http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2ff6c27aa92f781e19b6aad4b9b064db.PDF 0023208f77aeaf19e8a1be0c79822c5f PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • '•i .i'i A -Story On Page 3 VACATION PAY RAISED FROM $176 TO $244 •—Story On Page 3 Co's Boost 5IU Wetfare Fund Ante Stewards, Cooks Wfff Perched prettily the Mississippi mud flats off Audubon Park, New Orleans, the Beauregard shows no sign of the danger she was in while her SIU crew fought to put out a smouldering fire in her No. 5 hold. The ship was towed to tha*site so she could be pumped full of water after the blaze broke out in a cargo of cotton and grain. She was later freed and returned to her dock. No injuries were reported. (Story on Page 2.) 'im �PaKe Two •fe- SEAFARERS Union Scapegoat Sought By Kings Point Supporters LOG Sm. Ih 195ft Flood Hald, Save Ship Afire SliiiP WASHINGTON—A threat of Government pressure on mar­ ine officers unions to favor Kings Point graduates in job re­ ferrals was implied by Maritime Administrator Clarence G. Morse. Testifying before the-*^ Senate sub-committee investi­ in which the companies admitted gating maritime academies, the superiority of men "out of the Morse said "it would be unfortu­ foc'sle" in the day to day require­ nate if Federal and State training ments of the job. Maritime unions have charged organizations . . . should find that their graduates are meeting oppo­ that there are more than enough sition from organized labor when men available now to fill any in­ dustry needs. They believe that seeking employment." Morse apparently was seeking to the industry seeks a pool of excess excuse the fact that only 14 out of officers trained at Government ex­ every 100 Kings Point graduates pense so that it can pick and become marine professionals. The choose men on its own terms. Crewmembers who quickly brought Beauregard blaze under control check for smoke at No. 5 hold. percentage from the state .acade­ Men are (I. to r.) John Turk, OS; Ernest Powell, DM; W. Przylonski. DM; Wallace Royal, chief mies runs somewhat higher. The mate; Robert Moylan, bosun; A.- Ikkella, AB; Charles Tucker, wiper, and John W. Kelsoe, wiper. SIU and other marine unions have maintained that most Kings Point NEW ORLEANS—^A scheduled fire and boat drill fire was brought under control in 45 minutes. Chief graduates have no interest in a was converted into the real thing when a blaze Mate Wallace Royal, a former SIU member, re­ sea-going career, but attend the broke out aboard the Beauregard (Waterman) here, ported. The crew displayed exceptional seaman­ academy for the free college edu­ causing damage estimated at thousands of dollars ship and courage in "typical SIU style," he said. cation it offers plus a Navy re­ to the ship and cargo. Shoreside firemen and the Port Commission's fireservist commission. boat gave a-hand in fighting the blaze which flared The fire was detected on the afternoon of Novem­ A typical instance is the case of up again that night when the hold was uncovered ber 4 while the Beauregard was taking on grain at midshipman Eugene Landy, a at the Cotton Warehouse wharf where the Ship had the grain elevator. At the time; a Coast Guard Kings Pointer who attracted na­ been shifted to discharge drums of naphtha and inspectorw was aboard awaiting the return of offtional attention last summer in a other flammables on deck. LOS ANGELES—Against a duty members of the crew preparatory to staging a dispute ove'r the granting of his Firefighters and the crew started pouring water fire and boat drill. Navy commission. After the dis­ background of an increasingly into the hold and later that night it was decided Quick action by the SIU crew was credited with pute was cleared up Landy entered dangerous competitive threat to put the ship aground on Mississippi River mud law school—which apparently was from Japan, members of the SIU- bringing the blaze under control before more seri­ fiats off New Orleans' Audubon Park. There the his goal from the start. aifillated Cannery Workers Union ous damage resulted. No. 5 hold was flooded to extinguish the fire, which of the Pacific won a five percent The hold was covered up in five minutes and the was under control but smouldering. Co. Disputes Morse Morse's implication was demol­ increase and fringe benefits, set­ ished by the testimony of another tling their eight week strike witness who favored the academy. against a dozen canneries in the Captain C. D. Davies, Jr., testifying area October 31. Meanwhile, a for the 19-ship Calmar and Ore Senate investigating comrriittee SAN FRANCISCO—A three man Federal Court of Appeals voted two to one that Coast steamship companies told the com­ started hearings on what to do mittee that the companies had just about the problems of the tuna Guard screening of seamen and maritime workers was unconstitutional. The court based its 12 Academy graduates among its fish industry. ruling on the use of anonymous accusers and informants which it said denied the accused The cannery strike, the first in the right to confront and-f licensed engineers on the 19 ships. Up until three years ago, Cal­ 18 years, began when the contract cross-examine accusers. The mar and Ore Line engineers were expired on September 1. It had jurists said this violated the not unionized so that there were the full support of the Brother­ due process clause of the Fifth no hindrances, real or imagined, hood of Operating Engineers and Amendment in the Bill of Rights. in the way of hiring Academy men of all SIU of North America affili­ Seafarers who have any in­ It is expected thaf" the US other than their unwillingness to ates. At issue in the strike were Coast Guard will appeal the case teresting still or movie photo­ demands for wage and welfare in­ to the US Supreme Court for a graphs of violent weather at sea enter the maritime field. All told, Davies said, only 26 of creases and a shorter work week. final ruling. or ashore may have a market A major problem faced by both 194 officers in the companies' reg­ for them in Hollywood. Frank Executive Order ular employ came from maritime the union and employers in the in­ The Coast Guard screening pro­ Capra Productions is planning academies although "we attempt to dustry has been the effect of Japa­ gram was set up under an execu­ a scientific film on weather and employ them wherever possible." nese tuna imports. As late as 1948, tive order by former President is looking for such material, The Morse and Davies appear­ West Coast tuna fishermen sup­ Harry Truman on January 25, preferably in color. Unusual WASHINGTON—Plans for ances were part of a stream of in­ plied over 91 percent of US tuna. 1951. Under the order the Coast and outstanding cloud forma­ establishment of a new North dustry witnesses all favorable to Recent figures show that this share Guard was given authority to bar tions or scenes of meteorolo­ Atlantic passenger service the academies and all asserting the is down to 46 percent and imports, men deemed subversive from US gists at work are also sought. - took another forward step before need for 1,200 to 1,500 new officers mostly from Japan, stand at 54 ships and off the waterfront. For further information con­ the Federal Maritime Board. a year. Previously the Senate sub­ percent. If the Court of Appeals ruling tact the Film Editor, Frank Agreement was reached between Gov't Hearings On committee had released the results stands it will not necessarily put Capra Productions, 9100 Sunset the Board and the Arnold Bern­ of a questionnaire to the industry The Senate Foreign Commerce an end to Coast Guard screening, Boulevard, Los Angeles 46. Do stein Line to start formal hearings Committee, headed by Senator but it would require a change in not send the films themselves on the subject in New York on Magnuson of Washington, is now procedure undar the program giv­ unless .specifically requested to December 6. taking testimony on what should ing accused men the right to con­ do so. Low-Cost Operation front and question accusers. Nov. 11, 1955 Vol. XVII, No. 23 be done to keep the US tuna in­ The agreement was reached at a dustry alive. The problem is com­ pre-hearing conference in Wash­ PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer plicated by the Government's com­ HEHBEPI BBAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, ington. Bernstein has asked for Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art mitment to liberalize internation­ Government operating subsidy for al trade policies and its pledges of Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK the service which would be a lowStaff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area economic aid to Japan. Representative. cost one-class operation with cafe­ The US seagoing tuna fleet is teria-style feeding. He plans to Final Dispatch Page 11 the most modern in the world and, operate eventually with three Ho.spitalized Men P.ige 12 operates closer to home than its converted Mariner-class ships Labor Roundup Page 11 competitors. But the pitifully low Letters .Pages 12,14 wage costs in Japan make it pos­ WASHINGTON—The way was cleared for Pan-Atlantic's each carrying 900 passengers Log-A-Rhythm Page 12 sible for that country to ship tuna construction of seven trailerships as the Maritime Adminis­ on weekly-sailings to North Europe Meet The Seafarers Page 11 across the Pacific at prices far be­ tration reached agreement with the company on financing the ports. United States Lines which oper­ Personals Page J 5 low the domestic product. ships. The Government willf ates a luxury passenger service on Recent Arrivals Page 15 take Pan Atlantic's seven C-2s Pan Atlantic's parent company, the same route has intervened in Seafarer In Action Page 7 as a trade-in for the new ships McLean Industries, said that the the proceedings and is expected to Shipping Figures Page 4 and apply 'Federal ship mortgage ships will be built by Bethlehelm oppose the Bernstein petition. SIU Hall Directory Page 15 insurance of percent on the Steel and will be delivered from Received Okay In '50 .Your Dollar's Worth Page 6 cost of construction up to a $55,- 12 to 18 months after the keels are The strongest asset in Bern­ Regular membership meet­ Published blweetcly ef the headquarters 125,000 maximum. laid. stein's corner is the fact that he et the Seafarers International Union, At­ ings in SIU headquarters and lantic & Golf District, AFL, 675 Fourth While the terms of the agree­ The estimated co.st of the seven received approval for this type of at all branches are held every Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth f-6600. Entered as second class matter ment have to be approved by the ships is $63 million. They will have service in 1950. The outbreak of second Wednesday night at at the Post Office in Brooklyn, NY, under General Accounting Office, it ap­ a deadweight tonnage of 9,000 and the Korean War killed the plans 7 PM. The schedule for the the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. pears certain that the company a cruising speed of 19 knots. Each for the time being as the two JP-2 , next few meetings Is as follows: also Nov, 16, Nov. 30, Dec. 14. will now go ahead with its plans. ship will carry 268 20-ton trailers transports he was to take over Malcolm P. McLean, president of and 20 35-ton trailers. , were taken by the Navy instead. Tuna strike Ends; Pay Rise Won US Court Voids CC Screening Hollywood Seeks Weather Photos Bernstein For Dec. 6 SEAFARERS LOG Ik-..: • t.'xiV-- IK-'- m K I iH?/..'-. US, Pan-Atlantic Agree On 'Roll-On' Financing Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks ., -i �SEAFARERS NOT. 11. 1985 LOG ' "•' '^---i^re* ,•'• Health, Safety—Vacation Pay Welfare Fund—Steward Dept Vacation Pay To $244;,Bobsf Co's Ante To Welfare Seafarers' vacation benefits will receive a whopping $68 boost to a new high of $244 a year as the result of a 25-cent Vacation Plan boost won ^rom shipowners. The present ...maximum pro-rat-tI made the Vacation Plan especially -J L ^n, ed vacation benent is $17D popular since most seafarers regard per year. Similarly, the 25- it as a quick source of ready cash they need it the most. cent increase in Welfare Plan when SIU negotiators chose the vaca­ contributions paves the way tion increase in preference to the for broader welfare protec­ supplementary unemployment in­ tion for Seafarers and their fami­ lies. The latest increase in vacation pay is the second since the Plan's payments parted in February, 1952. At that time Seafarers re­ ceived $140 per year in vacation pay. SIU Pioneered Pattern Before the SIU negotiated its in­ dustry-wide Vacation Plan in May, 1951, very few seamen ever receiv­ ed any vacation money because they did not work long enough for any one company, ^y putting all vacation payments into'a central kitty the Union won vacation pay for Seafarers based on each actual day's work. The SIU plan soon be­ came the pattern throughout the ^ndustry. As a result of pooling vacation contributions. Seafarers have col­ lected nearly $5 million which they would not have obtained un­ der the old vacation system. 'Vacations' The SIU Vacation Plan system permits a Seafarer to collect as of­ ten as four times a year if he so desires. Every time a Seafarer ac­ cumulates 90 days' worth of dis­ charges for sea or port time he can present a claim for vacation pay at any SIU port office. The 90-day feature and the prompt payment of claims have AFL Grain Mill Union Joins MTD MINNEAPOLIS — Another AFL International union, the American Federation of Grain Millers, has voted to affiliate with the Maritime Trades Department. The action was taken by the union's excutive board at a meet­ ing in Minneapolis November 2. The grain millers represent workers in grain elevators, flour and feed mills and similar estab­ lishments. The union's president is. Sam Ming and its secretarytreasurer Harold Schneider. Head­ quarters for the union are main­ tained in Minneapolis, with local unions in various sections of the US. Affiliation of the Grain Millers brings to 11 the number of unions in the .100,000-mai^ AFL watei-front group which..is l^eaded by SIUNA president Harry Lundeberg. X surance plan of the National Mari­ time Union because they felt that all Seafarers should share in any gains won from the shipowner. The supplementary unemployment payments, when and if they get underway, will at best benefit only a small percentage of .regular sea­ men. A 25-cent increase in Welfare Plan contributions by shipowners also holds the promise of addition­ al benefits for Seafarers. At pres­ ent Seafarers and their families are covered by a wide variety of safeguards. They include a $3,500 death benefit, $21 weekly hospital benefit and $35 weekly disability benefit for Seafarers; a $200 ma­ ternity benefit, a schedule of hos­ pital and surgical benefits for ill­ ness and injury for Seafarers' families and four annual' $6,000 college scholarships for both Sea­ farers and the children of Sea­ farers. The plan also operates the An­ drew Furuseth Training School and provides meal books, dormi­ tory facilities and other assists for Seafarers on the beach. Men Protected Seafarers are assured that the new standardized examina­ tions and medical check-up pro­ cedure to be established under the health and safety* program will not be used to force 'either oldtimers or younger men out of the industry. If anything, the standardization of requirements will protect Seafarers from arbi­ trary action by any single em­ ployer or Govei'nment agency. Totally disabled Seafarers who can no longer sail will be able to qualify, as before, for the SIU disability benefits if they have the necessary seatime. Steward, Cook Pay Increased Two key ratings in the stew­ ard department, ^ 'the chief steward and chief cook, bene­ fit from wage increases negotiated by the Union under a reopening clause in the standard contract. The chief steward will receive an additional $10.43 per month and the chief cook a $5 increase. The change in chief steward's wages will give him the same pay as the bosup. It will bring chief stewards, as department heads, up to parity with the highest-rated man in the deck department. The chief cook's increase gives him a $5 differential over the night cook and baker in view of his pri­ mary responsibility for the_preparation of main meals. Both changes, along with other alterations in the agreement, go into effect on all ships on Novem­ ber 15, whether they are at sea er in port. Industry-Wide Health,, Safety Plan Won By SIU The SIU blazed another new trail in maritime when the Union's negotiating committee came up with a con­ tract reopener package calling for the establishment of an industry-wide safety discrepancy in physical require­ and health program for ments from one shipping company to another. The result is that the Seafarers. In addition to Coast Guard has attempted to the new employer - financed program, SIU negotiators won increases of 25 cents per man per day for both the Welfare and Vacation Plans as well as wage Increases for key stew­ ard department ratings. The Vaca­ tion Plans as well as wage in­ creases will mean a boost in vaca­ tion pay for all Seafarers from the pnesent $176 maximum to $244. The new agreements go into effect on November 15. Centers In Union Halls An initial contribution of five cents per'day per man will finance the new program which will be adnimistered through four major h"^lth and safety centers in the Union's port offices in New York. Baltimore, Mobile and New Or­ leans. Among its major objectives will be the standardization of preemployment physical exams for seamen on all SlU-contracted ships and the detection and' checking of ailmerts and disabilities before they reach the serious stage. For these purposes the centers Will employ all the lecliniques of medi­ cal science including x-rays and other procedures! At present there is the widest Depemlents' Benefits At New Peak A new' high in both the number of benefits and total sums paid out was established by the dependents' hospital and supgical plan for the month of Oc­ tober. Sixty Seafarer families bene­ fited from payment of over $9,500 in hospital bills and surgical-medi­ cal fees during the month. In the four months since the plan started operating 196 benefits of this kind have been paid to Sea­ farers at a total outlay of better than $31,000. Fees Vary Examination of the benefits shows that there are still wide variations in fees charged ^y sur­ geons for standard surgical proce­ dures. During the month, for ex­ ample, there were six tonsillecto­ mies, a common and widely-per­ formed operation. In four of these, the plan's surgical allowance cov­ ered the surgeon's charge of $50 exactly so that the only cost to Sea­ farers were the hospital charges up to the first $50. In the two remaining cases the surgeons' charges were in excess of the plan's limits. Benefits were paid, out duringthe month for four appendicitis op­ erations. In all of these, surgeons' fees were considerably above the plan's $100 allowance. In light of this Union represen(Continued on page 11) move into the vacuum with its controversial "brain-body" psycho­ logical and physical testing pro­ gram. The Coast Guard program has been widely assailed as apply­ ing dubious pseudo-scientific stantiards to the job requirements of seamen. The standardization of examina­ tion procedures will provide a realistic program geared to the actual needs of shipboard jobs w^ile at the same time retaining supervision of employment in a private industry in the hands of the people directly concerned—the shipowners and the- Union. Aside from the positive aspects of the program, the location of the safety and medical centers in the Union halls will be a great -con­ venience to the membership. Up until now Seafar.;rs have often had to travel far and wide to various doctor's offices to secure the nece.ssary physical clearsnces for a job. Establishnier.t of the new safety and health program is the out­ growth of previous iffo 'ts in that direction by the SIU. , A program of this kind had been under con­ sideration lor some time and was first discussed v. ith sh powner i-epresentatives tiiree years ago. SIU Sccrctar.v-Treaf.urcr Paul Hall, who was chairnifm of thr nsgotiating committee, declared: "We have be?n concerned with the problem of .injurle.s and illness among seamen for some time and felt strongly that the only practi­ cal aid lay in the area of pre­ ventive medicine' and uniiorm safety pro.eram standards on ap across the board basis." Discu.ssions on the subject, he revealed, had also been held wulh the Sailors Union of the Pacific on the West Coast and general a.greement reached on the SIU s objec­ tives. The membership of the SUP on the recommendation of Harry Lundeberg, has already gone on record to seek a similar program in their area. While shipowner contributions accumulate- in the fund, a Unionemployer subcommittee will be studying the operation of various union health centers and drafiii g plans for the design afid operation of the centers to be operated by the industry and the SIU. SIU Crew Vetoes Norfolk Laundry At home in Mobile, Seafarer Cyril Lowery (right) receives the welcome news that his application tor the SlU's $35 weekly disability benefit has been okayed by trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan. SIU patrolman Harold Fischer provides the glad tidings. SeafareVs aboard the Maiden Creek have notified the SEA­ FARERS LOG that in their opinion, the Standard Laundry of Norfolk has overcluyged them considerably for laundry services. The crew suggested that other SIU siiips calling at the port patronize other laun­ dries. ' 1 ,'.ni ''fi I '/i • •m - • f.l I / �Pare Four SEAFADERS LOG Hmv. 11, 1958 I October 19 Through November 1 > Registered 'r Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck in 10 'J 22 - TOTALS 16 14 • 9 21 18 13 29 14 9 9 Deck A 365 Deck « 6 24 11 27 7 5 2 10 22 13 8 5 3 12 Deck B 155 Eng. 4 67 13 43 12 13 7 26 41 9 ,7 7 14 Eng. A 272 Eng. B 2 28 9 35 8 4 2 13 20 12 3. 7 12 13 Eng. B 168 stew. A 9 61 12 25 5 .14 3 14 64 2 11 6 8 7 Slew. 241 stew. Total Total Total B A B 1 19 6 16 6 4 3 12 24 8 4 5 10 8 Stew. B 126 23 205 47 112 33 41 19 61183 24 47 27 31 25 9 - 71 26 78 21 13 7 35 66 33 15 17 25 33 276 73 190 54 54 26 96 249 57 62 44 56 58 Total Total Total A B 878 449 132^" Deck A 9 105 20 41 8 L, 4 21 71 14 18 9 11 9 Deck A 341 Deck Derk B C 3 13 12 23 1 e 0 6 24 8 2 5 3 14 Deck B 114 Early Ship Votes Favor Proposals For New Set-Up In Stewards Dep't Early returns from SIU steward department crews aboard ships indicate an overwhelm­ ingly favorable response to the three-part headquarters steward committee report. The re­ port contained suggested procedure for work policy in the department including shipping and upgrading procedure,"^ an outgrowth of the Union's efforts to draft suggestions and proposals. shipboard working rules and to standardize and improve feeding A 15-man headquarters committee the SIUs' "to order" feeding and performance on SlU-contracted consisting of three men from each program on SIU ships. While many ships are yet to be heard from, indications are that the report will be indorsed by a very large majority of steward de­ partment men although a number of modifications have been pro­ posed in certain sections of the report. Where questions were raised they usually dealt with pro­ posed methods of shipping group three steward department men and proposed upgrading procedures setting sea time qualifications for advancement from one rating to another in the department. New Committee Pending All of the crews' suggestions are being incorporated in a .special headquarters file and will be the subject of study and action by a new headquarters rank and file steward department committee to be elected when the returns are In. The report being voted on now Is an interim report and not the last word on the subject. The proposals for revamping steward department operations are im ships. After the Union conducted the new "to order" feeding system on a number of vessels, over a period of months, the membership in all ports chose rank and file com­ mittees of steward department men steward department rating then drew up the - interim report on which ships' crews are now voting. Copies of the reports and Ballots for the steward department have been airmailed to all SIU ships. WC Stewards Okay SUP-Type Contract SAN FRANCISCO—Overwhelming approval of their new SUP-type contract with the Pacific Maritime Association has been voted by members of the Marine Cooks and Stewards, AFL, in all ports. The agree-1 ment was the first contract overtime and welfare plan insur­ in four years for West Coast ances. The Firemen have rejained steward department men and calls for parity on w&ges with other un­ licensed seamen. All wage gains are retroactive to June 1, 1955. The Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union also settled their new contract on the basis of an across-the-board $25 boost plus Signed on for trip to Europe aboard the Bienville, Seafarers D. Lamb (lefti and R. Saldana picic up SIU library packages^ overtime sheets and. copies of Union's working agreements from Jeff Gillette, port agent, at the Seattle SIU hall. Full crew received subsistence and meal money for trip from Seettje to Portland, .where the Bienville was tied up. the system of figuring weekend overtime and penalty time sepa­ rate and apart from base pay. Vote Victory Set Stage The MCS-AFL agreement is the climax of a four year struggle to oust the Communist-dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards from West Coast ships. Victory in a National Labor Relations Board election last spring paved the way for contract negotiations for the newly-certified union. Major contract gains provide boosts ranging from $88.32 to $155.18 per month in the various ratings to attain parity with the other unlicensed unions. Then an additional $25 per month was added similar to the figure added in the SUP and MEOW contracts, plus further compensation for elimination of some penalty items. Overtime rates have been set at $2.65 for rated men and $2 for en­ try ratings, compared to the old ratings of $1.71 and $1.35. As in the SUP agrewnent, over­ time for Saturdays and Sundays at sea has been incorporated In the base wage. Extra compensation for passengers on freightships has been raised to 75 cents per man per day. The Fireman's contract also es­ tablishes the $2.65 and $2 over­ time rate for weekend work and work done after eight hours in any one day.. Penalty pay rates are $1.71 an hour and welfare plan contributions have been increased by 15 cents daUy. The MEOW membership has voted favorably «n the contract in port member­ ship meetings. Ens. ^5 1 4 78 1 11 4 28 1 " 2 1 2 1 5 0 19 6 43 1 12 "5 10 . 6 3 0 7 2 8 Deck C 33 Eng. 233 I- Eng. .§ 20 5 11 3 22 10 1 2 2 1 1 1 9 1 16 6 6 1 10 3 9 6 '10 1 12 1 Eng. Eng^ 131 44 Shipped stew. A 4 74 6. -23 0 » 1 2 20 74 5 14 3 10 6 Stew. A 242 B Stew. Total Total B .2 "5 it 17 7 257 « 2 37 4 5 92 3 4 10 2 1 4 3 0 11 5 0 60 18 7 188 7 1 31 5 42 1 7 3 15 5 28 0 11 23 2 1 itew. Stew. Total B C A 95 - 38 816 7 50 29 49 5 4 4 20 58 21 17 21 18 37 Total B 340 Total 9 16 6 19 7 3 2 • 1 19 3 9 15 1 5 isiS 3A 323 72 160 22 11 17 81 265 55 68 51 47 65 Total Total 115 fm ' - SIU shipping demonstrated its flexibility onCe again dur­ ing the past two-week period, ^showing considerable improve­ ment over thje previous report. The total number of jobs|' shipped was 1,271, compared which has no seniority in the SIU, to a registration of 1,327. Reg­ has dropped again to nine percent. istration thus ran only slightly ahead of shipping, which has getih erally kept pace with it for several months. Improvement in shipping for several ports, half the total num­ ber, paced the gains of the past two weeks. The change was re­ flected particularly in New Or­ leans, which more than doubled its previous performance, and in Wil­ mington, where a healthy increase was in evidence. Baltimore, Mobile, Tampa, Hous­ ton and San Francisco also showed significant change over past fig­ ures. Mobile, particularly, seems to be regaining its normal job turnover. NY, Boston Hold Own New York and Boston held their own at about the same levels as the previous two weeks. On the downgrade again, however, are Savannah, Lake Charles, Seattle, Norfolk and Philadelphia. The last named, nonetheless, is still en­ joying busy shipping Just as.it has for several months. The percentages show class A climbing once more, and now pegged at 64 percent of the total shipping. Class B is holding its own at 27 percent, and class C, The class C figure is the lowest for this group in nearly five months. This decline in class C activity indicates that Seafai'er^ in class A and class B are more readily avail­ able for Jobs these days, and are not letting too many opportunities get by. The following is the forecast port by port: BOSTON: Good right now; fu­ ture uncertain . . . NEW YORKt Still busy but boom seems over... PHILADELPHIA: Fell off; should improve again . . . BALTIMORE: Up slightly; outlook not promising . . . NORFOLK: Dropped consider­ ably; should improve, towards end of month. SAVANNAH: Few prospects in sight . . . TAMPA: Slow now, but looks better for near future . . . MOBILE: Getting better . . . NEW ORLEANS: Very good last two weeks, but slowing up again . . . LAKE CHARLES: Dipped slightly, but still good. HOUSTON: Good; needs deck and engine ratings . . . WILMING­ TON: Outlook not too bright . . , SAN FRANCISCO: Fair even with­ out '• payoffs; nothing scheduled now . . . SEATTLE: Dipped again, but still active. Joins Disability Roster in Houston One of the latest Seafarers to qualify for the $35 weekly SIU disability benefit, Gustav S. Carlson (right) receives notification of his good fortune from C..M. Tannehill, port agent, In the.Houston SIU hall. He was one of several ap­ proved for disability pay at last, welfare trustees' meeting. : �NOT. 11. 195S '; .rv f- : Who says the Taft-Hartley Law isn't a Unioh-Buster ? I • Here's how a company is using the T-H Lawin an attempt to destroy a union after it failed by using scabs, by fomenting an armed riot and by causing the National Guard to take over the shepherding of its scabs to work under martial law. - Four months agO the workers at four Perfect Circle Piston Ring plants went on strike for a better contract. The company immediately hired scabs to maintain a token of produc­ tion at its plants. The company armed its scabs who fired on a crowd of union demonstrators, setting off a riot in which two strikers were wounded. The company's actions brought National Guardsmen with machine guns and artillery to the scene and resulted in martial law be­ ing declared. The company brought scabs into one plant under the protection of .the National Guard guns. The company then turned to the Taft-Hart­ ley law for help. It had its scabs petition the Governmeht for a decertification election. The NLRB has now granted the pe'tition and an election will be held shortly in which the company's scabs will be the only persons al­ lowed to vote. The strikers wUl not be al­ lowed to vote for or against their own union. In other words, paid union-busters will be the only ones allowed by law to vote to strip the 1,100 Perfect Circle workers of the union they chose as their representative years ago. SEAFARERS Pafo FITO' LOG Gov't Rosume$ Transfers; 3 SI'U Ships Run From US NEW YORK—^Transfers to foreign flags of three more US vessels were announced here this week, as the Maritime Adminstration cleared the way for them to join the ranks of more than 100 other "rimaways" approved in the past 12 months. Affected in the regi.stry + shift were Seafarers aboard Union Wjns Him $2,000 Bonanza the Liberty ship Mohican and the tankers Ventura and Ampac California, both T-2s. All the ves­ sels involved were operated by Trans-Ocean Marine, which oper­ ates five other Libertys also manned by SIU men. The transfers took place here. In Baltimore and in Tampa over the past two weeks. Members of the SIU crews involved were paid off with transportation back to their original ports of engagement, under the terms of SIU contracts. The transfers come at the height of the winter oil season, when, it can be expected that any shortage in American-flag tankers will bol­ ster movements in foreign bot­ toms, the same as in previous years. Similar shortages In dry cargo ton­ nage, at the peak of the transfers earlier this year, boomed foreign shipping. First to go was the Ventura, operated by a Trans-Ocean sub­ sidiary, the Ventura Steamship Company, which paid off in New York. Then, the Ampac California, which had paid off in Boston, signed on coastwise to go to Balti­ more, where the formal transfer took place. The Mohican paid off In Tampa Tuesday, and shifted flags there later this week. Performers Warned In other action, Claude Simmons, SIU assistant secretary-treasurer, repeated previous warnings about performing of any kind aboard ship, with the Coast Guard con­ tinuing its practice of scrutinizing all logbook entries on every vessel coming into port. He- noted the danger that per­ formers would not only lose their papers, but would be creating added difficulties for their brother seamen in providing the CO with another excuse for enforcing new restrictions against merchant seamen. Have Fling On Beach "If you feel like taking a few days off . . . get it out of your sys­ tem while you are on the beach and before signing on another ship," Simmons stated. "Any man who performs aboard ship is not only jeopardizing his own liveli­ hood but that of all his shipmates and Union brothers. These actions will eventually lead to the hardtiming of all seamen." On shipping, he noted that things have been "pretty busy" the past two weeks, although far short of the boom to which the port had grown accustomed. The figures showed a total of 27 payoffs, 8 sign-ons and 14 ships in transit. One of nearly 70 oldtlmers receiving $35 weekly SIU dis­ ability benefit, Seafarer James W. Hamilton (right) picked up addition unexpected $2,000 bonanza recently after office of SIU General Counsel Seymour W. Miller and Union's wel­ fare services department combined to get him unearned wages plus maintenance and chire money due. SIU Welfare Rep. Toby Flynn hands him the cash, closing the beef. Magnuson Would Adapt Ships For Atom Plant PASCO, "Washington—Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Dem.Wash.), chairman of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Com­ merce Committee, has come out for adaptation of atomic power plants to existing ships' type ship to carry an atomic hulls. In a speech before the power plant were delaying prog­ Pasco Chamber of Commerce ress. "I am still convinced," he the Senator said highest priority must be given to early develop­ ment of an atom-powered mer­ chant ship. The Senator declared that argu­ ments over development of a new said, "that conventional hulls must carry the atomic power plant—not a prototype which will render ob­ solete the billions of dollars we in­ vested in Liberty and Victory ships -during World War II." SIU Dad Doubles As Babysitter Open New Mobile-Inland Ship Lbik MOBILE—Work has been completed on a new lock on the river at Demopolis, about 125 lies north of here, which now gives the northern part of the state and the surrounding miles areas an outlet to the Port of Mobile and the Alabama State Docks, The new facility enables deep-draft tugs to operate up- expiration, they are expected to Overall, shipping in the port is holding its own, with 81 men river and bring down cargo run out of the Gulf again. that heretofore had to be shipped by rail. It is welcomed for provid­ ing more cargo and shipping oppor­ tunities for' the State Docks and the- seamen whose ships originate from there. In addition to" the extra job activity expected from this devel­ opment, the first of the year is due to see the return here of . three to four of Alcoa C-ls now on the East Coast run. The Contract under which the ships havd bpeh funning lsi>jusr about t;bihplfetdd 'and,''at dts Also of interest to the Mobile membership, but only In passing, was the first arrival here of Alcoa's 26,000-ton Sentinel, a foreign-flag vessel making her maiden tria on the "dust run." Although the ship is operating under „ a foteign flag, she will not affect shipping here one way. or Snother. She and several sister ships will be only replacing other chartered foreign tonnage which the company has been using up Until now to bring In bauxite. • ' •' shipped to regular jobs and an­ other 111 dispatched to handle various harbor relief jobs. Pros­ pects for the coming two weeks look fair, with quite a few vessels already scheduled to come in for payoff and in transit. Port Agent Cal Tanner also noted that the branch membership wishes to extend its sympathy to the family of Brother King Elliott, who died to the San Francisco hospital after being flown back to the States from the. Far East. Trying his hand babysitting between trips, Seafarer Martin Sierra squires his children, Frank, 6, and Annette, 3, around the hirihg hell at SIU headqVidrters as he waits for a gbocfbne. �9ttm Six -XT A"' .-. i i » Pa. Ferry Men Vote For MAW PHILADELPHIA—After a two month organizing cam­ paign, the SlU-affiliated Ma­ rine Allied Workers has won a collective bargaining election on the Chester Ferries.' The election covered 36 unlicensed men on four ferries now operating be­ tween Chester, Pennsylvania, and Bridgeport, New Jersey. Six fer­ ries in all are operated by the company during the summer sea­ son. Crewmembers of the ferries had been formeidy represented by the United Mine Workers to whom they were handed over lock, stock and barrel by the AFL-ousted In­ ternational Longshoremen's Asso­ ciation. The vote was 19'to 3 in favor of MAW with the remaining votes being challenges, voids and no union votes. SEAFARERS LOG Gulf Reunion For SlU Family for. 11. 1955 YOUR DOLtAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYINO' Electric Broilers May Be Useful But Beware Exaggeration • BySidney Margolius You can buy almost any kind of tieccric cooking gadget these days: rotis^reries, automatic fry pans, chafing dishes, deep-fat fryers, trivets, corn-poppers, teakettles and coffeemakers (even expensive gold-plated ones sold on installments). For some families, some of these special-' purpose electric devices can be'' very useful. But it can be safely pre­ dicted that this coming Christmas season many moderate-income peo­ ple--frustrated by the financial inabittty to buy the costlier basic equipment like a good range—will be buying a lot of these smaller devices, using them until the novelty wears off, and then deciding it may be more nuisance than help to have too many special cookers. In deciding the value to you of electric cooking devices, ask j'ourself how oUen you actually do this kind of cooking, and if only occa­ sionally, can your present equipment, such as the broiler in your-oven do the same job? ' Reunited briefly with the brother he hasn't seen in nine years, Seafarer Don Bartlett, bosun (left), is shown with brother Gus and the letter's wife while the Orion Star was in New Orleans, the paths of the two SlU oldtimers hadn't crossed for nine years. Photo submitted by Bill Staric, steward. Voting Begins On T ant pa Tugs TAMPA—Hopes are high for an AFL victory on Blue Stack Towing Company tugs, fol­ lowing the start of voting last week. Organizers for the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers are predicting the successful out­ come of the balloting, which began November 3 and will five tugs were due to ballot late Board in the messroom of each continue until all six of the this week. Forty-one unlicensed vessel as it comes into port. The harbor craft now operated by the personnel are involved in the vot­ tugs operate in Gulf waters, prin­ company are polled. ing unit. cipally between here and Mobile. One tug and a barge were voted The balloting is being conduct­ Seafarers and SlU port olficials Sunday and most of the I'emaining ed by the National Labor Relations have been cooperating fully in the organizing effort, which is part of the MAW campaign extending all the way north to Philadelphia. Earlier Victories MAW won an election last week involving men aboard fendes in Chester, Pa., and earlier netted contracts covering excursion steamers of the Wilson Line, A new boom in world-wide shipbuilding has been reported which opened a new service out of by the American Merchant Marine Institute in a survey of the Port of Houston last week. shipbuilding developments. Tonnage on order for ocean-going Interest here is also centered in the foreign-flag transfer of one of ships increased by 2% million"*" new tonnage on order consists the three ships being transferred deadweight tons in the first largely of ore carriers and dry by Trans-Ocean Marine, the Mo­ six months of this year. All cargo vessels. hican, which paid off her SlU told, shipyards thi'oughout the Compared to overseas yards, US crew here Tuesday and then world have about 17'^ million shipyards have virtually no back­ switched registries. deadweight tons on order. log of orders, the institute said. As Shipping, meanwhile, remained The AMMI survey said that of .July 1, 1955, US yards had slow over the past two-week pe­ after current construction is com­ slightly more than one percent of riod, but appears likely to pick up pleted the total ocean-going fleets the total worldwide orders. By a bit in the near future. of all nations will be 55 percent comparison, the privately-owned No regular meeting could be larger, tonnagewise, than they US merchant fleet now in existence held last week, however, because were in 1939. Contrary to the past constitutes 13 percent of total of the lack of enough Seafarers boom in tanker construction, the ocean-going shipping. for a quorum. World Shipyards BoomBut Not Those In USA Rotfsseries Claims Exaggerated There has been much selling pressure for electrical rotisseries, and much exaggeration too. The National Retail Dry Goods Association has reported that some stores have had returns of as high as 25 percent of .the rotisseries they have sold because of manufacturers' misleading claims. Weights and measures officials in one big city are now preparing a case against sellers who claim you can broil an 18-pound turkey for example, or bake a cake while you broil a bird. The markets officials found you can get an 18-pound turkey into some broilers as advertised only if you break the breastbone, and then of course you can't stuff the bjrd. An electric broiler or rotisserie does have convenience and may even be a fuel-saver for a small family or one that does not have a com­ plete kitchen. But one of its supposed conveniences is dubious. Electric broilers involve at least as much cleaning as the broiler compartment of a range, plus the problem of-storage. A family that actually wants ust a table broiler and doesn't plan to do much barbecuing, will do better to get a plain broiler rather than one with a motor-driven spit. watch for are the exaggerated list prices, and the flimsy construction of some low7priced broilers. Retailers have charged,that some broiler .manufacturers set exaggerated list prices so that the stores can seem to give fantastic reductions, such as 50 percent off. In buying a broiler, don't assume a "sale price' or "dis­ count" is necessarily a bargain. It may be. but make sure by compar­ ing prices charged by other retailers. Check For Poor Wiring You can now buy a broiler for $10 or even less, but some of these are poorly constructed. Make sure any broiler you buy carries the seal of Underwriters Laboratories not only on the cord but on the ap­ pliance Itself. The danger of a poorly-made broiler besides Uie shock hazard is that burn-outs of the heating element or cord can occur from the high temperatures. Also inspect the broiler to make sure it is sturdily const^-ucted, has at least three heat ranges, is easy to clean, the spatter shield is detachable, and the spit if it has one is removable for cleaning. Another electric cooking device growing in popularity is the auto­ matic frypan or electric skillet. This is actually a versatile little portable stove. It is especially useful for a small family or single person, or someone living in quarters with only limited cooking facilities. Be­ sides fryipg, these electric^skillets come with a cover so they can be used for making casseroles, stews, soups and even cooking vegetables and making desserts. They are also usable for cooking at the eating table. If you really do much of that. Ifbrands of electric frypans now are list-priced at $15.95 ,0 $22.95„less any discount you may find retailers giving, (the wellSunbeam automatic frypan has now come down to the $19-95 level, plus ^3 for the aluminum cover, to meet the competi­ tion of the more recently-introduced GE automatic skillet. W&X: LOG Expose Haunts ILA-Red Link ism Attempts by the AFL-ousted International Longshore­ men's Association to conceal and disguise its tie-in with Com­ munist forces in maritime back­ fired as the result of a SEAFAR­ ERS LOG expose in a previous is­ sue. The LOG had revealed that a prominent party-line spokesman and agent for Harry Bridges has been in close and continuous con­ tact with ILA's leadership. Prior to that, the LOG had printed photostats of checks contributed to ILA by Bridges' union. Now Fred Woltman, Pulitzer Prize winning feature writer for the "New York World Telegram and Sun" and an authority on the Communist movement, has con­ firmed the LOQ story. Woltman has shown in detail how ILA at­ tempted to cover up in front of an ILA-selected "citizens committee" dealing with the ILA's political strike in September, Meanwhile, the ILA continues to be lauded. Jfy the Daily ."Vl^orker. 'By FBEDEBICK WOLTMAN. quently visited the Commission hand of General Organizer e ILA delegates chieri Thomaa t Teddy) Gleason. Btaf/ Writer. for additional material. according to tha Dispatcher, Its charge that tha Water­ On Monday, before the un His connection with Bridges Veison 12 years ago was front Commission has been official Citizens' Waterfront had not been unknown in top barred "for life" as a "Commu­ ILA circles. Yet even alter his nist itooge" from the CIO| coddling Communists in the Port of New York today boom Committee, the ILA's special Identity was made public, Vei­ Industrial Union of Marine and eranged against the Interna­ counsel, Louis Waidman, cited son reportedly conferred with Shipbuilding Workers. Two tional Longshoremen's Assn. Veison as proof of his accusa ILA President Bradley. Top officiais 6t the union it- tlon that the commission Gleaaon'a conUcts with Vei­ years ago, pleading the Fifth down on dock workers ,self, it was recalled, tor months cracked came up Aug. 7 at a closed Amendment, he refused toi but went easy on subversives. son arbored Irving Veison, the Despite meeting of the ILA's New answer queatlona about Com­ reports of York District lystcrious Communist contact Velson's newspaper Al­ munist party membership or, waterfront activities, though secret, theCouncil, Involvement In Soviet espio­ itween Harry Bridges, West he told Godfrey session was P. Schmidt, reported on Sept. 2 by Bridges' nage. I Coast Red union boss, and the chairman of the committee, the union organ, the Dispatcher. •A. indeed, they used him to Waterfront Commission failed One of Monday's witnesses lobby against the Waterfront to act Mayor John Grogan of Hobo- who also accuted the Commis­ lU ken, a delegate reported, had sion of sofinets toward water­ Mr. Waidman overlooked ^ Moreover, it was further some salient facts. said he would "spend glOO.OQO front Reds was Vice-President learned today, Commission to lick the ILA" because cer­ Anastaaia. officials last July laid these It was this newspaper on tain of its leaders. Including Yet in May. 1954, the Com facta before Sen. James O. June 24 that first made public the general organizer, had mission dug up the feet that Eaatland, chairman of the In­ Velson's Communist Identity. been meeting with Velaon and Bridges' union had been finan­ ternal Security subcommittee, TKe Waterlront Commlsalon Bridges. _ cing Anastaaia locala in Brook­ in Washington. They' were helped pin It down. "Gleason," said the Dlipatch lyn in tha ILA'a fight with the Samuel M. Lane and Joseph Bradley Conferenoe. er, "stood up... aald he knew American Federation of Labor. Kaltz, former executive direc­ For months before that, Vei­ Bridges and met him every There waa tvldence that morel tor and chief investigator. son had entree to the 14th St time he was In New York and than 93600 had .pasaed hands, Operations Here. office of Captain William V. always got good advice from the Commlsfion informed the The data dealt with Velson's Bradley, ILA president, and him. He admitted meeting with U. S. Attomay for tha Eastern operations here, vlaits of the Brooklyn headquarters of Velaon also, and aSid he was District Bridges to New York and their Anthony Anastasia, ILA vice- a good trade unionist and that The Waterfront'Commlulon contacu with union officials. president," He operated over an ha (Gleason I would continue refuses to reOogfiiza tha CitiSenate Inveatlgatori g] at the to meet him.". I'a I'» > 4K* » M N. I* .. iv * : 'A' Sign Checks Right Away Seafarers who purchase trav­ elers checks, either through . the Union in the ports of New York and Baltimore or from any other source, are advised to take advantage of the pro­ tective feature of the checks by making sure they sign the checks on the spot at the time they buy them. The sa6ety fea­ ture of travelers checks calls for the purchaser to sign them at the time he buys them and then again when cashing them to enable a comparison be­ tween the two signatures as a guard against forgery, theft or loss. Failure to sign thgm at. the time of purchase is ^Vaste of the protective feature for which the check fee is paid, according to the SIU Sea Chest, which sells travelers checks -as a service to the membership ijo. New York and. Baltimore., �r.. • ,, SEAFARERS LOG Hiv. 11. ais LAWRINCI VICTORY (MlstlMlM>l); Aiiflutt U—Chairman, R. Zabrowtkli Sacratary, S. RIvara. No beefa. Few houra diapoted orertlme. Beef con­ cerning firat aiiiatant engineer and fireman watertender to be • referred to patrolman: Motion made anil car­ ried to .keep all trash out of cabin Motion made and carried to accept and concur Willi communications from headquarters. Motion piade and car­ ried to have clock installed aft, which will be a benefit to watch standers. Discussion on siopchest jeceived in MobUe. Repair Ust to be made up, fioori ana off deck. BEAUREGARD (McLein), Septem­ ber 5—Chairman, R. Ransoms; Secre­ ANN MARIR (Roll), August 17— tary, R. McManus. Motion made and Chairman. F. Murray; Sacratary, L. carried, to accept and concur with all Caldaron. Cgptain offered cooperation recent communications from head­ regarding disposal of garbage. Ship's quarters. Complete report sent to Wil­ fund, $3.66. Motion made and carried ' mington Agent regarding one of the to send copy of last special meeting class C men. to Port of Boston. Vpte of thanks to steward department. CHILORE (ORE'), August 3D—Chair-, ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service). man, R. King; Secretary, T. YablonAugust 25—Chairman, E. Burton; Sec­ sky. Ship's delegate requested that retary, E. Haskln. Ship's delegate to all beefs be reported .before payoff. see captain about getting enough cig­ No beefs. Recent communication from arettes to last through next voyage. headquarters read, posted, accepted and concurred. Motion made and car­ ried to read new ruling on being late or missing ship. Pantryman to make coffee for 10 AM coffee time, ' and crew is to cooperate in keeping pantry clean. Deck delegate to check on foc'sie keys and ail repairs to be writ­ ten ^and posted. Ship's treasury, $13.69. Baker was re­ quested to put out more of a variety. CALMAR (Calmer), August 28— Chairman, S. Drury; Secretary, T. Jackson. Some complaints about prep­ aration of food: all crew members are to rotate the magazines bouglit from ship's fund money. Ship's treas­ ury contains $27.86. Crew is to tmplug washing machine when they finish using it and timer to be put on the machine. DE SOTO (Pan Atlantic), August 7 —Chairman, B. Varn; Secretary, H. Blerring. One beef. Headquarters to take care of matter regarding men leaving ship. Ship's fund, $6. Bosun requisted men sleeping on deck to keep clear of gangway in port. It was suggested that valve to water foun­ tain be closed in port. August 8—Chairman, B. Varn; Sec­ retary, C. Copper. AU repairs have been made. Ship's fund. $6. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters. Discussion held on new feed­ ing set up. FAIRISLE (Waterman), July 22— Chairman, F. Shala; Secretary, B. Mackenzie. Repair list to be read. One brother sustained injuries in Ponce, PR, while securing ship, he was taken to hospital in Ponce for treatment. Discussion held regarding ice. Chief engineer is provoking the Issue by wilifuily not cooperating. Vote of thanks to steward department and for confidence and good work the Union has done. FRANCES (Bull), August 14—Chair­ man, S; Carr; Secretary, E. O'Rourko. Ship's fund. $12.63. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Discussion held on passes. GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), August 23—Chairman, A. Lazzaro; Secretary, J. Davles. Discussion held on siopchest and on replacing pantry deck. Pantryman asks gang to help keep coffee bag clean in um. HIGH POINT VICTORY (Bull), Sep­ tember 1—Chairman, F. Stewart; Sec­ retary, M. Startle. Boarding patrolman explained duties of delegates. Dis­ cussion held on the necessity that the crew live up to the agreement. Repair list will be taken care of. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), August 28—Chairman, A. Janes; Sec­ retary, A. Lambert. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Amount of draws to be straightened -out. Deck to be washed every day. Repair list to be compiled. Coffee cups to be brought back and fresh bread should be served when it is available. Assorted ice cream and cold drinks requested. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), August 27—Chairman, J. Thompson; Secre­ tary, J. Levin. All beefs to be turned over to boarding patrolman at payoff. Repair list to be turned over to chief mate. Ship's treasury consists of $39.30. Some disputed overtime and few small beefs. Motion made and car­ ried to check with negotiating com­ mittee regarding overtime to bie' paid at Subic Bay, same as at other mili­ tary reservations. To notify head­ quarters regarding seaman's papers. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. Air-conditioning needed aboard ships. Discussion held on this. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), August 28—Chairman, S. Morris; Secretary, J. Nelson. Donation was made for Brother Lanier's wife in the amount of $141. He was flown home from, Cuba, Ul. Ship needs new movie ma­ chine. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund. $312.68. Few hours dis­ puted overtime wiU be taken care of shoreside. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. Motion made and carried to change entire lock system. Sugges­ tion made to get regular crew to operate movie machine and no one elge. It was also suggested to hold union meeting in the cross passage­ way as the messhali is too small. ARIZPA'(Waterman), September 3 —Chairman, H. Hunt; Secretary, D, Nunn. Everything running smoothly. One man hospitalized at Bremerhaven, due to undetermined internal ailment. His gear was taken ashore but several items were left aboard. These items will be shipped to his home. No beefs or disputed overtime. Balto Hall Fetes 1st Year BALTIMORE—Marking a year and a day of formal operations since it was first opened on November 10, 1954, the SIU hall here still stands out as the finest union building in this city and the best through the Atlantic and Gulf district. The year-old structure, providing facilities and conveni­ Gets Sea Legs Aboard Del Sud ences for the membership DEL MAR (Mississippi), September 4—Chairman, E. Leonard; Secretary, M. Phelps. No beefs. Ship is being investigated by FBI because of theft aboard. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communica­ tions from headquarters. One man on watch was sent to hospital and deck department storekeeper also got off because of illness. New ship's dele­ gate elected. Steward requested that ail men who have stainless steel buckr ets are to turn them in for galvanized ones. Clothes to be left in washing machine not more than fifteen min­ utes. HEYWOOO BROUN (Victory Car­ riers) August 21—Chairman, G. Hildrath; Secretary, W. Thompson. No major beefs. Captain -will put out draw one day before ship reaches Japan. Recent communication from headquarters read and accepted unan­ imously. Steward will stow all excess luggage for crew. KYSKA (Waterman), August 21— Chairman, W. J. Walker; Secretary, W. Simpson. No beefs. Crew was warned against turning in beefs to Coast Guard because, this only makes matters worse. Ship's treasury amounts to $3.30. Ship's delegate elected. Discussion held on the idea of having department delegates meet separately and hash out all beefs. MARORE (Ore), August 27—Chair­ man, W. Dswiey; Secretary, S. Wojton. Communication from headquarters was posted. Treasury—$2.30. Reports from headquarters was posted. Treas­ ury—$2.30. Reports from headquarters accepted and concurred. List of over­ time to be made up and turned over to patrolman. MASSMAR (Calmar), September 3— Chairman, J. Eichenberg; Secretary, G. Hatgimlslos. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Motion made and carried to have woqden lockers put in ail rooms when ship goes into shipyard. Ship's dele­ gate to see captain regarding the men who must sleep on deck when rooms are painted. They should be able to sleep topside. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), August .30—Chairman, C. Hall; Secretary, E. Mastrlannl. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund—$4. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Suggested to see if slop chest can open sooner. To check on what happened to awnings and bench­ es for outside passageway. August 29—Chairman, C. Hall; Sec­ retary, J. Dalton. Everything running okay. Motion made and carried to contact headquarters regarding linen compensation. Steward requested that all extra linen be turned in. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Au­ gust 27—Chairman, D. Dickson; Sec­ retary, M. Sospine. Vote of thanks given to steward department. Voyage going well. Keys to messhali and pantry to be given to man standing watch, in port. Washing machine has been repaired and is to be kept in good shape by crew. Travelers checks will be distributed in all countries where it is permissabie. Discussion held on safety of crew. No beefs. Suggestion made to have all doors-in passageways locked In foreign ports. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Au­ gust 28—Chairman, C. Morgan; Secre­ tary, J. Anderton. No beefs. Motion made and carried to request inform­ ation from headquarters regarding passes given' crew in Kharamshahr; and about transportation from Erie , Basin—no bus service available on Saturday and Sunday or after 7 PM —no taxi service either. Delegate to make up repair. Dst. VENTURA (Trans Oceanic), August 2—Chairman, W. Smith; Secretary, S. Cieslak. Deck department has some disputed overtime. Repair lists were completed. Milk short on sailing day. July 4—Chairman, W. Smith; Secre­ tary N, Wexier. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's fund, $25. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Iron will be purchased with ship's fund. July 24—Chairman, W. Smith; Sec­ retary, N. Wexier. Patrolman to be notified about 1st ass't not cooperat­ ing. SlU library wanted. Wage rates to be posted. ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), July 31—Chairman, R. Jackson; Secretary, W. Cellard. No beefs and no repairs. Crew was advised by ship's delegate of master's Msition and attitude to­ ward SlU. Do not sign accident re­ ports purser hands out. Fiffe Serea Mrs. Marie Vida R. Parker, SIU stewardess, poses in the passengers' lounge aboard the Del Sud with her granddaugh­ ter, Neilanne Parker. 8. The youngster was on hand to bid her grandmother bon voyage on sailing day 'for the Mississippi passenger ship's regular run to Buenos Aires. Wilmington Perking Up On In-Transit Activity WILMINGTON—Shipping here improved considerably at the last count, although what it will be for November is still a big question mark. There are no known payoffs scheduled for this port during the month, hut the heavy intransit traffic expected should fill most of the gap. Figures Are Good Figures for the past two weeks were considered particularly good in the light of the fact that they stemmed entirely .from in-transit ships also. The dozen vessels that stopped by during the period took 51 men off the beach as replace­ ments. Other port news centers mainly on the wind-up of the severalweeks-old cannery strike involving members of SlU-afflliated cannery and fishery unions in the port area. The workers came away with a five percent across the board raise, time and a half for Saturday work and several other benefits. AU unions in this area cooperated with them during the beef. The strike began Sept. 1 when the old contract expifed. Port Agejit E, B, Tilley also revealed the passing of Brother Max Byers, who died of a heart attack in Long Beach on Oct. 28. He had been a member of the SIU for many Years and had been ship­ ping regularly from this coast. which were not even dreamed of a few years earlier, remains in top condition today as it continues to provide new comforts and services for Seafarers. Home of several other unions which rent office space in the building, the SIU hall is also head­ quarters for the Baltimore Federa­ tion of Labor, the AFL central body in the port. Regular meetings of the BFL, with which the Baltimore SIU branch is affiliated, are held in the meeting hall. Similar To NY Identical in many respects to the SIU headquarters building in New York, it boasts additional floor space, two more stories in height and an open-air sun deck overall. Because of its height, it features a self-service elevator for the con­ venience of those using the build­ ing day or night. Its retail facilities, such as the Sea Chest, Port O' Call bar and cafeteria, are drawing extra play these days, according to Earl Sheppard, port agent, because a rela­ tive slowdown in shipping is giving Seafarers on the beach and other visitors an opportunity to sample its wares more leisurely. But shipping still stands at a re­ spectable figure, with the port han­ dling some 160 jobs during the past two-week period. Fifteen ships paid off, seven signed on and sixteen stopped over in transit during the last two weeks. All of them, Sheppard added, paid off clean, with no outstanding beefs. "Crews of these ships de­ serve a big hand for their handling of these vessels. Their coopera­ tion is making the job of covering the ships a real pleasure." Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry dan 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 ice for the men involved. Seafarers In Action Danny PiccerreUl, weU known for his shipboard pizzas and other delicacies, applied his skUIs to­ ward running a membership meet­ ing when he served as chairman of the October 19 PhUadelphia port meeting. Apparently he did just as well with the gavel as with the skillet. Other meeting chair­ men around the ports were W. T. Brlghtwell in Houston, H. Thomas in San Francisco and M. Launey in Lake Charles, Wilmington and N. Dubois and Don Ruddy in Seattle. All's well aboard the Albion (Drj' Trans) these days with the crew reporting that she's a "happy ship... being run in true SIU style." The delegates' chores aboard are being handled by Frank Pasaluk as ship's delegate, with Louis E. Barch, Joe E. Brook and J. W. Tingl representing the deck, engine and steward departments respectively. Albert Sental, ship's ^ ^ secretary-reporter, sent in the A number of Seafarers took on good news. the secondary meeting jobs of re­ t 4" 4" cording s e c r eAnother Waterman ship, the tary and reading Madaket, had never a duU mo­ clerk. They in­ ment aboard with a movie projec­ cluded J. Cisltor and several films to help pass eck! in Philly; the time. Seafarer Walter L. PL W. Simpkins Busch, electrician, handled the and J. K. Pamell equipment in capable style. None in Savannah; F. of those "one moment please" Hagin and E. signs had to go up in the middle Frost in Tampa; of the show. Both unlicensed crew Ben Grice in Lynum and officers dropped a few bills Lake Charles, J. Gohea in.'Hoiistpo, F»^ -D^ Lynom into a movie fund for equipment in San Francisco, 1s. A. Lane in and film rentals. '.7 -.a '• '^"•-11 �•5'" Vast Eleht SEAFARERS NOT. 11, im LOG P'!/P~^r- • • '•• lifeiv' i .-^ IPi -';•- •X. " Men at IVork " Two^ Seafarers in the deck gang aboard the Fairislc team up to complete a splice on some wire. Loose strands are carefully attended to avoid possible injuries. mm'- - hf -" 5.?-" :K.:!C]'^.- Since good feeding requires not only first-quality food and clean pots but shipshape cook­ ing ranges as welh the SIU galley force on the John B. Waterman puts in some hard con­ centration on the job of cleaning the ranges before preparing the next meal. On tap are steward Joe Brown (left), and the chief cook and BR. < Changing a tube in one of the burners, Evangelos Ibratis, fireman aboard the Andrew Jackson, strikes a pose for the crew photog­ rapher before completing the Job. r �- m N«r. 11.195B < < ^ SEAFARERS Pare Nine LOG ..•^1 Even the routine job of slushing runners, by Seafarers Earle Griffin (left) and Kenny Lopez, at>tracted the eye of one of the many shuttei-bugs aboard the Steel Age on the run into the Middle East. Working under hot sun, deck department men have opportunity for suntan^ as well as muscles and callouses. Ship's reporter C. Tobias submitted the .photo. '• ii •-"4! I • Menus help make the^ meal, and Seafarer L. B. Moore, steward on the Afoundria, pays full attention to them as the ship winds its way out to the Far East^* Use of "to order" feeding system aboard the ship, one of the pioneers of new SIU feeding program, has been lauded by all crewmembers. Stew­ ard's efforts in planning good menus are especially important., H. Proios, AB, hangs onto fall while H. Rode, hos^, oversees work on lifeboat aboard the Cecil Bean. Bosun seems satisfied with the job done by his deck gang. Steward Pete Loleas (right) watches approv­ ingly as chief cook Robert Morrow slices tur­ key for big meal on Wacosta. Morrow was once steward of Hollywood's Brown Derby. Setting up for breakfast on Steel Age, messmen Joe Romero (left) fills water pitcher as Johnny Fanoli posts menu on bulletin hoard. It looks like good start foiva good day. Bosun Mohammed (left) and Burdick, DM, pause in their brush-wielding aboard the Oceanstar to strike a pose for shipmate Stephen Emerson (not shown). Emerson reports a good trip, a good time and a good gang to ship with aboard the vessel, now running coal to Germany. Deck department held its end up, kept things trim and shipshape with lots of paintwork. 7. I ;5^;f '•'•v: �•'jtfi: r;> flare Tei' SEAFARERS NAT. lU t9U LOG 'A New Chapter. * Seattle Job Flood Due As Tankers Crew Up SEATTLE—Seafarers in this port can expect to be treated to a real job boom during the coming two weeks, notwith­ standing the good shipping already in evidence here. Two and possibly three T-2'*^ tankers are expected to come troleum Carriers, all of which have idle for some time. out of lay-up and will-crew been The pleasant prospects here are up between Nov. 15-25 for Far East-Persian Gulf runs. In addi­ tion, Port Agent Jeff Gillette said he already has at least five payoffs scheduled up through Nov. 15, "so shipping should be terrific." The tankers figuring in the pre­ dicted breakouts from lay-up in­ clude the McKettrick Hills (Western Tankers*, plus the Stony Point and Cape Namamu, both for US Pe- LakeChas, Sees Rise In Ships LAKE CHARLES—Expect­ ing word any day now that bids will be let for the build­ likely to sweep the beach pretty clean of SIU men, since good ship­ ping is the general rule in this port at all times. The last period was no exception, despite a dip from the figure of two weeks ago. Again the ships are reported coming in clean, with no special beefs, as the crews arriving here continue to do a bang-up job on the ships. The hardtiming of the crew by the skipper on the George A. Lawson is due for an abrupt end, fol­ lowing Union protests to the com­ pany against the skipper's actions. Disciplinary action at the company end is due to provide the ship with a new captain on her next trip out. Robin Sets Up Yale Scholarship ing of a new cement plant here, The SlU-contracted Robin Line Seafarers are hoping that the pro­ jected construction will provide has established a scholarship at the shot in the arm needed to Yale University as a memorial to sustain present better-than-average its late president, Arthur R. Lewis, Jr. shipping. The applicants must be between Talk about the proposed cement plant first made news'in June with 17 and 21 years old and be resi­ the announcement of a riverfront dents of the Union of South Africa, plant building program by a newly- the principal country visited by the ships of the Robin fleet. The formed company. .scholarship is for $2,600 per year "If this ever gets out of the plus an annual round-trip steam­ talking stage," Leroy Clarke, SIU ship passage between South Africa port agent asserted, "it should in­ crease the business via water here and New York. materially. Such a boost is always welcome and we are awaiting the next formal step in this program with interest." Although shipping fell off some­ what from the highs of the previ­ ous few weeks, it is still relatively high and is providing more than ample opportunities for Seafarers seeking jobs in a hurry. Clarke cautioned, however, that any sudden onrush of Seafarers to this port would not do anybody any good, as there are still enough class A and B men available to handle whatever comes up. Elsewhere on the local scene, activities are equally quiet, with most local unions busy on the job and only an occasional burst of campaign oratory In the area's general elections to liven things up. ^e S PORT O' CALL NOW iM BOTH - Hmw&Jimim Question; Can you suggest any means for improving the dis­ tribution of LOGs to Seafarers in foreign ports? James F. Byrne, MM: The serv­ ice we have been getting has cer­ tainly been satis­ factory. On the Robin Line runs, the agents gen­ erally bring the LOG and other mail aboard, so we don't miss it. There-jire a cou­ ple of seamen's hangouts where it could be sent direct, however. In case it missed the ship. 4 4" 4 4 4 4 Pedro Velez, AB: Send it to the Donate Giangiordano, AB: I think it would be a good idea to agents in each port. They always come aboard with send the LOG the mail when right to the the ship arrives American consul and bring the in each port. LOG with them. Since the old Of course, some­ man has to see times the mail to the consul in each the ship is slower port he could in some places pick up the mail than in others. there each time But if the agent and we would be sure to get it. The company agents gets it, he will usually bring It don't always jcooperate. right out to the ship. 4" MRSALX Confesor Ayala, cook: The best way would be to send it to the American consul in the different ports so the old man could pick it up when he goes there. Mail sent to the consul is always safe and can be picked up whenever you are in port. The same thing could be done with the LOGs for each ship. 4" $ Ilayward O. C. Veal, 2nd cook: It doesn't seem that there is any real problem getting the LOG over­ seas, because we always manage to see it in some port along the way each trip. But it might help to send it to more of the clubs and bars where seamen always get together in ixMrt. S. Mansan, 2iid cook: The present system of sending them to the agents and the places where sea­ '4, men gather over­ k seas seems fine. I haven't run into trouble finding a LOG for quite some time. If the mail misses the ship in one port, it generally cgtelies up with ybu in the next. Seafarers by now are accustomed to their Union coming up with pace-setting developments in the maritime industry. The latest chapter in SIU progress, the newly-negotiated ship­ board safety and health plan, falls into the pattern of past Union history. Like the SIU Vacation Plan the new program is sure to have far-reaching significance. For a while, of course, the program will remain in the planning stage as the Union ^d the operators examine ways and means of putting it into operation. However, Seafarers can be sure of one thing. No matter what the shape and mechanics of the program, its major objectives will be to protect the health, life and livelihood of the Seafarers. The Union is confident that the prograin can be developed to assure safer working conditions on the ships and a healthier membership through the practice of preventive medicine ashore. Up until now the area of health and safety has been some­ what of a no man's land with individual companies and figencies conducting piecemeal programs that were not always wise or successful. Ambitious Government officials with an eye toward perpetrating an elaborate bureaucratic apparatus were already planning to move in and take over. Anyone familiar with maritime knows that such a develop­ ment would benefit only one group of people—Government jobholders. The shipowners and the Union, the people most directly concerned, are the ones who can best do the job on the human level. Union participation assures that the pro­ gram wiU be conducted in the best interests of the Union's membership. Another attraction of the program for Seafarers is that it will be financed entirely by shipowner contributions. Like the Welfare Plan with its multitude of benefits and the Vaca­ tion Plan, all costs bf benefits and administration are sup­ ported by the shipowner at no cost whatsoever to the Seafarer; The shipowner financing contributions begin this coming Monday and a Union-shipowner sub-committee is already at work surveying the problem. In a short while Seafarers should have something specific to look forward to in this area which will add up to more security and more benefits for all. * �Nov. 11. 1955 SEAFARERS lOG Page Elevea MARVIN HAUF, ch. atwd. JOHN THOMPSON, AB Seafarers have had a variety of Steubenville, Ohio, famous as a center of .glass, china and pot­ experiences in their time, but few tery production in th§ United can point to as strange a misfor­ States. But that didn't cut any ice with Seafarer John Thompson. tune as befell Marvin Hauf and His father had been a seaman for the crew of the Nathanial B. Pal­ many years, so in 1941 he took off mer, in 1953. . The Palmer wias for the East Coast and got himself headed up-river on the Plata, well a job on' a ship. above Buenos "Aires,'during tfie That was on an dry reason when the river faded Esso tanker. Two to a trickle and the ship was left years later John stranded on a dry river bed. Most tired of non­ of the crew was sent home but union conditions Hauf and a skeleton crew, spent and sv(fcit ciii6d six; months-0^ bqardi^^nfttng-.!^^ over to the SIU. the rains to come, four bif them Like a good sitting on the ship without leave. number of Sea­ The pain of -this experience was farers, John tried softened when he got back to the Thompson his hand at a States and collected a whopping shoreside occupation before he payoff. took toj^ea. ' In his case he spent Fortunately, most of his sea­ about 2V2 years inside the squared going experiences have been more circle, boxing in many small clubs pleasant. The 36-year-old Sea­ throughput the middle west. He farer started sailing in the late soon found that it was better to 30's, fired by the talk of -his sea­ View looking south from Manhattan side of Brooklyn Bridge shows two miles of Brooklyn wa­ seek his fortune outside the ring. going uncles. The Navy was his terfront as it will appear upon completion of seven-year, $85 million Brooklyn-Port Authority Though he occasionally boxed on first choice but color-blindness ships during the war for entertain­ flunked him out and he turned to will 'be replaced pier development program. Twenty-six existing narrow, obsolete piers p' ' ' with • ment's sake, he hung up his ten modern structures and another will be completely rehabilitatea. The development will shipping on mer­ padded mitts for a pair of work chant vessels in provide a total of 25lnodern ship berths. gloves long ago. "I'm glad I quit the steward de­ when I did. It has been nine years partment. He be­ since I've had the gloves on." came an SIU Novelty Wore Off member in 1944 In the first few years of sailing, and has been seeing the sights and hunting for sailing Union souvenirs had its attractions, but ever since then. Thompson admits the novelty has . Most seafaring worn off by now. Anyway, he finds men seem to The deaths of the following Sea­ Hauf An ambitious $85 million Brooklyn pier rebuilding program have a favorite that the American seaman is a tar­ farers have been reported to the get of antagonism in many ports. port and Hauf is no exception. He has been announced by the Port of New York Authority. The Seafarers Welfare Plan and the program would affect a two mile stretch of antiquated piers What interfests him now is a good will never pass up a run to Den­ SIU death benefit Is being paid ship, good wages *and warm weath­ mark or Sweden because of their extending southward from -t er. "I'd be crazy if I liked cold hospitality to seafaring men, their the Brooklyn Bridge. The Au­ truck-loading areas at each pier. to their bene/iciories; places of interest and world-famed thority purchased the proper­ weather since I sail on deck." Most of the section acquired by These days Thompson takes craftsmanship in furniture, archi­ ty earlier in the year. Gerald C. Fitz-James, 75: On the Port Authority consists of most of his ships out of Baltimore tecture and utensils. S e p t e m ber 28, The seven year program calls small open wooden piers that are Two years ago Hauf took the for construction of ten new piers not suitable for handling modern and finds the city a good place for 1955, Brother a Seafarer to sail out of. "Balti­ plunge andymarried a girl from with 25 berths as well as wide ocean-going ships. Ancient ware­ Fitz-James died more is a wonderful seaman's West Virginia. They now make In the Staten houses behind the piers would also town. People treat you well and their home ashore In Baltimore. come down during the moderniza­ Island USPHS you never have to worry about be­ "My wife wants me to quit the tion program. Hospital of nat­ ing shunned. That's because they sea," he said, "but I'm not that ural causes. Bui*Typical of the new pier project understand the importance of sea­ settled yet." Seagoing life with ial took place in is the plan for reconstruction in men apd commerce to their every­ the SIU is just too attractive to the Evergreen Atlantic basin, the first section to day life." Cemetery in quit for anything shoreside. be tackled. There a 2,000-foot B r 0 o k 1y n, NY. three berth quay will be built with an 1,800-foot one story shedded Brother Fitz-James had been sail­ area. The 16-Ioot wide truck load­ ing with the SIU since 1951. He ing platform on the land side of joined the Union in New York and the quay will be able to handle 144 had been sailing in the engine de­ partment. His last ship was the trucks at a time. "Catastrophe" insurance provid­ ended a 13 day sti-ike against Pa­ Sandcaptain. ing benefits up to $7,500 a year is cific Telephone and Telegraph on SAN FRANCISCO — The The Port Authority estimates included in General Electric con­ the basis of wage increases of 10.2 pier program will save ship­ 4 4 4 shipping picture here is still the tracts with 90 unions. The new pro­ cents hourly for plant workers and ping companies $5 million a year not too clear, and will appar­ William Liebennan, 46: Brother gram covers 200,000 GE employees. $2 to $4.50 a* week for office and in handling costs. Lieberman died After an employee pays the first traffic employees. Bell Telephone ently have to wait on possible di­ in the USPHS $50 of medical costs, he receives employees in Omaha, Nebraska, versions from Seattle to show any hospital in Savan­ covei'age of the 'oulk of remaining also settled for $2 to $4.50 raises real improvement. Although job activity was slight­ nah, Georgia, on expenses up to ^7,500 a year and plus fringe benefits. ly better than the previous twoOctober 7, 1955. $15,000 in a lifetime, for each 4 4 4 week period, it waS ^ill far below He had been a member of the family. (Continued from page 3) Mettlers Woods, the sole re­ the levels of a few weeks ago when member of the i 4" 4" maining tract of primeval hard­ the Golden Gate city rivaled Se­ tatives on the Welfare Plan board Union since 1941, An arbitrator has ordered three wood forest in the eastern US, was attle for the best shipping on this of trustees again reminded Seafar­ joining in the unionized blouse manufacturei-s to officially dedicated as the William coast. ers that the allowances for surgical Port of New York pay $60,009 to the International L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest in As it is, there have been no pay­ fees should cover all standard and sailing in the Ladies Garment Workers Union, ceremonies honoring the late pres­ offs here for the last month and a cases, as the SIU plan's payments steward department. Brother Lie­ AFL, for Importing blouses from ident of the AFL Carpenters half, and nothing of that order is are very liberal. The allowances, berman Is survived by his wife, Japan. The union contract requires Union. The union donated $75,000 yet in sight. they pointed out, are higher than Minnie Lieberman, of Brooklyn, that all blouses sold by the manu­ towards a fund drive to save the the Blue Cross benefits and are New York. Seven lu-Transits facturers be made in union shops. woods from the logger's ax and Four sign-ons, three for Water­ based on average charges in major 4 4 4" The award is expected to lead to turn the property over to Rutgers man and one for Victory Carriers, US port cities. a major court test. University as a research area. did pep up things, however, and Seafarers were urged to famil­ Louis F. Johnson, 41: Brother the seven in-transits which paid a iarize themselves with the schedule Johnson died of ." t 4 4 4 4 4 call during the period also helped. of benefits under the Welfare Plan a heart ailment Cadillac automobile salesmen in But the "Golden Gate" seems to so that they have a point of refer­ A Federal Court of Appeals has aboard the SS New York City were on strike be losing its glitter for shipping at Steel Age in the after voting to bp represented by ruled it is permissible for unions the present moment. The major ence in discussing fees with a sur­ to employ slowdown tactics and geon. In any case. Seafarers would Arabian Sea. Bur­ AFL Teamsters Local 917. All of other pressure against an employer hope is that some ships will be do well to contact the nearest port ial took place at the salesmen were'reported to be in the course of contract negotia­ diverted from Seattle which, add­ agent for all Information about the sea. Brother in the five figure earnings brackets Johnson had been but pointed out that they had no tions., The two to one decision re­ ed to the few in-transits already plan before they go ahead with ar­ sailing in the limit on daily hours worked, no versed a National Labor Relations scheduled, will provide some jobs rangements for hospitalization and Board ruling against the CIO Tex­ in this area. surgery. steward depart­ holidays, vacation pay, welfare tile Workers Union. The Board heid The ships that have been here, Copies of the regulations and ment since 1944, benefits, seniority or job security. « Ule union had not bargained in in any event, have been clean, with benefits of the plan as well as de­ joining in the Port of New York. 4 4 4 good faith when its members had no majdr beefs, Leon Johnson, tails on, all other SIU welfare ben­ He is survived by his mother, Mrs. CIO telephone: workers in the conducted slowdowns or refused to port agent, reported, . That part of efits can be obtained from any SIH Bertha Johnson, of Roxbury, MasNevada-Northern California area work overtime. the record is always welcome. port agent* or;i£r'om headquarters, sachusetts,. y $85 Million Revamp For Brooklyn Piers litiiilliiit mSPATCH • :l| :' • 'il SF Hopeful For Ships From North Benefits... 3^1 • '(il _' �S fcMFARERS Pare Twelve #S ill?'. Teen 'Queeif LPG Pilgrim $s Help Cleati Mess Left By Vonef Hurricane "Janet" may have left a lot of destruction in her wake recently when she cut across Trinidad and the British West Indies, but the Alcoa Pilgrim crew and passengers have* stepped in to help in appreci--* ation for the hospitaUty ex- (^athCrilie'S tended to them there for many Seafarer Jim Canard, AB, rates his niece with any gla­ mor queen. She's Linda Sue Scarborough, 13, "queen" of her graduating class in Hattiesburg, Miss. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Shoremates By Roy Fleischer The devil and God Walk hand in hand On the waterfront With the sailor man. The jukebox plays As the wild waves spray The air with salt for his beer,' And a woman's charm Fills his husky arms As the devil gayly cheers. There's Sunday's Mass After Saturday's glass, A prayer for the coming trip. And thanks to God For bringing to shore What's left Of a storm-tossed ship. Then it's back to the tavern. More beer to drink, And the devil comes along. And the glasses clink As the church bells ring While the devil sings a song. There are curses for the many, And prayers said for all. And the devil and God Play cards with the gob Until stern Neptune calls. Then it's back to the ship And the peaceful sea, Or the storm, the wind, the fog. And the devil is left Alone on the shore While the sailor sails with God. years. Unsolicited, Seafarers; officers and travelers aboard the ship made a $225 contribution toward the "Hurricane Janet Relief Fund" after the big blow had left its mark on Port-of-Spain and other points familiar to Alcoa regulars. The contribiaion from the ship even drew the notice of the island's Governor, Edward B. Beetham, and M. H. Dorman, Colonial Secre­ tary, who praised the spontaneous generosity of all involved. Similar thanks were sent by the colony director of the British Bed Cross, Air Vice-Marshall C. McC. Vincent, who wrote: "I do not know how to thank you for the spontane­ ous contribution ... I only wish I could thank all these good people personally for the tremendous showing of generosity. I shall make sure that the press and pub­ lic will get to hear about it." Aboard the ship as SIU delegates are Seafarers W. Renny, ship's delegate; Don L. Beck, deck; Allen W. George, engine, and Oscar B. Smith, steward. Cat Caged ^ "The Case of the Catherine's Curious Cat" has been marked closed. According to the ship's minutes and scraps of information later un­ covered, one Seafarer imthe crew "adopted" a stray cat and was keeping it in his foc'sle as a pet, to the apparent discomfort of his bunkmates. When matters got out of hand, however, and the puss be­ gan setting up headquarters in the galley • and messroom, the crew drew the line. Debate at the meeting all focussed on the same point, that the cat had no place being where food was handled, and was a meowing menace. Apparently the owner also capitulated, since the wanaering feline eventually wound up caged back aft, out of harm's way. Chairman of ^ the meeting in question was A.'jFerrie. - The sec­ retary was J. Stark; Joe Ranierl was the reading clerk. Top Feeders On The Jean NOT. 11, 1955 Assist On Hosp. Bill Applauded To the Editor: My heartfelt thanks go to the SIU and the SIU Welfare Plan for stepping in in an emergency and helping me out while my wife was In the hospital for serious surgery at the Univer­ sity Hospital in New York. A little too cold-blooded when it comes to handing out bills and collecting for same, the hos­ pital wouldn't even give me an itemized statement of what I Letters to the Editor All letters to the^editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. owed in advance, so that I could clear things with the Welfare Plan, get the cash in there and take my wife home. The one thing that stood out was the wonderful treatment given me by the people at the SIU Welfare Plan office in New York, who straightened every­ thing ^out in plenty of time. This cooperation when people need it most is the kind of treat­ ment that is really appreciated. Thanks again to the Welfare Plan and to our Union officials who eased the way for me. The wife is recovering nicely now, too. Fred Lambert Amerocean Hails Aid By Norfolk Good feeding rates a good word, at the passenger who took this photo of some of the galley gang on the Jean will attest. Pictured (I to r) are: George Taylor, utility; Ray SedowskI, NCB; Richard Volkerts, chi&f cook; Pablo Latorre, 2nd cook; Charles Stevens, steward. Ship's delegate John Pierce sent it. pany^would have to oomt to an imderstandin^. Well, ai it went, Ben and tht port captain got together, the repairs started, the fans, mat­ tresses and other things came aboard and things- began to shape up. On sign-on day there was no money aboard the ship for draws in foreign ports, so Brother Rees called the com­ pany in New York and was as­ sured there would be draw money in all foreign ports the ship entered. Officers Cooperate I would- like to state at this time that we have a fine SIU ship and that the skippei^ and all the other officers cooperate with the crew 100 percent. We have no beefs and I assure you the girls in Rotterdam are hav­ ing a ball with this SIU crew. We have none other than Harry Muches, who is 71 years young and known from coast to coast as "Harry the Horse,", aboard this vessel. We have a good steward department as well as good grub^ since the "Horse" is chef aboard athis wagon. Most of all, the. entire crew wishes to thank Ben Rees, our Norfolk agent, for his^ 100 per­ cent Union backing and the ex­ cellent way he handled this ship. We the membership know that clever handling of matters such as these and the fine and excel­ lent leadership throughout the organization are what make the SIU the greatest maritime un­ ion in history. Ralph O, King Ship's delegate 4- i 4" Finds Popular Spot In Beira . To the Editor: When we arrived in Beira on the Robin Doncaster we re­ ceived cards to call round at the Minerva Bar, one of the most popular bars in town, to meet all the crowd off other American ~ghips there as well. The owners of the place really treated us very well; the only thing that was missing was the SEAFARERS LOG. I suggest that they should be supplied with it regularly, as it is really where all our boys meet. I hope I will find the LOG there the next time we get to Beira, Charles Kinnke , I Ed note: Copies of the LOG will be sent there regularly as you requested.) • i 4i 4. To the Editor: Last September 17 the Amer­ ocean took a crew ip the port of Baltimore and departed the following daj' for the Newport News shipyard for repairs and sign-on. Also aboard the ship was a three-page repair list from the last voyage which had been turned in to the patrol­ man in Baltimore by the pre­ vious ship's delegate. As soon as the ship was se­ cured in drydock the repairs began, but no repairs were done that were on the list we had or the duplicate which was turned in to the company by the pre­ vious crew. After a couple of days of this, the next move was to be a 2 PM sign-on the following day. As To the Editor: I would like to express my the representative of the crew I Inquired when and if the yard appreciation for the benefits of would do the repairs about our wonderful Welfare Plan. I have been in "drydock" for which the company has been notified, and about the fans, nearly three months at the US mattresses, etc., which were to Public Health Service hospital in New Orleans and expect to be put aboard. be laid up about that much Was A Secret No one I contacted knew longer. Without my SIU benefits.lt anything except that the signon was at 2 PM, period. After I would have been very difficult talked things over with the indeed to provide for my family crew, we came to the conclusion during this time. It really gives that somebody was pulling a a guy a good feeling to know fast one, so I contacted the Nor­ that his organization is behind folk SIU hall by phone on this him in his time of need. M. Baxter matter. Brother Ben Rees told me he had a teletype from Baltimore concerning this ship, and that we should bring the repair list and all bur beefs to the hall. To the Editor: I would like to express my When we got there, we went over each item on the repair everlasting gratitude to the Sea­ list. Rees then called the com­ farers Welfare Plan for the pany port captain to tell him it benefits I received during re­ was impossible to have a sign- cent surgery and hospitalization. on the following day due to the - It provided wonderful assis-' repairs and other items about tance al that tinre^. ; which the JJnion and the comMrs. John Linn . , Lauds Union Aid in Time Of Need USPHS HOSPITAI, STATEN ISLAND. NY John McWUUami A. Androh L. Maisunet Joseph Arabasx Edward P. Matt# J. A. Blanco Frank S. Bosment# Thomas E. Maynei Paige A. MltcheU Charles E. Brady Harry W. Morris J. R. Brimacomba WUllam Neef Charles Cantwell Patrick O'NeUI George Carlson Joseph A. Puglisl John Castro (sabelo B. Quanico James Clarke WiUiam R. Rhone Henry J. Durney Perry Roberts John Eaton George H. Robinson George Fiance Esleii Godlrey Jose Rodriguez Louis Guelinitz Santiago Rosario Hemsley Guinier Vernon Sheals Haivor Holt Frank Soriano F. R. Kaziukewict Edgar Starns Martin J. Lynch John Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Joseph Garelio Joseph B. Murpbjr Jas J. Monahan Jr. USPiiS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN, NY Edmund Abualy Frederick Landry Eladio Aris James J. Lawlor Jolin Auslitz Kaarcl Lectmaa Fortunato Bacomo Leonard Leidig Mike Lubas Frank W. Bemrlck Joseph D. McGraw Robert L. Booker Archibald McGulgan Joseph G. Carr Harry F. MacDonald - Mariano Cortez Michael Machusky Walter L. Davis Vic Milazzo EmUlo Delgado Melvin O. Moore Walter W. Denley Eugene T. Nelson John J. Driscoll Joseph Neubauer Robert E. Gilbert James O'Hare Bart E. Guranick Ralph J. Palmer TaibHassen- .. ^ George 0. ITtlfer Joseph Ifsit# Daniel ^ Rugglapd John W. Kednan 7 Georgej .John Ludvng KrlatiahseiJ'^ 'Henry i Harry S. Tuttie Che# K. Zal Virgil E. Wiimoth USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin F. Deibier Murray McDonald Joseph J. Fuselia Rosendo Serrano VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Billy R. Hill USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Alfred R.Bliksver Juan Medina Jessie A. Clarke Fred Morris James R. Dayton M. T. Morris A. DiFabrizio Ciarence Owens' John C. Drake John W. Parker Donaid Forrest Angel PassaperaRichard L. Foust Fred Pittman Gorman T. Glaze Murray A. Piyer Albert Hawkins Clyde Ward Austin Kitchings Larry A. Webb Joseph Kumor Joseph Williams O. McCann Luis Williams Earl McKendree USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Peter F. Hume John E. Tillman John E. Markopolo Vivian E. WUkerson Willis R. Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Edwin A. Ainsworth Dolan D. Gaskill Francis J. Boner Terral McRariey Everett J. Caliis Claiborne Massey Earl T. Congleton Norman D. WUsou Emlgdio Cononizado SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. USPHS HOSPITAL . Chkrles L. Atkins. :7i^rles Dwyer /Marcelo B. Belen ''BSraardo S. Fa-vlIa •it John C. Jackson John S. Sweeney USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Eimer Brewer Ernest Paema S. T. Butler Janne F. Pierson Louis Farka# Leonard H. Shaw Rufus L. Field# R. C. Shedd John E. Floyd Ernest H. Webb Jimmie Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. OrvlUe E. Abrams CllKord D. Eubank# James C. Baudoin S. H. Gnittke L. Bosley Sverre Johannessen Arthur W. Brown W. C. McCuistion Thomas DriscoU Alex. Stevenson USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Donald Alt Henry L. Lowery Carl B. Andrew# Charles Lynch Ralph Armstrong AUen B. Lynn Merton Baxter Kenneth Mcintosh Lyle D. Becker Wm. P. Malcewicz Oscar R. Bird Frank Martin Claude F. Blank# Charles J. Mitchell J. L. Buckelew Mather MulUs , Edward R. Buckley C. It. Nicholson John L. CaldweU Alfonso Olagulbel Lloyd T. Callaway H. J. Piszatowski Carter C. Chamber# Randolph A. Ratcliflt Albert T. Cooper Edward Ramrock James R. Dougla# Benjamin C. Seal L. A. Dwyer Walter Smith John H. Edlund Warren W. Smith Joseph Engles Woodrow A. Snead Leon'do Fiorentlno Henry S. Sosa B. D. Foster Andrew Stauder David Franklin Jack B. Strahan Joseph T. Gehringer Lonnie R. Ticki# John C. George Paul R. Turner Clarence Graham George M. VUlarreal Benjamin Klmberly Dirk Visser E. G. Knapp C. S. Wainwright Leo H. Lang James E. Ward. Picrc LeBlanc David A. Wright Thco E. Lee Bklvatore Zammlth Tlne'rmanJ.Le# " - r.-i. Likes^Welfare Plan Benefits .". . • �•' '' N«v. 11, 1958 Under The Sun On The Del $oi Electrletana Eddie Eirland (left) and Frank Wells take a braath< er on deck after a workout with' the winches on the Pel Sol. It's the pause that refreshes on. the Delta Line run to Africa. At bottom, deck department mem-, bers work over the side on one of the ship's boats as the Del Sol plows along. Pictured (clockwise) are H. Edwards,' bosun; A. J. Dugas, DM, and John Booth (partially hidden up forward), AB. Ship's reporter William Cameron sent in the photos. SE.IF^llEltS Boa On Floor No More, But Oiler On Polaris Still Has The ^Snakes' Singletary had reference to when he bellowed out, in tones indicating great surprise and no small degree of alarm, for someone to help him kill a' snake in the engine room of the Alcoa Polaris. Of course, oiler Singletary's cry for aid brought forth from fireman John Leys a reply of the "what'nthehell have you been drinking" A little patience and cour­ tesy goes a long way, in the long view of Seafarer John It isn't often tliat your ship comes into port in the "Big City'.'—New York—and you find the brother that you haven't seen in quite a while headlining at one of its plushiest niteries and doubling with a com-^ the nightspot a mecca for his SIU bined radio-tv stint at the friends and himself ever since. same time. Logan will be on the Latin Quarter But that was the pleasant pic­ bill for at least another week. ture that greeted Seafarer Jerry Featured as the "Heifetz of the Harmonica," he has lately been on the "Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts" TV-radio show and, as a result of winning the weekly com­ petition, earned a week as a guest on other Godfrey shows. Logan also was featured on the "Chance of a Lifetime" show, also on TV. Proud of his brother's accom­ plishments, Jerry recalled the time back home, in Lafayette, La., when both played in a harmonica band of their own The two brothers had not gotten together for some time, since meetings were complicated by Jerry's globe-trotting as a Seafarer and Larry's engagements all over the US. His previous one was at Chicago>'s plush Palmer House, Seafarer Jerry Logan with singer Lisa Kirk. (right) with his brother. Next stop for Jerry is another Larry, after they met in NY. ship out once Larry winds up his Logan, chief electrician, when the engagement at the Latin Quarter. High Point "Victory put into port Larry, in turn, is headed for a recently. tour which will take in Dertver, Younger brother Lari-y, who has Dallas and the Shamrock Hotel in been making quite a name for him­ Houston. Where they'll meet again self all around the country and on he doesn't know. Meanwhile, he the networks, was featured act on still totes.an harmonica in his seathe bill at the famed "Latin Quar­ bag, too. "It helps me keep in ter," and Jeri'y has been making touch," he points out. Burly M'l NEW ORLEANS—A snake in the grass is one tiling. A snake seen crawling up the waD, across the ceiling or in some such unlikely place as, for example, the engine room.of a mod­ ern freight ship; is, to paraphrase an old saw, entirely "a snake of another color." It was the latter variety of ^ snake that Seafarer Ed Sin- variety. But Singletary's indignant Where the snake came aboard gletary'-s shipmates thought defense of his widely known repu­ was as big a mystery as the ques­ Courtesy Pays Off, Steel Age Steward Finds Seafarer Comes To NY, Finds Brother A Hit In NY Nitery Pace TUrieca LOG tation for sobriety eventually brought Leys rushing to the scene, armed with a fire rod. After the unwelcome and unin­ vited guest had been dispatched by the Seafarers and taken topside by the third assistant, Singletary and Leys sat down to seek a plausible explanation for the presence of a snake in such strange .surround­ ings. Up to this point, no one has come forward with a satisfactory answer. Bumped Against Foot Singletary discovered the snake when something bumped against his foot when he was in the act of stepping over a valve near the ice machine cooling pump. When Singletary saw what lay on the floor plates, his reaction was sud­ den and conventional. From the way he described it, he apparently went straight up, sideways and baekward, instantly and all at once. The snake "looked something like a water moccasin, but it was about three feet long and more slender," Singletary said. Other Seafarers on the ship thought it was a sea snake, or sea serpent. tion of how it got into the engine room. The Alcoa Polaris sails out of New Orleans and Mobile on the Puerto Rican bauxite run. The snake was discovered not long after the ship left New Orleans, bound for San Juan. Its presence was reported in the ships' minutes by J. E. Hannon, secretary, at a meeting pre­ sided over by R. D. Schwartz, Singletary chairman, and R. Palmer, clerk. The men were subsequently interviewed about the event on their return to the Crescent City. As for Singletary, he came out of the fracas in a lot better condi­ tion than the snake. He was none the worse for his experience, ex­ cept for a temporary case of the shakes and a bruised wrist which he banged against something in his first mad scramble to achieve a maximum of distance in a mini­ mum of time. W. Clark, steward aboard the Steel Age. It's "the only thing I know of that doesn't cost anything . . . but pays large dividends . . . One who applies this bit of philosophy will be readily and justly re­ warded ... Please publish these letters so that other members of the steward . department can readily see and understand that courtesy doesn't cost one penny, he added. Good Hope, Louisiana, right now is nestling the fond The letters, written by pas­ hopes of Seafarer Jean Latapie for success in a new career. Opened about a month ago under his operation, "Marie's sengers who trav­ eled with the Bar and Restaurant" in Good|" r Steel Age to now and then frequented by Cities Clark Beirut, Lebanon, Hope is a far cry from what Service tankers. were addressed to Clark in the way Latapie had been doing as a Still maintaining his good stand­ of thanks for good service during professional seaman. ing in the SIU, he has issued an the voyage, and were received with A member of the deck depart- open invitation to all his friends much appreciation by the Seafarer. and shipmates to come in at any They ran as follows: time. The restaurant features sea­ "The Steel Age was an exciting food, drinks and all kinds of meals. and comfortable experience for all Copies of the SEAFARERS LOG of us, made the more pleasant by will also be available regularly. your fine service. You made it Those who wait until after the easy for us to take advantage of first of the year before paying a all the ship had to offer. visit to "Marie's Bar," as the place Offer Thanks is known now, will have a tough "Accept our thanks for the time finding it, however, even sense of humor and courtesy you though Good Hope is a pretty small put into your vocation. We'll al­ place with a population under 500. ways think of the Steel Age and After then, "Marie's" officially Mr. Clark in the highest of terms. becomes "Johnnie's." Otherwise, "Sincerely, it will be the same as before. "John P. Meyer, Conrad Faltenbach, Phil Ferguson, • Bill Altmann, Dale Branum." •'i- iiii Seafarer Pins High Hopes On New Cafe In Good Hope (La.) t t t "Thank you very much, Mr. Clark, for all your help and pa­ tience and thoughtfulness with us all. "I hope you have a good trip and arrive home on schedule. "Sincerely, "Mr. and Mrs. H. Reed." 'Nuff said? Humbie Calling Seafarer Jean Latapie be­ hind the bar of his new place. ment, who joined the SIU early in 1947, in the Port of New Orleans, Latapie has now established him­ self as a cafe owner in a town only 20 miles west of there, which is By Bernard Seaman Mi �SEAFARERS race Fonrteea Del Mar Party NW Victory Back Again Establishing some sort of a record for a short stay in France after a quick Atlantic Birthday celebration for Seafarer J. B. Larsen (2nd from left) has 'em smiling on the Del Mar. Shown (standing, l-r) are Marcel Frayle, Larsen, Eddie Stough, Carl Treitler; kneel­ ing, unidentified Seafarer. Steel Seafarer Proves Union Slogan Again Seafarers aboard the wellnamed Steel Seafarer have proved once again—if proof is needed — that the SIU slogan "Brotherhood of the Sea" is not just a bunch of empty words. As related by crewmember Charles C. Fretz, the happy event actually stemmed from an unfortu­ nate accident which occurred to shipmate Desire Jean LeBerre while the ship was at Massawa, Eritrea. Recovered somewhat from his axperience, LeBerre was being re­ patriated to the US aboard the Steel Admiral, when the Steel Seafarer met her four hours out of Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. "Immediately," Fretz reported, "several brothers LeBerre volunteered to as•ist in uncovering and manning one of the lifeboats so that we could ferry him back to his ship and shipmates, and return home with him, although Captain Joe Scully had made it very emphatic there would be no overtime involved. "To these brothers go the thanks of all hands. Brother LeBerre is once more back with us, to his Immense gratification and, to quote his words 'There never was and never wili be any Union as good as ours'." crossing, the Northwestern Vic­ tory came crackling along back to Mobile for payoff in SIU style. Manned by nearly a full new crew taken on in Norfolk, she showed few signs of her earlier en­ counter in Bremerhaven on the previous trip. It was in Bremer­ haven, a delayed report noted, that Ed "Bing" Mclnis, who sings also, was floored in an unofficial judo contest with what crewmembers described as Germany's an­ swer to Marilyn Monroe. A highlight of one evening's en­ tertainment, the match featured an amply-proportioned Anita Heinze and ship's champion Mclnis. "Sev­ eral body slams later, Mclnis found himself pinned—much to his em­ barrassment—by the beautiful Anita. However, shy and demure as always, she proved herself a modest champ and refused to 'rub it in,' although en» couraged to do so by the ex-champ's shipmates." On this same occasion, center­ ed at the "Ali Baba," a favored nightspot, the inV a s i o n by the Northwest. Mclnli ern's. Seafarers was led by Tony, the 'Papagei bosun." Tony, it was detailed by Bill Bause, ship's reporter at the time, acquired the nickname "Papagei" in a fashion worth telling. It seems that the frau who attached herself to Tony—little spitfire that she was—got fed up with his in­ cessant chatter and hung this, handie on him in retaliation. "Assuming that this was some­ thing akin to the Japanese 'Papasan," Tony was pleased. But to say that he blew his top upon learning that 'Papagei' translated into 'parrot' would be a gross un­ derstatement ..." Report On France But newly-Installed reporter L. L. Freeman does point out that the trip across to Le Verdon had good sailing w e a t her ail the way, and that the ever-present punching bags and other athletic equipment got Hemby full play. "It was unfortunately only a short trip, but we had a good crew and minimum number of beefs. "The latter was due to a gi-eat extent to the efforts of the ship's delegate. Brother C. E. Hemby, who was on the ball all the time." Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Flint Information) NAME ' STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATldNt If you or* an old tuhicribar and hava a change of addrais, piaasa give your former addratt balowt ADDRESS is, CITY , ' iaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaoaataa*aaaaaaai*aaai» aiananaaaaaoMiaMieaaeabontaaMaa' ZONE aaaiaaaaaaaaaaa STATE eaaetaaatMlMoa- Thanks For Aid in Bremerhaven To the Editor: My last trip out on the High Point Victory I had to be hos­ pitalized in Brem.erhaven. I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Jack Graf, the managers of the USS Seamen's Club in that city, for the many courte­ sies they showed me while I was in the hospital and after­ wards. They visited me often and saw that everything was taken Letters to the Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. care of. I had a problem with the local customs people and they went to bat for me to straighten everything out. The facilities in the club were the best with A-1 room service and the cheapest food and lodgings in the city. These people are really taking care of seamen in thg best possible way. My only complaint is that there were not enough LOGs available in the club. They get snapped up as soon as they ar­ rive. It might be a- good idea to send them additional copies, Charles TV. Palmer t Bids Farewell To A Shipmate To the Edjtor: Everyone likes to see us come into this world, but hates like hell to see us go. Now that "Heavy" McVey is gone, there are lots of friends who will miss him. He was al­ ways a friend to his brother seamen and that goes for the famous lady known as "Beulah." She was never one to say no to a guy in need. I know that the SIU in Bal­ timore did see to it that he had a nice funeral and was put away in proper style. Still it seems that all the good fellows have to go away, and the "bad ones" stay on and maybe still do someone good. I hope that I myself will soon be out of the hospital so that I can sail again. Until then, best of luck to all our officials in Baltimore and to two good friends, Patty McCann and John Arabasz. Jack Denley ai NOT. 11. 1955 LOG t Likes Service At VA Hospital To the Editor: V I finaliy made it October 13 and boy what a hospital this is. You get your meals at bedside and go to the lab and x-ray room in a-wheelchair. It's just the place for a few guys I know who don't have TB but are just •lazy. I have received my vacation check from the Union and send many thanks for it. But you are not through yet. I wodJd like one more favor, and that is the past two or three LOGs as well as those in the future, so I can keep up with all the lucky guys at sea. . One thing's for sure. If these doctors say I should stand on my head I'll do just that be­ cause I Avant "on" another steamboat. Write me at the Veterans Administration Hos­ pital, Kerrville, Texas, if you have a chance. Billy R. nni (Ed. note: Copies of the back issues you requested are being sent to you. Your name is also being added to our mailing list. ) \ ii Welfare, Food Plan Cheered To the Editor: I would like to express my appreciation to our Union and its progressive officials for the gains our Union has obtained. I can personally say that these gains are milestones in our Un­ ion history and, as a beneficiary of these gains, I feel that I must let the membership know how much they mean to me and no doubt to many more of our members. First of the benefits I would like to express my thanks for the birth benefit. My wife' and I are the recipients of three birth benefits already and, if the good Lord is still watching us as He has done in the past, it will be going our way again. I can't really express how much this means to a working stiff. ~ Although I have never been the beneficiary of the hos­ pital benefit, and I'm glad of it, I know several shipmates who have received such, and they are all thankful that we have something to turn to in time of financial emergency. Another thing I want to thank our officials for is the new feed­ ing system they have estab­ lished on many of our ships. On the Claiborne, the entire crew will agree with me that this feeding system is the stuff. The happy and contented faces of the crew and the absence of any food beefs, aboard this ship attest to the success of this new feeding systeifi. I wish to compliment "Red" Turner, the steward, and his competent gang for the fine chow tthey are putting out on the Claiborne. Where before this new system the Claiborne was feding well, now the ship is feeding even better. The last and not the least thing for which. I would like to thank our officials is the way our Union has been led these, many years. Since we started it in 1938, I ^an truthfully say that we have been always steer­ ing on a true course. The ratio of our jobs to books, which is very healthy, gives us job security and an abundance of employment second to none in the maritime field. Let us keep on steering on a tbue and straight course. O. M. Brooke. i t 4 Gets Ship News From The LOG : To the Editor: Although I was in the SUP, I sailed aboard some fine SIU ships and was receiving the LOG when I entered the Air Force, at Tyndail Field, Fla. I guess that the LOG is still being sent there, althorigh I would prefer to have it forwardto my present permanent ad­ dress here in Japan. I certainly enjoyed reading Ihe LOG as it helped me keep Jnformed on all the latest happenings in the maritime* industry. If at ali possible, I would like , to receive spme back copies starting with last July 15 so that I can catch up with my LOG reading. A/Zc Bernard F. Mitchell (Ed. note: The LOG and the back copies are ^being sent to your new address.) Guard Welfare, Seafarers Urged To the Editor: . Definite-^progress has been made in the long, arduous strug­ gle by Uje SIU for top billing in maritime. Seafarers' elected represen­ tatives have never foisted any gimmicks upon the membership, they have and always will be reaching for additional welfare benefits. None of their experiments have ever been without merit and, as each new experiment has been tried out, it has prov­ en worthwhile. Every effort is being put dorth for a continua­ tion of this expansion. Riding under a Seafarers' contracted ship today spells in­ dependence for our dependents and ourselves. It wasn't too long ago when company-dominated unions were referred to as "independent" unions, according to their liter­ ature, and we were referred to as "outside" unions. Today this situation has reversed itself. No Representation The company-dominated un­ ion has'no representation for or by its members. It is totally company - dominated and con­ trolled. This situation does not make for'independence — no matter what language they may use, including the clever lingo ~of a professor who never sailed a ship in his life except as a passenger. Yet this same professor is set up in an office and recognized as the adviser of three so-called "independent" unions, in Esso, Socony and Tidewater. These outfits represent not only the unlicensed personnel, but the officers and the radio operators as well. They are not "unions," but merely dues-collection agencies. They are fronts so that these companies can keep their men in line—as they see fit.* Let me go a step further, bi'others. We are all familar with the SIU's powerful representa­ tion in Washington that has kept these same companies from put­ ting more of their ships under foreign flags, a? well as those of other companies that have tried to take the livelihood from American seamen. This action by our Union must also be considered "wel­ fare" under the SIU banner. Main Artery Of Union Today, our welfare plaq is one of the main arteries in the life and progress of our Union. Aside from ail the benefits we have today, which surpass any­ thing in maritime and with which you are famiiar, the per­ sonal service rendered to our members confined in hospitals is worthy of praise, especially when you consider the machine­ like and indifferent service ren­ dered by the NMU through lis insurance - handled representa­ tion. Our Welfare Department is doing a great job. It makes our personal problems the problems of our representatives, who visit with us; talk with us and advise us. Brothers, let us keep it that way by backing up oui» Wash­ ington representatives in fight­ ing down legislation that would put our Welfare plan in the hands of the big insurance in­ terests. Let us keep our Union financially strong so that we may fight the powers Who are trying to put their tentacles on the welfare program of our un­ ion. Dave Furman ... �NOT. 11. 1955 LONOVIEW VICTOKV (Victory Car. riart), Auguit It—Chairman. H. Ktnnatfyi tacratary, 8. Hanki. More keya to be gotten for rooms. No beefs. Motion made and carried that ship's delegate see captain about not using recreation room for checkers that they find some other place to put .them other than crew's quarters. .Steward requested that all towels be turned in. MOJAVE (Trans Oceanic), August II— Chairman. J. Sullivan; Secretary, tl. Franklin. Repairs being taken care of. Vote of thanks given to Baltimore patrolman. Take care of washing ma­ chine, water is leaking in fireman's foc'sle. Vote of thanks to baker, new sheets needed, food must be im­ proved. Ship and deck delegates elected. RAYVAH (Ship ft Freight), July 24 —Chairman. D. Archia; Secretary, R. Digest of ships' Meetings SEAFARERS and concur with communications from headquarters. Suggested that ordinary seamen and wipers take yre of latm> dry room and bedroom utility take care of recreation room; and that all laundry should be done In tub or CHIWAWA (Cities Servica), August 20—Chairman, J. Phillips; Secretary. J. Christy. Brother Phillips mentioned that all hands should turn to on car­ go valves in a fire emergency, such as happened in Florida. Crewmembers were asked not to take ship's sched­ ule from the bulletin board. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa). August 7 —Chairman, C. FInklea; Secretary. A. Parker. Repair list was turned In and discussed with captain and he prom­ ised to have repairs taken care of. The captain is well pleased and sat­ isfied with the crew. Request for more tomato juice and milk on boara. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), August 14—Chairman, R. Schwarz; Secretary. J. Hanna. Roaches will be checked in pantry. Rats reported all over the ship and crew will see about having same fumigated. CHICKASAW (Pan Atlantic). August 20—Chairman. 6. Taylor; Secretary, J. Farrand. Crew requested screen doors and screens. Crew is in favor of the new feeding system now prac­ ticed on board and hope that It is permanent. Swayne. Everything In order. Motion made to get new washing, machine and to have drains cleaned in laun­ dry, and to get a ship's iron. Oiscussion held on Union policy. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), August 1* —Chairman, C. Turner; Secretary. G. Coker. Motion made to have ship fumigated upon arrival in Mobile. More cups are needed In the crew's . pantry. Everything running smoothly STEEL WORRER (Isthmian), August on board. 7—Chairman, D. Pearce; Secretary C. Reyes. No beefs. Steward department DEL ORG (Mississippi), no date; showers to be repaired. .—Chairman. J. Johnston; Secretary, A. Martin. Communications were read PENNMAR (Calmar). August 21— and discussed by the membership and Chairman, A. Gowder; Secretary, V. all hands agreed to accept as read. Monte. All repair lists be turned in. HURRICANE (Waterman), August All is well, nisciission held regarding retirement plan and crew is interested 19—Chairman. D. Marino; Secretary. in same. Motion made and carried to F. Cain. Vote of thanks given to the accept and concur with communica­ steward department for the good chow and service. No one on board tions from headquarters. seems to know what company they FAIRPORT (Waterman). August IT are working for. Bosun asked stew­ —Chairman, E. Farrell; Secretary, E. ard department to put all gacbage in Parrell. All is going smooth. One cans, since he has put six new cans man hospitalized. Ship's fund—$9. All aft for that purpose. hands were urged to contribute to MARYMAR (Caimarb August Sisame. Linen to be checked by board­ Chairman. Snow; Secretary, Reasko. ing patrolman. All hands requested to There Is a total theeship's fund of be careful with washing machine. 828.29. Vote of in given to the Steward requested to put out varied chief cook for a thanks job well done. and plentiful supply of night lunch. SEASTAR (Triten). May 29—Chair­ ALCOA PIONEER (Aicoa), August man. R. Davles; Secretary. H. Makl. 12—Chairman, J. Huguley; Secretary. Any repairs to be done should be J. Pursell. Beefs from last trip taken taken up with the department dele­ care of. Everything running smooth. gate. Fans were not received in San Ship's delegate elected, ijrew to back Pedro. steward up on beefs. Suggestion made to dump. garbage in. barrels aft SEASTAR (Triton, June 12—Chair­ and not on deck. man, W. Young; Secretary. C. West. The ship's delegate will write to New August 27—Chairman, O. Trawick; Secretary. J. Pursell. Everything run­ York for clarification on sanitary man ning okay. Chief engineer will try learning how to bake during voyage. to cooperate and get cold water Crew gave baker vote of thanks for through showers. Everyone to be quiet his baking. July 10—Chairman. W. Young; Sec­ at mealtime. Discussion held on over­ time for messmen and on captain retary, C. West. Vote of thanks given to all delegates. Steward asked that not giving discharges to men leaving all extra linen be turned in. ship In New Orleans. STEEL ADVOCATE (isthmian), Au­ gust 7—Chairman, A. Clouse; Secre­ tary. D. Claussen. No beefs. Ship's delegate, treasurer, and secretary-re­ porter elected. Suggestion made that crew's fountain be fixed. Discussion l)eld on how to speed up boat drill. August 27—Chairman, J. McRae; Secretary, D. Claussen. Beef on prep­ aration of food. No beefs. Donate to ship's fund. Suggestion made to keep engineroom door closed. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian). August 28—Chairman, W. Schoenborn; Secre­ tary, E. Pedersen. Contacted chief en^heer about repairs for drinking fountain and steam pipe in laundry. Everything okay, no beefs. Resolution made to write headquarters about contacting company for awnings to be rigged aft for crew. BALTORE (Ore), Auoust 31 — Chairman, M. Singleton; Secretary, J. Mehalov. Crewmembers to be aboard vessel one hour before sailing time. Ship's fund contains S16.19. One man hospitalized in St. Thomas. Bosun beefs that chief mate is running deck gang, to be referred to patrolman. Beef about men being fired every trip. INES man. L. ers. No washing (Bull Lines), July 31—Chair­ CIrlgnano; Secretary, T. Pet­ beefs. Ship's fun—$24. Extra machine repairs to be made. TROJAN TRADER (Trolah), August 20—Chairman, S. Sokal; Secretary, R. Perry. Agent was contacted regarding issuance of draws in American money in foreign ports. Some disputed over­ time, no beefs. New ship's delegate and secretary-reporter elected. Sug­ gested that brown soap be issued to cyew every week, and that stores be put aboard .ship as soon as possible after docking. Ship's delegate was asked to see, captain about small draws In Algiers and American money in Italy. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), July 31 —Chairman, B. Brown; Secretary, O. Fielding. Beefs to be brought up aboard ship, not topside. It was made clear that all beefs should go throughO right channels on ship and if not settled there, the patrolman will take action. FENNMAR (Calmar). August 8— Chairman, A. Gowder; Secretary, V. Monte. Fruits and vegetables ordered by steward were delivered In Long Beach. All"- minor beefs were settled. Motion made and carried to accept SOUTHPORT (South Atlantic), no date—Chairman, R. Pierce; Secretary, J. Thompson. Motion made and car­ ried to accept all communications and reports. August 14—Chairman. R. Pierce; Secretary. J. Thompson. Everything on board running smoothly. Sugges­ tion made to discuss with agent in Savannah the quality of beef being sent aboard when ship is stored in Savannah. Crew aboard wishes to re­ port that James F. Moore who was in the Savannah Marine Hospital from November, 1951, untU June this year has- completed a successful trip as crew messman. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian). August 7—Chairman, J. Putllam; Sec­ retary. G. Warrington. Members are losing gear with Swift Co. laundry and crew does not patronize same. Reports and communications were read and discussed. LOG Page Fifteen PERSONALS Stanley Pni^nski ' ' Walter Fredericks Contact Charlie Fiance at US Marine Hospital, Stapleton, Statcn Island, NY, or c/o SIU headquar­ ters. t i Anthony Adomaitis. Call or contact me at home. It's a blue ribbon. John J. Adomaitis. t t Raffael Martini You are asked to contact your wife immediately. J"' 4- tl it Melvin Mercer Get in touch with Michael Her­ nandez, c/o F. Maxfield, 922 East Baltimore St., Baltimore 2, Md. The following men who were crewmembers of the SS Puerto Rico during March-April, 1952, are asked to contact Harold Guttman, 66 Beaver St., New-York, NY, re­ garding an accident which occurred to Hewitt H. Hartwell at that time: James Allen, FWT; Edward Jisminez, fireman; Casey Kralinger. eng. maint.; Kenneth McLeod, FWT; Peter Pallasen, fireman. tl tl tl Edward J. Jordan Contact your mother at 3943 South Trail, Sarasota, Fla'. tl tl tl William R. Dixon It is urgent that you contact your wife at the University of Ok­ lahoma City Hospital, Oklahoma City, Okla., or call Regent 6-1511. S. F. Dixon, RN. tl tl tl Hugh S. Beam Contact your wife immediately in reference to signing adoption papers. tl In tl Argentina & Brazil G C Seafarers are urged to send the LOG the addresses, of places throughout the world where- SIU men congregate and copies of the LOG would be welcomed. t Lloyd Hartllne Get in^touch with H. J. Romero, Bill Allen or Bob Coe aboard SS Cantigny, c/o Cities Service Oil Company, 70 Pine Street, New York, NY. tl Where You Can The Bar Epson Leandro Alem 648 Buenos Aii-es, Argentina Black Cat Bar Calle Tucuman 238 Buenos Aires, Argentina Apostolado Del Mar Viamonte 666 Buenos Aires, Argentina Star American Bar Juan Diaz De Solis 1337 Dock Suo, Buenos Aires, Argentina May Sullivan Bar Venticino De Mayo 692 Buenos Aires, Argentina The British Hospital Pridrel & Casaneos Buenos Aires, Argentina Welcome Bar J D De Golis 1337 Dock Sud Buenos Aires, Argentina American Star Bar Santos Estado De San Paulo, Brazil Bar Scandinavia Santos Estado De San Paulo, Brazil Cafe Central Recife, Brazil Casa Orion De Joao Bazar Rua Silva Lemos N 6 Paranagua, Brazil Casa Blanca Bar Santos Estado De San Paulo, Brazil Chave De Ouro Rua Joad Octavio ? Esquina Gnl. Camara '• Santos, Brazil • Florida Bar f Praca Maua 7 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Gold and Silver Bar 36 Joao Octavie Street Santos-Sao Paulo, Brazil Lopez Amer Star Bar Rua Joao Octavio 44 Santos, Brazil Scandinavian Bar Santos, Brazil Texas Bar Recife, Brazil United Seamen's Service Club Ave Manuel Oa Nebrega Sac Vicente 1451, Brazil Valente & Martins Bar A BC ' Santos Estado De Sao Paulo, Brazil Crewmembers of the SS San. Mateo Victory who have overtime for restrictions due them are ad­ vised to contact J. G. Barkan, Dis­ trict Comptroller, US Maritime Administration, 45 Broadway, New York 6, NY. 3^ tl Andrew Harvella Get in touch with your sister MaiV at R. 153 Main St., Franklin Boro, Conemaugh, Pa. Cheeks for the following men are being held at the SIU hall in Wilmington, Calif., and will be forwarded to any SIU office they request: Ernest L. Alexander, Sr., Frederick Anderegg, E. E, Givart, H. F. Ward. tl t" tl Loncyzskt, AB Joe Caruso, AB Photographs left aboard the City of Alma ara being held for you in the SEAFARERS LOG officie at SIU Headquarters in New York. All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union In the baby's name: Debra Lynn Butenkoff, bom Oc­ tober 10, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George G. Butenkoff, Jersey City, NJ. ' . 4" S* 4" 4" Marie Elizabeth Brabham, born September 1, 1955. Parents, Mr. arid Mrs. William L. Brabham. York^SC. 4" Donald Frederick Hilton, Jr., born July 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Hilton, Hud­ son, NY. 4" 4" The following men who were crewmembers of the SS Steel Sur­ veyor between June 4-15, 1955 and have money due them in payment of penalty cargo bonus which was not included livith their wages for the above period can collect same upon application to the Isthmian Steamship Co.,, Room 210, 71 Broadway, New York, NY: James A. Baldwin, Jack D. Brown. C3)adbourne W. Colt, Elbert E. Coving­ ton, Edward M. Cronin, Ignace .1. Decareaux, William J. Doyle, Earl A. Fancher. George G. Hall, Marinus Hansen, Robert W. Henderson, Donald F. Hilton, John Horn, Howard C. Hutcherson. Martin F. Larsen, George W. Libby, Leonardo Manca. Eugenio T. Marte, James L. Meeks, James A. Mitchell. Peter N. Mondy,' Carmelo Murphy, William D. Ott, Perry S. Payne, David C. Polite, Alcie J. Pontiff, Jr. Frank H. Post, James C. PoweU, Sam­ uel W. Price, Everett B. Pridgeon. .\Ifred Ridings, Vincent J. Rizzuto, Maurice Rosenthal, James Sullivan, Paul E. Tassin. El wood R. Van Niewenhieze, John F. WestfaU, Clark C. Woods. STONY CREEK (American Tramp), August 22—Chairman. M. Ohstrom; Secretary. W. Kehwider. Repair list made up. Chief engineer was going to put sink in electrician shower for daymen but hasn't taken care of this as yet. TRINITY (Carrat), August 21— Chairman, none; Sacratary. D. Flc- caralll. Captain will take care of*Tepair list as soon as possible. Bonner BUI read and a motion was made and accepted that whatever course the SlU takes In this matter the crew of the SS Trinity will approve. The steward department was given p unan­ imous vote of thanks for the good food and service rendered this trip. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman). A6gust 14—Chairman, N. Ceno; Sacratary. E. Bill Ray. One crewmember left ship in Japan. Suggestions made on meth­ ods to Improve service of grits and cakes. Discussion on chief mate work­ ing on deck and he Is very uncoop­ erative. SALEM MARTIME (Cities Service). August 24—Chairman. D. Anderson; Secretary, E. Kocanovskl. Reports and communications were posted on the crew's bulletin board so all can study same. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman). July 31—Chairman, T,- Griffith; Secretary. H. Carmlchael. Suggestion made that the ship's delegate contact the pa­ trolman concerning the cigarette ra­ tioning In effect to date and the lack of necessary items in the ilopchest. SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE .1216 E. Baltimore St Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON .4202 Canal St. C. Tannehill, Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES, La .. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE I South Lawrence St, Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St Lindsey Williams, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW VOfiK.... 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St Ben Rees, Agent MAdlson 2-9834 PHILADELPIUA 837 Market St. S. Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1635 PU^TA de TIERHA PB PelayoSl—La8 Sal CoUs, Agent Phone 2-5996 fBAN FRANCISCO ... 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty Breitboff, West Coast Representative SAVANNAH a Abercom St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA .. 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 -a a.a,.*..-.- -a : WILMINGTON, CaUf ... 505 Marine Ave. Ernest Tilley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS 675 4tb Ave.. Bklyn SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRHTTARY-TREASURERS J. Algina. Deck C. Simmons, Joint J. Voipian, Eng. W. Hall, Joint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews. Joint SUP HONOLULU PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO. Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 .... 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA BC 617V4 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, JSC 298 Main St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY NS 304 Charlotte SL Phone 6o4S BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. ^ Phone: 545 TBOROLD. Ontario ... 82 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN . . 177 Prince William .St. NB Phone: 2-5232 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND ..211 SW Clay St. CApltal 3-4336 RICHMOND, CAUF 257 5th SL Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 Great Lakes District SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave Main 0290 ALPENA .. 133 W Fletcher WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Phone: mSW Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main SL NEW YORK . 678 4tb Ave., Brooklyn Phone: Main 1-0147 HVacinlh 9-6600 CLEVELAND . 734 Lakeside Ave.. NB Canadian District Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. HAUFAX. NJB. r,.. 128V4 HolUs St. Headquarters-Phone: Woodward 1-6857 Phone- 3-)mii 531 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL 884 SL James St. West DULUTB Phone: Melrose 2-4110 PLaUau 8161 3261 E. 82nd SL FORI WU.L1AM... 11818 Syndicate Ave. SOUT'H UUICAGO Phone: Essex 5-2419 OnUrio Phone: 3-3221 «.g6«8.3<'.G«tftJA) �SEAFARERS •V • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL LOG Nov. 11 1955 I O N • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • Safety • • • isour business I-- •; ^- I . The SIU's interest in shipboard crew safety is part of its basic trade union program. It is the Union's duty to help pro­ tect its members in matters of life and limb as well as in wages and security. The award by the National Safety Council (above) to the SlU-contracted Robin Line for maintaining the best safety record of any US shipping operator for the year 1954 was an ex­ ample of the close cooperation by SIU crews in making SIU ships safe places to work and live. In addition to the putstanding record of its members, the SIU for years has sought a broader, more effective approach to ship and crew safety than the present "do's and don'ts" al)proach by the colnpanies, each of which has its own individual safety program. The joint SlU-industry program now brings an entirely new approach to the matter of safety in the maritime industry and is expected to take its place eventually, alongside the other pioneering "firsts" of the SIU. •' Safety, like wages and working conditions, is our business. i J A: J. M". 1! - . k:ite • ' - •ATLANTIC ft GULP DISTRICT • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR . � 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 November 11, 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. 23 Description An account of the resource Headlines: UNION SCAPEGOAT SOUGHT BY KINGS POINT SUPPORTERS TUNA STRIKE ENDS; PAY RISE WON FLOOD HOLD, SAVE SHIP AFIRE US COURT VOIDS CG SCREENING BERNSTEIN HEARING SET FOR DEC. 6 US. PAN-ATLANTIC AGREE ON 'ROLL-ON' FINANCING HEALTH, SAFETY - VACATION PAY - WELFARE FUND - STEWARD DEPT VACATION PAY TO INDUSTRY-WIDE $244; BOOST CO'S HEALTH, SAFETY ANTE TO WELFARE PLAN WON BY SIU STEWARD, COOK PAY INCREASED DEPENDENTS' BENEFITS AT NEW PEAK AFL GRAIN MILL UNION JOINS MTD EARLY SHIP VOTES FAVOR PROPOSALS FOR NEW SET-UP IN STEWARDS DEP'T WC STEWARDS OKAY SUP-TYPE CONTRACT GOV'T RESUMES TRANSFERS; 3 SIU SHIPS RUN FROM US MAGNUSON WOULD ADAPT SHIPS FOR ATOM PLANT PA. FERRY MEN VOTE FOR MAW VOTING BEGINS ON TAMPA TUGS WORLD SHIPYARDS BOOM-BUT NOT THOSE IN USA LOG EXPOSE HAUNTS ILA-RED LINK BALTO HALL FETES 1ST YEAR WILMINGTON PERKING UP ON IN-TRANSIT ACTIVITY "MEN AT WORK" SEATTLE JOB FLOOD DUE AS TANKERS CREW UP LAKE CHAS. SEES RISE IN SHIPS ROBIN SETS UP YALE SCHOLARSHIP $85 MILLION REVAMP FOR BROOKLYN PIERS SF HOPEFUL FOR SHIPS FROM NORTH PILGRIM @S HELP CLEAN MESS LEFT BY 'JANET' CATHER'S CAT CAGED BOA ON FLOOR NO MORE, BUT OILER ON POLARIS STILL HAS THE 'SNAKES' COURTESY PAYS OFF, STEEL AGE STEWARD FINDS SEAFARER PINS HIGH HOPES ON NEW CAFE IN GOOD HOPE (LA.) NW VICTORY BACK AGAIN STEEL SEAFARER PROVES UNION SLOGAN AGAIN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/11/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log