-busting campaign which has led to a complete tie:— up of all their vessels. rrhe^» suit that all ,activity has been SlU-affiliated Marine Allied brought to a halt. Workers here is maintaining Port agent Earl Sheppard said around-the-clock picket lines on that the last-ditch union-busting the company's vessels with the re- move came after the union and the comiiany had both agreed to an election to determine representa­ tion for the company's employees. The day following the agreement the company fired all MAW ..or­ ganizers employed on its vessels, and forced a number of crewmemi. bers who had vacation time com­ ing to get off in Norfolk, making it impossible for them to vote in the elections. The MAW, with the aid of Sea­ farers in the port, struck back with picketlines. Full support for the strike has been received from long­ Portion of the large crowd of waterfront teamsters in 10,000-member Local 807 of New York Two of five crewmembers shoremen both in Baltimore and which held regular meeting at SIU headquarters and then enjoyed Union hospitality after­ of a downed commercial air­ Norfolk, along with Teamsters and wards at special buffet irshown in headquarters cafeteria. Meeting providecT IBT members liner have been rescued by tugboat workers here. with inside look at SIU and waterfront operations with which they come in contact. the SlU-manned Steel Advocate Serves Coast and are being brought to Honolulu, The Old Bay Line, a well-known according to a ship's message name in the shipping business, radioed to the Isthmian Steamship services the Baltimore-Hampton Company's New York offices. The Roads area* with both passenger rescue was made while the ship and cargo operations. MAW is also was eastbound to Honolulu about active in other areas with an elec­ 1,100 miles west of the islands. tion coming up on six tugs and a The four-engined cargo carrier, number of barges operated by the The SlU's New York headquarters was host to the" first membership meeting of the fall operated by the Flying Tigers Line, Harbor Towing Company. Other season of Local 807, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, largest of the Teamster local had gone down on a flight from unorganized groups are also receiv­ unions In the New York area. Several hundred Local 807 members filled the hall to caHonolulu to Wake .Island. ing. attention from the SIU harbor ^^ ^ 1- pacity and were welcomed The rescue operation .was car­ affiliate. • lAIIIJ^ lAi behalf of the SIU by Secried out at 3 PM on Sunday, Sep­ Heavy Ship Influx retary-Treasurer Paul Hall. tember 25. The pilot of the plane. Deep sea shipping in this port The Teamsters also were given Identified as A. J. Machado of Hol­ has been exceptionally good with a demonstration of how the SlU'a lywood, California," and the co­ considerably more men getting jobs rotary hiring system works and pilot were the men rescued. than the total registering in the were shown the various member­ two- week period. The port's good Doctor Now Aboard ship and adminstrative facilities shipping came from a heavy load at the headquarters hall. Six hours later the Advocate of 15 payoffs, 11 sign-ons and 13 Local 807 is.a key unit in the met the Coast Guard cutter Kukui in-transit -ships. Some of the ves­ Seafarer Edward Keagy, chief electrician, and members of New York waterfront picture since which transferred a doctor and sels hitting the port had been di­ pharmacist's mate to the ship to verted from New York because of the crew of the Neva West were praised by the Coast Guard its members handle most of the care for the survivors. The Ad­ the longshore tie-up there. for saving the Neva West from disaster during a recent ship­ trucking to and from the piers ih the harbor. The 10,000-member lo­ vocate then continued on its way AU payoffs were handled in good board fire. Kcagy's action in * cal also does a great de^ of the to Honolulu. shape with no major beefs re­ rigging an improvised weld­ New Orleans.when fire broke out general trucking in the city. Twenty-five . planes and Coast ported on any of these vessels. in No. 1 hold five days out at sea. ^ Side By Side ing circuit to cut a hole in the Guard surface craft have been par­ Services of the port, including steam-smotheri^ line was During the AFL's efforts to or­ ticipating ih the search operation the Sea Chest, Port O'Call and Sea­ deck was instrumental in the rapid The turned on but ganize longshoremen in the port over a 50,000 square mile area. farer's Cafeteria art running conquest of a fire in a cargo of attempts to enter of New York Local 807 worked The Union and the company ex­ smoothly, Sheppard reported, and cotton. the hold after­ side by side with Seafarers and pect further details from the ship enjoying the patronage of Seafar­ The SlU-manned Victory ship wards were unthe International Brotherhood of was en-route to Bremerhaven from successful be­ ers on the beach. as soon as it reaches Honolulu. Longshoremen, contributing valu­ cause of smoke able support and assistance' and heat. throughout the dock beef. Present Then crewat the meeting and introduced to members noticed the teamsters was John Dwyer of that deck plating the AFL Longshoremen's Union. on the main deck As a waterfront local, 807 has Keagy was becoming always been close to the SIU and red hot. The only way the fire friendly relations have existed be­ New evidence of a close alliance between Harry Bridges' Communist-dominated West iiOuld be fought successfully was tween- the two unions for many Coast apparatus and the expelled East Coast International Longshoremen's Association by cutting a hole in the deck to years. introduce a fire hose. Following the meeting, the mem­ was revealed last week in "The Dispatcher," official publication of Bridges' union. bership present was served a buf­ Rigged Up Torch The West Coast publication^ fet in the SIU cafeteria. Local 807 revealed that Bridges not only gust 7, "The Dispatcher" reported to the ILA through his local unions There was no acetylene torch leaders expressed their apprecia­ wais friendly with ILA leaders that ILA general organizer Teddy and has been supporting the gang­ equipment aboard, but fortunately tion of the hospitality offered by In New York but wan meeting reg- Gleason, one of three top officials ster-run ILA against AFL. Now it a shipyard worker had left a the SIU and the past cooperation lilariy with them in New York and in the ILA, boasted of his friend­ appears he is taking part in policy­ length of welding conductor aboard. the Union has given the Teamsters. Keagy and chief engineer Harry participating in ILA strategy meet­ ship and close association with making for ILA. When reports of Bridges' cash Gwin rigged the emergency weld­ ings with the full approved of the Bridges. "Gleason" the paper said, NLiA's.New York District.Coupcil. "said he knew Bridges and met contributions to ILA first appeared ing gear using a metal rod as a Notify Union The disclosure raised., the possi­ him every time he was in New in the press during;^. last year's welding electrode. In 11 minutes AFL-IBL waterfront campaign, York and always got good advice they cut a large enough hole for bility ihat Bridges may have par­ About Sicic Men ticipated in planniM the recent from him. He admitted meeting ILA president Bradley vowed that fire-fighting purposes. anybody doing business with with Velson (a Bridges agent) also, Ship's delegates are urged to political strike agamst the New A fire hose was then put to work York-New Jersey waterfront com­ said he was -a good trade unionist Bridges would be thrown out of on the blaze, pouring water through notify the - Union immediately and that he would continue to meet the ILA. when a shipmate is taken off mission. Since then there have been re­ the opening cut in the deck. the vessel in any port because In recounting events of an ILA him." The fire was quickly brought, Applauded By ILA peated instances of Bridges'. in­ of Illness or injury. Delegates District Council meeting on Au"The Dispatcher" concluded that volvement in the New York harbor under control and the crew was should not wait untiLthey send then able to enter the hold to re­ Gleason's statement, "was greeted scene with Bradley himself in daily in the ship's minutes but should with enthusiastic applause'' by the contact with Velson. Far from dis­ move smoldering cargo. As a result, handle the matter in a separate damage was held down to a mini­ owning Bridges' support, the ILA ILA's top echelon. mum atid the ship and cargo saved communication, so that the un> Bridges' open boasting of his has welcomed it. from possible disaster while far ion can determine iif what man­ Although ostensibly anti-Com­ ILA alliance is being viewed with ner it can aid the brother. increasing concern in waterfront munist, the ILA has enjoyed out at sea. It would also be helpful if 'The personnel of the Neva circles as evidence that he has a wholehearted support from the the full name, rating and book long-sought foothold in the Port "Daily Worker," official Commu­ West," the Coast Guard concluded, number was sent in. Address nist Party publication. The ''Work­ especially the electrician, deserve these notifications to Welfare of New York. It has been open knowledge that er" was particularly eqjthusiastic" praise for the efficient manner in Services at headquarters. for the past year and a half about the most recent waterfront which they coped with a shipboard emergency." scui > , Bridges has been supplying.^.ds, SlU Crew Saves 2 In Air Crash SIU Hq Plays Host To Meeting Of NY Viaterfronf Teamsters Laud SIU Crewmen For Saving SS Neva West Bridges Boasts Of Influence Over I LAs T op Leadership 14 1: �Sept. 30, 1955 YOUR POLLARTS WORTH REAFARERi GUIDE TO BETTER BUYlj^O Another Round Of Inflation Coming All last ipring this department warned that prices would be higher this fall. Now we're really being socked by the new round of inflation. Many items you have to buy for your family have already jumped in price or are about to. Food, clothing, housing and television sets have all joined the inarch of widespread price increases. Many of the prfce boosts can be traced to the exaggerated price increases laid down' by steel manufacturers last summer, and by the booming price of copper and other metals. The boost in steel and other metals is directly affecting prices of houses, threatens to push up the tags on cars and Indirectly affects many other prices because it is forcing up costs of industrial equipment too. , It s interesting, if a little painful, to see—how the steel industry's financial policies affect your family's living costs. Jhe industry had plenty of room to absorb last summer's wage hike in its own record profits, but instead, raised the price of steel, not just by the amount of the wage increase, but approximately twice as much. It was able to use the wage increase as an occasion for a double price increase bbcause of the present heavy demand for steel from auto and other industries. Paying For New Factories According to financial authorities, the real reason for steel's double increase, is that the industry is seeking to "capitaiize" its expansion program opt of current earnings. That is, it aims to finance new plants and equipment out of profits rather than by seUing an equivalent amount of stock. This policy Jias boomed steel company shares on the stock markets. Some companies stocks have gone up over 300 Oil portrait of Andrew Furuseth is presented to SlU in recognition of "vigorous and^milrtant per cent in value in the past two years. But now the public is begin­ efforts made by Seafarers in this port" to aid In building a strong cS'ntral AFL labor group in ning to pay for this stock boom way of higher prices. New Orleans, by A. P. Harvey, president (left), and James Dempsey, executive board mem­ Here is what you must contend with and how you can plan, as best ber, on behalf of New Orleans Central Trades and Labor Council. SlU port agent Lindsey . as possible, to defend your family's living standards from the impact of higher prices: . Williams (right) accepts the gift for the SlU at one of the council's regular meetings in the SlU hall. TELEVISION SETS: Four of the largest manufacturers have already •raised prices from $10 on table models to as much as $30 on higherpriced console sets. Standard-quality IT-indh sets now list at the $140 mark for the most widely-sold, popular-price makes (less discounts given by retailers.) Tip: If you're in the market now, look for the 1955 sets still avail­ MOBILE—The value of the SIU's hospital-surgical plan for Seafarers' families has been able in many stores. Actual differences between the '55 models and the brought home sharply to this port with payment of 22 benefits since the plan began in higher-priced '56 sets are small. June, Of particular significance, port agent Cal Tanner noted, was the fact that approxi- SHOES: Most manufacturers are raising shoe price tags five per cent —^mately two-thirds of these in October; one already has upped prices. cases were handled from be­ Tip: Anticipate your immediate needs, but remember that the annual ginning to end while the Sea­ January shoe sales will offer reductions of 10-20 percent on staple styles. farer was out on a ship. CLOTHING: Prices of men's and boy's items are going up, especially, In ten of the cases, he reported, shirts, work clothes, pajamas and knit underwear. Women's hosiery is the hospitalizations were on an emergency basis, with no oppor­ slated for a general price rise in March. Otherwise women's apparel tunity to make necessary arrange­ is holding pretty steady at today's reasonable levels, with excellent ments in advance. Even in these values available in nylon slips, and in dresses made of a new blend LAKE CHARLES—Stepped-up tanker movements due to instances there were no snags any­ of cotton and nylon carrying modest price tags of $10 or less. Tip: Some retailers stocked up on men's and boy's shirts, work clothes the coming of winter this week produced the best shipping where along the line. The head­ and underwear before the price hike. Our recommendation is to shop quarters office of the plan and the this port has enjoyed in many months. port offices here cooperated these items more widely than usual because of the price variations, The sddden upsurge in ac-"* smoothly all the way, and neces­ and include large chains and mail-order catalogs in your compari­ the shock of seeing the New Or­ sary paper work was taken care sons, since these sources accumulate inventories in advance. tivity required extra man­ HOME FURNISHINGS: Furniture prices have already been raised power from Houston and New leans go out of existence. He ap­ of without delay. All in all, the port finds that the five percent. Prices of ^ome cooking utensils, especially copper-clad Orleans to fill the jobs available. parently had never heard the story types, and broilers, are also due for a hike at retail levels. Both ports reacted promptly so about the old ships that never sink plan has been operating at peak Tip: Annual furniture sales are in February. Also, despite price in­ but just rust away. efficiency and payments have been that none of the ships sailed short. creases, competition among retailers is keen^on certain lines. Un­ coming through at top speed. Sea­ Aside from shipping news, all Visitors during the two-week usually good values in mattresses are available from some retailers period included a mixture of tank else is quiet in this area at the farers can help maintain this at this time. (Notable are the va^e in mattresses, sheets, other home happy state of affairs by seeing to moment. The political pot is slowly apd freight ships including ten items being offered in the current Montgomery Ward fall sales catalog Cities Service vessels, the Val starting to warm up, however, and it {hat enrollment cards and other as the result of the battle for control of Ward and its sales lag in recent documents are submitted to the Chem (Valentine), Trinity (Carras) in a few weeks it is expected that Union now so that the port will years.) Competition ls*Vlso keefi on sheets, with prices practicaHy. at and the Orion Comet (Orion), a the "fur will really, fly^ be fully prepared to handle any pre-World War II levels. Fitted (contour sheets are now available for big supertanker on her way to the Once the deadline is up for as little as $1.50.1n twin size, and ^;egular heavy-weight muslin sheets Far East. In addition, the Stony filing as a candidate and each emergency situation. Of course, (140 count), for as little as $1.85. v the minute a Seafarer or member Creek (American Tramp Shipping), candidate then knows whom he has FOOD: Higher price tags on many food staples, especially eggs and Steel Recorder (Isthmian) and to tear apart, then "things will of his family finds that hospital­ meat, is the real problem. The supply of pork is larger this fall than Ocean Eva (Ocean Trans) ipade really get hot," Leroy Clarke, ization is required, they should last, and^ some pork cuts have come down in price, notably shoulders their presence known. SIU port agent here, commented. get in touch with the port agent to and hams. But beef Is higher and the $1 price tag is visible more often Oldtimer In "Louisiana elections are like elec­ assure themselves prompt service again on steaks, from the SIU Plan. Among the crew on the Eva, tions no place else," he added. Tip: With eggs very high, use Grade B in omelets and other cooked Dull Shipping which stayed on here over a week, Local labor unions are also quiet dishes, and small and medium Grade A for boiling and poaching. was Brother Adolph Capote of at this time, with all members On the shipping side. Mobile Smaller eggs are cheaper at this season. ! Seatrain New Orleans fame, who working and no outstanding beefs had a dull two weeks with not has never quitp recovered from on the docket. much turnover on the vessels hit­ ting port. 'Eight payoffs, four sign, ons and three in-transits summed up the port's business. The coming period should improve somewhat, ^ B A *=" A 19,^ PHILADELPHIA—New progress : by the SlU-affiliated but the outlook is not too exciting. Seafarers shipping out of here Marine Allied Workers headlines the news from^this port. were saddened to learn of the passing of Brother Robert Darley, MAW has Just filed a petition for representation of employees Sr. Darley, who sailed as AB, col­ of the Chester-Bridgeport fer- ^ lapsed and died while on the wheel ries below thli city. MAW Seafarers have been assisting their fellow trade unionists shoreside by watch on the Ocean Joyce, outside of Pusan, Korea. One of his three organizers here are confident staying away from these non-union Seafarer-sons, Robert, Jr., whs OS that the union will win a Labor operations. lone No Terror on the same watch with his father Board election among these men. The SIU affiliate already has a at the time of his death. The hurricane lone scare did not The veteran Seafarer's body is number of ajp'eements with various frighten any jobs away from this being returned to the States by operations in this port. city, with shipping doing very wet^. On the shoreside labor scene, We have had. to call other ports ship, and burial will take place near his home in Panama City, port agent A. S. CarduUp reports for men in the past two weeks and Florida. no change in the. fight of AFL the future outlook is good with 675"-4^.AVEM0F -12/6 E.BALTIMOS The sympathies of the port also Restaurant Workers and Team­ very few men available here. go to the family of Seafarer Walter sters to sign up the. Horn and . AIL waterfront activity is back J. Anderson, whose motheir died Hardart chain here. This port has' to nomxal follpwing a. stoppage by ' here last week. Anderson lu gone on record- not to patronize longshoremen .which tied shipping i: kSils''olit of'Ai6bilii''asiidsuh.' A.'.'••••"J How oM''iiMdact4?ect*urant8'and mp"briefly? **'®'^"* .• •, Mobile Pays 22 Family Benefits Tanker Activity Booms Lake Charles' Shipping Phiiiy In Ferry Drive ponro'CALL ^V,'' • /•: -:' '••..V•• /if'. I eRoa/eCl^AI eAt.-7//vtcvep �Sept Sf. 'lPU SBAFAMEM9 WeSTPORT (ArHlur), July 17— ehalrman> R. 6atatl Sacratary, It. Arctiar. One brother apoke on ahlp not havihe any beefs at preseht, all is working wen. Several men asked about the amount of cement carried to receive bonus. All brothers asked not to leave clothes in washing ma­ chine. WILLIAM H. CARRUTH (Tranafuel), July 10—Chairman, P. Leon­ ard; Secretary, II. Thomas. Turned in repair list. Fire equipment is not up to par. It was suggested that water tanks be taken from aft and put be­ low for more hot water, that we put in for the days we had no water to shower Mth. No. water In washing machine for two i weeks and fresh water tanks are not cemented. YORKMAR (Calmar), July 28— Chairman, A. Morgan; Secretary, C. "^raues. Payoff rules were reviewed. No drinking in passageways. Discusaion held on washing machine wring­ er. Heaps and showera to be kept clean. Drinking water is not cold enough. Steward to serve larger salads. EVELYN (Bull Lines), July 23— Chairman, Aycock; Secretary, Piersen. One crew member lost life in Port Mexico. State of accident will be' given upon arrival In New York. Ship's delegate elected. Request pa­ trolman to investigate unsafe condi­ tion, and delayed sailing from Port Mexico. Discussion was held on sani­ tary faculties. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Robin Lines), July 25—Chairman, W. BIskas; Sec'retary, O. Raynor. Men who fouled up wlU pay $50 fine. Some disputed over­ time settled. Motion made and car­ ried to accept and concur with head­ quarters communicatioiis. chairs In Formosa, balance OlQp'a fund is SIS. Letter was sent to-SEA­ FARERS LOG regarding misconduct of crewmember. Repair lists to be compiled. Vote of thanks to steward department. MAE (Bull Lines), July 31—Chair­ man, F. Hipp; Secretary, S. Berger. All delegates agree with captain and chief mate that all performers get off ship. Everything in order except for hot weather in the Gulf of Mex­ ico. Ship's fund—$7.89. Motion made to Increase ship's fund. Foc'sles to hj» painted. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), July 4 — Chairman, Puckett; Seeretary, Wsber. (niief engineer said he would adjust drinking water. Popcorn ma­ chine was purchased for $10. No noise in messhall at night. Caird gaihes to begin after supper. July 24—Chairman, Carney; Seere­ tary, Weber. Water is okay now that crew has taken on a new coMer water. Ship's fund $30. Motion made and carried to get new percolators and larger sheets. Port steward in New Orleans Is responsible for small variety and poor quaUty of food. LA SALLR (Waterman), July 24— Chairman, D. Mann; Secretary, C. Mexur. No major beefs. Delayed eallIng )o be. taken up with patrolman. TWehty dollars was apeht for' deek .J'vill 'He-Man^ Haircut For Seafarer's Sen a OREMAR (Ore), July 24—Chairman; C. Burnt; Secretary, H. Stewart. No beefs. . Ship's fund—S2.50. Ship's del­ egate elected. Lockers to be repaired by machinist. To see about getting milk in Canada. CUBORE (Ore), June 28—Chairman, G. Brown; Secretary, C. Crockett. Ship's delegate elected. Sailing board time has gotten way out of hand. More night lunch to be put out. SteW' ard department man to make coffee for 10 AM coffee time. MOHICAN (Trans Oceanic), July 24 —Chairman, C. Walliek; Secretary, J. Morrison. Innerspring matresses and fans will be ordered in New York. Ship's delegate elected. Motion made and carried to cooperate with mess. man and pantryman in keeping messhall and pantry clean. Repair lists to be turned into ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Au­ gust 14—Chairman, H. Maginness; Secretary, F. Webb. Continued coop­ eration requested of crew. Ship's treasurer elected. No beefs. New motor installed in washing machine. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), July 30— Chairman, R. Roberts; Secretary, H. Patterson. Balance of ship's fund is $59.68. No beefs—smooth sailing. Ship's delegate and secretary-reporter elected. Better grade of meats need­ ed. Hand rails on fore and aft to be repaired before ship leaves New Or­ leans. CHICKASAW (Pan Atlantic), July 31—Chairman, O. Taylor; Secretary, S. Ougglno. No beefs. Motion made and carried that crew get screen doors for galley and crew mess. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. Sug­ gestion made that all foc'sles be sougeed and decks painted. Temper­ ature of lee box to be improved, so that ice cream will stay hard; and to unplug drains in the laundry room, sinks and decks. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), July 31—Chairman, J. Johnson; Seeretary, D. Beard. No beefs. Ship's fund con­ tains $16.34. Communlcatlous froiii headquarters read, accepted, and con­ curred. Ship's treasurer elected. Crew appreciates third cook's cook­ ing. THE CABINS (Mathlasen), July Chairman, H. Fusion; Seeretary, T. Bolton. Ship's secretary - reporter elected. Ship's fund—$83.70. No beefs. Ship's delegate elected. Vote of thanks to steward department. Crew requests that ship be fumigated when It goes to shipyard. All repairs to be listed and turned Into ship's delegate. CALMAR (Calmar), July If—Chair­ man, S. Drury; Secretary, .T. Jackson. No major beefs. Repair list was compUed and ..handed In. Ship's fund— $24.28. Motion made and carried that all SIU welfare benefits cover union officials as well as active SIU men. Discussion on ship's fund. CHILORE (Ore), July 31—Chslrmsn, R. King; Seeretary, K. BrlHsln. Ship's fund—$34. No beefs. Ship's delegate and secretary-reporter elected. Vote of thanks to steward department. Col­ lection taken for ship's delegate's . wife, who is parslyzed. New library needed. Steward , to try to get mora cots. * Canada SIU Wins West Coast Beef A two-month strike by West Coast Canadian Seafarers ended in victory when the JOHN B..WATERMAN (Waterman), July 30—Chairman, E. Hansen; Secre­ tary, N. Matthey. To see captain about log of one man. Chief steward and delegate to check stores. Ship's fund $24.32. Linen to be taken down and foc'sles to be left clean. Ship's delegate to ask for statement of earn­ ings before payoff. Meat to be double checked as to US Government stamp, Special meeting to be called' in port with reference to poor food. SANDCAPTAIN (Construction Ag­ gregates), July 17—Chairman, J. Bar­ ron; Secretary, H. Mooney. Letter re­ ceived on subect of passes. Letter from NY saying cigarettes on Ches­ ter Harding should he shared with this crew. Letter to be sent to stew­ ard of Chester Harding requesting to know how many cases of cigarettes they have aboard and when we can expect to receive some. The only beef . LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), July 17—Chairman, S. Hawks; is on these cigarettes. Secretary, J. Watson. Beefs with SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), July chief mate to be settled at payoff. 23—Chairman, R. Hall; Secretary, A. Some disputed overtime. Motion made Whllmer. Men who have a plausible and carried to accept and concur with excuse for being late 'on sailing day communications from headquarters. will be okayed, but men who do not Mate to order extra porthole chutes will be turned lirto patrolman for and screens. Discussion held on lack action. Ship's treasury contains $111.- of medical attention to crew and un­ 14. No beefs. Motion made and car­ safe gangway. ried to accept and concur. with com­ July 27—Chairman, R. Roberts; Sec­ munications from headquarters unan­ retary, H. Kennedy. Ship's delegate imously. TV sat to be repaired in elected. Patroiiiian to see that vessel Texas. It has been agreed that treas­ has $5,000 on hand sailing day. Mo­ urer is to take care of lending money tion made and carried to accept terms out up to $50 with one signature. on back-dating of articles. Steward requests that crew throw down excess TRANSATLANTIC (Paciflc Water­ and dirty linen. Vote of thanks to ways), July 20—Chairman, A.- Ander­ steward department for job well son; Secretary, S. Arelet. Motion made done. and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquar­ • OENEVIiVB PETERKIN (Blesmters. Discussion was held on subject fleld), July 1$—Chairman, E. Goings; of restriction on shore leave and it Secretary, D. Patterson. No beefs. was agreed that crew should be able Ship's delegate elected. Ship was to go ashore. Vote of thanks to stew­ fumigated in New Orleans. A new schedule is being prepared for the ard department for good work. cleaning of the laundry and recrea­ PORT HOSKINS (CItlos Service), tion rooms. Electricity toi be turned July 31—Chairman, F. Throp; Secre­ off after men use the washing ma­ tary, H. Westphal. Everything in or­ chine. der. Ship's treasury contains SIS. Re­ quested that awning be put up on MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ boat deck. Motion made and carried man), July 30—Chairman, Danne; Stcto accept and concur with commu­ retary, D. Edwards. No beefs. Motion nication from headquarters. made and carried to accept and con­ cur with headquarters commuhicaSTEEL KINO (Isthmian), No date- tions. Catwalk to be put over all Chairman, Howlton; Secretary, J. Wll- deck cargo, for safety of all depart­ Inson. No beefs. There was no re­ ments. All men who use washing mastriction to ship and overtime was -chine are to turn it off after use. collected. Discussion was held on Vote _of thanks to steward depart­ hiring system. Headquarters com­ ment for cooperating with keeping munications accepted and concurred,, the deck clean. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), July 30—Chairman, J. Allen; Seeretary, A. Whltmer. No major beefs. Ship's fund—$111.14. Motion made and car­ ried to accept recent communications from headquarters unanimously. Pege Stevea LOG Seafarer Benjamin Mignano, AS, holding son. Mifchell, 2, looks on proudly as "the big boy," Eddie, 4I/2, gets a heman's haircut in the barbershop at SIU headquarters. Mig­ nano lives just a few minutes, from the hall in Brooklyn. John Raubino is the barber. ^ Tampa, Mobile Active In MAW Tugboat Drive TAMPA—Seafarers here and in Mobile have joined with SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers in a brand-new drive aimed at the organization of the local Blue Stack Towing Company. A petition for a •ollective 50 men involved will swing to the MAW for full-time representation. bargaining election has al­ 'In - other action, according to ready been filed with the Tom Banning, SIU port agent here, National Labor Relations Board for the right to represent the tug workers. The company operates six tugs that hit the port fairly regu­ larly. Expectation is high that when an election is held the approximately shipping pepped lip slightly and appears to be getting better. Aside from routine beefs, the only outof-the-way item was a beef con­ cerning a bacon shortage on the Del Santos (Mississippi) which was squared away in jig time. Union Steamship Company yielded on a new contract. The agreement sets up an hourly wage system anil provides an 11-cent hourly increase retroactive to June 1. With the Union SS contract in its pocket, the SIU Canadian Dis­ trict scheduled a strike of 450 Sea­ farers aboard ships of the Cana­ dian Pacific Railway's Coastal Steamship Service, The strike^ originally called for miiinight, Sep­ tember 25, has been held off pen(i"« ing further negotiations between the company and the union. Uniop Steamship operates six> passenger vessels out of Vancouver, BC, as well as freight services on^ the West Coast. In addition to the'^ hourly increase, the overtime rat« was increased 18 cents an .hoiir and the company agreed to make 20-cent daily payments to the Can­ adian District's welfare plan. 100 Percent Tie-Up The strike of 350 Canadian Dis­ trict members began on July 3 after months of negotiation had been unsuccessful. The tie-up was ICQ percent effective from the out­ set with ho effort made by the company to operate its ships. Meanwhile, a Canadian govern­ ment Royal Commission is \yinding up hearings on proposals to re­ serve Canada's domestic trade to Canadian ships. At present there are no restrictions in the domestic trades with the result that British and other foreign-flag ships have taken over much of the Lakes. • " • Does The US Need Kings Point? (Continued from page 2) a minimum of two years in the Navy. If, for example, a high school graduate sincerely interested in merchant service wanted to go to Kings Point and could not pass the Navy physical, he would be barred from the school. But a candidate for Annapolis who couldn't get ap­ pointed there could enter the Navy via Kings Point. It's interesting to note that the state maritime schools, which make Naval Reserve enlistment an op­ tional requirement, have a greater percentage of their graduates (20 percent) on merchant ships than Kings Point does. In other words, the Department of Commerce supplies the funds for the academy's operation to the tune of $2 million a year, and the Navy gets the men. Whether a man works for a steamship company after leaving the Navy is entirely up to him, even though his tuition, room and board, textbooks and uni­ forms have been supplied gratis by the Maritime Administration. Annex Of Annapolis The Navy's hold on Kings Point makes it a Naval Reserve training school and an annex of Annapolis for all intents and purposes. The academy has deliberately set out to imitate the structure and function of the military academies. A Kings Point booklet calls the academy "one of the five federal service academies" (the other four being West Point, Mnapolis, the Air Force School and the Coast Guard Academy). "Like these schools" It says. Kings Point is "military in character." For example, while most Instructon at the school are civilians «¥sen mil' West Point or Annapolis, courses time unions for the Navy to oper­ in Naval science are taught by reg­ ate Kings Point as an out-and-out ular Navy men who are assigned Naval Reserve Officers Training by the Navy Department. The School. Such a situation is prefer­ courses cover gunnery, drill, man­ able to operating the school under ual of arms, naval tactics and sim­ the guise of a merchant marine ilar subject matter. academy. Kings Pointers, like midshipmen Navy Di^uise at Annapolis, are not allowed to The Navy's reason for maintain­ marry while at school. Entering ing the disguise is believed to be­ classmen are known as "plebes" lts fear of objections that the like in service academies and the jealous sister services, the Army student body is composed of and Air Force, would raise to a "cadet-myjshipmen," a West Point- second Navy academy. The Navy is Annapolis combination. There is no also relieved of the cost of opera­ liberty given on schiml days ex­ tions except for the cost of Naval cept under special circumstances, Science instructors. with men confined to academy While Kings Point is a conveni­ grounds. "All cadet-midshipmen," ence for the Navy it is an expense the booklet says, "wear uniforms for maritime which year after year similar to those worn by midship­ finds itself hard-pressed to secure men at Annapolis." badly-needed Government aid for Cadet-midshipmen are subject the merchant marine. Moreover, it to military discipline, the booklet is just as well that the hundreds reports. "Cadet-midshipmen are of men turned out by Kings Point organized into a regiment which is choose to go into another industry, subdivided into battalions and for the rapidly-shrinking US niercompanies, all under the command 'chant fleet has fewer jobs every of cadet-midshipmen officers . . . year. ' A high standard of military disci­ It would seem sensible to turn pline . . . is required." Kings Point back to Navy jurisdic­ No Civilians Here tion just as it had jurisdiction over Obviously the spirit of the acad­ state schools before 1940, and let emy is more military than civilian, the Maritime Administration de­ deliberately patterned after An­ vote all of its funds for maritime napolis, while the students are functions. ostensibly being trained for civil­ T ian service. A comparable sjtuation would exist if the Civil Aeronautics Au­ thority were to set up a school to train civilian airline pilots and the men were to be commissioned in the Air Force upon graduation.' No one disputes the Navy's right to train as many men as it needs for its purposes. If more Naval officers are needed, it would be pe^ectly acceptable i to the mari- r • -^-3 �• SEAFARERS -LOa--^^ - rafiB Eftht . •, . -^ :: •'! >• ••••-..•'-••:'•. •> '• r-:r^ - *: •-••7'' •-. k-'. ... - ' •- . .7 ••/'-v*-- "^ • VA.-' -:• • Sepfcm ^.- 7-'^ • .•s^'4:i--'.f:, 4 ..V- .r---r..-;.----^, ^ - ^ ^,7-r., . . K-. >;-' I - . 'i • \y ^ -' u "v ., :• I' ; .•'J'\.'J'. -r .V ' -y' . IX' :- -N. Whdn ownership ©f the ship , repair yard formerly operated in Mobile by the Waterman Steamship Comany recently was acauired y the newly-organized Mo­ bile Ship Repair, Inc., in­ volved were a substantial number of SlU men working in thiat yard under terms of a contract with the Marine Al­ lied Workers, an. SlU af- E Shipyard Crafftsmeii » fdidte. with •"•:•:• "MAW men working in this ship repair yard are highly skilled with rnany years of experience," sbid SlU Mobile Port Aaeht Cal Tanner. "Many of these em­ ployes are seafaring men, a unique situation assuring a high degree of expert crafts­ manship by men who under­ stand tne necessity of a wellconstructed 'and well-re­ paired ship." In these photos, the LOG shows the variety of skills displayed by SlU-MAW men on the job. > Deep Sea Experience I-I' . \i:- • |JL- : l-il*' '• 1 U |>iU f ' Ik- • ' ifc:- isp. iSi. • Js M.'' ft iS' •• '/r Aerial view shows Mobile Ship Repair Yard, manned by SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers, and its facilities at the Alabama State Docks in Mobile. In inset, above left, is floating derrick which makes it possible for Mobile yard to provide shipside service in the harbor. Above, right, is the Andrew J. Newbury, a Govern&ent-owned Liberty out of the lay-up fleet currently under.zepair. Work being done under the Martime Adndnjstration's emerg«9ncy ship repair program is typical of services offered by the repair yard. m. /' �SIU-MAW members WiHiam Wilson (left) and Dan Walters bend length of pipe to specifications required in ship repair job. Many MAW mem­ bers have years of Seafaring experience. New parts and work supplies are in constant demand in repair operations and yard's warehouse stocks a wide variety of ship items. SIU-MAW member Richard Langley (left) is shown receiv­ ing a sheaf of supply requisitions to be filled for W. H. Southall. Yard owners signe^ new MAW contract as they took over operations. •'M' /:;is One of highly-skilled repairmen at the yard is Bob Dorpian, shown here at work on an electric motors Yard handles wide variety of maintenance and repair work. Intent on a knotty problem are three of the yard's many skilled craftsmen, (left to right) Al­ fred Brooks, Alfred Jefferson and Edward Clark. Men were rebuildini;. a defective boilet feed pump motor in the repair yard's electrical shop when ^e SEAF|/IR£RS LOG photographer caught them in action. ^ _ J • •;. jtf.- ' �SSAFJRERS^toe Pace Tea t V- Sept. St, tm 'What's This Got To Do With The Merchant Marine?' I»:•I^i:!•• jy p: L'-. ••"- ' ^-v\ S. i" ROBERT MOYLAN, bosun CHARLES PAYNE, baker Seafarer Robert Moylan has A ship tnay not be the calmest place in the world, but it is a been a member of only one union lot easier on the nerves than a in all his years at sea and ashore. busy wartime shipyard.. Seafarer And as far as he is concerned, the Charles Payne found this out after SIU is "the only one I will ever working in a Baltimore yard dur­ belong to." Having joined the SIU ing the days when in Boston in 1944, he has seen the Liberty ships tremendous improvement the Un­ were being turn ion has made in seamen's condi­ ed out like sau­ tions since that time. ^ Although he comes from Massa­ sages. After some time in the yard, chusetts, Moylan prefers to catch he decided to try his ships out of Wilmington, Cali­ a less hectic way fornia, where he can get both off­ shore and intercoastal runs. His of Ufe. He caught his home town, Lawrence, is a wellfirst ship out of known textile manufacturing cen­ rayne Baltimore in 1943, ter not far from the port of Boston. The 44 - year and in 1944, hitched up with the old Searfarer's SIU ih New York. That sold him first introduction on seafaring. to salt water Payne grew up in the Maryland came via the tidewater country on the Patapasco Navy. He joined River middle branch. As a youth it in 1928 at the he was always interested in boating tender age ^f 17 and had to be dragged from the and served a sixriver one time after his boat over­ year hitch as a turned. Moylan bluejacket before Beats Shore Fay returning to ci­ Today the 33-year-old Seafarer vilian life in 1934. The depression years were par­ makes his home in Baltimore with ticularly rough on searon with jobs his wife and daughter. Although his family would- prefer to have hard to get and unions just begin­ him home regularly, Payne finds ning to revive from the 1921 gen­ there is nothing in the way of work eral strike disaster. Moylan was that can offer him what he gets on out of sea harness for a while, but an SIU ship—either in pay or the when the war clouds gathered man with Moylan's seagoing expe­ stimulation of a seafaring life. rience was much in demand. He In the 12 years he's been sailing he has seen constant improvement returned to the sea, this time as seaman. of life aboard ship through Union a merchant On Picket lines efforts. But it hasn't all been Moylan has taken part in a num­ peaches and cream. In 1947 he was ber of the Union's major postwar severely injured when he slipped beefs, including the 1946 General on a fish-oiled deck and spent the Strike and others, and had the next three years out of work, un­ satisfaction of seeing his efforts dergoing a series of operations. and those of his shipmates pay When he was a bachelor, Payne off in the form of better days for preferred the long runs to South Seafarers. American ports, but now he usually When not on a ship, Moylan is takes coastwise and nearby-foreign an avid fisherman like so many ships which bring him home regu­ other Seafarers who find the hob­ larly. by a natural one. "The Union has "Just give me an electric stove," done a great deal for me," he says, he says, "and a Union ship and I'm "and when I'm on a ship I'm out air set to go." I to do the best I can accordingly." VV: 'vV • iv'.- .-r' J ^-.•••' : iri" A I", • CIO Transport Workers can­ celled a strike call for Pennsyl­ vania Railroad maintenance men as Federal railroad mediation ma­ chinery went to work on the dis­ pute. The strike would have af­ fected all of the railroads' eastern operations. p- I'- '"- One of two struck Louisiana sugar cane mills has signed a new union contract with the CIO Pack­ inghouse Workers. A second sugar refinery strike is still in progress. •t 1?If«.: • Is: •; t is> . Farm machinery workers at the International Harvester Company ended a 26-day strike with a new 34-cents an hour package covering a three-year period. The 40,000 company employees are members of the CIO United Auto Workers and the contract provides five cents hourly for supplemental un­ employment insurance, as in the auto industry. 0^ if AFL Hotel and Restaurant work­ ers have been notified that their parent union, the Hotel and Restuarant Employees International, intends to expand its strike against Miami Beach hotels and continue action into the winter seasop. Un­ ion members have been asked not to take winter Jobs in Miami Beach. The resort area depends heavily on an infiux of skilled northern workers during its winter season. if if i New York printers in commer­ cial shops have voted overwhelm­ ingly in favor of a contract provid­ ing a $4 a week raise this year and another $3 next July. The contract also grants the International Typo­ graphical Union jurisdiction over new printing processes now being developed. if if if Following the lead of their American counterparts, Canadian labor federations will merge at a convention to be held in April, 1956. The Canadian Trades and Labor Congress, AFL - affiliated, and the Canadian Congress of La­ bor, which maintains CIO connec­ tions, will form a new millionmember organization, the Canadian Labor Congress. if if if An industry-wide pension plan in the baking industry has been reached between the Bakery and Confectionary Workers Interna­ tional (AFL) and employers. The plan is supported entirely by em­ ployer contributions and gives workers a vested pension right which they do not lose when they The career-builders who carefully cultivate the public impression that the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point is an adjunct to the US shipping in- = dustry will be out in force again early next month when a Senate Committee begins sifting the operations of the maritime officer training schools. Kings Point, in reality an "annex" to Annapolis, is a Navy "secret weapon," because its annual $2 million appropriation from the Department of Commerce fosters the illusion that it is a civilian training ground. Yet when the facts are in, fewer than 15 percent of its ^graduates ever make merchant seaman­ ship their career. Since there is no requirement that its gi-aduates go to sea, the vast major­ ity of them settle in shoreside jobs or build careers in the Navy. Their free schooling at taxpayer expense does not one iota of good for the shipping in­ dustry because, in a time of ever-decrbasing private shipping operations, there are no ships for them—and they wouldn't take them if there were. There hasn't been a real shortage of trained officer manpower in years. The needs of the industry, indeed the bulk of the men now sailing, come from the state academies and up from unlicensed ranks. This is as it should be. However, the amount of money spent on this installation, considering the I money heeds of the declining US shipping industry today, could well be spent on other purposes. New safety devices, greater experimentation with new ship types and designs, all of these are current and pressing iteiri^ required for our ' outmoded merchant fleet. The sham of treating Kings Point as a Government>-aided private training,,, installation is £t fraud on the unknowing public. Since Kings Point is merely grinding out officers jvho are pledged to the Navy, in war or peace^ why perpetu-;; ate the farce that it is serving the merchant marine? Why not label the place properly as the "Junior Annapolis" and have the Navy pick up the tab? That $2 million could do a lot more good if spent devis­ ing ways and means for preventing anotheir Southern Districts disaster dt for our ^ rasTj'- �Sepi iSO. 1058 Pare Elefei - SEAFARER^ L&d LOG Pays Call On Alcoa Planter In Savannah SIAFARERS ^icfiw It often happens when a ship is shorthanded in foreigh ports that the crew will be rounded out by non-union seamen or seamen from oilier outfits. When the tanker Seatiger wound up two men short, Seafarer Terence Glynn proposed that the crew chip in funds so that, a crew representative could be sent ashore to contact the American consul. The consul, Glynn pointed out, would have^a record of all the American seamen on the beach and could find out if any of them were SlU members. Crewmembers agreed that it was a fine idea and proceeded accord­ ingly to secure A visit.to the Alcoa Planter in Savannah on. a recent Saturday the LOG a careful onceover to see what was happening in their their replaCeafternoon found these Seafarers on hand to greet an SIU Unipn and elsewhere in maritime. At right, George Condos, ments through photographer. At left, John'Bowdon, AB, was busy securing the bosun, was finishing a^splice on some wire (on overtime, nat­ the consulate. urally) and was just about ready for a smoke. For all of them, gangway to make it safe for-all hands leaving and coming aboard ' t, i i Saturday afternoon was not much different from any oth^r. the ship. In the messhall (center photo), R. Hanssen, steward Aboard the (left), and Joe Kearnes, crew messman, were giving an issue of Work on a ship goes on all the time. Santore Seafarer Janies Van Sant came up with a common - sense suggestion on the Van Sant procedure of holding shipboard meetings. There's no sense holding a meeting, he observed, if one of the shipboard departments is being turned, to on Procedure to be followed in trading in seven SlU-manned C-2s for new trailerships have overtime work. If for that reason been agreed on between the Maritime Administration -and the Pan Atlantic Steamship most of the members of that de­ Corp. The seven ships would jgo into the reserve fleet in return for which the Maritime partment are unable to attend, the meeting should be postponed until Administration would pay part of the cost of construct­ ernment hopes to upgrade the re­ of funds for purchase of the C-2s a more appropriate time. BOSTON—This port en­ Van Sant. a deck department ing the new vessels and in­ serve fleet and stimulate new ship by the Maritime Administration, joyed an upsurge in shipping but the outlook is considered good building. They would be used to sure the remainder of the con­ man, has been sailing SIU since transport truck trailers in the for Congress approval on this with tankers ' contributing back in 1943, joining the Union in struction mortgage. score. most of the business, as usual. Port New York. The new ships would be con­ coastwise trade. shipping was well in excess of reg­ One major obstacle still remain­ tracted for imder the "trade-in and Contracts Come Fast $ ^ istration with 45 men getting out The September 7 SIU meetings build" program whereby the Gov­ ing is Congressional appropriation Under the agreed procedure, Pan in the two week period. in the various fiorts elected a num­ Atlantic would turn over its old Port agent James Sheehan listed. ber of rank and file Seafarers to ships after contracting for the new five payoffs and four sign-ons in the various meeting posts. ..Meeting ones. The amount of the trade-in the period covered by the report as chairmen included M. Machel in allowance would be determined in well as five in-transit ships. All San Francisco: D. Jones in Hous­ part by whether or not the old beefs were squared away in ship­ ton; H. M. Connell in Lake Charles ships were still in service while shape fashion. and R. E. Pierce in Savannah. Other Question: Have you noticed any change in crew moetings since new ones were being buiit. New Port meeting jobs were filled by W. De The company will have to de­ Lappe and B. Vickerman in Seaitle; the recent revision of the ship minutes form? The "Texas Tower" radar sta­ liver its C-2s to a reserve fleet B. A. Granberg in Wilmington; H. tion off Cape Cod has become a Francis X. Keelan, MM: I don't anchorage as specified by the Mar­ new "port of call" for Seafarers James Cheshire, AB: I find that Thomas and C. Allan in San Fran­ itime Administration and the ships cisco; V. Stankiewicz and B. Craw­ the meetings go along more see any particular change. I liked here, with the tug El Sol running it better the way will have to be in good operating regularly between it and Boston, smoothly now ford in Philadelphia; E. F. Hagin condition. The company will also it was before be­ and the Issues and E. Frost in Tampa, and J. W. carrying supplies and passengers. are being made cause we have have to post a performance bond Floyd and G. Bell in Savannah. The tower again got in the news as well. clearer to the too many ship's t 4i this week when a tower workman Ships to be traded in would be crews. Everybody officers under There seemed to be more than in need of an operation had to be seems to get to the new system. the Chickasaw, Bienville, Azalea evacuated by Coast Guard cutter the usual enthusiasm in endorse­ the .^oint more The smaller City, Fairisle, Fairland, Gateway ments voted to 50-mile-an-hour winds. There isdirectly and the group of three City and Young America. Pan At­ in the steward de­ a doctor aboard the tower, but no lantic would retain its two experi­ whole procedure departniental del­ partments on the anaesthetics had been stocked in shapes up better and a mental combination tanker-dry the tower's medicine chest. egates Lewis Emery Jr. cargo ships, the Ideal-X and the than it has been ship's delegate and the Mcworked better to my way of think­ Almena. Alester Victory. in the past. ing. Any further trailership plans by On the Emery McLean are being held off pend­ good feeding had 4" 4" George A. Williams, FWT: On Joseph Keelan, -AB: I've found ing determination of Pan Atlantic's produced a most my last ship, the Westport, it the meetings have a little more life petition for intercoastal rights. cordial a t m o s- seemed that the in them now. phere on all sides Vandersall gang quickly got The, crews are with the crew the knack of the more interested giving a special plum to W. C. new routine and because they Vandersall, night cook and baker. the meetings have some issues In turn, crew pantryman Danny were run more /IOWIMBOTH to discuss and Parkman, said that the gang was s y s t e m a tically there's some sub­ the best he had ever sailed with, than they were stance to., the making for good fellowship M all before. That business at hand departments. makes the meet­ SAN pRANCISCO — Shipping in addition to the The McAlester Victory crew ings more pro­ here is still in the doldrums for the regular ship­ thanked the entire steward depart­ ductive and more useful. board matters. ment for the excellent meals served third consecutive two-week period, throughout the trip and drafted a 4 4i 4? after months of feverish activity. John Marshall, chief steward: Regino Vasquez, MM: Since the special resolution in tribute to Port agent £eon "Blondie" John­ chief steward W. T. Malvenan for The meetings are more interesting new system began I've been on son .reports just one payoff in sight some Alcoa and noV, and the re­ his interest, full cooperation and Bull Line ships. at the moment. ports we get maximum efficiency of operation, For the first time in many Most of the meet­ along with the "We sincerely hope" they added, ings were run months there were no payoffs or new minutes •that he will stay on this ship for the pretty good and_ sign-ons here as three in-transits form are helpful next trip and continue his good the business was provided the only action the port In keeping the work." taken care of. I had. The pending arrival of the crew up to date Both Vandersall and Malvenan think the crews La Salle for payoff will break this and getting more have the».experience to do a good BAl-nMOtB are satisfied wi^ rought, and increased' in transit job because both of them have been participation. It's the new system activity should improve matters SIU bookmembers since back in very informative .... the wayJt stands noticeably iii the coming two 1938, Vandersall joining in Mobilp for |he B and C ' a&id Malvenan in Boston! " ^ aiid' find' ft* ^s^ to w^rlt^%tth!' 'WekSi cardhbldfcrs' on th'e bliipB lod. • m • ••'Mi, Trailership Trade-In Procedure Boston Gets Set Between US, Pan-Atlantic Lift From Tanker Biz Slow Shipping Holds'Frisco •M •i Ml PORT C CALL • rC • r-y , '.. J �.^V-, SEAFARERS Page Twelve GOVERNMENT CAMP (CIHss StrvIce), August 3-Chairman. McCloiay; Secretary. J. Meioney. Ship's fund contains S6. New fans to be instaUed, Ice. box needs repair, to be checked by engineer. Several other repairs to be made. INES (Bull). July 3—Chairman. M, Marines; secretary. L. cirignano. Ship's fund—$14; No beefs. Sugges­ tion made for ship's fund—arrival pool. All time in shipyard to be turned over to patrolman for lodging, allowance, as per contract. Steward to take care of washing machine re­ pairs. Seafarer Bill Bause, ship's reporter on the Northwestern Victory, reyeals the latest in­ novation on th^ ship—a "Pizza Pie Society." "There are at least six active "members, of which Brothers Chuck Johnson and Joe Falasca seem, to be the 'wheels,' when the society gathers every Thursday P M. With a somewhat fiendish gleam in their eyes, the members invade the galley, roll out a hunk of dough, place it on two big pans and then throw Bause anything avail­ able on top of it. "After this 'dumping' (Hieration, they ceremoniously push this crea­ tion into the bake oven and stand by at high tension for 15. minutes. Then Brother Chuck removes the concoction, sounds of pleasure fill the air and all the members grab wicked looking knives with which they cut 'the thing' into squares. It then being coffeetime, the squares are demolished at an un­ believable speed by the member­ ship and the meeting adjourns." Bause hastens to add that he Is not a member of the "society," be­ cause pizza pie "always reminds me of a very sad 'morning after' in Saigon not long ago." OCEANSTAR (Triton), July U — Chairman, S. Emerson; Secretary. C. Diaz. Ship's delegate thanked crew for all. the cooperation he received. It was brought to the crew's attention SlU crewmemberi and officers aboard the Robin Locksley take part in services for sea burial of Seafarer John L. Bolden, MM, who died on Robin Soodfellow and was later transferred for burial to the Locksley, which was homeward .bound from Capetown. The scene is about 1600 miles due west of Capetown. Seafarer W. W. Bunker took the photo sent in by Ed Burke. Locksley Goes South, Finds Winter In July Crossed up on their seasons, some Seafarers on the Robin Locksley found out recently tbaj a trip to South Africa doesn't necessarily mean a lot of warm'weather. The seasons run just about t"— opposite of what they are in he finally got aboard and eventu­ ally met with a fine for missing the New York, Ed Burke reports, ship. so the crew found some fairly cool "Chances are that he'll fish next weather in South Africa during July and August. They didn't find trip in Beira," Burke added. much sunshine down there either, but thanks to the good gang of SIU men aboard, things worked out to make recent voyage a good trip. LOG-A-RHYTHM: One of its highlights was a fish­ ing contest in which one of the ABs, with a 12V2-pound grouper, walked off with the honors plus the $180 that was in the contest By a Seafarer kitty. Got Fast Shuffle I've sailed the Atlantic Another case of a fast $180 (or The Pacific, too But I wouldn't trade places more) occurred when one crewWith any of you. member got caught in the old cab .There is something about a life at driver-police shuffle in Beira. "It all started with a cab driver sea caliing his poiice force pals when I couldn't describe he couldn't collect the fantastic For the life of me. fare he was asking from our 'filthy When standing on look,out rich' seaman friend," Burke point­ Up on the bow Letting the spray toss over your ed out. "Well, the seaman really paid Mixed emotions . qree.t the brow for that ride. He got thrown in You're protecting your shipmates shipboard photog who the can and had to pay the cab That now lie asleep grabbed this shot of Broth­ And thinking of buddies bill anyway, plus a fine. In addi­ ers Candy, Kimp and Little Down in the deep. tion, he missed the ship, got billed (l-rl on the Steel Traveler. for the agent's overtime and a When the last bell has rung They were looking for a lit­ plane ticket for a ride to the next And it's my turn to go tle shade on the trip to Put me at rest with my buddies port, was slapped with a couple India. of loggings at two for one when below. Steel Travelers Last Request -ir • • j •!! ,.'.u USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Orville E. Abrams Sverre Jbhannessen L. Bosley John C. Mitchell Dargan Coker John F. Slusarczyk Bobert J. Heilig S. T. Zetleman VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. Angelo Camerote USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Hilton Blanchard. John E. Markopolo Morris E. Garrett Leonard Talevich Michael Henry John £. Tillman M. -p. McCoskey Edward C. Yeamana USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Edwin A. Ainsworth William B. Robinson Franghi Anghelatos Frank A. Rossi Francis J. Boner Marshall G. Shankle David G. Proctor Norman D. Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Joseph A. Leslie Donald Brownlee William Lieberman E. F. Cetti Jimmie Littleton C. E. Foster James T. Moore Jay ,C. Harris Joseph S. Moore J. B. Holsenbecfc Ernest H. Webb Gerald Kersey Eugene J. Kirkland USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Calvin DeSilva Ralph Armstrong Peter DeVries Julian B. Barrett Louis Guarino Merton Baxter Earl T. Hardeman J. L.'Buckelew George A. HiU John L; Caldwell Lloyd T. Callaway Robert Honjmel Carter C. Chambers Floyd Jehl^ns if li a .V I'BichBrd J..iChlasson Eaden E. Sept. 30, 1955 LffG Pizza Society Meets Thurs. On NW Victory E. G. Knapp Charles S. Smith Duska Korolia Walter Smith John LaCoste Woodrow A. Snead Leo H. Lang Henry S. Sosa Tinerman J. Lee George Stidham Nils Lornsen Lonnie R. Tickle John P. Maslin Juan R. Vitsquez C. R. Nicholson Dirk Vissei' Alfonso Olaguibel James B.' Ward Randolph A. RatcliR James R. Williams Thomas A. Scanlon David A. Wright Benjamin C. Seal USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF., Marcelo B. Belen John P. Murphy Robert B. Carey Walter J. Oaks Charles Dwyer M. E. Pappadakis Alonzo M. Miiefski USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Manuel Antonana Albert Hawkins Joseph P. Brennan John HoRman Carl E. Chandler Norman T. Jackson Thomas Clough Earl McKendree Charles Coburn Fred Morris Philip Cogiey Fred Pittman Victor B. Cooper Joseph R. Pullen Thomas L. Dugan John E. Renski Gorman T, Glaze C. Story USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. * Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS . Benjamin F. Deibler Jos Santiago Joseph J. Fuseila Rosehdo Sernuib . . Albert Kozina ................s.). SAILORS SNUG SARBOB STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslnsky USPHS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY Edmund Abualy Kaarel Leetman John Adslitz • Leonard Leidig Fortunato Bacomo Arthur Lomas Frank W. Bemrick Mike Lubas Claude F. Blanks Joseph D. McGraw Joseph G. Carr Archibald McGuigan Gabriel Colon! Harry Fr^acDonald Mariano Cortex Michael Machusky Walter L. Davis Vic Milazzo Walter W. Denley Melvin O. Moore John J. Driscoll Eugene T. Nelson Bart E, Guranick Joseph Neubauer Taib Hassen James O'Hare Joseph Ifsits Ralph J. Palmer Thomas Isaksen Daniel F. Ruggiano John W. Keenan George E. Shumaker John R. Klemowicz Henry E. Smith Ludwig Kristlansen Harry S. Tuttle Frederick Landry VlrgU E. WUmo'th Janies J. Lawlor . Chee K. 2al USPHS HOSPITAL. STATEN ISLAND. NY 'Hassen All Carlos MZtt E. A. Anderson Thomas E. Maynes John Bednar Paige A. MitcheU Charies E. Brady Jose Quimera George Carlson Pedro Reyes John Castro Perry Roberts James Clarke George H. Robinson Frederick Diekow Jose Rodriguez D.tEldermire Mattl RuUsukalUo.. Gerald Fltzjames Lucien. G, Therlot • Estell Godfrey , Frank Wohlfarth John W. IglAekk Joseph Wohletz JqlytiMqWiWams. . i 1 . , i h ; "r^C.-'v .V ella; .Secretary, E. Gouldlng. No beefs. Few hoius disputed overtime. Crew of Robin Goodfeliow vote to go on record that we are in favor of the plan proposed to membership at meet­ ing held on board in New York. SEAGARDEN (Peninsular Naviga­ tion), June 4—Chairman. S. Scott; Secretary. C. Ludwick. No beefs. Fans are going to be installed. One man missed ship. Ship's delegate elected. Each delegate to get a copy of the LOG and pass it around to men in his department. . July 24—Chairman. P. Heiiebrand; Secratary. R. Reynolds. Patrolman to see captain about American money in foreign ports. Few hours disputed overtime but no beefs. Repair list to be completed. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), July 10—Chairman. H. Laniar; Secra­ tary. S. Brent. Four new lockers to be installed. Ship's delegate, ship's secretary-reporter elected. No beefs. To see steward about improved night lunches and more varied menus. Four matresses needed. August 7—Chairman. C. Blalack; Secretary, S. Brent, Few minor beefs. Launch service in Djedda was discussed. Steward requested that all poor linen be turned in for exchange. Keep library clean. Screen door mat­ ters were referred to mate. that deck hands parrying coffee to bridge are to be careful not to spill it on deck. RAYVAH (Freight A Ships). August A—Chairman. F. Hicks; Secretary, J, Fanoll. No beefs. Miami agent given vote of thanks. To see mate about getting latches for screen doors and about washing machine. Vote of thanks to SIU negotiating committee for job weU done. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin Line). July 31—Chairman. B. Johnson; Sec­ retary. W. Dunham. Repair list is up to date. Motion made and carried that a meeting be held on arrival in NY regarding food. SEAMAR (Calmar). August 3—Chair­ man. C. Hodge; Secretary. J. Clarke. No beefs. Motion made and carried to send letter to headquarters regard­ ing living conditions aboard ship. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Water­ ways). July 31—Chairman. A. Ander­ son; Secretary. S. Aralas. Ship's del­ egate to contact Union hall regarding agreement. Washing machine to be repaired, and foc'sles to be painted. All beefs aboard this vessel were squared away in New York. ALAMAR (Calmar). August 4 — Chairman. R. Kyle; Secretary. J. McPhaul. Ship's treasury is $61.05. Mo­ tion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Ship's treasurer, dele­ gate. and secretary-reporter elected. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice). August IS—Chairman. A. Har­ rington; Secretary. M. Hummel. Re­ pair list turned in and ship's delegate elected. Ship's fund contains $45.27. Motion made and carried to read, ac­ cept and concur with communications from headquarters. Milk and brand of coffee to be checked in Lake Charles. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for handling all beefs well. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman). Au­ gust 14—Chairman, Clark; Secretary, Waber. Disputed overtime will be turned In to patrolman. Repair list and list of men getting off will be provided soon. Vote of thanks to steward department for good chow. Ship's fund contains S20. Some dis­ puted overtime. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), August 7 —Chairman, A. Thompson; Secretary, H. Guenther. Man was hospitalized in Victoria. Some disputed overtime. Some questidi\ about why merchant marine cannot have use of APO serv­ ice in foreign,- countries. ORION STAR (Orion). July 23 — Chairman. N. Lambert; Secratary. W. Stark. Fans being installed. An or­ der is in for new wind scoops. To check . on getting, travelers checks. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Linen to be turned in. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian). July 17—Chairman. G. Clark; Secretary, E. Morris, No change in the situation about information getting tbpside to chief mate. Few beefs. Ship's fund —$20.97. New washing machine need­ ed. One man hospitalized. Motion made and carried to have patrolman and delegates settle all beef*. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian). July 14— Chairman, C. Bush; Secratary, J. Nolda.' Engineer was notified about discolored water. Ship's. fund—$44.46. No beefs. Better variety of fresh vegetables needed. Vote of thanks to blackgang delegate and chief electri­ cian for repairs done. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian). Jun* S —Chairman, W. KatarzynskI; Secre­ tary. G. C. Reyes. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communication. from headquarters. Ship's delegate elected. Suggestion that laundry machine be used prop­ erly. Screen doors should be closed while in foreign ports. July 10—Chairman. T. Worses; Sec­ retary. G. Reyes. Engine departmenf foc'sle and showers to be painted. No beefs. Communications from head­ quarters read and accepted unani­ mously. Water is rusty, especially when ship rolls. It wab suggested that library should be closed while in foreign ports. Vote of thanks to steward fon keeping slopchest open whenever anyone wants anything. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa). July 10— Chairman. R. Roberts; Secretary. L. Hargeshelmer. Beef regarding airconditioner is being handled. All men to be aboard ship at 10 AM. All com­ munications from headquarters have been accepted. Ship's fund—$178.18. No beefs, smooth sailing. Ship's dele­ gate elected. Motion made and car­ ried to have patrolman inspect unsafe gangway and consult with captain a* to who is informing him regarding beefs. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa). July 17 —Chairman. R. Schwarz; Secratary, J. Harfd. One man missed ship. Every­ thing okay. One -cnfall beef and some " disputed overtime. Cookies to be placed back in storeroom so they will remain fresh. ALEXANDRA (Carres), May 9 — Chairman, W. Hand; Secretary, C. DEL MONTi XMisslsslppI), August Conley. Ship's fund—$29.46. Few„ 14^halrman, P. Henry; Secretary, hours disputed overtime. Ship's dele- R. Grallckl. .One man missed ship. gate given a vote of thanks for ex­ Cooperation bn dumping garbage. Re­ cellent job. Crew instructed to take pair list handed to patrolman. Mem­ beefs to delegate first. Jun* 13—Chairman, W. Snell; Sec­ bers requested to keep laundry room retary, "W. Hand, Enrollment card* clean: for additional welfare benefits are to IBERVILLE (Pan Atlantic), August be turned in. Ship's fund $29.46. No ia—Chairman, W. Brown; Secretary, cold water in crews mess; pump to be H. Stockar, No beefs. Repair list fixed. Tank blower needed. Overtime turned in to chief mate. Total ship's to be "e'qualized. July. 10 — Chairman, J. SchlllMigi fund on hand is $48. Some disputedovertime and one man missed ship in Se'tretary; C. Conley. Water cooler' . hasn't: worked in over a month is 'tb' Philadelphia. Crew does " not like feeding system. . Vdta of thanks to be repaired. ' Tank blower js tO' be ship's delegate. Crew does not like put aboard in NY. Chipping" on "'deck " to order bread, butter, and crackers with a load of high octain gasoUne with meals, its hard on the messboy. was discussed. Captain thinks it's Steward said he would have messboy safe. Deck department daymen to place same on table five minutes be­ work on lifeboats only this weekend,'' Motion ^made and carried to get new fore meal time. iron, July 12—Chairman. W. Hand; SacKATHRYN (Bull Lines), August 1« retary. C. Conley. Special meeting —Chairman, W. Ekins; Secretary, H, Fitzgerald. No beefs, everything run­ held and rule was passed that anyone ning smoothly. Motion made and car­ missing watch will be fined $20 or ried to accept and concur with com­ $5 an hour. Motion made and carried that headquarters communications be munications from headquarters. accepted unanimously as read. Cold drinking water still in bad shape. MICHAEL (Catras). June IS—Chair­ man. G. Philips; Secretary. P. Jakub- csak. Ship's fund is $8. Crewmembers who wish to'get off ship are to see patrolman first, or else wait for termination of articles. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers). August 7—Chairman. R. Burke; Secretary. T. Waslluk. No beefs, everything going along fine. Chief mate to post notice when slopchest will be open. Men going off watch are to help keep rae.sshall clean. Poor mail service this trip, same-as last trip. . , • ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Sea* Ship­ ping), August;./—Chairman. F, Can- BALTORE (Ore). July 17-Chairman. E. Lamb; Secratary, A. Diaz. Motion made and carried that steward de-partment delegate accept payment for: antenna he bought. Crew is" advised] not to payoff or sign on until clear­ ance is given by patrolman. Ship's fund—$13.11. Motion made and car^ ried to accept headquarters commu­ nication as read. Crew to keep wash­ ing machine clean. COUNCIL GROVE (Cltle* Service), July 21—Chairman. J. Schwabl^nd;. Secretary. A. Marino. Ship's ftnid— $2. Cre'W to take better, care. Of "cjpts, Batrolman to inspect entire .shjjj^s...; .. �Sept. 9«. 1955 • SEAFAREkS •* Semmes' Trip 'OK But— Seafarer Tells If In Song Pennant Team Conditions on the good ship SS Raphael Semmes are neither all good or all bad right now, says Seafarer H. K. Pierce, ship's reporter. This Old Ship # • _ " " Oh, I'm sick of local women, • Eatin' rice with chopsticks, too, Sukiyaki and suntory— Made of old sea.boots and glue. Now I'm tired of souga-mougee. Of rust, tain and reprobates, And I think it's time we're sailing— For the old United States. France Ahoy for Margarette Brown Watching where the money goes, ship's treasurer Bill Devenney on the Marga­ rette Brown looks over stock of records obtained for use with record player which the crew chipped in and bought during a recent stopover in New Orleans. The ship was enroute to France at the time. Deven­ ney, who sails in the engine department, keeps a close watch on the pursestrings to make sure the crew gets full value on all its pur­ chases. Photos by Seafarer E. E. Hunt. Bound for France after stopover in New Orleans, Seafarers on the Margarettg Brown have named this busy quintette to handle all ship's business as.it comes up. Above shown at a recent ship's meeting, are (l-r): Frank Nigro, steward dele­ gate; Curtis Ducote, engine delegate; William Devenney, treasurer; John Weiss, deck delegate, and Frank P. Russo, ship's delegate. Burly Seafarer-Minister Conducts Seagoing Prayer Meeting For Crew Aboard Bradford Island Laying aside 1^ machinist's tools to assume, another fa­ miliar role, Seafarer Frank M. Wolinski officiated at a sea­ going prayer meeting this month aboard the Cities Service tanker Bradford Island. The 25-year-old Seafarer, who has been sailing with the But Seafarer H. Perry has his opinion ready in song, via a parody on the pop tune "This Ole House." His sentiments leave no ques­ tion about his own feelings regarding both the ship and.its usually popular Far East run. It appears he's "had" it. The words of the parody run as follows: » ("This Ole Houie") • Ain't gonna need this ship no longer, Ain't gonna need this scow no more; Ain't got time to paint the poop decks. Ain't got time to fix the doors. Ain't got time to chip the foremast Or to polish up the main, ^ . Ain't gonna need this ship no longer I'm getting ready to catch THAT plane. Pace Thlrteea-- lOG All those" dials and gauges don't faze Seafarers .T. Moss (left) and T. Lambert, members of the black gang on the Alcoa Pennant, who know how to keep thipgs humming at all times. Photo by A. Danne." Shipmate Not Forgott'en By Evelyn Men With efforts to locate his family and close friends so far unavailing, Seafarers on the Evelyn have chipped in to pro­ vide a headstone for the grave of former shipmate Lexie Tate, 62, who died two months ago. Tate, a messman, died from drowning in mid-July while the Evelyn was in the Port of Coatzacoalcos (Puerto Mexico), Mexico, about 140 miles southeast of Vera Cruz. The ship was making her first call there to pick up a cargo of sulphur at the time. When the ship returned there re­ cently and no members of his fam­ ily had yet come forward to inquire about Tate's death. Sea­ farers in the crew got up a donation-to provide a permanent grave marker for their deceased shipmate. Cartwright Burial t o o k place while after the ship had left Coatzacoalcos, since Tate, who was then merely "missing," was not found until three days later. He was buried at a local cemetery. A member of the steward de­ partment on SIU ships since 1951, Tate has a brother, Hance Tate, who has still not been, located. Officers of -the ship's meeting which reported the crew's gener­ ous donation for their departed brother were Louis W. Cartwright, chairman, and Alex Stevenson, secretary and ship's secretaryreporter. Efforts to locate mdmbcrs of his family or close friends are still being spearheaded by the SIU Wel­ fare Services Department in the Gulf area. Atwage OhUgfHg Ampac Ore. Skipper Just Can't See OT _ Th^ questionable "good mo­ tives" of the ^iipper on the Ampac Oregon were- brought to task recently, while the ship was steaming through the Panama Canal. According to the -account fur­ nished by .Stephen H. Fulford, ship's delegate, the wiper came up to him one night during, the course of the voyage and said the captain had just "run htm off the bridge" while he was trimming the ventilators Fulford for the men in the engine room. Taking the beef to the chief en­ gineer, Fulford got quick encour­ agement when the chief said "he can't do that when it's in the agree­ ment" and trotted off straight to the' captain. 'Didn't Want Him Wet' Returning soon after, with a look of satisfaction of his own, the chief confided that the captain had said that since it was raining, he "didn't want to see the wiper get wet." Amid the guffaws from fellow crewmembers that followed, Ful­ ford commented that this sort of consideration was nice, but un­ likely. N "I can just see the captain say­ ing on some dark night in the mid­ dle of an electrical storm that he wants the mate to remove the look­ out from the bow and send him in ,the forepeak 'because it is rain­ ing too hard.'" The moral, of course, is that the wiper was on overtime when dis­ covered by the skipper, whose cpnsideration apparently leaned more to the company's pocketbodk than to the relative "wet strength" of the lowly wipe^ USPHS Has Last Say 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 fitness to sail, check with the nearest USPHS hospital or out-patient clinic for a ruling. SIU since 1945,'is also a .church minister and practices his calling whether on land or sea. The re­ ligious meeting on the Bradford Island, according to the ship's min­ utes, included both discussion.and prayer, and was held right after the supper meal hour at 6:30 PM. Stayed to Pray ' "Many came out of curiosity but stayed to pray. It seemed odd that the men who caroused in Port Arthur earlier, were now at an old-fashioned re­ vival meeting, but it was true all the same," commented -meet­ ing secretary Chris Kelleher. Wolinski The unusual shipboard event helped spark an otherwise routine voyage at the end of which the Bradford Island was due to go into the shipyard. Rev. Wolinski, a native of Mary­ land, joined the SIU in the Port of Norfolk ten years ago. His con­ tinuous time was broken only by a year and a half stint in the Army between 1947 and 1948. He is married, has one child, Frank, Jr., two years old, and makes his home in New Orleans with his wife, Anna. Steel Age Duo Lounging on deck in nativemade chairs during the voyage of the Steel Age to Egypt and India, Murphy, 12-4 AB (left), and Cham­ bers, 4-8 OS, make just like passengers by taking it easy during off-hours. Judging from their smiles, life seems easy for them at the moment. .Photo sent in by C. Tobias, ship's secre­ tary-reporter. Bp Bernard Seamam .•J-'? �r^-Ary-f-:' •fMf€ Foorfeeii SEAFAltERS Amerocean Plays ^PalTo Orphans In India Steward department on the Amerocean whose crew played good-will ambassador to youngsters in Vizagapatam, India, includes Swanson, MM; Brezina, chief cook; Harvey, 3rd cook; Pedersen, NCB; O'Neil, pantryman; Eubanks, MM; devenger, BR, and Don Ruddy, steward, who supplied both the details and the photo. Due to the nature of the calling which takes them all over the world, Seafarers are ambassadors of everything American wherever they go. As good-will emissaries in^ dungarees, Seafarers are espe-' thanks" of the Mother Superior at cially able to make friends for St. Joseph's Convent, who thanked the US, and they often are way ahead of the "striped-pants" ex­ perts at the job. The Seafarers on the Amerocean take this world-wide "responsibil­ ity" seriously and, in the course of a routine trip with grain for India, made a host of new friends for the US and American.seamen. While in the port of Vizagapa­ tam, which is the jumping-off place for the main cargo port of Calcut­ ta to the north, SIU crewmembers generously contributed gifts and donations to the convent and or­ phanage established in the area for local youngsters. Their action drew the "grateful '\ew Feed Plan Peps Waeosta li?'"'. \ir The "new look" in ship feed­ ing has arrived on the West Coast, following the introduc­ tion of the SlU-devised meal pro­ gram by Pete Loleas, veteran SIU steward, on the Waeosta. Crewmembers, officers and pas­ sengers are being treated to "ad­ ventures in eating" via the colorfui menus, methods of preparation and service on an individual basis which is part of the new system, reports M. "Moon" Mullins, ship's delegate. Chief steward Pete Loleas says "The 'new look' on the Waeosta Is due mainly to the abilities of chief cook Rob­ ert Morrow and his highly com­ petent galley crew. All mem­ Mullins bers," he says, "are cooperating to bring about the best in service to all on board." SIU Newcomer The chief cook is a comparative newcomer to the SIU, who joined three years ago in Wilmington. A1 —though a native lowan, he claims California as his home, and has held top jobs at Del Mar, Palm Springs and Beverly Hills. At one time he was steward of the famous Brown Derby in Hollywood. The W^acosta Is a "real feeder" -in the opinion of the crew, and from a Waterman ship, this is "real news,"'-Mulllns isdds. • , . .,, /• /'• •' - '• V '"• City i- • 14. . the crew for its generosity. "Please accept our grateful thanks for all the help you have given us," she wrote in a special message to the crew. "If you only knew how much we appreciate it! In return we can only offer our prayers and those of our poor chil­ dren who will benefit by your genex-osity. A heartfelt 'God Bless You' to you all." Aid'For School In turn. Father Edward Phythian, port chaplain and director of St. Aioysius Anglo-Indian High School, wrote: "On behalf of the many poor boys of this schdol who have benefitted by your more than ordinary generosity to them dur­ ing your stay here, I thank you most sincerely. "May I assure you that you will leave this port accompanied by the prayers of these boys, so that you may make gopd speed to your own great country. That the generosity of the American people, of which you are most worthy representa­ tives, may cement the good rela­ tionships between our two coun­ tries, is our ferventVprayer." Score two for the SIU ambassa­ dors in dungarees! Ship's reporter Don Ruddy, steward, provided the details. Snacktime 1 IOC Afoiuidria For New Meal l^ian To the Editor: Brother Phil Reyes, who was assigned by our Union to set up the new SIU feeding program on Waterman Ships, recently invited the crew of the Afoundria 4o offer whatever sugges­ tions they had to Improve our shipboard feeding. The only suggestion we re­ ceived from various crewmem­ bers, after Reyes had been on the ship for several days, was that the men were in favob of keeping the new system of feeding. Judging from the com­ pliments the steward depart-* ment Is receiving, the crew is happy and satisfied with the new feeding program. In many past bull sessions in Letters to the Editor the messroom, several members have called various members of the steward department incom­ petent. These men were chronic foul-ups and, therefore, could not make but one trip on a ship." Work Made Harder We also have shipped with these types of men, except that it was harder on our part since we had to work along with them and in many cases even do their work. Now that we have this system of feeding, we believe that we sliould have a system whereby we can eliminate the foul-ups and avoid having men aboard who make our work extremely hard. First of all, we would suggest that the SIU make all the rated men in the steward department pass some sort of test before they can qualify to ship. If they qualify and then foul up, they should be suspended from sail­ ing in that rating for a period of time, with a penalty of a per­ manent suspension after a third offense. Need Teamwork If we had this system, we could really go to town on this new feeding program. Real teamwork is necessary among members of the steward depart­ ment to make the program a success. * The steward department of the Afoundria wishes to compli­ ment our officials for establish­ ing this new feeding program. The several items of food placed aboard our ship which heretofore were not regularly included in our stores is a clear indication that our Union is still on the "ge" wherever progress, can be made. _ Lucian B. Moore I '.-.r' 1 ' Snapped in the act of deal­ ing himself a snack, "Little John" Wunderlich, ton of Seafarer "Big John" Wun­ derlich, looks, about ready for the executioner at his Jacksonville, Fla., home.' Dad is AB op the Southstar. Sept. 30, 195S Got SIU Welfare $ Twice In Month To the Editor: On July 11 I went into the hospital for surgery, remained there for ten days and came out on July 21. The SIU Welfare Plan paid off immediately and I certainly was grateful not to have a big hospital bill staring me in the face. Then on August 1, I was back in the hospital for another op­ eration. I was discharged on Aug. 12, and again the SIU Wel­ fare Plan paid off immediately. In one month's time the Union paid off on two operations for, me and I can't thank them' enough. ' I know I would have had to go into debt to pay these bills were it not for the splendid aidgiven me. All I can say now is a heartfelt "thank you, SIU." Mrs. William Adams Notes Changes At Hospitals one place that is hard to beat in that area. Agent Was 'Okay' As for the agent, he was one swell Joe, visiting me every other day, asking me my heeds and bringing me American cigarettes. He also saw to it that I had the best attention while I was "incarcerated" there. They had a convention in town when I was discharged from the hospital and the hotels were well-occupied. But thanKs ' to the tireless efforts of the agent, I got a place in a suitable hotel, which made my stay en­ joyable until I left to return to the States. Until I see some of them in person, regards to all my former shipmates on the Steel Age. Carter C. .Chambers .. if S> To the Editor: I recently underwent an op­ eration at the Staten Island ma­ rine hospital, where I noticed a very great change in the mo­ rale of the patients as compared to what it was at the time I was there some years ago. While I was hospitalized I had time to think of the great many changes that have taken place. I can remember- years back when a seaman in the hospital ^ who had a couple of dollars in ' his pocket was considered To the Editor: wealthy. It has been a long time since I can also see the brothers in I've written, but I did not seem' the dim past smoking and roll­ able to get around to it. I would ing their own from "Bull Dur­ like you to run my address in ham," the corridors flooded with the LOG, as. I would like to get ambulence chasers, the brothers in touch with some of the bargaining among themselves to brothers of the Union, such as exchange a pack of "Bull" for a Angelo Onnello. magazine or book to read. I heard he was drafted into Things were very tight, in the the Navy in 1953. I knew Him hospital years ago, but now how in Liverpool, England, before I it has changed. migrated to New Zealand. One can open the drawer in I also wonder about his side­ the table at any bedside and kick, Cosmo Curivitch. I heard find a, "country store" of cig­ Cos was "taken" or shanghaiied arettes, candy, cigars and many into the Navy. Ditto with Sid other of the small comforts of "Cowboy" Tobias of Brooklyn. I life that were strange there moved a few times since he years ago. You can also find_a wrote me, and I thiqk maybe bill or two in the drawer, his mail was lost. enough to buy more of the same I'd like to know if you could at any time. start sending me copies of the What has brought all these LOG to my new address, as it changes? would really be appreciated. In Only one thing, brothers, arid additfon, I'd like the SIU work­ that is the greatest welfare o,r- ing agreements, as I intend im­ ganization in the entire labor migrating to the US pretty soon world, the glU. and would like to try and join When the SIU welfare repre­ your very good Union as a cook. sentative comes to the hospital, That's why I'd like to start read­ our-cash is right there. We ing up on the agreement now.. don't have to fill out a bunch of Auckland is still the same: foiins for an insurance company beautiful weather, pubs closing and then wait , and hope for at 6 PM and everything closed weeks that the money will come on Sundays. For the best meals through. If we're discharged in town it's the "Hong Kong" from the hospital, we don't have Chinese cafe and the "Gourmet" to go chasing around to collect for American cooking. it. I am working at the Auckland Again the vision of establish­ Club right now as 3rd cook, at ing the Welfare Plan -under 34 Shortland St., Auckland, NZ. Union auspices and the skill at Thomas A. Home keeping its costs low has proven (Ed. note: The LOG will be most advantageous to all of us. sent to your new address regu­ Now thaft I am home recuper­ larly. ) ating I can look back and real­ if if if ize how far we as an organiza­ tion have advanced with the fin­ est, most efficient, capable and determined leadership on our side. Today we al*e truly travel­ To the Editor: All is well on the MV Chester ing first class in the ranks of Harding he_re in Venezuela. One trade unionists. of the bigge.st reasons for this E. A. "Andy" Anderson is our skipper, Capt. Marvin W. t , Howard, whose chief virtue seems to be patience. Few men have ever received :the grim training in patience that our skipper gives us while To the Editor: This is to let the brothers on teaching us how to dredge. He the Steel Age know that I am kee^ a watchful eye over us now in the marine hospital in at all times and is quick but ; New Orleans, recovering from calm in correcting our mistakes. He is strict but at the same a minor operation. Before I got to the Crescent time just and impartial in all City I had the misfortune to be his dealings with his crew. To paraphrase Whittier: hospitalized in Colombo, Cey­ lon, but I must say that after I "Our skipper is formed on the , good old plan, ;. was admitted there the doctor and his entire staff made my "He's truly a brave and - an honest map. stay as plecisant' as possible. I want-to offer my sincere thanks "He blows no trumpet In the marketplace. to the nurses and attendants there for the many services they "Loathing pretence provided. "He does with cheerful will, I am more than sure that any "What others talk of, American who is hospitalized at "While their hands are still." the Grande Pass Hospital in Enrico Tirelli Colombo will vouch that it is _ -Ship's delegate Down Under, He Seeks Buddies Hail Skipper On Chester Warding SendSvRegards To Steel Age �:f:^'^;.c-''^ - ^ ti, MB5 STBEL FLYER (ItthmUn), Augvrt 14—Chairman, C.-Auth; Saeratary# A. VIelanta, No major beefa., Ship'a trearary eontatna #64.40. No beefa and few hanra dlaputed overtime. Ship'a delegate elected. Diacuased painting lockera thia trip. General dlacuaaion held an food and laundry Gleaning. VENORE (Ore)/ Auguit 14—Chair­ man, C. Dawson; Secretary, T. LIndberg. One beef was well settled. Per­ former aboard abip to be reported to patrolman in Baltimore. No beefs. Discussion held on payoff, company paying off every second trip instead of every trip. MANKATO VICTOR^ (Victory Car­ riers), July 4—Chairman, J. Cash; Sec­ retary, A. Waslluk. It was reported that there is no foul weather gear aboard. Poor mall distribution. Mo- Digest of ships' Meetings ftion made and carried to accept and I concur headquarters .communications. Welfare enrollment cards • completed. Repair list was turned in. Another repair list to be made so' that it may. be turned in early. MARYMAR (Calmar), July 12 — Chairman, Snow; Secretary, A. Reaske. BlacJi gang foc'sles to bepainted. Ship's fund—$28.26. Motion made to accept and concur in headquarters communications. Motion made and carried to support headquarters heart­ ily. Recreation room to be kept clean: steward asked cups to be brought back to pantry. Steward to check if he has enough supplies. July 14—Chairman, Snow; Secre­ tary, A. Reaske. Some disputed over­ time. Some rooms need painting. Motion made and carried to accept headquarters communications unani­ mously. Vote of thanks to Agent Tilley for. making this ship in the ~ early morning so that he could see all - hapds before they got ashore. NATIONAL LIBERTY (National Shipping), April 8 — Chairman, F. Gauar; Secretary, F. Anderegg. Wash­ ing machine to be repaired, blower in galley is out of order, and deck department room need painting. Mo­ tion made and carried to accept com­ munication unanimously. June 5—Chairman, R. Godwin; Sec­ retary, T. Foqwe. Everything okay. Recent communications read and 'ac­ cepted. Ship's recorder and delegate elected. July >—Chairman, T. Hill; Secre­ tary, T. Gewer. No beefs. Suggestion that ship's delegate see patrolman about painRing passageways. Library to be changed in next port. , ALAMAR (Calmar), July 23—Chair­ man, J. Barnetf; Secretary, J. McPhaul. No major beefs to report. Siiip's treasury—$61.05. One man missed ship in Long Beach. Repairs to be made and drawn up. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur in communications from head­ quarters. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcaa), July 17 —Chairman, S. Morris; Secretary, J. Nelson. Everything running okay. Flowers sent to Brother Butts baby's funeral. The baby died a day after , birth. Ship's treasury to take care of this bill. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcea), July 9 —Chairman, J. DeFranclsce; Secre­ tary, J. Kaarns. One dollar donated to ship's fund. Motion made and car­ ried to accept and concur with head­ quarters communications. Patrolman to check 8-12 oiler. Engine delegate te hand ih a written report at payoff far not fulfilling his duties. Soap powder to be changed and to get screens for portholes. To clean laun­ dry and library. Ail keys for dbors to be checked. July 22—Chairman, W. Ferry; . Sec­ retary, W. Saltarex. A few men were logged and ship's delegate ashed cap­ tain to remove same because men were now doing a good job. Captain agreed. Motion made and carried, to accept and concur with communica-. tions from headquarters. SEAJ4RERS ORION STAR (Orion), July 17 — Chairman, J. Eubanks; Secretary, W. Stark. This vessel will load in gulf for West Coast then load in Wilming­ ton Tor Honolulu, then back to West Coast for Japan before starting for Japan and Persian Gulf ruii. Ship is in good shape. Second pumpman missed ship in Frisco. Ship's dele­ gate elected. Repair man will be aboard in Gulf to make new keys for foc-sle. Canned beef will be bought in the Gulf. Clothes hooks will be installed enroute to Gulf. Extra fan will also be installed. STONY CREEK (Tramp), July 4— Chairman, C. Clbbs; Secretary, W. Kehrwieder. Will ask chief about get­ ting new motor for the wasliing ma­ chine. There are quite a few. repairs to be taken care of and crewmembers will nqt sign on until theyhave been taken care of. . WINTER HILL (Cities Service), July 3—Chairman, T. Drzewlckl; Secretary, J. Powers. $40 reported in the ship's fund. Ship's deiegate was elected. A suggestion was made that money in ship's fiind be used to repair crew's TV. -L SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), July 24—Chairman, R. Connor; Sec­ retary, J. McGoldrick. Ship's fund— $24.25. Having trouble getting foc'sle sougeed. Ship's delegate elected. Steward requested that crew turn in linen. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), July 27—Chairman, B. Collins; Sec­ retary, S. Grlce. New TV set pur­ chased, amounted to $228.25. Balance of $6.89 in ship's fund. Two men missed ship. Ship's treasurer elected. Messman to take care of getting or­ ders from galley more carefully. Vote of thanks to steward's department. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), July 21—Chairman, L. White; Secretary, R. Grant. No beefs. Vote of thanks to steward department. Beef on food brought about by 3rd engineer. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), July 24—Chairman, G. Reyes; Secretary, W. Kauthusk. Clarification needed from headquarters. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with headquarters communications. VALCHEM (Valentine Tankers), July 28—Chairman, D. Williams; Secretary,. W. Stevenson. .AU crew members were advised to read- SEAFARERS LOG on current issues about Bonner Bill. Ship going to Alabama shipyard. Ship's treasury contains $33.09. Vote of thanks for new contracts in past six months. MOBILIAN (Waterman), July 17— Chairman, R. Hannibal; Secretary, M. Eayers. Everything running smooth, except disputed launch money which is to be settled at payoff. Crew is to be quiet while others members are sleeping. Vote of thanks to all dele­ gates for good job. PORTMAR (Calmar), July 15—Chair­ man, F.. Albore; Secretary, J.^ Kelzell, The purpose of tills meeting was to discuss the ability of oook and baker relative to the output of food. Eggs, hacon, pies, pastry filling and cakes are unappetizing. Insufficient stores aboard. A hand vote was tdken as to whether the cook and haker stays aboard with the assistance of chief cook or not. Results were that be stays aboard.' ROBIN DONCASTER (Robin Lints), July 17—Chairman, J. AtheiTon; Sec­ retary, M. Whale. No beefs, all re­ pairs done. All gear of our deceased brother, John Uszkiewicz, utilityman, was checked nith purser. Some dis­ puted overtime because of licensed engineers doing wiper's work. Com­ munications from headquarters ac­ cepted unanimously and concurred. A collection to be taken to send floral piece to Mrs. P. Uszakiewicz in behalf of the SIU membership, plus . a check. ROBIN TUXFORD (Robin Lines), AZALEA CITY (Waterman), July 23 :^ne 24—Chairman,. J. Auger; Secre­ —Chairman, W. Bllger; Secretary, G. tary, T. WIntrowskl. Ship's treasurer Craggs. There is only one beef: the elected. No disputed overtime. Mo­ captain is log-happy. tion made and carried to accept and July 17^halrman, W. Bllger; Sec­ concur in headquarters communica­ retary, G. Craggs. Few beefs ih deCk tions. One brother made motion not department concerning a few of the . to sign on next trip until new wash­ gang. Bosun spoke to skipper about ing machine is put aboard. Picking logs and skipper said he would lift up of voyage istores in various coastal them upon arrival in port. Gang took ports without payment of overtime to off their hats for the. bosun, he's a be straightened out. During last voy­ good Union man. age captain had native laborers clean meat boxes,' and in the event steward DEL AIRES (Mississippi), July is ordered to do the same this trip, Chairman, A. Thompson; Secretary, the ship's delegate should be notified. H. Guenther. Beef in galley 'settled. July 9—Chairman, R. Aguair; Sae­ Motion made and carried to accept ratary, W. Massangar. Shlii's fund— and concur with headquarters com­ $2.50. A beef, was discussed under munications. Motion made and car­ good and welfare and settled. 'When ried to have patrolman check and\ --something is wrong it is to be re­ have ship fumigated. It was sug- ported to department head. Hot bis­ kested that a better alopchest be put cuits requested at meals. aboard. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), July 23 DEL SOL (Mississippi), July —Chairman, W. Rhone; Secretary, P. Chairman, F. DeDomlncIs; Secretary, Barone. No beefs. Written resolu­ W. R. Cameren. Crew was warned tion: "Moved that this body go oh that ahy fighting aboard the ship record to advise the new. SIU nego­ would be reported upon arrival in the tiating committee to unify all pay of United States. ' overtime, and raise same at least the regular rate; for men on watch and EDITH (Bull), July 17—Chairman, below for work cleaning holds.".,Vote, C. Starlingj Secretary, J. Wood. Ship of thanks to stewdrd and hU de­ running smooth. Motion made and partment. Pate LOG carried to accept and' eoneur with commutticationa from headquartara. HILTON (Bull), Ne data—Chairman, H. Raaaa; Secretary, A. Marian. Ship'e fund-r^l2. No beefA Communications from headquarters read, accepted ,ai|d carried unanimously. Schedule for cleaning recreatlnn room made up. Vote of thanks given to deck engi­ neer for fixing radio and putting timer on washing mgchine. AU of the followitiQ SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Rosita Carey, bom August 24, 1955. Parents, IVlr. and Mrs. Charles Carey, Brooklyn, ItY, ^ $> $• Kenneth Say Hutcheson, bom July 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hutcheson, South Norfolk, Va. Value Of Union Shown In Dollars, Benefits WASHINGTON—Seafarers have believed for some time that joining a union pays off in higher wages, more fringe benefits and job security. Now a survey by the AFL Depart^ 1 •ment of Research substanti­ ates that belief. After studying Labor De- FINAIi 4" , The deaths of the follovnng Sea­ Stephen McDonald Barnes, born August 29, 1955. Parents, Mr. and farers have, been reported to the Mrs. Sylvester Barnes, Rownship, Seafarers Welfare, Plan and the SlU death benefit is being paid NJ. to their beneficiaries: 1. 4 ^ Nancy Irene Leach, bom Sep­ James J. Russell, 47:* On August tember 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and 5, 1955, Brother Russell died of a Mrs. George Allen Leach, Norfolk, Iting ailment in Va. New Orlejins, La. Place of burial is Kenneth Ray McNeil, born Sep­ not known. He tember 1955. Parents, Mr. and had been sailing Mrs. William J. McNeil, Mobile, ' with . the SIU Ala. since 1948, join­ ing the Union in Mobile and ship­ Thomas Alien Chandler, born ping but in the August 22, 1955. Parents, Mr. and engine depart­ Mrs. Charles Chandler, Fellow­ ment. Brother Russell is survived ship, NJ. by his wife, Vonciel Russell, of 4" it Prichard, Ala. Deborah Susan Nicholls, bom t 4" 4" August 12, 1955, Parents, Mr. and Robert G. Varnon, 52: Head in­ Mrs. Robert Nicholls, Berkeley, juries proved fatal to Brother Cal. Vamon, who died 4» 4" 4' Yvonne Michele Fiesel, bom on August 7,1955. August 11, 1955. Parents, Mr. and He had been a Mrs. Joseph Fiesel, Baltimore, Md. member of the Union since the 4" 3^ 4" part of Walter Jay Steele, bora August early 1940, joining in 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray­ the Port of New mond C. Steele, La Batre, Ala. Orleans and sail­ 4' 4* 4" ing in the stew­ Michael • Charles GUlis, born ard department. September 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. Brother Varnon is survived by his and Mrs. William R. Gillis, Union- mother, Mrs. Nola Varnon, of dale, LI, INTY. Decatur, Ga. 3^ 4" ^ , Madeline Ruth Hanstvedt, born September 7, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aldred Hanstvedt, Brook­ lyn, NY. 4> 41 4> Michael Lavone Beard, born November 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gamett Beard, Army Chemical Center, Md. ^ t 3> Teresa Lynn Blanchard, born August 27, 1955.'Parents, Mr. and Mrs. West C. Blanchard, Lakewood, Cal. 4" t Seafarers who wish to check their baggage at SIU headquar­ ters in Brooklyn are adviseii to note the change in the location of the baggage room, •which is now in the Sea Chest building on 4th Avenue and 18th Street, two blocks from the shipping hall. By bringing their baggage directly there, instead of to the hall on 20th Street, they'll save themselves the extra trek up 4th Avenue later. The baggage room on 18to street is bpen all day for tne convenience of Sea­ farers.. .w-.--.'... , MONEY MHiiiiili $1 $• 4" 4" 4 Baggage for the following men John McHale, Jr., bom August is being held in the baggage room 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. at SIU headquarters: Bucklet, H. John McHale, New York, NY. Buckner, R. De Virgilee, Evans, W. Keenan, A. Morciglio, J.^Selby, T. Wassel. Hq. Baggage Room Moved 'partment statistics on occupations in 11 manufacturing industries the AFL reports that average base wage rates in union plants are 10 to 20 cents an hour higher than In non-union plants. Figured on a 40 hour week that is around $200 to $400 a year. Other Benefits Higher But base wages are far from the whole story. Unionized plants also offer far more in the way of paid vacations^ paid holidays, overtime, health and welfare benefits" and other fringe items which pay off in dollars and cents. Of even more significance was the finding that union contracts have tended to raise wage levels throughout the nation. In other words, without unions, the level of wages and benefits in non-union plants would be far lower than it is today. Unions, then, have contributed to the prosperity of all of the na­ tion's workers as well as that of their own members. Finally, the study found' that unions offer significant protection , against arbitrary action by the em­ ployer in punishing or discharging a worker. This protection means, greater job security and assurance of steady earnings. Over-dollections of FOAB tax in excess of $5 each are being held by the Mississippi Shipping Com­ pany for the following former crewmembers. When applying for the money, furnigh Z-numher, So­ Thomas F. Vaughan cial Security number, rating, name Call your sister at TAlbot 5-6633. of vessel and period of employ­ Urgent. ment. Write to company at 1300 Hibernia Building, New Orleans, 4" 4' 4" • F. Coggins La. This money covers period up Contact T. M. Breen, 220 Broad­ to December 31, 1954. way, New York, NY. Addison, Grady Leal, Aibano Maurice Kramer Get in touch with Myrtle Kramer, 412B Cedar St., Chattanooga, 4" 4" 4" Tenn., at once. Annitsa Rios, born August 11, 4i 3i' 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Juan Edgar Gouletto Rios, New York, NY. Write to 42 Thomdike St., Brook4> 3^ ' 3J line, Mass. Bunny Stokes. Jane Elizabeth Harrison, born 3i 4 3> Septgpiber 11, .1955. Parents, Mr. C. Siaran and Mrs. Stokes Harrison, Houston, • Your discharges from the Be(its Tex. Fort are being held for you at the 3> t 4* Joanne Tarrant, bora September SIU hall in Boston. Write the hall 1, 1955. Parehts, Mr. and Mrs. at 276 State St., Boston, Mass., and they will be forwarded to you. James Tarrant, New York, NY. 4> ;K- PHOTOS ^Tofites> POETRY BlC. Allison, B. : Leshinsky, George Anderson, H. A; Lytel, J.' J. Andreadis, D. McCollom. E. B. Audler, Oliver A. McCoy, Patrick Bartlett, Thomas H. McDonald, R. O. Barton, Charles B. MiRer, Preston Becker, Roy W. Moitoza, A. J. Blacksone, K. L. Moody, R., Jr. Blichert, Fred Mundy, Gerald Bossany, Nicholas Murphy. Leslie L. Botticoff, Basil ' Murphy, Wm. E. Bradley, Joe T. MurreU. Wm. T. Bragg, John F. Nelson, John A. Briant, Louis P., Jr. Nicholas, Leroy. Briguera, Gregorio Niichols. • • W. — A., Jr. Carey, Robert E. Nicholson. Wm. J. Oddendahl, P. B. CarrUlo, Richard Church, R. C. Odom, Earnest L. Curran, John T. Otreba, Joseph Davis, Oscar T. Perpente^ Edward Dazonwsky, E. Pfrommer, Ekich Post. F. H. De Franza, R. O, ProceU. Jack • Dirado, Anthony RatcUff, Tyree S. Doyle, Joseph. J. Drage, Robert L. Riviere, Edward J; Dugas, Anthony J. Sanchez, Peter G.-Dumestre, M. P. ; Santos,. John Duncan, Geo. W. Schubert, Emll B, Elchuck, Antoine Seals, Mason Engles, Joseph . Sharp, James W. Esquerre, N. A. Shaughnessy, J. P. Faulkner, Leopold ' ^eppard, Geergq Fields, Thomas Siietterly, B. E. Findlay, Frank S. Smith, Biu-reU G. Florentine, L. Steele. George Gallano, Aubin B. Stephens, E. G. Gardiner, J. E. Stoehr, Arthur W. Stough, Rufus E. Garn, Norman Gehrlnger, J. T. Tarley, Ramsey Gentry, Willie Terrell, Edwa^ Gersey. John F. Thiel, Joseph Gichenko, M. Thompson, R. 'W. Gillot, Henry Torres, Faustino Gowen, Paul W. Thrasher, J. P. Green, Alfredo A. . Pucker, Ernest B. Hanlon, E.' F. Tunison, B.B. Henderson. C. C. Ungriffin, J. HentcheU. Cecil A. Walker, Elias Herald, alph P. Walker, Willie Herleikson, H. BWelborn, C. J. Hetherington, W, G. WestphaU, Harold High. Robert H; Wilson, C. P. Horsefall, W. T. Wilson. Robt. Hunt. Edward E. Worrell. Dexter L. Ingebretsen, A. K. Arnold. Joe C. Isaacson, A. R. Ebanks. Elon Jackson, Edward Eisengrader. R. D. Johnson. J. J. ' Ferrell, S. B., Jr. Johnson, Thomas- ' Kee, Ling H. Kohnen, Florian H. Mopre, James F. Larson, Arnold S. ' Moteau, B. Latapie, Jean T. Ward, John A. '• -3 : ''M �/ Vol. XVII No. 20 V SEAFARERS LOG . OFFiCIAt ORGAN OF THE S E.A F A R E R S I N TE R N AT I O N AI U N t O N » -AT L A N T I.C AND GULF DISTRICT . AFL'.' h September 7 Through September 20 Registered Declc A Port Boston New York .... Philadelphia . Baltimore .... Norfolk' Savannah .... Miami Tampa Mobile ....... New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington .. San Fi-ancisco Seattle TOTALS 12 70 23 40 24 9 6 8 27 57 10 20 3 16 22 Deck A 347 beck B 5 23 14 26 15 8 1 2 8 21 10 11 1 6 25 Depk 176 £ng. 7 54 18 l4 5 2 4 14 35 13 13 3 8 14 En'g. 238 Eng. Stew. Stew. Total Total T^tal B A B A 3 4 3 11 23 34 22 57 21 181 '66 247 17 13 7 92 54 38 25 33 22 73 107 180 15 7 9 45 84 39 7 8 5 20 22 42 11 1 18 9 37 26 19 3 27 21 6 6 13 2 16 70 54 14 49 21 56 141 197 11 4 6 27 27 54 8 7 7 40 26 66 5 3 0 9 6 15 7 9 6 33 19 52 23 13 11 49 108 59 Eng. Stew. Stew. Total Total TotaJ BAB Reg. A B 165 247 132 832 473 1305 Deck Deck Deck B 16 64 25 69 21 6 1 6 14 44 13 16 5 0 27 5 10 8 32 15 7 0 2 1 15 10 3 1 1 27 C 1 137 l1 2 2 5 14 1 0 1 1 12 1 0 4 0 5 Deck Deck Deck B A C 327 Eng. 49 35 19 49 8 3 0 2, 5 41 10 a 0 1 17 6 26 10 33 15 7 3 4 5 11 16 7 2 1 18 Eng. 2^ 164 Shipped stew. Stew. stew. Total Total,, Total A B 0 51 32 12 1 9 51 12 2 150 48 13 211 8 11 8 9 55 26 19 100 3 35 18 3V 153 83 11 247 8 10 5 10 39 A 35 32 106 2 4 4 3 13 18 6 37 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 5 0 1 2 0 9 8 1 18 0 11 2 0 30 8 1 39 4 40 15 10 125 41 26 192 6 6 9 ' 4" 29 35 11 75 0 8 6 0 32 16 -0 48 2 3 1 4 8 4 10 22 1 4 i 0 5 3 1 9 3 - 11 19 3 64 55 11 130 Eng Stew. stew. stew. Total Tota^ A B C Ship. 46 201 d03 48 737 404 1284 Eng. C S Shipping in the Atlantic apd Gulf District appears to have chase by Ponce Cement of at recouped some of its losses of least one more ship. The following is. the fore­ the past month and seems due cast port by port: to hold its own in the next two weeks. BOSTON: Jobs picked up It ran just slightly behind slightly but outlook is al­ registration throughout the ways unpredictable . . . NEW ^NEW YORK—SlU headquarters officials this week reported the completion of talks with district which, pegged at 1305, YORK: ILA port tie-up cut the tanker operators on clarifications to the standard tanker agreement. showed a slight dip from the into expected shipping; port The of their deliberations are now available in agreement form' and are being nut last report. Shipping was up began coming around in sec­ aboard results all SlU - contracted ^ — —— ^^ a total of ICQ jobs from the ond week of period ... PHIL­ tankships. tween Union negotiators and the dry cargo-freight pact was issued previous period, and hit 1284. ADELPHIA: Good shipping Clarifications on all SlU operators on clauses that require iast year. The sudden change of pace, expected to continue .. . BAL­ agreements are issued periodically special interpretation. A similar set Copies of both sets of clarifica­ following on the heels of a TIMORE: Good ... NOR­ following joint discussions be­ of clarifications to the standard tions as well as the agreements busy summer, is likely to con­ FOLK: Shipping "best in themselves are available at all SIU tinue, according to all reports. years." halll They are printed in tabloid One port remained the same, SAVANNAH: Shipping bet­ form 'slightly smaller than the as eight others showed in­ ter than normal with in-tranSEAFARERS LOG. creases and six, principally sits providing most of jobs. In connection with the new tankNew York, Miami, Mobile and Registration low . . . MIAMI: er clarifications, Claude" Simmons, assistant secretary - treasurer and San Francisco, declined. Wil­ Still slow; registration heavy. New York port agent, urged all mington was calculated as . . . TAMPA: Holding its own. Seafarers, especially those now ".standing pat," so the only Future looks better. . . . MO­ SEATTLE—The "feast or famine" nature of the US ship­ abpard tankers, to familiarize good news out of the West BILE: Slow activity continu­ ping industry is nowhere better illustrated than in the per­ themselves 'thoroughly with the Coast was the strong revival ing. .. NEW ORLEANS: Good; formance new material. It Is hoped they will of this port during the past month. of Seattle after a two-week outlook is fair. Del Sud com­ ease the way "to smoother payoffs Shipping in Seattle right : lapse. of .the tanker fleet In the near ing out of drydock. now is booming and appears one wishing to get out In* a hurry. future. Ports Very Busy Seven payoffs, an IdenticaL num­ LAKE CHARLES: Boom­ likely to stay that way. The Shipping Bounces Back Boston, Baltimore, Norfolk, ing; up 50 percent. . . . HOUS­ port shipped 130 men during the ber of sign-ons and Ihree in-tran- Meanwhile, shipping at head­ New Orleans and Lake TON: Still relatively slow; last period, which Is a lot more eits combined to make up the quarters first began . recovering figure than the "18" of the pleasant picture of the past twoCharles all showed consider­ not much in sight. . . . WIL­ healthy this week following the nose-dive previous two weeks. Prior to that, week period. able activity. Philadelphia MINGTON: Future expected it continued very good all summer of the past period brought on by Port Agent Jeff Gillette also the political strike of New York dipped but remained strong to be fair. . . . SAN FRAN­ long. warned crews that any increase in longshoremen against the Bl-State with an even 100 men CISCO: Very slow; in-transits The coming two weeks should performing aboard the ship^ will shipped. could help. . . . SEATTLE: be brightened to the tune of four be dealt with severely in lin6-with Waterfront Commission. Activity almost at a standstill for about Percentagewise, class A Back in style with best ship­ and possibly six payoffs. Either SIU and. membership policy. He was ten days while the tie-up was on. men held their .firm lead posi­ ping on West Coast. Outlook way, shipping will remain good cautioned Seafarers to avoid foul­ A number of ships were divert-' and will pose no problem for any­ ing up for their own protection. tion over the other classes, is bright. ' " ed tof other ports and others-that and maintained a 57 percent were here didn't stay long enough figure out of the total shipped.; to pay off which. In turn, provided very little turnover in jobs. Class B came back again and i The shipping picture looks much lifted itself over the 30 perbrighter for the current two weeks, cent mark for the first time Simmons disclosed. Several ships in a long while. The remain­ PORT coLBORNB... 103 Durham been out on long runs 505 Marine Ave. WILMINGTON, Calit der was accounted for by SIU, A&G District Terminal 4-2874 Ontario Phone; 5591 are due for payoff during the peri­ Ernest TlUey, Agent class C, which increased BALTIMORE 272 King St. E od, which should boost the ship­ '675 - 4th Ave., Bklyh TORONTO, Ontario 1216 E. Baltimore St HEADQUARTERS EMpire 4-5719 SECRETARY TREASURER EAstern 7-4900 slightly due to the apparent Earl Sheppard, Agent VICTORIA, EC 617H Cormorant St. ping figures way above their pres­ Paul Hall Empire 4531 ent level. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS 276 State St. scarcity of ready, able and BOSTON C. Simmons, Joint VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 J. Algina, Deck J. Volpian, Eng. W. Hall, Joint willing-to-ship men in classes James During the past two weeks there Pacific 7824 R. Matthews, Joint HOUSTON * . 4202 Canal St E. Mooney. Sid. SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. were a total of 13 payoff.^, four A and B in SlU halls where 0 Taiinehill, Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 Phone 634!-. SUP slgn-ons and 21 ships In trtlhslt. CHARLES La 1419 Ryan St shipping was at a high level. LAKE BAGOTVILLE, Qpebeo ...20 Elgin St. Lcroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 SlU, Tanker Co's Finish Talks On Clarifications Seattle Feasting Again After Slow Shipping %,-•. t'L^^ • • i -ViTV Norfolk 'Best in Years' Norfolk, for example, ship­ ped over 100 men and is ex­ periencing its best activity "in years" after a long "dry" spell. Only Miami, due to the for­ eign transfer of P&O's two liners, seems permanently slow, topped with a heavier . than normal. registration. But this is expected to change soon with the probable pur- MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St Lindsey Williams Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW VORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinlh 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St Ben Recs, Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILAOELBHIA .337 Market St. S. Cardullo Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANtTSCO ... 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marly Breitholi. West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA PR PelayoSl—La? Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeft Giliette, Agent EUiott 4334 TAMPA 1809-IBll N. Franklin St. Tom Banning, Agent .. . Phone 2-1323, 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 522 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND. CALIF .'.... 257 5th St Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO....... 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE ................ 2505 1st Ave. Main 0.290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave: Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK .. 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HONOLULU Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S. . 128'/a Hollls St. Phone- 3-8911 MONTREAL. .... M4 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM... lU'A Syndicate Av«. ,Ontarlo . : .phone; 3r3221 Phone: 545 52 St. Davids St CAnal 7-3202 113 Cote De La Montague Phone; 2-7078 177 Prince WiUlam St. Phone: 2-5232 THOROLD. Ontario. QUEBEC. .Quebec SAINT JOHN NB . Great J.alces District ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher Phone: 1238W 180 Main St. Phone: Main 1-0147 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Cleveland 7301 DETROIT. 1038 3rd St. Headquartere Phone; Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH..'..i....-...:531 W. Michigan St. ' ' Phoi^et. Melrotq 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 08nd St. . .. Ptaonei Esxea 6-24l» BUFFALO. NY Has Cable Address /' Seafarers overseas who Want to get In touch .wlttji jieadquarters in a hurry caif..do so by cabling-the Union at Its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv.tce for the men involved. •r I -•>. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 30, 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. 20 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ELECT BODY TO DRAFT SIU STD RULES WORLD TALK ON '50-50' PROPOSED DO WE NEED KINGS POINT? HAWK LEADS SIU GROUP TO ITF TALK PHONY FRONT SEEKS ANTI-UNION WAR CHEST CARE IN CHOICE OF MEDIC SAVES $, SEAFARERS TOLD PHILA. IBL SWEEPS TWO MORE POLLS SS EDITH IN COLLISION, NO ONE INJURED SUP MEMBERS APPROVE PACT WITH PENALTY, OT INCLUDED IN BASE PAY SUP NEGOTIATING COMM. REPORT SHIP LOBBY STILL PLUGS BONNER BILL MAW STRIKE PARALYZES OLD BAY LINE SERVICES SIU CREW SAVES 2 IN AIR CRASH SIU HQ PLAYS HOST TO MEETING OF NY WATERFRONT TEAMSTERS LAUD SIU CREWMEN FOR SAVING SS NEVA WEST BRIDGES BOASTS OF INFLUENCE OVER ILA'S TOP LEADERSHIP MOBILE PAYS 22 FAMILY BENEFITS TANKER ACTIVITY BOOMS LAKE CHARLES' SHIPPING PHILLY IN FERRY DRIVE CANADA SIU WINS WEST COAST BEEF TAMPA, MOBILE ACTIVE IN MAW TUGBOAT DRIVE SIU SUPPLIES - SHIPYARD CRAFTSMEN WITH DEEP SEA EXPERIENCE TRAILERSHIP TRADE-IN PROCEDURE SET BETWEEN US, PAN-ATLANTIC BOSTON GETS LIFT FROM TANKER BIZ LOCKSLEY GOES SOUTH, FINDS WINTER IN JULY SEMMES' TRIP 'OK BUT-' SEAFARER TELLS IT IN SONG SEAFARER-MINISTER CONDUCTS SEAGOING PRAYER MEETING FOR CREW ABOARD BRADFORD ISLAND SHIPMATE NOT FORGOTTEN BY EVELYN MEN AMPAC ORE SKIPPER CAN'T SEE OT AMEROCEAN PLAYS 'PAL' TO OPRHANS IN INDIA NEW FEED PLAN PEPS WACOSTA SNACKTIME VALUE OF UNION SHOWN IN DOLLARS, BENEFITS SHIPPING ROUND-UP & FORECAST SIU, TANKER CO'S FINISH TALKS ON CLARIFICATIONS SEATTLE FEASTING AGAIN AFTER SLOW SHIPPING Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/30/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log