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MTD: 'tMa·ps Expansion:; ·so'ooo Teamsters·· Join , . · , Delegates the Mariti e Trades:Department convention coricluded a highly Productive two-day .s�sSion last week during which th.ey planned for major expansion of the Departinenl and pled_ged eoncrete ·assist�nce and support to a new .drive among longshoremen in the Po�t of New York. Meeting,in=-New :York on Nov�·iµber. 29 and 30; the delegates also acted on a wide variety:of br�ad and butter issu_es in maritime an.d related_ field�. After the close of the convention, the,International Brotherhood, of Teamsters announced it was aff�liating_ with MTD on behalf of+ 50,000 teamgers in water­ front locals in all ports. � The Teamsters' action in­ creases MTD's mem9ership by 50 percent and means that the bulk of maritime unions ar� now in MTD ranks. Up until now, individual Teamster - waterfront. locals had been COOJSrating ··with_ MTD Jocal port councils. E x e c u ti v e vice-presi­ dent Einar M ohn of the lnt' I Bro. of Teamsters addressed the MTD convention on the TeamSters' waterfront or­ \ . . .9anmrig p I a ns. , In planning its. expansion pro.­ gr:-,m, the convention agreed that other unions affiliated with the merged AFL-CIO' which comply with MTD's constitutional provi­ sions should be invited to affiliat<?.- Activities of the delegates to the MTD's recen . tly-con­ cluded convention are spot­ lighted pictorially in the centerfold of this issue. to act on corrugtion and racketeer­ Since then, the ILA has contin­ ing in New York. Subsequently it ued its repressive )>ractices against came within a couple of hundred longshoremen leading to demands · votes of winning a majority of from all section.s of the harbor for longshoremen in the harbor. a new waterfront election. �nel.t, 1'911 r Pa&'e Three · AF-1·:,Jtnd·· CIO Now One· UniOn · . sixteen· Million Members In, New LabOI- Federation; Meany ·Firs# President . . . . . After ·a 20--year division in the ranks of. organized labor, the AFL and CIO merged into. one labor 'federation this week. The action came after conventions of both the A.fL and.CIO·voted·merger last week. Attending as SIU delegates to the AFL con- -ventio}l and casting their votes for the merger were SIU of NA president" Harry . aul Hall, SIU A&G secretary-treasurer; Andrea Gomez, SIU of l'lA .Lrindeberg; P · vice-president representing fish+ .and . cannery . workers; John Fox, president, Inland Boatmen's Un­ ion, and Hal Banks, SIU vice-presi­ dent of Canadian District.· The official name of the federa­ tion is the· American Federation of Labor and· Congress of Industrial Organizations: · · Top 1955 a wa rd for AFL . la bor n ewspapers is a ccepted by H erbert Brand, editor of the SEAFARERS LOG ( left I, from Gordon Cole, presiclent of the I n t'!' La bor ·Press As 's ociation, a t I LPA m eeting prec_ e ding AFL-CIO merger' conve ntion. The award for "general editoria l. excellence". was a l s o won by the LOG in 1952. LOG too k two other a wa rds this year. . , . · The hisfori� merger meeting . brings together· iii ·orie national fed­ eration :approximately 16 million ·union members. .It is the largest federation . of..labor anywhere in the free· world. · Additional mem- · "LOG Wins Year's Top ·Labor Paper Award ' The. SEAFARERS LOG this week walked off with the top : award for newspaper editorial excellence for the past year ' .. in the annual"competition of the ,International Labor Press : c;>f America. Competing in ·,the � . . international union . news- sands ·of members. Although the paper class,. the· LOG also SIU is a comparatively smaif union _ won ·a second .prize for editorial cartoons and an honorable mention :·on front page format. The editorial excellence award . involves general excellence in all '. phases of tne newspaper's opera- tioris; typography, news content, : �riting, make-up; P.hotos !lnd. disJudgment . is made on . a : play. , study of a number of consecutiveissues of. competing. newspapers. . · .Since the LOG competes in the . i�ternational union field, the award . me�ns th�t. it bested newspa�ers wh1�h are published by 1;1mons . havmg_ many hundreds of.. thou· :Seastar 1n · .Ocean Tow With her full crew still aboard, the SIU-manned Sea­ star (Mercador) is expected � New official e m blem of m erged · . · federation� ' · M a rking the officia l l a u nchin9 of the new AFL-CIO, former AFL a. n.d CIO Presidents George M e a ny · ( left ) and Walter Reuther join hands followin9 the joint convention vote a p­ proving the l a bo.r mer9er. Meany h a s been el ected a s the first AFL-CIO president. bership is seen in tl�e offing as at ful of votes cast .irna ins t merger at passed in 1947; merger sentiment least two . of the independent rail the CIO m·eeting. was increa.�ngly in evidence. Then by these standards, the role its brotherhoods have indl�ated a .de­ The split in the ·ranks of organ­ \Vhen the CIO expelled a number membership plays in' supporting sire to affiliatf:! with .tJle federatiQn. ized labor caine twenty years ago of Communist-dominated and left­ Political, Organizing Etrects in a dispute over the methods of wing unions in 1950, it paved the and financing the newspaper gave For the time being the most im- organizing mass production indus­ way for a closer approach between it an · edge over larger organizamediate effects of the merger will tries, whether on a craft by craft the two major federat ions. tions. be to give .American labor a single or an industrial basis. Unions su1i­ Left outside of the merger are . Membership Support voice on political and ·legislative porting the. industrial approach the independent rail·brotherhooc1s, - Membership contributions in the. matters and. to intensify efforts to we1:e ·expelled and formed their remnants of the left-wing groups form of letters, stories, poetcy and organize such areas as. the textile own federation, the CIO. and the AF L-expellcd Int J Long­ photographs have long given the and white collar fields through a In the yea.rs that ·followed, the shoremen 's Association. The rail LOG a "unique flavor and intercentral organizing department. . In lines between the two federations brotherhoods may affiliate with the est which adds immeasurably to ti1e long run, it 1ilay bring about became blurred�as the number of new fe<le1·ation and the left�wing the quality of the publication. mergers of various international industriai unions in the AFL grew groups are slowly dwi ndl in g as . The second prize award was for unions having judsdictions over (the SIU is one) and as some CIO units break off from them and af­ the editorial cartoon appearing in similar groups of workers: That filiate with appropriate in te rna­ unions ·rejoined the AFL. the April 30, 1954, issue dealing development will ·be up to t.he re­ After the Taft-Hartley law was t ionals. . with the revivai of the Communist spective unions as the merger im­ Party's--waterfront section follow- poses no ribligation on any union ing the close of hostilities in Korea. to change its present structure. How Merger Affects Seafarers In the past decade the LOG has Sentimei1t in· both the AFL and Now that the AFL and CIO have officially merged into one come up with a number of first CIO conventions was near-unanim­ organ�ation, the AFL�CIO, many Seafarers may w onder just prizes in ILPA COIDpetition. Judg­ ous in favor o� the merger which how this merger will affect them and their union. The SIU, ing this year was done by a board came about after many months of through its parent international, the SIU of North America, be­ made up of the faculty of the negotiations during which member comes a part of the merged organization as well as through its School of Journalism at the Uni­ unions w�re informed every step o{ other affiliations such as the Maritime Trades Department. But versity of Wisconsin headed by the way. The AFL vote was unan­ on the internal level. the federation merger will not make any Professor Ralph o: Nafziger. imous and there was a bare handchanges in the contracts, shipping rights, Union constitution . hiring hall procedures or any other aspects of internal union business. ' . · - . ,,.. Bonner 'Raps "MA. Po11·c·y to arrive in Baltimore sometime next week, ending a 2,000-mile tow Any changes in that area, should they come. will be made by · across the Atlantic. the Seafa re rs themselves acting through their membership meet­ ·.The shiP; a Liberty, was. re-· . ings, ballots and othe r procedures provided in the SIU consti­ Representahve H erb ert Bonner (D em.; NC), Chairman of ported in difficulty late last mof!th tu t ion. the House Merchant. Marine Committee, continues to be when she lost . nef propellor about In ot he r words, the merge1· is taking pince on t he national o l the laws. c itic ma.ritime tration admini the of f C>f many s a y . 100 miles off the .Azpres and was level, where the national federations are combinitig their ma­ . Commenting rece:Q,tly on then taken under tow by the Britc h in ery and on the state and city level; where state federations i::'1 tug Turmoil for the long haul this administration, he whole- er · Trade-in and Build Program, . and councils and city lnbor bodies are·· me1·ging their orga niza the Rep. Bonner recalled that this proThe Turmoil ma<le the heartedly agreed with . home. tions. But the .contracts and internal methods of operation of headlines back in 1951-52. on a res-· SIU criticism that transfer to for- gram envisiop.ed construdion of member unions will not be disturbed. cue mission - that involved . . the ill- eign flags of us ships has been tankers of at least ·18-knot speed. . . UJJ To Unions· Themse.tes . conouCted in a harum-scarum man- He added. �hat i· t was with · utte.r fated Flying Enterprise: . According to a company spokes- ner. The committee chairman says amazement that ·he learned that· Where ti1ere is more than one union operating in the smne man here. in New York, the lcin'g that hearings held by him indicate, the Maritime Administration, aft�r �urisdiction, ·as exists in many instances, it will be up to the ·'tow from the Azores was . dictated iil connectfon wit� the transfe.rs, passage_ of this l"lw; attempted: to unions, i'1volved �o d�cide if they want to work with one another · by. the taic'. costs· that wo.uld · have that' there ·have been "questipnable make a deal· with .... operator for . and how such a relationship is to be brought about. The officers ·· <"-be¢1'da-ceo,Qve·rseas�· if'thetto.w·had.. transactfons which !'h · ope will riot. construction ··,of .tanliet·s 'of less and _e�ecutive: l>oa,rd..of the"n'lqrged .ArL-pc'.> �Q n�t have the :; . ; : take �-;_ '•tbe· : .s: o r te . r �·route -' � ,tak.e --pla,ee ;'ligai:Jt" <":·;,,. •1..:.:. �:-. ;., 1thiit .. ,the 118··'.khqt, spee(i:; ;.'i'�e· 'Pi t. o dtfaate �;td: men\b�:t} untons ·in Uiat .res�):-: . · o-- . ! P&\\ter'' · ·"'! o ._.· .'�R�ferrj:•ir �b7 tb�"to:.tc:an ea':' �tt-· 1 )e' et'¥�'tuntce��:W itlif:' bave'iii atttt .1·5.· '"' "..;.. �... ..,._.._ . ... ·:«·;,;, .. ,. ; : ..,:.., .f ·.,. .:;.; ·• :. •._·�_ > .;;; I' .;;. · ;;;. -� . -�.; ·" ·· � -=,... ';; ;::_. ,.. :.:;_._ :,�:� ' ..;; ::..;. : ·.;.,__-">_..;. : \_,.;.;';;,. : _-_.__ ,� ..._ . -----'· --..I .' • I '+. i_-: -;,.....l '.;; � :,:' 4 � '"', ;.i, ', � •''.._-� 1" "I· \ · , ' • i.. ·'./.' �-�·,, ·- 1,r, �-'/."' .. 'i� , ,"'1' · · , ­ ' � ·i •� .1}A�ii1�����s1���'• 'fi-�;· , , ' --' � 4," •""� •'' \,:-.· �'.� : £.ft-� �� 'i' •. �Pa1e Foor • . - I !. _.,. ,· ... "" I-· . 's:'£ � p·.f .,, .£.as� ·Lo G.· � • • • .. 4 .. ·shipping· 'Round�up-& Fore�aSt; Goo.cl Luck' Gift f'or The Groom � ' - - November., 6 · Thrqugh Nov_ember Registered Ne\v York Philadelphia Baltimore : Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New -Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco . A . . • • • • • . . Seafarer Cha rl� s M a rtin (left ) receives gift of silver ice b'u c ket and Japa n ese va ses· from Seatrain Georgia ship's delegate Alex J a n e s at SIU hea d q u a rters. S hipmates_ bought gift after M a rtin's ma rria ge i n New York. . . . • • • • . . . . • • . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • • • . • . . . • . • • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • . • . . . . • • • • • . • • . . • . • . . • . • . • • . . • • • . • • • . . . • • • • • • • • . • . • • • . • • • . • . • • • . . . • • • . • • • • ,. . . • • • . .. • • • . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • . . . . • • • • • • • • .• • • • • • . • . . . . . 9 7 3- 6 2 2 - 35. 15 -7 . 17 9 23 , " 31 . • . . . . . :A Deck 137 39 . ·Make Che.cks To •s1U-A&G' reversing the downward trend of pas( w�eks as shipping here re­ . sumed its _normal pace. Two ships that came out of lay-up and took fu�l crews_ helped 'produce the bnghte; p1ctu_re, as the John C <Atlantic Carriers) and the Mada­ ket <Waterman ) returned to nor­ mal operations.. . . ' Seafarers mailing f:n checks or ·money- order5 to the Union to �over dues payments are urged to be sure to .make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District� Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of mdiviJual headquar_. ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided if checks are made out to th� Union directly. \· . c · p e ��: ��=� �� in 0���h r ! months. Thus the company an­ nouncement of the expected crew­ ing of another dredge for the as­ signment to Rio de Janeiro was greeted here with muc'h enthu­ sias�n this week. \ � � · '' i;�J�,Jh�m.. ���n}p"ier. .f�� 10�.� r'· ·"! � �:�J ,. fk��rt ..� � .. �,.. . �· �· I' t .r.; � 10 .7 20 16 45 23. 31 11 25 34 1 Total A Total B .835 404 0 6 19 7 Stew. Stew. 192 116 2 0 2 1 11 12 Enf. B Ent. C 1 37 44 • 0 A B '47 96 18 0 1 3 0 1 9 -10. 20 16 20 223 38 82 10· 21 10 0 3 3 B A 3 75 26 49 17 33 86 . 146 5& 93 . 23 65 .77 Total Reg, 1239 Total A Stew. C 38 3 39 331 0 1 4 14 60 140 44 52 35 4 3 3 3 40 26 Total c Total B 721 64 132 3r 28 0 1 0 13 40 23 16 16 27 .62. I Total Ship, 33 7 3 33 16 38· 69 8 Total c Total Total 2 13 0 0 4 3 1 6 34 5 3 2 10 19 7 · 5 8 8 19 c 10 12 121 3190 105 157 Total Ship, 1232 SIU. �hipping climbed back to a more active. pace durjng the · past two we�ks, marking the beginning of the predicted heavy job turnover for the holiday season. _' A total of 1,232 jobs were +-------­ dispatched over the two by port shows seven ports up, five weeks, a 1 m o s t identically down and two remaining the same matching . the registration figures as the previol\_s ·report. Boston, of 1,239. _The ·gap between the two New York, Savannah, Mobile ahd has been small for m-any months. San Francisco all came back very The return 0£ .good shipping in· strongly following the lows of the almost all parts is expected to ;>e last period, and Lake Charles also followed in the current two-week pickea up·' considerably. The two period by equally good or better West Coast ·ports are enjoying jop job activity. This is traditional al booms rivaling those of last SUIU• mer. this time of year. _______ Ups And Downs _""---- Baltimore. and New Orleans both slowed up, but are still doing bet­ ter than fair shipping on their own. Tampa remains quiet, Norfolk slid back to normal and Houston show­ ed a slight dip. Phiiadelphia and Wilmington, with shipping about the same as the previous report, are -still better than fair. The seniority breakdown reveai.s class A handling 58.5 percent ·of the total, class B with 31.5 and the non-seniority group, class c, peg­ ged at an even 10 percent. The class B figure represents a steady rise ·upwards which has been -noticeable for several, weeks. Since the dredging jobs are spe­ cialized operations under difficult working conditions and covered by higher wage scales, the Union has until now maintained special hir ­ This is now the case, Assistant Secretary-Treasur�r Claude Simm.ons .announced last week. In·· the 'tqture all jobs for t'hese dredges will be shipped off the board in regular rotation. "The ·success .of the crews sent down there has assured these jQbs for the SIU in . the .fufure.- )Ve.-expect _there will be -�so�e pretty ke� n �ompetitl�1;1. 17 101 35 62 12 40 43 B llt 15 1 0 -11 229 7 Will Shift To Rio Off The B�ard 4 15 · 7 11 4 9 8 333 82,.13 8 ·40 26....: 51 �� 3· Stew: B 4 59 12 24 4 According to the present sched­ ule, the job in Venezuela is now due to run until next July, when the Sandcaptain and the Harding will probably shift operations to Rio. ing arrangements for manning· the s'hips. This is in line with SIU and membership policy on man� ning ships and jobs in organiza1tional or specialized status with the best qualified men available regardless of their places on the registration list. The position has been that once the stability of the operation is demonstrated, the jobs can be filled in the usual .rotary manner the same as all other�.. 4 I 16 . 92 23 10 7 / Stew. 6 5 Enf' Stew. A Drea.10 Co1Ues Tr11e: De's Citizen :: � �� .. Stew. 242 Shipping prospects for the coming month also look good, due to more The company owns two . dredges, the Sat1dmate and Sand- the expected job turnover resull ­ ing from th-e holiday season, Simchief, which are cur-«;ntly idle. mons added. A comparison of the figures po1i Interest in these jobs, which are __,; -a.._______, _.,_ . L.;;..;...____ covered by a special SIU working - --------------i· the new facility since June. 9 ·1 0 l: To A ' A 0 27 11 19 Deel: B 301 Stew. 13 0 1 ... 0 1 5 15 7 8 B 1 3 1 1 20 "5 29 241 5fl 8'7 7 Ens. c 1 Eq. 12 14' 1 4 19 "3 155 16 4 8 -o Total 12 Eng. B 4 36 11. 28 3 ·o .10 . 9 8 8 • 69 0 0 1 0 0 Stew. B Shipped -8 7 12 69· 19 ' 23 5 3 .. 9 . 28 '28 9 15 8 ' 8 244 Ens. A c 1> A 6 Eng. A 1 35 Deck .8 17 27 11 19 5 8 16 Deck B 349 Deck B 5 1 8 18 ,Deck A . 3 31 4 11 . 24 4 21 Deck . . 3 13 . • • . • . . . . . . . 27 • • . . Total . �. . . . . . . • • • • • • • NEW YORK-Seafarers .are looking forward to the start of another harbor project in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, by March, 1956,. when. the SIU-contracted Construction Aggregates Corp. is expected to send an-• other dredge boat down to on the board from now on." In ·other action, the port began South Ame.rica. . ·5 95 15 30 3 . . .. . . • . . . . • . • • • • . . . A . • . • • DecII . . • • . • . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • 5 Stew. 5 42 12 . 21. 4 1 1 9 17 12 9 76 15 25 1,0 ·6. . • • • • . . • • • • • . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • . . . • • • . • • • , • • • . . . . • • • • • • • • • • . . . • • • • • . . . . Eq. B 7 31 5 ,20 . • • • • • • • • • . 7 10 96 22 , . 39 8 4 12 25 46 15 28 4 ·•:. '20) 20 •• . • • • • • • • • . • • . . • • • . • • • . • • • . • • • • • • • . Boston New York . Philadelphia . B.altimore Norfolk Savann�� Tampa . Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle ...... :.. More Dredge Jobs Due In, Rio - Harbor Project _ . • • • • • • • Port · The company already- has two ships active in the construction of a new channel in' Maracaibo, Venezuela, one of which,. the Sandcaptain, just marked its first anniverThe second t;ary on the job. dredge, the Chester Harding, on charter from the Army Corps of Engineets, has been working on • . • • • . Total .• . . • • . • • • • . . . . • • •- . • • . . Ens. A Deck B Deck \, 29 ·the ,. Pela so stoking in 1938 !left) a n d readying fis-hin9. 11e-ar o n Steel Advocate. After near_ly a decade of sailing.on US-flag ships, last eight -years as a Seafarer, Fin� nish-born Reino Pelaso achieved a major objective on November 21. On that day he was. sworn in as, �n American cit,izen in the Federal Court House in New York City where he now makes his home. ' It • was a big day for the. ·veteran Seafarer, who first He -had the misfortune of being has been able to ge� in sufficient, · began sailing on ships of his native ·Finland back in '1938. American citizenship climaxed a series .of incidents which included a five year stretch as a virtual prisone � r of the Japanese. Pelaso, who sails·as FWT,.·started firing aboard the Marisathor1ben, a· coal-burner on his first trip to sea. From 1938 to 1941 he sailed '.on both !innish. and Norwegian ships -· �� .'Ya _ s . ,,. , m_em�r .�f. ��� 1_ _ -��lt! ·-t�'� J»1U!�.- P�v.e��pt.! r.e- • .• ' � •f � • The following port by port. is the forecast BO STON: Picked up; future fair . NEW YORK: Busy once again .. PHILADELPHIA: Sla.;:ked' off but .,tm good BALTIMORE: Slowed up NORFOLK: Quiet. i ansi-'t SAVANNAH· In- t. �h'ips . help TAMPA: Voery quiet as usual M�BILE: Good; outlook better NEW OR£EANS: Still good LAKE .CHARLES: Busy. as usual HOU STON: Needs . . . . . • sea and_ shore time to qualify for his citizenship. When nof firing, Pelaso can usually be f(>und leaning over the rail with a fishing r od in hand. He is an avid follower of the sport and likes to rig his own fishing rods men for coastwise tan ers. and gear. On his last trip aboard k , l,VrLM.NGTON: F.air; needs or­ the Ampac Idaho he found a . fisherman's paradise up in Greenl�nd dinaries, wipers, messmen where col'lin·parti� . iular are plenti- SAN FB�CISCO:-Very good; has f.ul 1!!10u� h f� � r .. �nf,;. ��8-iP:�;.;� n� us: ..lo�·J,iI���r�. t,l��, , . . . · • • • • • • " • • • • • • • • • . · ....QI!!��-� ,,of.��)., countr!��· ,���- ��� ;��e�;.�ll�� ;�a9iT�a·t� ' H� . j.w,: . �-.;:. � ' . �·: '� 11 · '11;.� t� ;,ff··· �l·i i:tJ�i .�lh'.Jl � �� � ' '· ' 7i� �"" .... f I'". ... �. ,'i /• : -�·� .. in China when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. He and his shipmates were interned in Japanese-o,:!cup�ed ·shanghai, where they ·stayed �or nearly five years before .getting passage out a1ter the war's end. After getting out of internment Pelaso decided. to try his luck sailin� American ships. He joined. the -SIU on �ctob�r 28, 19.47, and Seattle and San F r a n c i s c o shipped more than half the total· of class C men dispatched during the period. ..ln the latter. case, the class C shipping was higher th<jn either class A or B activity. This· results from the excellent shipping now 1>,revailing iq those ports. ,. e • . • - .. .'.'f!, �E":J;��E: 'i! ,: ·..-� •·i�i,. "" '..� :1-t1;1 -�{lll �JJl���..i ..: ··�.Ji.· ...l II''. t... r;, r } "" ;--. ,,>.! ,:1 � -·· • ' ... . .J • • ff � • "'" . • ... �.. • .. • t - �l•• -.'l'J_, L. • � . ! E''A P,�·- • · I ' to a � --� . Pase DiStfric. f s· Las t · --one YeGr· · Digest ·Of Resolutions t.srs Still Idled By CG ' Adopted By The '4�0 . . ' . : SUBSIDIES: The . convention asked for a complete reappraisal by· Congress of the Maritime "Administration's present subsidy policy so as to remove obvious inequities.. It declared that subsidies should be for the benefit of the entire merchant m�rine, not just a small section. pf it, and was critical of the' way some large, heavily-subsidized com. panies, ,suc.h as US Lines, have used their Government-financed eco­ nomic strength to monopolize highly-desirable trade l'OU�s at the' ex­ pense of other US-flag operations, and to support a so-called "labor­ management" lobby to furt_!ler its objectives. ;.\". ;.\". . . · · ' ' 'the Public Health Service hospitals, pointing to their 150-year record of outstanding service. The delegates urged Congress and the Admin­ istration to provide adequate funds for the hospitals, Vl1hose services are irreplaceable in many ports. ;.\". . ;.\". . ;.\". INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTWORKERS FED ERATION: TheI'l'F's . drive to organize crews of Panamanian, Liberian, Honduran and other . runaway flag vessels were noted with approval. Delegates directed all MTD· port councils to assist the ITF in every way possible. ;.\". ;.t. . t ST., LAWRENCE SE"AWAY: Called for a ban on toreign-ftag opera­ . tion on the· Great Lakes _i n the .Canadian intra-coastal traqes and in .the US-Canada - lake ports, trades. The domestic US-Canada trades ahould be ·rese · rved. for US and Canadian ships. t t. ;.\".. � � ST. LAWRENtE SEAWAY PILOTAG. E: A . companion resolution to above, cailed-for the use of US and Canadian citizens exclusively for v�ssel pilotage on the Lakes and the seaway. . i �HIP BUILDING= The convention pointed out_ that foreign - yards were constructing ships which w.ere rendering US-flag ships obsolete. A large �lipbuiiding program, it said, was necessary both to strength­ en ihe. US merchant mai-ine and assure maintenance of shipyard_em­ ploY,ment. ' Weekly m ovie sho�ings for coming. year a.re a s s ured Norfol k U S P H S patients a s SIU patrolman Ja mes· B u llock presents Union check to M rs. G ra.ce R Abel of Red Cross. Looking on is port a g ent Ben Rees (left ) and He nry Long of hospital staff, plus patients. •. SIU Donates Movies To Norloll< Hospital Patients at the Norfolk Public Health Service hospital are assured_ of weekly movie showings for the next year -as the result of arr9ngements made J:>y the SIU. A Union contribu­ tion . has . made possible -th e + • ental of full-length feati.tre do for patients in the way of recreation that can be appreciated films for a 52-week period. an to obtain efforts Guard Coast : GRAB COAST GUARD POWER _ Once befor.e, in March; 1953, the as well as moving pictures. They �ironclad grip over the livelihood of merchant seamen through the so­ SIU stepped into the breech when are the backbone of our recreation calJed "profile" psychological testing system were denounced by the there were no funds av_i!ilable t!> program." , convention, which warned bureaucrats against any further attempts to show movies to the patients, many Other USPHS hospitals, includcontrol seamen. of them SIU members. ing those at Savannah, New Or;.\". ;.\". Imp0rtant Service leans and Staten Island have been ANTl·LABOR LEGISLATION: 'The convention noted that "the pas­ In thanking the Union for its assisted in the past when the sage or the Taft-Hartley law set off a whole chain of aqti-labor moves help, Dr. . Francis T. Zinn, medical Union presented ·movie ·projectors "on the c. i y' state ana national level. It declared that manr of these director of the hospital, said that for the purpose of showing films laws, .such. as the '-'right to work" legislation, wage freeze proposals "there are vei:y few things we can to patients. ·and com·pulsory arbitration were aimed at destroying the labor move­ ment. It went on record condemning all legislation of this kind and pledging to work on the qational and local level to protect the rightl . ' . of union members. · · ;.t. · Hi.RING HALl.S: A potent defense· of the maritime hiring hall in­ cluding . passage of Federal . legislation guaranteeing the hiring hall sy<;tem was planned hy the ·convention. It was emphasized that the existing hiring hall- systems which AFi. · maritime un�ons have are the only way in which hiring stability can be preserved and regular sea­ men can get fair and equa-1 employment opportunities. However, as the -resolution ·noted, the 'hiring hall system has been in constant jeop- ardy because of the absen_f!e of legislation specifically �anctioning its existence. ;.t., TUNA IMPORTS: Fish and cannery workers unions on Coast have been suffering severe unemployment as the result of the increasing flood · of unregulated Japanese tupa entering the United States. Convention urged an equitable quota system on imports. ;.\". ;.\". ;.\". ORGANIZING THE UNORGANIZED: Pointing .eut that organizing · non-urifon work_ers "is the major objective of the. American labor movemeJit" the conventibn went on ·record to set up an· organizing pro­ gram for� workers within the respective jurisdictions of affiliated unions. , when the Southern Districts went down have not been permitted to resume operations. --The Southern Districts sinking paralleled the loss of a sister ship, the Southern Isles, in the same general - area in 1951. Just two weeks ago the Coast Guard re­ ported that a Liberian-flag LST, the Daytona, had disappeared off Gloucester, Mas!)a�husett�; with no trace of ship or crew:· Claims Against company · F��ilies surviving �h� . lost ·Sea­ farers on the Southern Districts have been paid 1.'he SIU death ben�fit under the Seafarers Wel­ . lan. The families still have fare P litigation p e n d i n g against the Southern Steamship Company to compensate them for their losses. In the course of the Coast Guard hearings on the sinkings, evidence was brought out of an understand­ ing between the con1pany and the Coast Guard to bypass safety regu­ lations by patching plating under the power plant instead of rem:w­ ing the plates as required. Other testimony charged the Coast Guard inspectors with slipshod_and inade­ quate checks on the condition of the engin� . room and bottom. However, the Coast Guard, sit­ ting as judge of its own responsi­ bilities, refused to specify that any­ one was· negligent or responsible for the loss of the vessel. · The "50-50" · law, a key ,prop to US ship­ ping, waJ endorsed without reservation. Delegates pointed out that l\'ithout it, hundreds of US ships would have to lay up and thousands of seamen would be- unemployed. The delegates-criticized •the allianc.e" of foreign shipowners, the State and Agriculture Departments which is out to cripple the law. They applauqed the action of the National Grange, the nation's leading farm organization, in endorsing "50-50" despite the bait put out to fhe farm bloc. ;.\". . , ;.\". ;.\". . One year ago� the first week of Pecember, 1954, the SIU-manned Southern Districts dis­ appeared in the Atlantic ..with. a crew of 23, including 12 Seafarer.s and two SUP men. Af... though the Coast Guard filed a report.Jn September absolving the operators and its own in· · . . spectors of responsibility for . il has disaster, the not it st l The only LSTs still running are way. One of them is the SIU­ permitted other US-flag LSTs two whose certificate . s limit> them manned Bethcoaster. Eight other to operation on the inland water- LSTs idled by Coast Guard edict to resume offshore service._ ' USPHS HOSPITALS: Delegates strongly reaffirmed their support of ·'50·50' SHIPPING LAW: . ; Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishe� to· remind all Seafarers that payments of funds, for wh�t­ ever Union purpose. be made only to authorized A&G repre· sentatives and that an officiaJ Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered, be sure to pro�ect yourself, by immediately bringing the mat­ ter to the attention of the sec­ retary-treasurer's office. · Getting- Their Information First-Hand �Dee. 9, 1951 Pare Sis Ala. Prom o ting · Ship · B usine ss. 1.n· Mobi·le ,,,. . . Asks For Man seatarers Guide To Better Buying - MOBILE-Although it. will . be several months before the results can be evaluated, a gia_nt promotional campaign now underway here is expecteq to spark · a new rush of business for the Alabama State Docks. + - The big promotion is being. joyi.ng an immediate bright note x­ carried out through the j oint of its own .produced by erthelo e.g­ ected � crewmg of anoth � p efforts of those interested in . the commg Guide To -Worthwh i le Christma s Gifts As �ith children's gifts, it's wise to select presents. for grownups that are basically good and useful. Much of the goods promoted for Christ· mas giving_ are expensive novelties especially gotten up for this season. . One New York retl}Jler is even ·offering imitation shrunken heads for Christmas giffs. The recipient can soon get tired of looking at a shrunken head. But more likely to capture the hard-earned dollars of moderate-income families are perfumes and jewelry with .exaggerated pre-printed pyice t�gs. This department hns come across some shocking examples of these this season. "White Christmas"- toilet water adver.; · tised in such magazines as Vogue, has a supposed retail pri e of $5 an ounce. But dealers actually •buy it for as little as 75 cents. So the true retail ".alue is less than $1.50 J the development of the port, ineluding major in.dustrial and civil groups and the _maritime unions. It is being placed in operation now with the hope that after a reasonable waiting period it will bring more tonnage through the docks, . thus stimulating business as well as shipping. idled T-2 tanker m . tw ? weeks. The ship, the Fort . eum Carpers), (US Petrol �ndger is one of sev.eral T-2s that have . been la id up m the port of Cura­ cao, DWI, for a couple of years. � Towed To US S he was towed here and put into the shipyard for repairs before going into service once again on the Persian Gulf rµn. Three more T-2 tankers ·are resuming opera­ tions for this c.ompany out of the West Coast at the same time. They . One of those naturally stressing . the importance of this drive is Cal Tanner, SIU port agent here, who is a rece1it appointee to the ad:.. visory board of the State Docks. The state port facility is a key item are t'he StOny Point, Cape Namanu in maintaining the prosperity of and Arickaree, which are crewing up out at the Seat.tie hall. Thus this city. SIU shipping, meanwhile, is en- shippi.ng appears . to be well fixed for the coming two weeks, with another dozen ships already due to hit the port either for payoff or in-transit, which will bring a heavy turnover during the holidays. A reminder from SIU Holiday Dinner headquarters cautions all In other developments, SeafarSeafarers leaving their ships ers enjoyed a traditional Thanksto contact the hall in an.ple giving dinner served in 'the snack time to allow the Union to bar at the Union hall, when upd1spatch a replacement. Failwards of 200 men and their famure to give notice - before ilies were treated to. everything paying off may cause a defrom soup to nuts. The meal was layed sailing, force the ship served in relays of about 60 perto sail short of the manning sons at a time, with the aid of vetrequirements and needl essly eran SIU steward department permake tI:ie work tougher for sonnel who pitched in to make the your shipmates. •day en� oyable for all hands. YOUR ]OLLAR'S WORTH- • Watch For Phony 'List' Prices Confined to the . New Or.. leans U S P H S h ospital . for. q uite a. while, Seafarer M e r­ ton D. Baxter expects to b e . th ere f o r some time a n d · would be h a p py to receive some m a il from frie nds a n d former shipma tes. H e c a n b e addressed c/o W a rd 5-E. Qu itti ng Sh ip? - Notify U n ion Frisco Gets A . Job Flood o nee A gain Much jewelry, as well as watches, also carry such fictitious list prices purposely exaggerated by the manufacturer beyond the true retail value. One well-known watch which costs the dealer $28.75 has a fake list price of $71.50 printed on the box. And if the watch isn't well.:. known, the "list" price is apt to be even more exaggerated, as in the case of one watch with a wholesale cost of $29.95, which is tagged $87.50. . The printed price tags on religidus and other jewelry often are sini· ilarly misleading. One manufacturer puts a printed tag . of $9.95 on a sterling silver cross with the Lord's Prayer. It actually costs $2.50 wholesale and shouldn't retail for more than about $4.50. A rhinestone brooch in a fancy velvet-covered be>Oc: has a tag of $14.95, · compared to an�actual wholesale cost of $5. Many legitimate merchants do give sizable discounts off these fake list. prices on Christmas goods so the otlly damage may be that you are fooled into thinking you got a bargain when you actually paid the usual price. But as Retailing Daily, an authoritative trade paper, points out, some credit stores reduce the official-looking printed pri�e �rY. 'little if any. So comparison shop to learn the true value, especially if buying on credit. · · : Safety Important In Children's' Toys In children's toys, one of the most important factors is safety. The National Safety Council warns against toys -with rough edges. In key­ winding toys, it points out, the spring should be strong and enclosed in a cylinder to withstand the shock if the spring should break. Nor • should the key revolve when the toy is in action. Ally gears should preferably be enclosed: The council also points out tnat chemical sets are potentially dangerous, anp the youngster who gets one should be warned not to mix substances just to see what will happen, and should SAN FRANCISCO-Boom­ be taught :what each substance is, how it reacts under varying temper­ ing shipping has come back atures, whether' it is flammable, what its reaction is when combined with each of the other substances in the set, etc. Electric t'rws should to the Golden Gate City, have the Underwriters Laborat<5ries seal on the toy ·as well as the cord, which shipped 105 men during the preferably should opefate on only six or twelve volts and have a transpast_ two weeks, m�re than twice �ormer to reduce the house current to this level the .number of jobs handled in the • Here are other tips ·on Christmas gifts: previous period Books and Records: Not only for Christmas, but for year-round, it's SEATTLE-Enjoying some of the best shipping this .port Four sign-ons and seven in­ has seen in months, Seafarers here are still finding time to transit ships accounted for the worth knowing about a cooperative which gives patronage refunds to on purchases of books and records. This is Books Unlimited, help out on the picketlines of AFL fl ight engin eers striking heavy trnffic. which virtually members 1414 University Ave. , Berkeley 2, Calif. Last year, members got refunds swept thebeach clean of everyone against United Air Lines. +·--------,,of six percent. Savings are larger from book ·clubs and some retailers The strikers, members of all is milk and honey for Seafarers willing to ship. The outlook also who cut prices, but the advantage of the co-op is that all books are appears good, so the "welcome" the Flight Engineers Interna- here. One more T-2 tanker is due available, even 25 and 35-cent pocket-type books, technica\ books and mat is out for additional man- · tional Association, have been to come out of lay-up today, in power, according to SIU Port textbooks, unlike the limited lists of the book clubs, and no minimum out almost seven weeki; here and addition to the four reactivated purchases are required. The co-op charges the list price (true list) and Agent Leon Johnson. e lsewhere acound the country in a last month.. gives refunds at th.¢ end of the year. Two Payoffs Due dispute over job security that· The standby and regular jobs . Parents interested in ' knowing what children's books experts recom­ Already scheduled for payoff are mend, can get "The Children's Bookshelf-A Booklist for Pa1·ents," for threatens the life of their union. for these ships have been booming Despite an agreement to th·e con- shipping in this area for a · solid the Azalea City <Waterman) and 25 cents, from Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, DC (cata:. · the Robin Kettering <Seas Ship- log No. FS3.209:304/4), or scan it at the local library. trary, United has been moving t o month, One payoff and ten ln­ replace FEIA members with sur- transit ships are also scheduled for ping). With these and the regular Sharp Reduction In Record Prices run of in-transit shipping, busip : us pilots trained as flight engi- the coming two weeks: Reco.rds are less expensive this year, due to the general price reducness should continue to be good in tion by manufacturers which brought $5.95 classical ·L'P recor;ds .down neers. As a result, pilots in the . Problem on Daymen the shipping department . The to $3.98 (less any further discounts offered by individual dealers), with AFL Air Line Pilots Association have been crossing the engineers' Although one of the main prob- Raphael Semmes and Jean LaFitte , some reductions ·also on lower-priced dis s. c lines and the ALPA is faced with lems arising on the T-2s coming both for Waterman, were the only For children, Robert Ward, composer and ·conductor, has ' recom, expulsion frQm the merged labor out of lay-up was the lack of ac- payoffs last period. mended that records be short because of the young child's .short attencommodations for day men, this rnovement. The good shipping has been re- tion span; with simple distinct lyrics, and that they tell a "story" or Pilots Face Ouster item was squared away with no fleeted in an unusually hig h.. num- stimulate physical activity, Examples of · recommended inexpensive · Before it adjourned the final trouble, and without crowding of ber of class C men dispatched records include -"The Riddle Song" and "What Kii:id of an Animal Are p 1·e-merger convention a week ag.J, the deck watch foc'sles, as origi­ from the port during the past two You?"; "Bahar The King" and "The Travels of Bahar;" "Square Dances the AFL voted to oust the pilots nally planned. Joint agreement weeks. for Children and "Train to the Farm." 1 union by next Monday, Dec. 12, was reached between company All told, 40 class' C men w_ere Men's Shirts in Dacron-ana-cotton blend are available this year for unless a "satisfactory adjustment" port captain · Riggs and Union rei:i­ dispatched to jobs · here, and a c- $6 and even less, although some stores charge up to $9. The blend of between all parties was worked out resentatives to make a dayman's counted for one-third of the class 6 5 percent Dacron and _ 35 percent cotton has the easy washability of foc'sle out of the recreation room, C shipping throughout the A&G by that time. Dacron, .and with a fused collar, needs little ironing. The Dacron-cotton On the shipping side, however, without any discomfort to crew. District. has a neater appearance and better a bsorbs perspiration than all­ Dacron shictL B� fo� a b�e�ollar worker who w�an a dre� sh�t only occasionally you can still buy good-quality cotton b�·oadcloth and oxford shirts around the $3 mark. Cotton blouses· for women have taken on extra popularity with the wide availability of crease-resistant finishes. Those so finished have a BOSTON-A "team" operation by Seafarers aboard the Ocean Ulla (Ocean Trans) and crisp look and feel, but check the label to make sure the blouse has a shoreside SIU officials here brought the vessel up to snuff after four days of work on repairs crease-resistant finish and is pr-e-shrunk. There are many cheap and and replacement items, enabling the ship to leave here in good shape. poorly-finished cotton blouses on the m.arket, so look for these quality SIU crewmembers refused + details: collar or lapel should lie flat, . cotton points should be neatly to sail the ship after she ar- and general sanitary work in the . by four sign-ons and seven ships finished and the bottom have a smooth hem. The material itself should gang quarters all required in transit. Besides the Ulla, the be. c_losely woven and the blouse cut full with long tails, arid sleeves rived here badly in need of re.- black ; · extensive work before the Ulla Alexa'ndra (Carras) and Winter long enough for- comfort. i>a�rs on everything from the gal- could Waffle Irons are a traditional gift that h ave, extra usefulness in that · sail. SIU p<;irt officials Hill and Cantigny (Cities Service) l ey stove to the anchor windle.ss boarded the ship several times to paid off and signed on. they can also be used to make various kinds of cookies, fritters, biscuits, · Beefs all have been minor and etc. Elaine K. Weaver, of the Ohio Experiment . StatiQn, recommenqs a nd mooring winch aft. Due to the check the progress on �he repairs breakdown of the deck gear, the and other beefs, and she eventually were settled to satisfaction of all that an iron have a heat control or at least a he�t indicator, · to• prevent crew up to then h.a d to take in sailed for Halifax, NS; with all hands. Prospects for future ship ­ overheating. She · notes that bro!ld gri�s at I.east threee-quarters inch · ping are also fair, and will prob- square can bake crisper waffles than .small sharp grids. The iron should lines by band both forward and aft. repairs completed. Shippi�g here also took a lift ably continue in this way until the also have a rim or tray h> catch spillovers, (UlQ welH�sulated �aridle1 Repairs · �� .:"' i •,· and .... ieis. C.' •, '.) #,,. ;-;! :. Jt �� tJ0: \l o; � I,.,. J ·� :, t; �. , {, "t •tl•!J, ._..,:� 1. :�Oil <radiator �aks ."Screens, .fans during the last two. ,weeks, �rked 'New Year; · 1 , • ... t . ,, .. ., . ., , . . ... � . ..., . . . ; .. . ; • �, � ..-.!( �•"'-'e •';, � ·•.;"'"!""'•l"' ;.:. : r """-,;'or · · � -... .: · � '•" ; ..r � . ·.� l f , j1,1. ' ( ,.,�l.{J · - Seattle Aids Air . Strike; Job Calls Reach P·eak . . · · . • · . . · · .. · ������� Boston Gets Ulla Back In .. Shape • , ----- Exte'nsive • ... i • ' .cr --:- � ..-=-��r'::. �4'-";.' •., , .,..�� -.--: .. • .. ....-� .. � ·- • " .. ... ... • • .. '· • ;� • , .. tfl!iifJ �:· ..,, . r• • ' ! T-� ". ' �·l).;e •. :;, ·u5s . ALCOA . PLANTIR <Alcoa), Sipt1m• ber 11-Ch1lrm1n, Greh1m1 lier• t1,Y, H. 1H1n111n•. All beefs have been taken c:are of. i. Ship's treasury con· tain1 11, · and u was suggested that this fund be raised to at ·1east 110. No beefs. Communlcatlon1 from head· qul!ften read,• accepted, and con· curred. . Ship's ueretary-reporter and ship's delegate elected. To return anything removed from refrigerator. Rinse out coffee mugs after use. New lining needed in coffee urn and all 1mall repaln to be 1tarted. R. · A L E XANDRA C rr s) J, B1rton1 S1cret1ry, w. Captain to order sprlngs for bunks. Blackgang quarters JftUst be cleaned more thoroughly. Sllip's fund -$28.80. No beefs. All men to obtain mattress covers. Iced tea to be strong· er, more night lunch needed. Motion made and carried to accept . an\f con· cur with communications from head• quarters. < a a , September l-Ch1lrm1n, Hand. L ines), October 2 H. J. Chief Engineer to have re· A NG E L I NA -Chalrm1n, Henault. (Bull Ames1 Secretuy, ·- .of 1hlp'1 fund S115.80. Discussion held regardlnl man gettlnl' of! in. N w Orlean1. Brother Lambert WH sent to hospital in New Orie.ans. . Three hundred dollars was given to Brother Hubbs who had to fly hbme from Trinidad, because of wife's lllne&1. JOHN K U L U KUNDIS B. in food. frigerator repaired. Ship'1 treasury114. No beefs. Motion made and car· ried to accept and concur with com· nfi.mlcatlons from headquarters. Mo· tlon made and carried to repair coffee urn. Discussion held on San Juan Union hall. ARCHERS HOPI <Cities Service), October 2-Chaln:riin, Fav11 L. Hickey. · All beefs squared away except · for machlnlst disputed overtime. SJllp's fund contains 116.77. Motion made and· carried to accept and. concur with communications from headquarters: Motion made to have clarifications go ta all ships. Iron to be purchased. Sblp'1 delegate elected. Meil to be dressed properly In m en· hall. Ship's d'elegate warned and re· minded crewmembers of damage do,ne whe n vessel sails short. F. retary, Sec· GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Serv· rceJ, September 25-Chilrman, D. Secretery, C. Coumas. Beef about no ice aboard, to 1ee patronnan on. this. Ship's fund contain• 14.33. On e man miued ship in Lake Charles. Communlcation1 from headquarters were posted, then re1td. and accepted unanlmou1ly. Ship's delegate elected. Requested that overtime pink slips be lss�d before pay-of!. Hook and eye fasfiter to be repaired on port water· . tlte door. Ship'• delegate to check · 9n ice shortage . Williams; . -- VENTURA <Trani Oceanic), SeP'tem• Newell1 Secre· ber 1 2-Chalrman, Captain reported that , tery, H. Deck Maintenance men will repair various ltenis. Ship's trea.mry-$7.47. milk Vote taken on· steward handling · aboard, passed. R. Lynn. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), Septem· ber 30-Chalrmin, B. Burkel Secre­ tery, J. Barone. Blackgang foc'sles to be painted. 1'10 major beefs. Repair list has been submitted. Communica· tions from headquarters read and ac· cepted unanimously. It was suggested that some French Bread should be baked. · AJ.COA R U N N E R �lcoaJ, c E. Dlorlo1 Secretar.y, Guerrero.· No beefs, �P running Ship's treasury consists of smooth. $20. All recent · communications - from headquarters read and accepted uliani· mously. Ship's delegate, engine dele· ga te . and · secretary.reporter elected. be cots that reqflested Steward brou gh t in port, not to be left on deck. Librarian asked cooperation in keeping books and magazines i'? ordei;. ·- h i ma ar October 2 -:O. n, C H ESTER HARDING (Construction >, 2 C 1 Agg g ne c rete y W. R .. man paid off by mutual consent. No beer or Intoxicants to be broqght aboard ship. No beef"' It . was sug. gested that compaqy be notlfi�d· of condition of sick bay on Camp· Zlipara, It ls unsanitary and inadequate: Vote of thanks given Chief Cook, and the entire steward department. re ates September 5- h1lrm n, Horne. 9 r , Torres1 Se ,· C H IWAWA (Cities Service), October J, Secret1ry, J. One man missed ship. in Port Evflrglades. Some disputed over' time. Reports from headquarters 11c­ cepted and ,concurred. · New ship'• delegate elected. Dlscusslon held re· g..dlng ship'• guards In Lake Charles roaming In crews quarten. 3-Chalrman, Christy. ... Phllllps; C O E U R D'ALENE ..VICTORY <Vic· Carriers>, September 3�hmlr· ' ·man, J. Stell(1rt1 Secretery, W. Fl.sher., Everything O.K. at payoff, some re· pairs Will be taken �e of. Ship's flpld-$26.65. Ship's delegate - and �- s�cretary-reporter elected. New mat­ tresses may come aboard in .San Francisco, if order ·fa O:K.'d. Shtp'1 delegate to see if crew can get same type as topside delerates: to check · all. . rooms for osclllatln&' fans. Cl tory ·' , W11nt Seafarer1 Headin' ·To J.apan To Crew Tanker •,_: ; ' ' ... • • / I · SEASTAR (Triton), September • 1 1lrma n; R. Garriss; Secretary, R. Morrisette. No beefs, everything q.K. Cha - When ·Using washing machine do not longer than necessary. New use ·washing machine needed. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL ADVOCATE (l st l n), J. Lie1 Secre­ l;>eef� Ji{otlon made and carried to accept .and con· cur with communications from head· quarters. Motion made and carried that all chairs be varnished In mes•· room. ·It was suggested that cups be returned to m�ssroom. tember 2S--Ch1lrm1n, tary, D. Claussen. No hm 1 · Sep.' · · ' STEE L YER Odober 2-Chalrman, C. A. V n e. No beefs.. Ship's treasury contains $99.46. Repairs to be made shortside. Improvement on chow. (lsthml1n), Bush; Secretary, lol1 t �MAE <Bull L � September 25Carter/ S c e r O'Berry. Ch:tlrman, A. e r ta y, G. Ship's delegaie elected. Mo· t lon made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters: Everyone to donate 12 to ship's fund. Repairs to be turned· mto Chief Engineer, be will repair them at once. REPUBLIC a fa lge rJ, September Hicks; Sec reta ry, T. (Tr 27-Chalrman, F. " . timber 24-Chalrman, R. JEAN <Bull Lines>, October 3 Chalrm11n, w. Lach;ance; Secretary, B. Tramps · Ask Valles. Newscasts are being posted. One man · went to the hospital. Mo· tion made and carried to 11ccept and concur with commun,ications"" from headquarters. Discussion held on men left _in foreign pol'ts. _ ' 200 - Ship Subsidies · PURITAN <Alcoa>, ·septem· ber 24-Chalrman, L. Larklni Secre­ tary, H, Kiimon. 'No beefs, · every· thing O.K. Few hours disputed o:ver· time for delayed sailing. Motion m·ade and carried to accept and con· cur with communications from head· qua rters. Discussion held on bow im· portant i t is not to perform aboard ship. Vote of thanks to stc�vard de· putmcnt. Repair lists have been turned in. (Cities Service), Sep­ tember 24-Chalrman, none; Secre-tary, E. Deshotels. Two men missed • 18-Chalrman, e e l'!l_r&f . .. . ' _ • WASHINGTON - A policy shift in the Maritime Admin· istration regarding the trans­ fer of US ships to runaway regis­ tries appear likely to open the floodgates for tran fers from the American flag all over <tgairi. Two more T-2 tankers were ap­ proved for transfer this week. The new tactic - i s to bill them as pro­ moting new ship construction un­ der the US flag, since the old ex­ cuse of no available cargoes doesn't hold any longer. The ships are the war-built .Alexandra and Trinity, formerly manned by Seafarers under an SIU contract with J. M. Carras, Inc. Three other ships, two tankers and a Liberty, were transferred on the same basis last month. They were also .SIU-manned vessels operated by Trans-Ocean Marine. Rep. Herbert Bonner CD.-NC>. chairman of the House Mercl}a·nt Marine Committee, has already in­ Meanwhile, the SIU branch here dicated a full-scale inquiry into the marked the 'l'hanksgiving holiday transfer situation early next year in the traditiom � J manner· with a after Coµgress reconvenes in. full-course dinner served to Sea­ January. farers, their families and friends The transfer policies of the Mari­ in the port. Members of several time Administrati�n have been other AFL unions also enjoyed t11e under fire from many segments of SIU hospitality on the occasion . . . the shipping industry since the The holiday provided some relief registry shifts began two years ago. from the relatively quiet shippii;ig. Well over 100 ships of �11 types which has been on the slow side were allowed to skip from the US for a few · weeks. flag . under this -program. · Repeating a call for tramp sh'ip subsidies, James Stuart, president" of the� American WINTER H I L L rr MA. open$ 7 'R . u na·wa·y D oor A.ga1 n MAW has been directing a . cam­ the verge of an agreement for a National Labor Relations Board paign among . employees of the election, the company �augurated . company's freight-passenger oper­ a campaign of intimidation against a.tions in the Baltimore-Ha mpt:m union supporters. Many were fired Roads area for some time and was outright ·a nd others forced to take confident of success. Increased backi1ig is being given time off on the basis of accumufrom the AFL Teamsters as the picketing· is maintained around· the clock: �lark Holiday left ship to go to the -hospital in Germany. Motion made and carr�ed to accept and concur with communica· tions from headquarters. Motion made and carried to have galley repairs done in shipyard. Repair list's to be completed an.d turned over to Shi:P's Delegate. ALCOA P E N N A N T <Alcoa), Septem· ber D. Harrison; Sec-:. retary, J. Olsen. Motion made and carried to accept and •concur. wltb communicatlon.s from headquarters. Motion made and carried to rotate ship's delegate every three tri1;>•· To bring all utensils and dlshe_f 'Dack to pantry when. finished. To get fre$ cookies at coffee time an<\ t� keep me1sball and pantFY doors locked · while In Poft , of •ol>ll a .. • . - · BALTIMOR�Full-scale pi.ck�ting of the Old Bay Line-by the SJU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers and Seafarers help­ ing out on the l�es was continuing in this port without letup this week. , The beef . over the com­ lated vacation so that they could pany's arrogant anti-union not take part in the scheduled bal­ attitude developed when, -on loting. H IGH POINT VICTORY <B.ull Lines), September 25-Chalrman, R. Albanese; Secretary, M. DuBois. One brother ship. ' No 'disputed ov.ertlme . .. Motion made and carried. to accept and con· cur with communications from head· quarters. Motion made and car.ried to get man's name who left "ship in Lake Charles. Repair.' llsts to be completed by each delegate to · be turned into Captain and ' :Patrolman. · ,... M:Aw ·.Piclc.ets ff�old Firm At -�ay Line (Cities Service), Septem· h lrman, Mitchell; Secre­ none. - . Stay Put For Idle Pay _ CANTIGNY 2 7-C a J, tary, Had discusslf?n and re · celved instructions from Lake �harle1 _Agent regarding the breaking of sea To check with patrolman watches. about room allo\vance while in dry· dock. No beefs. It was suggested- to start ship's fund. Motion made and carried for steward to have more cof· fee, night lunc1}, cream to be put out for night watches. · ALCOA . I A n av erage de l y o f a m o n th i s rep o r te d i n m ost c a se s c a using . � _, considerable hardship to the men involved. __ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______ __ ___ __ ____ _____________ ____ PILGRIM <Alcoa), Septem· ber 25-Chalrman, Hancey1 '•Secre­ Smith. . · - Seafarers who are collecting state -unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting -to · ship are urged' 't o stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue receiving·· their chedks regularly. Several Seafarers have already . experi�1ced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state un�mploymerit offices that 1hey had moved and ·. changed their· mailing address. . .ALCOA E. tary, o. Ship's treasury con· tains $6.75. No beefs. Communications from headquarters read and accepted unanimously. Ship's delegate and sec· Crew in· retary-reporter elected. structed to turn off washing machine after th�y use it. ber . • ·� ' OCEAN JOYCE (Ocean. Transl, N. Lar109r Sec· retary,.. Taylor. Ice box an'd fans on repair list. A crewinember died prior to arrival in Formoifa. · Motion made and carried to accept and con· cur with communications from he11d· quarters. c;rew to keep me�hall. c:lean. ' Seafarers crewing out of headquarters for ta n ker Montebello HilJs wa ve goodbye with Japan- · ese visas as they a wa it bus which took them to a irport. Ship h a d been laid· u p in J�pan a nd crd't/ wa s flown ,there- .from NY . Lewis. Mattresses and wa1hlng ma· chine needed. Repairs O.K. Ship'1 fund-$11.32. No beef1, few houri disputed overtime. Motion made and carried to read, accept, and concur with communications from headquar· tera unanimously. Ship's delegate and 1ecret!lry-reporter elected. · ' " •' ! DEL . VAl:.LI (MlsslaslppH; ' "ptem· ber 14!-ch•lrman, J,' Grean; Seer•. tery, R; l rlna y, Deck 'department rooms to be sougied. Everything O.Ji! Ship's ·fund contains 142.30. To·· see ehief engineer about changing water· · fa.uc t1 In erews quarters-to · be· · re· ALCOA CLIPPER <Alcoa>, October· paired. To buy record playu and 2-Chelrman, R. · R. • 1loblrt11 lecre­ tecordi from · ship'• fuhd. Repair lilt tery, c. - A; C rabtr•e· .:' AJI new Jften · . to_. .IM m 11de up as 1oon as . �Dible• . to report to lmmitratlori i)lficer. Vote Dbcuslion be•� on water in e: , of, thanks �late. � way from ..V�llilnl machine. '- .· " """' �P'.1 Pace &nea i (Martis), September H-C:h1lrman, B. Berglund1 Secretary, V. Fitzgerald. Discussion on grease Log. � ...., .· e FL Digest '·or· SIU _Ship_ 'Meetings F Tramp Ship Associat*on, declared that the US should assist a 200-ship tramp fleet under the:- 1936 Mer­ chant Marine · Act. Stuart added that the 1916 Shipping Ad should also .·be amended to permit the ·tramps, to form freig�t oonferences which standardize · rates on ocean freight with shij>s of foreign -nations. But all the sbipS' coming into port "have certainly rated the best of bouquets as they were all ·clean - and all beefs were . of a minor na­ ture. Hearty · congratulations on a fine job to these SIU crews," SIU (>ort Agent Earl Sheppard addt;d. Ann Marie Transferred Meanwhile,, another SIU-manned ship, the Ann Marie, has followed the MV Gadsden in a shift to the fl;ig of South Korea. Both ships are in the C-1-MAV-l class and are among a group of eight such ships Fifteen 1 ships paid off, - nine destined to go to South Korea un­ signed on and twenty-one stopped der the · Mutual Security Act of over in transit during the two­ 1954. The Gadsden, which is a heavy wee� · period. · The US tramp· fleet at present lift ship, had been sold by the SIU­ . consists of less than 100 ships contracted Ocean Tow company to because of the wholesale tranif-ers ·H another operator prior to her q. to. runaway flags through.gut 1954 . . transfer to South Korea in June, 1 Prior , to that, the fleet was in the 1955: The Ann Marie had been 200-sbip range. ·owned and operated by Bull Lines Seafarers who wish to check Tramp ship operato�s have at-. in the coastwise trade until she Vl-�S their baggage at SIU beadquar­ · tempted �n several occa�ions to purchased by the Maritime Admin­ ters in Brooklyn are advised to get Government aid, ip the form of istration a week ago and then note the · change ill. the location operating s�bsidies, c.onstrucUon turned over to the South Ko�ean of the baggage room� which is _aid and tax allow.ances. · Up u,ntil government. . now in the building �hind ' · �.Both 'Ships are · .to · be. .used in. the now· their efforts. have.,��pt ��e · • he•dquatt�rs;..- :. ' · much headway fu (1on�ss. �orean .coastal .trad•� · Baggage Room Moved · · ' .. ..· · _ �' Pas•. Blcht S E .4 f. A R E If S --------..---�· - -� £0G ,.. J' • Officers, e�ecutive boa rd . members and trustees elected by the convention to run the . affairs of the. M a r­ itime Trades Department for the coming fou r years a re shown as they a re. sworn in by Ha rry O' Reilly, (rea r, left) AFL Di.rector-of - O rganizstion. · MTD President H a rry Lundeberg is next to O ' Reilly. The MTD will continue to fu nction as the department for its industry ir the merged AFL-CIO set-up. . Financ;e com mittee h udd les over facts and figu re·s, . (I to r) Fra n k Yeager, I BL: Fred Fa rnan, S I U . Great Lakes District; Burt Lanphe r, Staff Officers; Ca rlyle Burns, I BL. .. �- . • . · . Arnold Zander (right) p resident of the American Federation of State, County a nd M unicipa l Em• ployees, was one of sevei'dl . ·prominent labor spokesmen who addressed the convention. ' - l � .. . Holt Ross, - Southern . Oirector, Hod Ca rri�rs Union,: · . . '· Jack M cDona ld, . MTD vice-president, from In ter· . Harold Schneider,· secretO:ry-treasurer ·of the . American Fede ra tion· ·or Grain -. M 'illers is ,W.elcomed to ·t he conventfon by . · • , . .. reca lled . hi� :preser.ice at . the..founding ·convention . nation<iJI · Union : of. .Operating · En9ineer.s, raises 'a .. MT� _ , �resi�ent . .l1;1.ndebet9,: · .Grain . :M ill�rs iust ' re�ently.· . �-· , oJ.,t�e-then-in.fo�t _SI U. bad · i� · · l 9· 3 � ofter·.wrecka.ge � ... - ' ' . point-:.- during r c;lis�sions. .S�c:'ted , -;, M� >< · Weis. d:>ar>t� ,1 fro��;f!ttget offil r!J te<"lrwJth ,· M"f:_L}...: ',: - ··::• · . •.. .,-.: - •: ·· .'1 ,. ,_.,,. � :·\ ·�·, · ,. , . -; · · · · · of:· o ld l nte rnati !? n a l · � eci men s Union• . · . · .: . .. ·= �.•·"_-fr� · r;· . �und ·M hm.• <;ounctl. · · · . • . . · . · · . • · . �Constitution committee revise� MTD � ocumen.t to confor.m .with AFL-CIO merger. Seated II to r) around ta ble or.e John Dwyer, I BL vice president: · Pat Cull nan, licensed tugmen , I B L: John Howk , S I U of NA secretary-tr�asurer; Morris Weisberger, S U P N ew York a gent ; Tommy Atkins, national . president, M M &P� Captain John Fox, Inland Boa tmen . Standing a re : Wa lter Weav..e r, I B L and Jack Regan , B M E. Frank Yeager, I BL, discusses commit.tee report. listening in . a re Carlyle Burns, I B L (at .left) : Burt Lofl pher, Staff Officel'S Association (front) and Robert Afflekt, I B L delegate. Con­ vention acted on many important ma·ritime issues. Joh n Dwyer, I B L vice-president, reports on the New York · waterfront 'aituation. Convention. passed atrong resolutiort offering fullest possible support to new I B L organiZing ca m p�ign on the city's piers. Committee qp officers' reports is showri in cou rse of convention discussiof. . Committee members included, (facing camera, I · to r) Ray Doell, secreta ry-trea su rer, Brotherhood of M a rine- ·Engineers·: . Ca pta i n C. T. Atkins, p residen t, Masters, Mates a nd Pilots, and Andrea Gomez, SIU of NA vice-president representing th e fish and cannery workers section of the S I U of NA• . · · S1:.1ccess· 0f. International Brotherhood · of. Longsho rem en in , P.uerto Rico is desc�ibed by Juan Perez · Roa; · . Three - I B L repr�sentatives from- Great l-akes a rea talk thinga -in . over ..dur:ing a · pause -in - the ·· proceed in gs. They a re (I to r) succeeded. has IBL n 954, o ele � . in i · · t c there . in · 11.:A . .' " viee-presid.ent 1or" 1>11erto Rico;.- - �fter , defeating . , · 'll l im"ina t.ing al l ·· o �g��ize d :•ltA· ··.infly!nce:."c.n� ;win nin g: -- im�roved· C:ontract· ·. c.o nd;it\9n1 for. approximat� ly ;-. . .. · 1 Lloyd .::. Da n iels '' a nd .. •Stan le y ' Laz :. from IBL ·in Chicago and , · - , ·. : · . . . . . ' q:\l '� 'k·. ':'. '·- .W.oltec:iiWtov•r•. i)f�•.Cle:veland• . • . . .,,. , " · : · . . ' . ·." , "· ' ' · ' ''· ,.. , " . , · � , , 4.i 500 ·" ! ongs h o.re �.e n" ; IR '. G ll PuertQ:1·Rroo" ;por.tsi · .' ·"·, t . .. , 11 •,. .. ;I ,,_,... · · · • l • • . • • . · · · • • • . ,. . · �• ' .; ... "J �. · Pue Ten •• • , _ ' .., .._. .. · MEET THE SEAFARERf The membership of the SIU has -a right to for.!11 its functions just as it keeps fecords, ,, puff its chest over the awards received -by · maintains offices and services co.ntracts. the SEAFARERS LOG . in this year's com- There are many union newspapers- like the petition: The LOG has always striven to ·b e LOG which perform their function well, but a membership ,newspaper and the fact that unfortunately, there are still a large number its content and presentation has been good of newspapers, big and small, which do not enough to win the top . labor press award measure up. reflects ·tlie support the LOG has . alway� reToo-many union papers are dull and de­ ceived from the rank ·and file membership void of content or· are excuses for · seeing of the SIU. A very lar�e . percentage of ma- how many pictures of union officials can · be terial in each .issue orthe LOG c9mes from . cro�ded in . an . .issue and how · many times . . the .members themselves, adding_ immeasur- their names . can be mentioned. Much r e· abiy .to the appeal of the new�paper.' mains to be done to bring such publication; .. up to .snuff. . A union newspaper like the LOG serves an important function in modern day unions The LOG is happy that it has been doing because It acts as the union's voice both to the · job the members expect of it in bring­ the outside world and the membership it- ing news of maritime and .Upion affairs to self. In a maritime union this impor�ance the membership. The award confirms this is multiplied many times because it is not linpressi9n which comes from the many com­ possible for the member.Ship to be brought plimentary le�t�rs the LOG receives regu­ together in one place at any one time. The larly both fro� members and from readers newspaper is an essential �edium of com- · outside the Union. It "intends to make every eff rt to live up to a high standard and munication between the Union and its mem- strive 6 -'for improvement in its· content. . berspip scattered .au over the- globe. 1 In the la�t analysis, · any- awards and -plau. Operating a good µnion newspaper alwa,ys dits th�. LOG may receive . be�ong to the ' shapes up as. a sizable expense but it .is an � membership. The LOG· wishes to tltank you . expense every uniop. must shoulder to per- for m�king its di �tmctions po8Sible. . . I The Norfolk SIU hall is now re- rector and is now in process of ceiving some needed repairs, prin- lining up a team for the winter cipally to i t � season in South America. Another D e l S u d crewmember, heating system , after a member- Ch a rles Dowlin1:; came up with a ship-elected com- sound suggestion when he pro­ mittee s t u d i e d posed that the crew get a couple the bids for the · of Robert's rule of ord�r books work and chose a and keep them handy in the ship's contractor to do library. It would help settle any the job. _(:ommit- disputes about the conduct of ship­ tee members con- board meetings. sisted o f C. o . ;\". t t Boschi Seafarer Frank Boyne put his Saunders, W. son, W. L. Pi�kh am, W. Harrell, B. oxyge n tank and flippers aside Boschi, O. Bailey, J. B. Harris and and came up for F. R. Hicks. The hall is sure to be air .. long enough snug and warm this winter. to chal.r the Sa­ vannah member­ � � � ship meeting NoThe crew aboard the Elizabeth l; vember ao. Frank m ighty solicitous over the comfort is a confirmed of the ship's baker .because they skin diving fan. don't want fatigue affecting the o t h e r meetin g quality of his output. It was noted . chairmen in the in the minutes that Tony Ferrara, v a r i o u s ports Libby ship's carpen!er, - rigged a ben ch were Charles Infor baker Henry Williams so he man in Baltimor� Ja�es Eichencould keep. off his feet when he bere- in Philadelphia and J. Adams worked. . in Seattle. Rank and file members "" "" .... "" "" "" J · s Bran in Savannah · · p Van m can in orfolk ; w. Things are' loolting up for the �aseball fan�iers on t_he Del Sud and Herb · Libby in Baltim ore · E. _ · - · __ Ma- Labor's �ew Era · Begin� From now Dn the official name of · the the problems, they had to over�ome. lao�l sig- I Of course, the· fact of the merger does not The Union is the sru, AFL-CIO. nifies that the AFL and CIO have officially in - itself automatically eliminate all prob­ taken the steps which brought virUially all' lems 'Yithin org�nized labor and �obody seriously expec.ted that ,it would. J)ifferehces of American labor into a single giant ,feder.a- between -indiv.fduals and groups a"te a=- fundation, the largest ·grouping of . free- unions . in mental f4iCt 9f_ I�fe; · even twins - don't: alw;:iys. agree with each oth�r. . Whate1'er , the argu- , the world. m �· fact . The 1·ion s sh are of· ered"t . h ieve" .1 f-or th"is ac . · ents· an·d. differen . · ces maY, be, 'the pIam s th�t Jabo has-_ i agr�4 � to �gue th�m r .c;>ut , M George t<:> y e ight!u�ly. belongs ment ·r h c: N 8:11 :M i M rp y . the first p�esJdent. of the merged orgamza- . w1thm the framework oi o�e. fed-e.i:�tion .: ' '- · with Maurice "D1*e" Due&, the Callahan and J Chermesino ln tion and �o Walter Reuther, whQ was presi. · · As for the SIU, it will continu� to · be . SIU'.s 'o�n�_Wa.It �ls�9n• .�ow ' rid.in. }J9ston �nd _ J Pull!•n .1n San Fran- den� of t�� CJQ� . 'fh�Y' ;ti:av�., �ccotilplis�ed :· guided by. its 'majpi' - Qbj��i�es �p ., q�fQ��; ,, i i� i b9r� · .- {9,r J��-· ,. b��i 19.����.f��. ��·" its--- � . :�.��r �f!.,1�}:efte:- �� : m�et�e a,.; .Jw.!� t and d�hc��-t:. ����, ��th . w.tbeh�y- . !<?, !<. w �a�i�:ii�\: ; � s �p ,� �e �y.�t ' . - � S- . , n . � -. .... 1->e, c � ; .. �. - . ' · , ,. a� pris c-,, �A 'lt and d �uy m er , . ', 47��,:,·, c�iisl mg " ... �em � eJ.?slUp. ...... ( -·, '. - ·;"< .... . :i>/ <'. . • )--� :�1 I .., r J� . .or l t.:.;/ '<1 • � .... ,!.1•'iV'";·I •., l,, /' .� '-.•.,..Jc �/..,.A '•�..#-- '?_· ;... 1' 1:� .( ._.._ •r. J . . Jl"i-.,..· Il1., �� .,...:>, � , ;�"I":, i¥,.· ����; ·, · ·.�..��).#:�'�.:�·.tit· �)'../ "' , 1. --:1� ,·�� .. , (�. �:..���...� ·-�� ·� ... '..., :·7�· ' � ' '• - '• '. . · _ • '1' ,... • • · ���· • • . . ... ' • , ot , - - ... . " • · I · , , 1 � _ . , ·. ... .. r ,., . . . . ,- �• ' -- Dee.' ,, 1955 . Pqe Elnea DerOie Resene, Spotlights · Siu Tug To ll ailar Islalld + BOSTON-Expert seamanship by crewmembers aboard the SIU-manned tug El Sol has been credited with saving 52 men in an Air Force inspection and, work party from- a '.'wet" Thanksgiving aboard a man- + made island 110 miles out in $8 million worth of radar ap­ the Athmt!,c. A full report' paratu� will tower another 60 feet was carried in the November 25 above it. Its weather deck, about · LOG. . The Air Force g r o u p had gone , aboard the "Texas 1 Tower" radar platform stationed off Cape Cod for a four-hour visit and · wound up stranded for a full week until the El Sol managed to take them �ff by . means of a sea=-going · "airlift." All "survivors" were unanimous in praising their rescuers, who themselves were battered by four different storms, one of . which drove the El Sol 200 miles away to a point off the New Jersey coast. The tug got back just in time to complete its original J'l\ission and escape another predicted storm. Seafarers . aboard the tug, which · is operated by the Portland Barge and Tug Company, are P. Karas, F. Crowell, C. Cain, ABs ; T. O'Con­ nor, wiper; J. Leston, cook and steward, and R. MacDonald and A. Flibotte, MMs. all shipped out of the Boston SIU. hall.' They service the radar jnstallation with sup­ plies, m �il �ng trap!?portation to the matpland. half the area of a football field, will be a place for helicopters to land. Since it stands so h �gh . out of the water, small boats will have to be raised and lowered by cranes. Supplies come aboard in cargo nets. Shill Is Experimental /' Although designed to withstand powerful pressures, it is stjll in the experimental stage. Thus t� events of two weeks ago and the battering it experienced have con­ vinced the engineers who devel­ oped it that it · is seaworthy and can perform its m ission. One seaman later capsulized the feeling of many when he com­ mented: "You know what a ship can take, but the engineers only tested this thing with slide rules." Th � "rescue" of those marooned on the tower was accomplished ·via a basket attached to a boom con­ trolled from the deck . of the tower high above the tug. Groups of four to seven men were "airlifted" from the ,,deck of the tower to the deck ' of the tug below while winds lashed all around. The rig did its work effi­ . Tower Near Completion ciently, causing only minor bruises The 8,000-ton Cape Cod radar to some as they were deposited on tower, whjch was . towed out to its . the bobbing deck of the tug. permanent perc.h in the Atlantic Equipped· with only a stern an­ with the aid of the El Sol last chor after losing two bow anchors · summer, is nearing completion and in previous maneuvers, the El Sol the day when She wili be manned was backed up almost under the by ·a full Air Force crew of 80 platform at the time. technicians. She is· a · first of 30 The ship itself came to the run similar advance warning posts from the West Coast. She was pre­ which will b e stationed all along viously manned by a crew from the the Atlantic coast to guard against SIU-.affiliated Inland Boatmen's - -=� approaching unfriendly aircraft. Union. Patterned after the original · "Texas · Tow�r" rigs used for ·-------:. drilling offshore oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the structure is triangularshaped to offer less resistance to the wind and stands 67 feet above .Regular memoershlp meet­ . the average high tide level. It is mgs ih SIU headquarters and supported on · three steel legs 1 0 at all br.anches are held every · feet in diameter, filled with con­ second _ Wednesday night at crete and anchored to the ocean 7 PM. The sch�ule for the floor. · next few meetings ls as follows: The platform is 35 feet thick, Dec. 14, Dec. 28, Jan. 1 1 . and three plastic domes containing · Meeting N ight Every 2- Weeks· Rubber-cushioned bucket containing five men fr�m an Air Force inspection party ma �ooned on the Cape Cod "Texas Tower" radar station is lowered by a boo_m from t_he unseen deck• of the tower whil� the S I U -manped tug El Sol maneuvers below to get_ into p�sition. $45 A LABOR ROUND-UP weekly unemployment Electrical benefit has been urged by the New York State Federation of Labor. Governor Harriman has already announced that he will seek liber­ alization of unemployment, disab­ ility and workmen's 'compensation benefits at the next session · of the state legislature. t . t ' i . The . hotly-disputed strike at the Perfect Circle piston ring plant in · Indiana ended as workers voted to go back under terms of a 1 7 -cent an hour lDcrease . The, . men, members of the CIO United Auto Work· ers, had been o n . strike for four pionths. The maj ority of fired strikers are being reinst ate P. wi th . . other ��ses going to arbitration. t .to i . . Stereotypers employed by the · ' · Civilia·n·: ma intena ric e 9 ang ab o a r.d the �'Texa s Tow�r" guides basket .containi n9 fiv·e me n u p an d �ve�. th� ,d ec k fo t h e tuCJ..E 1 5 o 1 _w a_ it!ng b e 1 ow. ..E. xpe_rt sea mans h1p by th � crew of . t h e . ta lee � " q�f . ir. �� i \· ��� '\.�-� .:· �I U - � an � ed' t u� ·w_� �- �it� I : in � �-�f��',,1Jf..f rt_� �H . :'� �lJ�!��t�,?.!'.��:t:P.'�· Workers, is seeking AFL-CIO affiliation. The Interna­ tional Association of Machinists revealed that UE had approached it for a charter but had been turn­ ed down. Af one time it had a membership of nearly half a mil­ lion but is now down to around 150,000. � Private bus I i n e s and the Transport Workers Union, CIO, reached late-hour two-year a agreement on the eve of a threat­ ened strike. The agreement pro­ vides fo'r an immediate eight cent hourly increas e plus another six / cents next year and three cents in fringe benefits. Bus compan ies are expeS!ted to seek a fare increase to ' cover the added costs . three Detroit dailies went on strike as their two year contract expired. The maj(ir dispute i nvo l ved the method ·of payment for handling color plates. Printers, pressmert and editorial workers supported the strike which . shut down the Detroit Free Press, · the • Detroit News and Detroit Times. A jointly-conducted strike by the CIO United Shoe Workers and AFL Boot and Shoe Workers won a five percent . wage increase at two major shoe companies, plus another three percent next year. ... The two companies, Internationai and Brown, op erate 70 plants, . ..::.). mostly in the midwest. ApprQxit ;t. t . , . Another of the dwindling ba n d mately 29,000 workers were in· · ..�o �����)�t f�_qr·_WEt«l k s ti;i��· , '9f I�ft-wltl:g ·�nfons; the . 9ntt� � t�� · _ · �Pap 'nrel� . Went To. - Japan: ' ¥ ----------- ' A UBURN .M EN STILL. NEED NE:W TEETH ' • 'l'o • 1 S e a fa rers on the Wa rrior enjoy the sunshine on d e c k d u ring a s t a y a t Patra s, Gree c e . Sh own ( front, I t o r l a re Red, OS; . H a rding, A B ; Crews, bos un, M urphy, O M ; ( rea r ) , Croc kett, A B ; Whitney, A B � H eavy, AB, and two unid entified crew­ m e m be.rs.· + ---�����- Bath Curtains On Alexandra Do A Fade out r Something sinister appears to be afoot · on the Alexandra, but no one seems ready yet to come clean with the facts. LOG-A- RH YTHM: The Figurehead By M. Dwyer Oh woman of enchantment, You w ea v e a magic spel l, Your mystic smile an d beauty Can please my heart so wen. Compared' to loves I've known, Yours is the very bestYou hold a secret meanin�, Know n not by all the rest. · . Of course, this is probably be­ cause the crime in �question makes it almost impossible. "Someone stole the new shower curtains the same day they were put up," the ship's IJlinutes solemnly declare, without pointing ' any accusing fingers. Who the culprit is or the reason for the unexpected disappearance of the curtains are not too clear, since the. account by Seafarer Joe Nigro, secretary, only provides the bare facts. • • • Likes Old Daya It can be assumed, however, that ,,.... l've talked to you in dead of whoever or whatever was responsi­ night, ble for the mystery is dead set As I stood against the rail, against any such modern innova­ And tol.d you tliings no m orta l tions as shower baths, and yearn$ knew for the old, comfortable :days of For I knew you'd never fail. "iron men and wooden bath tubs." Let ollter men thelr love bestow For many, a plain wash bucket On someone false> and sly, was more than enough. Who -will take their m on e y Whether the Alexandra will have And drink their rum , to return to those days is not Then act so coy and shy. known. The only thing that is I'll just keep 'my feelings locked known for sure is that if the ship deep inside can't pick up some more shower And be true to only y ou It will be our secret, t h is feelin g curtains somewhere, there's going to be an awfully wet deck to greet we share, the sanitary man every morning.. We're the wiser by far, we two. Billy R. VA HOSPITAL KERRVI LLE, TEXAS Hill USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Wm. P. Malcewlcz John E. Adams C. J. Mitchell Merton Baxter Ste\' e Modzelewski Alton Bell Mather Mullis Oscar R. Bird Claude F. Blanks C. R . Nicholson Victor Brunell Alionso Olaguibel Darrell O'Riley J. L. Buckelew G ordon L. Peck John L. Caldwell Lloyd T. Callaway R. A. Ratcliff Claburn E. Reed James R. Douglas Henri J. Robin Jr. A. N. Fernandez Walter Smith B. D. F'oster Woodrow A. Snead J. T. Gehringer Henry S. Sosa John C. George Andrew Stauder Aurillo Gomez William R. Stone Leon J. Gordon Roy R. Thomas · Edwin S. Harris Lonnie R. Tickle Earl L. Hodges G . M. Villarreal Herman Kemp Dirk Visse1· E. G. Knapp J . R. Von Holden Leo H. Lang James E. Ward Pierre LeB!anc Ernest H. Webb Tinerman J. Lee David A. Wright Eal'l B. Mccollam Charles B. Youna Kenneth Mcintosh USPHS· HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Fl'3ncis William S. Rudd J. Boner M. G. Shankle Wm. B. Cottman Ciro P. Sudona Aden C. · Ezell John P. Wilson "'e M. Reese . Geor"' USPHS HOSPITAL � BALTIMORE, MD. Alfred H. Casey Kenn<'th Bewig Jessie A. Clarke . Curt . Borman ·Alberto Espino Robert Bra in' . ' Jqse,Pl;i, �rill . . . . , Loµis , �· F!rlie ,_. � st : - , t Dob�lif Fo Frank· · Campbel}, �, ... " '-., • ' ,.. { . �� .� �� ,, Richard L. Foust Gorman T. Glaze Albert Hawkins Austin Kitching1 Frank McErlane Fred Morris Harry W . Muches John W. Parker Fred Pittman Murray A. Plyer A. S. Reinholdt Edward Rhoad1 Clyde Ward Joseph E. Watson Harold Wheeler Lull Williams USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY. A. John McWilliam1 Androh• J. Maisonet Joseph S. Barron Thomas E. Mayne1 Ben K. Baugh Arthur Beck Robert J . Menser . George Carlson Paige A. Mitchell William Neef John Castro Donald R. Catlin E. N ooney H. C. Parker James Clarke James J. DeVito S . -...Peliksze George Fiance Santos Pizarro George Rees Idelfonso Galindez A. Reibus Luciamo Ghezzo Estell Godfrey Juan Reyes Carlos Gomez G. H. Robirison Halvor Holt Jose Rodriguez D. Kaim Santiago Rosario Stanley Scott F. R. Kaziukewlc1 M. A. Luca11 E. Slintak W. F. Luhl'Sen Robert Welker Martin J. Lynch Headley F. White Lloyd McGee · Yu Soni Yee N• . McKeaven Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. USPHS HOSPITAL ME"1PHIS, TEN N. Charles Burton . USPHS HOSPITAL BOS'fON,MASS. William J. Dyer Theodore Mastaler Leo J. Ken!ledy Anthon'y ..Plnchook MOBILE COUNTY . TB SANITORIUM · _ .· . " . � BP.fl';. . . � , ..� ,, David M. Baria � . l,' P, "•f ,'J"\;� � • . ·. j� r':J lf� ?\ \ftl• .; � , � <? r -� ' ;... :r: �! � �ll A,LA. . .JU ,� do feel that we are a parl of - our husband .and daddy'• wonderful Union. MY very best · wishes for con­ tinued success, and aeain may I say "thank you for every­ thing." Editor: I ' Mrs. Wiley Hlntoa i· i - i Seafarers Hai l Seattle Hotel . To the Editor: We have never written you for publication a� any time, ·bt,t we will appreciate very much if this will be published in th e LOG. It concerns a .very good friend of Seafarers on the West . Coast. . We have been out here ·on the Coast for the past six years, m any a 1i' d times a f t e _r paying off a ship we checkAll letters to the editor for · ed in at the publication in the- SEAFART e x a s Hotel, ERS LOG .must be signed b11 1 9 2 4 lh First Names will be the writer. withheld upon Tequest. Avenue, Seattie. The place . . is managed by FARERS LOG at the USS club Marlon Miss was always a p{Oblem because they used to be grabbeil up .by Chivotti, ·who has been very kind to SIU men, everyone who came along. Tl}ere . especially those 'Yho needed a a 1 ways was a big bunch of NMU room when shipping was t«�ugh. "Pilots" lying around, but they She has never turned anyone never seemed to "go" as fast as down, and is well liked 1iy all. the LOG. It might b e a good E arly in 195'4, she sold her . idea to · send more LOGs there place, but then bought it back because all the crews, even a·gain in Jurie, 1955. It is now on the MSTS ships, are e:iger known as the Raymond Hotel. for whatever news they can get . We would l ike to let all her Incidentally, - my trip home on friends know that Marion is the American Merchant was a back in the same hotel, because real experience.. Calmar ships we know that many of the boys are real feeders compared td' do not know this. We a1so wish · this .one. There · wasn't even a Marion lots of success for a job special Thanksgiving Day · din- well done in the past, and we ner; just a standard dinner with know :;he wilL do the same - in none of the tra'i:litional extras- the future. · . you get on SIU ships. Many th.anks for your .kind The 12 days I was on there we attention in this matter. We .a.lso didn't even have meats like wa'nt to thank the LOG staff 1Pr liver or prime ribs once. The our great publication, and -for ' b'aking was. the only thing wortha job well done by the edito1·s while on that ship, Y,et from } nd staf,f. 1 · A. 1\1. Braiiconl what I gather the crew can't ge!_ Luke Clam boll any backing from the Union oil . H. Croke They say that if their beefs. j, Czycowkoskl they went to the hall' and comT. Parrett. plained, Curran would just tell , them to get off because they're .!. i i i on a good �u� and plenty of This Sign-On guys are wllhng to take the - I s A Record jobs. Ch seler B e are To the EditOr: · One thfng the guys who come I have been here ashore in 'over here should watch out for Connecticut since my last trip fs a· guy who claims he is an out of the West Coast on a good SUP man from 'Frisco aiid who old Robin Line ship to the Far East ba·ck in 195 1 . is always hanging around the · waterfront. H e talks with a n · My next trip after that-and one that quite a few others have Italian accent · and goes by the name of "Joe" or "John Miller." mad'e-is turning out to be The altar, I longest one yet. He's always chiseling . cigarettes and has bummed clothes "believe· they call it. We have off several guys for a · day or two two kids and number three is and then tlisappeared with them. due. to arrive in about another montp. I lost a $22 jacket to this charHello to Walt Yerke, Bob Joy acter myself' and will b� on tl\,e , lookout for him if and when I Red Hall and al,l hands involved. I wish they· could drop me a line get back there. M. S. Cross at 512 Laurel ' St., East Haven, \ coi"in. "" ;t. ;.t · 3. �·M ac " Mccarten O • Letters To The Editor · ... . _ • souve­ Japan, S e a f a r e.r Jake Malenke goes "natiye"· on the · Au­ burn. Dec ked out in some nir finery a cquired in SEAFARERS- IN THE HOSPITALS USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WQRTH, TEXAS Frank E. Anderson Joseph J, Fusella Rosendo Serrano B. F. Deibler the I've just been · . repatriated from Bremerliaven, Germany, on· a US Lines' ship, the Amerj­ can Merchant, after about a month's stay .in Europe. . I had to get off an SIU ship, the Ray­ vah, over there originally, be· been walking cause I had arouna with what t'urned o.ut to be a broken wrist for a month and· a half. L Gs Popul ar I might add that ·while 1 \Vas . there, getJ:ing the SEA,.. Guys like to ship to Japan for all kinds-. of reasons, but it would tli\ke a lot of thinking to come up with something to top the one offered by a cpuple of Sea­ farers on the Auburn. It seems that · these boys were very short on "choppers,''-and had 1nade great plans to purchase some of the beautifUl 0dental work, which Japanese technicians · are supposed to do so well and r-easonably. They even went to great lengths· to ex­ plain to anyone who would list�n just how they wer-e going to budget their first draw, says Jake Maleu­ ke, ship's reporter. 1.. Three item s The . schedule they solemnly of­ fered was (1) fix teeth, (2) buy souv�nirs, (3) liquid refreshmei:its and "miscellaneous." On the trip ov·er from Longview, Wash., they suffered through "steak ni�ht" bY. having their steaks run �hrough the meat grinder. It wasn't that the meat was so tough; they just didn't have their own grinding equipment at the time. . But, needless to· say, Malenke added, "the budget boys are still gumming it. Nagoya, Yokohama and Kure were just too much for them. ,Ask Duke tne bosurl, Lloyd the 3rd cook and Chic Fisher the deck delegate. Of course, they also have dentists in Karachi, Pakistan, Any bets?" our next stop over · our homes, we all refer to it a s "our Union,'� .. indeed we all Raps Feed� ns On N M U · Sh lp USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY. Mike Lubas Edmund Abualy Manuel AntQnana Joseph D. McGraw Eladio Aris Archibald McGuigan John Auslitz David Mcilreath Fortunato Bacomo Harry MacDonald Michael Machusky Frank W. Bemrick RoberJ L. Booker Vic Milazzo Walter L. Davis �Melvin 0. Moore Joseph B. Murphy Emilio Delgado Walter W. Denley Eugene T. Nelson John J. Driscoll James O'Hare Robert E. Gilbert . )Jalph J. Palmer Bart E. Gurani'l:k George G. Phifer Taib Hassen D. F. Ruggiano Joseph Ifsits G. E. Shumaker · Thomas Is•,ksen G. Sivertsen John W. Keenan ,-· Henry E. Smith John R. Klemowicz Karl Treimann Ludwig Kri stiansen Harry S . Tuttle Fred West Frederick Landry James J. Lawlor Virgil E. Wilmoth Kaarel Leetmaa Chee K. Zai · Leonard Leidig , USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS John E. MarJmpolo Marvin P. Bennett · . John E. Tillman Denil Boullit USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FR:ANCISCO, CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen · K. E. Kanaen W. M. Penninirton George D. Brady John S. Sweene:V Leon C. Brown Robert Voehrlnger Charles Dwyer Salvatore Guiffre USPHS HOSPrrAL 'SEATTLE, WASH. Sverre Johann essen L. Bosley G. E. Richardson Paul C. -Carter F. S. Stevens L. Dupll ssie USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH; GA. - Jlmml.e Littleton Jose Alonzo Jr. · d l Jalll es :H. lltcDona Wqi . .M- . BarrJett Fi-ederlelt "Bo ., · � Gerald . Perdomo �" • . Y!l . '�·"t';.;!£1f *(��1!.� i .. •�I t . � . . -l ,.•.i.. " ; ·!.".;--] 1rf } . · w Of ' i ' · _ Sees SIU' Union Of Wh ole Fam il y To the Editor: _ • . .t. b T an s IU For Welfare Assist ' si S • 'I would like to express my To the Editor: everlasting and sincere gratiI would like to thank you and tude to the Seafarers Welfare our SIU membership, i · eluding Plan for the benefits I received Herman Troxclair, SIU patrol­ covering my recent surgery and man in New Orleans, who did hospitalization. my wife; son and UlYSelf a \VOD· I am very proud that my busderful kindness in helping- us band is an SIU member, as I think his Union is the best there collect our receht · bencfits from the SIU Welfare Plan. is. It gives the families of seaWe three sincerely appreciate men a feeling of sec'urity to know that our husbands belong . what the SIU is doing for all brother . members and their famto such a grand Union as the . SIU, because we can' depei:id on ' We \Vish one and all a very the Union for . help when we merry C�ristmas and a Happy_ . neeq 'it. ' New Year. .# .iii SIU the of speak we When · . · � _.. , ,_ .,. L.·� � · �. • . 1J;1r,. �-.. Dee• •• 1915 -, C DinnY finds A 'Dilly; . · lt 'Reeks � · With Th'e Mystery Of : The· Orient' · to accept unanimously all VALCHIM Valentlno>, No dete­ communications from headquarter1. Chelrmen, · R. Thomu1 Secrotery, I. to steward department: thankl of Vote McMeater. Special• meetm. WH Crewmembers to help keep recreation of beef about baker. Motion room clean. New library ne eded. made and carried that baker be el· lowed another trip to prove blmaelf. ( . If proven incapable he get oU, ROB I N K I R K <Robin), October 23OCtol>er 10-Chalrmen, E. Coir1 S.c· Chalrmen, s. Thoyor1 Secretary, w. retery, G. Faba. Crewmembera re· Collard. Few minor beefs to be quelted to take care of washing ma· thrashed out in port with patrolman. chine. TV set should be turned off if Motion made and carried to accept no one J1 u11n1 It. Ship's fund, tfl.45. and concur with com muni cation from Watche1 to be quieter. . hl!adquarters. Motion made and car­ ried to l\!lve crewmembers donate W I L L IAM H. CARRUTH • (Transfuel), fifty cent'1 to 1hip'1 fund. October 23--Ch•lrmen, C. CadenhHdl Secretary, t:. Thomu. .Major repairs TOPA TOPA CWeterman), October taken care of. Some disputed overtime 25--C h alrman, W. Berth1 Secr9'ary, to be settled by patrolm an. Fire room Nall. Some dilpu.ted overtime. Mo­ C. ventilators to be repaired In Yoko· tion · made and ca rried to accept and from communication Recent hama. from communications concur with headquarters i·e ad and accepted and headquarters. Anchor pool , suggeHted vote of thanks given · for lo0kin1 out and ce rtain p�rcentage go ti! ship's for our affairs while this vessel Is at • · trealUJ'Y. becaun carried called ALCOA PARTNER <Alcoa), Novem• ber 16-Chelrmin, A. Aaron; Secre­ tary, J. iarono. Reports made to patrolman regardln& activities aboard this ve11el. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communi­ Motion cations from headquarters. made al)d carried that a report be made on the pros and con s of SUP agreemei;it. Digest Of SIU Ship Meetings Copenhagen and Hamburg" mu:;t , • odors- arid uniform lack o f sanfta­ C<?me up with new "finds" of this the still T�is garden spot, with a · name · . ARCHERS HOP&_ <Cities Servlc.r, 1'-Chalr· 19--Chalrman November m•n, H . Gray; Secretary, J . Adams. No beefs, some dlsputed overtime and Motion three hours · penalty meal. carried to accept communl.cation from Ship's secretary-re­ headquarters. porter elected. TV 1et to be re pa ired. ALCOA PEN NANT- (Alcoa), Oct• Mr 16-Chalrman, A. aourghot1 S•c· -. retary, J. Olsen. Motion made and car· rled to acce pt ind concur wUh com· municatlo ns from headquarten. Each department i1 to help keep laundry · clean. ALCOA l'OI N'r l lt iAlcN), Odobor 16-Chalrman, R. Colyer; Secretory, I. DeBautte. Lettei" writte'n lo \Inion was read to me mbership. Motion made and ca rrled to accept unanimoull.Y from communication headquarters. Motion made and . carried ' that when patrolman comes aboard to take care of disputes, he Is t o- take a cre wmem· ber topsi de with him. It was sugrested that a collection be made for flowers for the Third Mate, Thomas Case, who clled aboard tbls vessel. ALEXANDRA <C�ras), October 24-­ Chalrmen, A. Yeager; Secretary, M. Hand. Everything very runnine smoothly, Sliip's de legate and secre· tary-report er elected. Vote of thanks to ste wa rd departm ent . . M A I D E N C R E E K (' Waterman), Octo· bar 1 7-C ha lrma n, A. Wlddle; Seer•· tary, L. Wing. No •beefs. Motion made and canied to accept and concur with communications _from headquarters. Discussion held on SUP wage agree· ment. Steel'ing gear was fouled up in , San Juan; to in fol'm pati·olman about this. · Vote of thanks to sleward de­ part men t . · • -- F RA N C ES.,.. <Bull), No dat-Chalr· man, S. Carri Secretary, T. Kenny. Shlp•s Chief electrician missed ship. fund-$5.'2. No beefs, some disputed overtime. Motion made a nd ca rri ed to accept and concur with communica· tlons from headquarters. Electric! iron needed. DEL MAR <Mississippi), October ,_ Chelrman, E. Leonard; Secretary, M. Phelps. It is suggested to all ship's crew that they settle minor beefs by havin1' them discussed and ironed out at the delegates• meetings. l\1otlon made and cnrFled to accept and con· cur wi th communications from headquarters . .Motion made and carrier that the crew of the Del Mar go on · recorct !Ill beinll opposed to Amerir.an llag shtiis being transrerred to for elgn naes. l\fotlon made and carried that money to be paid out for pro· jector, that m·oney in ship's fund and movie machine be retained on board ship by chief �teward. · Doing a little _high-wire brushwork on the kiftgp (;sts of the Robin "Sherwood, these Seafare rs in the deck department a ppea r as agile as the apes of the ship's African port of call. Piclured f forward, I to r l are Walter Schlect and Paul Hellerbrand; ( aft J , Roy Guild and Kammet. Photo by A. Rosson while the Sherwood was on the hook at ,Tamatave. Madagascar. D E L ORO CMl11lsslppl), November 1 4 -Chelrman, J. Tourt; Secretary, I'. Whitlow. Crew' me11hall .and pantry to be 1ou1eed. Ship's fund-$41. Three Some disputed overmen logred. Motion made and carried to time. with <iummuni.ca· concur · and accept Motv;in hea dquarters. from tlons -made and carried that SEAFARERS each In s t h g i l h g hi LOG call'fY sports issue. Report on ste ward dep_artment voted on and cari!Jed unanimously. · Girls Know The Ropes, Rohm> . Sherwoo d Finds J O H N c. <Atlantic Carriers), Oct• ber .24--C halrm•n• W. Dunham; Secre­ tary, J. Byrne. Washi n g machine wringer to be repaired. Repairs to be · done, · The "Romance Run" to Africa-for the single-blessed regu­ lars on the R9bin Sherwood, at least�is generally accompa­ nied by sad leavetakings all along the route. But though the boys should +---·---------­ know better, they are always the master was · in- sustained con­ ill-prepared for the events tact with medical auth,.orities LA SAL L E (Waterman), Nove mbe r 1 '-Ch•lrman, S. Anderson; Secretary, Men who wish to pay. off E. Morris. ship to give notice to ca p ta i n , not to Ship's ..fund consists or anyone else. . s43.85. Motion made and carrie d to accept and concur with communica­ t lo ro headqu a r teu. m 1 ._r 111 -- that fo'llow as s�on as the ship gets ashore, giving reports and receiv­ underway in the fa�e of tl�e ing instruction," muffled sobs and handwaving of the !'heartbroken"" females they leave behind in all South African ports. As disclosed by Seafarer Nolan · L. Flowers, what follows is • MASSMAA <C•lmar), November 14Chai rman, E. Lamb; Secretary, E. Gretsky. Repairs tnken care of. No beefs. Motion made and cari·ied to accept and concur with· communica­ tions from headqu;irters. Discussion held on linen situation. Holiday Ship Menus Feature All The Fixings, Plus Extras OCEANSTAR (Triton), November 6 -Chelrman, c. Din; Secretary, C. Diaz. · Motion made and carried that communication . from headquartel's be accepted and concurred. Watch to be careful not t n spill coffee on passage· ways and stairs. Garbage to be dumped after mid house. MARYMAR <Calm•rl, S� ptembe r 1 8 R O B I N G R A Y (Seas Shipping), No­ -Chairman, W. Kahut; Secretary, G. vember -15-Chalrman, J. Kari; Secre­ S l l l a rd. Ship's fund, $9.73. Motion tary, J. Dolan. French money to be made to get new ironing boal'd. Sug- · used only in Madagascar. Ship to be gestion made to donate to· ship's fu nd. fumigated. Letter to be sent to New October 23-Chalrman, J, Morg a n ; York regard ing shore leave and sea Secretary, J , Jeffers. It was suggested watches In Madagascar. Steward de· . that the washing machine qot be used partment delegate resigned; Motion at night while taking a shower. It was made and carried to accept and con· suggested that patrolman see captain cur with communications from head­ about having a l a rger hot water tank quarters. put aboal'd, and also that captain post a list of crew slopchest on bulle· ROY A L • OAK (Cities Service), No­ tin board. vember 19-Chalrman, D. Livingston; Secretary, D. Beard. Funel'al wreath B E NTS FORT <Cities Service>, Sep­ was wired to one ' of our brother's tember S-C h a i rman, S. Pickett; Sei:· family. Motion made and carried to retary, W. Cassidy. To see Chief En· accept recent communication fro1;11 glneer about washing machine anil headquarters. Motion made apd car­ Wl'inger. Everything ruruilng O.K. ried t ha t we have a condensed lfst of Communications accepted as read. steward department wo1·king rules drawn by heAdquarters committe for SEATRAIN GEO�GIA (Seatraln), the �a nni ng scale of .T·2 tankers. October 23-Chalrma11. Sir C h a rles; . Secretary, A. Lambert. Motio11' made S E A N A N . <Orlon>, November , ,_ and cal'ried to buy ice cream In New Chairman, W. Burton; Secretary, s. York, instead ' of Texas City. Motion Glove. No llcefs. Ame1·ican money m&de and carried t o d iscont inue s�·s wanted i n Canal Zone. Suggestion fund. Shi1>'s h·easurer elected. made to c on sult delegates in resp cc· tive depa -tme nts about beefs. SEAT R A I N N E W Y O R K (Seatralnl, October 16-Chali-man, C. Mosley; Sec­ retar"y T. K ey se r. Motion made and carried to accept and concur wi th communications from headquarters. Discussion, held on SUP agreement. STEEL SU RVEYOR i l sthmlan), Octo· ber 2 3-C ha l r ma n, J. $wlder-skl1 Sec· retary, ' W. Doyle. Shi p's fund contain• *4. No beefs. Communication from headqua,rters read and accepted unani· mously. 1 � Bright Light . N • • • • • Sha uger ST E E L KING Usthmlen>, Nov. l­ Chalrmen, S. Stockm•rr; Secretar.y, D. Coe. Steward department to hol• meeting regarding ne\v 1teward 1 de· partm_ent agreement. . No beefs, few hours di1Puted overtime. Ship's fund to be started. Laree fan· to be put in each room. =: m 't.:."'i�;1 strictly for the book. "Amid all the hubbub, as the last line is cast off there is a con­ Another Thanksgiving holiday has rolled by, bringing a certed rush by all the gals towarrls one female on the dock,__ But is 1t flood of some o f the finest dinner menus in the w o r ld into jealousy? A scrap over a stolen the SEAFARERS LOG office. boy friend? No, nothing like it ! The first arrival this year • ----"She's j ust the only one with came. from _ _the C h i w a w a _ and fruit sauce," were 'provided in , wide array through foresight enough to bring alo.n g a the efforts of thanks to an assist in the mailJ. Hughes , chief cook ; P. L . Shau­ copy o L tb e _ ay ' s � aper. They 'r k l C har es . department from the La e eagerly scanning 1Ship Mov� me � ts SIU branch. Traditional dishes, ger, baker; J. Ryan, third cook, to see when the next Rohm Lme including "English plum pudding and Tony Francis, steward. Listed among the main dish fixship- is due!" ings, as on most other ships, were Return Engagement the inevitable stuffed turkey, plus Flowers added that a damaged grilled sirloin of beef, baked V irMarques Lauren�o i n. screw ginia ham and roast prime ribs of 'IS brought on a return erigagement in beef au jus. Durban, with more "glad hearts The Stony Creek, a regular enfond farewells and such try in the menu sweepstakes, came sad leavetakings. Even ship's ma .>through again �cot Sylvester, the bow-legged cat, this time with an was affected, and fell in love. elaborate, hand�·But i n true SIU style, Sylvester decorated, beribdidn't ,miss the ship." boned job posted The trip of the Sherwood, indeed, was marred by only one into New York by cident, which ended . well at the a satisfied - "cuslast also. This was the sudclen sicktomer." Scrawled ness of one brother --ill the engine across the front department as a result of a heart page was the t e r s e comme nt attack. Sin e the . man was in a critical condition, the caP.tain ,;She's a feeder," changed course, put into Ascenby Stafarer J. Guard. . An entry from the Sandcaptain, clon Island where a doctor examfrom down in Venezuela, sported ined the patient and pronounced "fresh fried Maracaibo redfish" to him able to proceed to Capetown for hospitalization. add a little local flavor to the va"Capt. H. M. Sholder and Purser rlety of entrees provided. Steward T. Jim Golder also saw to it that no Morris Elbert are to be commend0ffed for their conscientious disless than five kinds of cheese .•! • L e , 4, • <edam, provolone, bleu, gouda and ch�ie of their duties in this inat· cream cheese > were available as ter," Flowers pOlnted aut. "The � SEATRAIN EW J E RSEY <Sea· treln), Nov. 1'-C:halrman, E. Wallace; Secretary I'. Patrick. Communications , from heaaquarters read and accepted. Steward to discuss situation of spoiled f,ruft with p atrolman . W I NT I R H I L L CCltlH Service), N• vemlter 1 7-Chalrmen, J. GrHn1 secr w ..� �0 n:,��f�':::! tton mad• and carried to accept�and .• C91\41!U' . ;wlth ccimmunicationa from _ "ree�ing · of all the usual mystery of -the Orient," is Mok'po , Korea, about 200 miles down the coast south of I n�hon. . With all of this, h owever, Sea­ farer Robert P. Brown reported, it still held . one allurement for the topside brass in the �orm of cheap labor. And -as was inevitable, the entire town is now also redec­ orated in spright­ ly red lead and buff. From this way­ ward experience, the ship moved on to Kure and a real liberty. But it seemed _ no one really wanted to leave there. "The sailing board was . changed so often we were afraid we were going to . run out of chalk. Joe the bosun bade. his little 'pigeon-san' a fond farewell · no less than five times over that memorable ex.tra · three-day stay, gallantly emptying his pockets of all loose yen ead1 time. . "He began to think he was caught in a revolving door. "Naturally, we · were on the hook. We pooled all the brains on t.h e ship to decide how much de­ layed sailing was involved, and it's still a matter of dispute, but the chief mate has simplified it. He disputed all of if. There's about 370 hours disputed just in the deck department. "Bu - we do have · our kicks. Bar­ ney 'Black Donnelly' Donnelly and chief cook Jimmy Darouse are col­ laborating on a book titled 'Aunt Barney's Home Made Cookies,' with a foreword on kitchen eti­ quette by Ray Ringo. "We also have our repair list made out. The number one item is 'patch holes Jn heads topside'." Qarouse C:ANTIGNY CCltlH Service>, Novem· ber 1'-Ch,lrman, c. Cooper; Seer• tary, H. Romero. ' Ship's . fund-$5.47. Motion maae No dlsputed· overtime. and carried to accept and concur with headqu4rter1. communications · from Motion made and carried to keep rec­ reation room clean. sea. Crew advised to . ignore all at� tempts of enelneers to cause dissen· aion among unlicensed men . SEATRAIN NEW YORK (IHtraln), Odobor 23-Chalrm•n. J. Meyer1 Sec· retery, I. D•vla. Equallz.lnr of deck department overtime to be referred to pat.rolman. Ship's fund, '4'1.80. Dlsc uuion held on TV. Glassee were ordered. Seafarers " have grown familiar with the indescribable tion in various parts of the world, but they occasionally type that outdo all the others. + Most will agree that any really have something, and spot that .makes "Pusan and boys on . the Ocean Dinny are the Persian· Gulf look like recovering from it, in fact. , · �· d��rt•r,!: ,.;., . • t •-�.-.r.·�-.ii!!"""li....,..... � � �.,."!P�"'J!l'ill����P!!i� pa�ent w, a�( under . con•.tant. . . ' · care ,. , "#<" t lli 'il _,J� ot>,_..tv�t.J.�·t>!:,, �e'. p� 84. ...lii i ' ' � Proud of ·his nephew and namesa ke, Seafarer Blanco Williams is happy to show th e youngster, Bl anco esl y brigh't-looking from .St.one;. �herub h�iling vilt91- NC: 8 1 . nco . T. i• o�,. · .t��- �"•unci•I ·�: · 'ii•.�• · AQVtf I '··' part· __ ,of. the dessert . �is: . .ehU:les. offerings for �Dec. ·I, .... l'•lll'leea Finds Things Besides 'Yen' . On Run To Japan Lauds SIU1 Fight To Save Shipping To the Editor: I have been constantly im­ pressed by my Union's untiring � fforts to prevent further un­ dermining of the American mer. chant marine through legisla­ tion in Washington. • It is appropriate to recall �n­ other period of our . history when American virility and in­ genuity made our ships the fin­ est in the world. New England . Sharing the rich experiences of a long ocean voyage with the SIU crew of the John B. Waterman was described as a with 11revelation" by eight Catholic m!ssionaries who traveled O re.,-+ the ship from Portland, to new assignments in Japan. poorly they were treated and how ected. According to the Rev. James little resp "I understood too th�ir disdain w. O'Neill, "for some . of us who for those who might .have wanted except the sea of knew very little but in a patronizing wa� , to help, what might have been observed d those seame n who m . admire and a of ck d gun-de from the crowde had . already taken the a way l � troop transport ten years ago, this � � _ makin g it · a pomt by a ve b m1h ery; not voyage was a real discov ashore unless they go to nevt!r the sea, but the seamen. were well dressed." "He is worth more than any gold He added "We are far enough you can find in a sunken ship. He inland that we may never see an­ '- · · can be a gooa other seaman for the next seven years, but we shall never forget the kindness and the intelligence of -the 45 men aboard the John B. Waterman. " � Letter 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. Lauds SIU Aid } shipyards turned. out the famed Clipper ships which were1 up' to that time, the largest and fastest in the world. Other nations were forced to order from us, and it took even the British shipbuilders many years to catch up with our competition. is hke that hid. 'if? den treasure' Our Lord was always Kos ki talking about. "I think all of us as Americans ought to sell some of the interest we have in ourselves and begin to appreciate the dignity of the sea­ man and the impact he could have for good upon the rest of the . world." ,__ · ·''''· The Rev. O'Neill pointed to the fact that while Amerka as a coun­ try has ceased to do any serious reading, the seaman is well read. "You do not find back aft all the cheap junk we have come to asso­ ciate with news-stands and drug s t ores (men soon tire of that when they have a taste of something better), but a whole library of books ranging everywhere from historical novels to the life CJf Christ. "Men need legitimate means of wearirig off the emotional tension of a long trip . After making but seven ports in seven weeks, I r ealized what the guys meant, how readily they were exploited, how • • Poiit�cal Apathy Our success did not last long, however, and the decline of our Than kful for the -h e l p g iven by the S I U Welfa re · Plan during her recent hospita l­ ization , Mrs. John 0. Glenn is now convalescing a t home in - H i c kory, Miu., after a serious a ccident Se.ifarer John Glenn, shown with her, is a board the Alcoa Corsair. • . . Editor, S EAFA R E.RS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY . I wou ld like to receive the S EAFARERS LOG-please (Print Information) put my name on your mai l ing - list. NAM E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STR E ET ADDR ESS . . - • . C I TY . . . . . . . -• • • • • � • Signed • • • . • . . . . . . . • • . , • . . • • • . • • • . • ·• . . . • . . ZON E . . • • • . STAT E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . '. . • . • • . . . . . . . . TO AVO I D D U PLICAT I O N : If you a re a n o l d 1 u bseriber a nd have a cha n g e of a ddress, p l ease give your f o r m e r address below: · ADDR ESS C I TY ........................... .. . .. .............. ................... . ZON E . . . . . . . :. . . . . . . . STATE , ; . �. . . . . . . . . . . · shipping fortunes was marked by political apathy and a gen­ eral failure in · post-Civil War Washington to appreciate the importance of shipping and sea­ faring. It is curious that this apathy has remained a feature in Washington up to the present . day. The Union's fight to arouse interest and public opinion in the state of our maritime in­ ' dustry has ofte n been noticed by the daily press. O utside of strikes which are always well­ covered· and often distorted in the news, maritime happenings receive little notice by the genel'al p·ubllc. The problems of a Seafarer and of shipping interests are seldom mentioned. Struggles for life at sea are not under:. stood. Reports of them are us· ually oft' on the wrong track. Recently I read a headline where ali "ex-Air Force nurse" was a "hero at sea." Eight sea­ men volunteers had removed two badly-burned Italian sea­ men from their ship in heavy seas to an American freighter, where they were treated by this noble · · woman until port was reached. · Must Read Between Lines Without a doubt she deserved much credit, but it takes one· familiar with the sea to read between .th e lines and see who the real heroes · were, risking their lives on an errand of mercy for two anonymous brethren. At the same time I read of the loss of the Liberian-flag Daytona, a converted LST. The tragic loss of this ship and its crew brought to mind the re­ peated warnings by the SIU about the safety conditions aboai:d "runaway s�ips" �nd the dangers present in the use of LSTs. The n otice of the lo�s of this ship probably received very lit­ tle notice from the reading pub­ lic, but every Seafarer who read · of it knew that once more the lives of seamen ha d been sacri­ ficed under the strange flag of a country that they had prob­ . ably never seen and that makes no effort to protect the lot of the men sailing under its regis­ try. Best wishes to all the mem­ bership from Seoul, Korea. Cpl. Michael J; Carlin .t. .¢. i Hail NO SIU Gift Of TV Set To the Editor: . . . . HSI..- , : �nd tile Pilgrim · Belle. This was during 1 947-48, when we .worked eight days on and maybe . one or two days off. One ·of the mates' favorite . tricks was to wash windows while the boat was moving down the river. Then when 1949 came along · I got my seamen's papers and · made my first trip on the Fair­ land, a Waterman C-2, as pan­ tryman. I have been an SIU man ever since. My separatic;m date is Nov. 23, and very soon after that I'll be ,.. up at headquarters to get straightened out so that I can sail again. In parting I would like to say-to those few individuals who are constantly complaining about the chow on SIU ships­ you never had it so good, broth­ ers. If you think the chow ls bad, eat C-rations for two years and you'll stop beefing that the steak isn't rare enough or the rg-ast beef is this or . that. · · · i- Al Pietrowski ;t. i On behalf of the patients and ... • .,... staff of the US Public Health Service Hospital in New Orleans I wish to express a hearty To the Editor: thank-you to .Lindsey J. WilMay I offer a "thank you" to Iiams, port agent, and to · th� the SIU which is j ust · a little SIU for the television set that different. was recently presented to the . . Fortunatel y, I . have not had hospital. to call on the SIU due to any I t has been placed · in the redire need or misfiortune. cre?tion room for tuberculosis However, I have visited and pabe � ts, and we can a ssure you lived in quite a few of the · _ M t i t is a tremendous facto r--- Atlantic and·_ . Gulf ports wh·ere . m the recovery of the pahen � s. SIU h.a lls are' located. And ,my All of the � have, expressed perthanks go to these port officials, sonal gratitude in response to . who have extended the most w1· fe . <!ll uds SIU A i d I n A l l Ports ! your generosity. We would like to invite you and all the other SIU members to . visit the , hospital at your convenience in order that you . might see first hand how the p�tients appreciate your efforts in their . behalf. We should all be delighted to see you at any time. Camille S. John son· Chief Social Worker · i ;. i t G I · Remembers Good Si u Chow sincere hospitality to me at all times. Moreover whenever I had a problem, n matter how small · these busy officials - extende me the ut most courtesy . and showed sincere willin'gness to help me. It is a safe, comfortable feel.iiig to know that, when my husb.and is away, there is a helping hand nearby, if needed. · I feel it is a JWivilege to . be a member of this big, happy · family-"The Seafarers." � d Mrs. Charles L. Simmons To the EcU&or: i i t · I would like to inform my . former shipmates that I "am being separated from . the us · Army. Believe it or not, after To the Editor: two ·years of lousy C-type raI would like to thank the of­ tions, .. GI · chow and cold barficials of the . Seafarers Interna­ racks, they are going to set me tional Union .for arranging. the free. wonderful Th anksgiving Dinner Of course, I'll have six years enj<1yed by our family · at the to serve in the inactive Army Union cafeteria in New York. Reserve, but that" won't stop m e . · · The nieal was very good and from- going back to s ea on �hose · good - feeding SIU - contracted · there was more than ample _ quantity for eyerybody. It also ships with clean foc'sles. was a pleasure for m e personal· I would like to thank the SIU ly to get away from the kitchen and MAW officials who were and cooking on the holiday, al­ instrumental in the signing of ,though I'm sure it was no picnic the Wilson Lihe excursion fleet. for the cafeteria staff. From my own experienc e on I know my husband also en­ those steamer boats, I would say joyed l;!eing at the hall with his that the 16-hour day was. a comfamily, because he is very proud mon trick the company used to of the SIU and all it has done pull on the crews. for its members. When l was 17 and still a kid, Sh e Li ked SI u H oliday Affai r I worked on the Delaware Belle B.oli1la.y Menii Mrs. Frank Bell Du Bernard Seaman -ANP TUAT MEA.N5. M&llR'( CllRISrMAS iO ALL OP YOU ! ! - FROM ALL CF- UG - I �·� ; , . A L COA PION E I R (Alcoa), oCt• ,,_ Chairman, J. Handr Secretary, .J. · Pur· · • Hll. Motion made and carried to ac-' · cept -communlcailon1 from headqua·r· ters. DbcuNlon held on amount of mlllt placed" aboard and -passengei's havinlr Jpe cream . .Discussion also· held ' on cllaputed overtime. · . ·- ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Oct. 22R. Secretary� Chairman, T. . Hoar; Klfnast. No beefs aboard th1s vessel. Mo­ · �·��r. Ship'• d.eleeate •lecied. tton made - and carried to accepi and . cont:ur with coinmunlcatlom from ·headquarters. Safety corlditicin1 t6 be dl.acussed with captain, mate, and · patrolman. ' ; · · l>J! IOTG <Pan Atlantlc), oet. IO­ ·· · · .... · · to be elected, everythlne ln 1 Jood shape. Motion made and carrie<I to accept and concur· with communica­ tions from headquarters Discussion held on locking messroom and lib· i·ary. while in port beefs, some ·disputed overtime. It was sugguted that a check be made on ar· · · D�gest_ Of SIU�Ship Mtetings· LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), Oct. 22-Chalrman, E. Zebrowski; Sec­ 'retary, s. Rivera Safety meeting was held by officers , and deputment dele· eates Motion made and carried that a meeting be held with patrolman present regarding the cooks and chief steward. Vote of thanks given the night cookbaker. OCEAN DEBORAH (Ocean Trans.), . Oct. t-C halrman, none; Secretary, J . Kuchta. Water cooler 'and coffee per· B I E N VI L L E (Waterman), Oct. 26Chalrman, N; DuBois; Secretary, L. Meters. Ship's delegate, ship's secre­ tary-reporter and ship's treasurer elected. Repairs to be made before signing on. Repair lists to be turned over to ship's delegate. B E NTS FORT (Cities Service), Octo­ ber ·21-Chalrman, P. Cleary; Secretary, M. McNoff. Motion made and • carried to accept and concur with re· cent communications from head· quarters. Discussion held on Group . B and C men. Vote of thanks to cap­ tain for cleaning up Bents Fort; it is now in excellent condition. BRADFORD ISLAND Ice>. Oct. 30-Chalrman, Secretary, 1.-. Peacoch. (Cities Serv· c. Faircloth; Washing ma­ chine will be repaired in Boston. Some disputed overtime. Headquarters re­ port accepted unanimously. To check on bed sheets, food, coffee, bread. milk and etc. · � C H IWAWA (Cities Ser)llcel, t. 28 -Chairman, E. Wiiiiams; Secretary, W. Pritchett. New washing machine ls on . fts way. Beef regarding deck de11artment was settled. Motion made and carried to discuss SUP agreement. JOHN ... WATERMAN (Waterman), Oct. 1-Chalrman, W. Brown; Seer•· tary, J . Nelson. Repair list to be tak-en care of. Ship's fund-S21.43. Some disputed overtime. Motion made and carried to accept communication from headquarters. Vote of thanks to stew· ard department. DOROTHY (Bull), No Date-C hair· man, c. Collins; Secretary, P. Magro. One brother paid off In Mayaguez by mutual consent because his son was in the hospital in crltlcal condition. Mo­ lfon made- and carried to accept and c"Oncur with communlcatlons from headquarters. ' Oct. 23-ChalTman, W. Brown; Sec· retary, J. Nelson. Ship'• fund-$20.55. Few hours disputed overtime. Motion made and carried to accept and con· cur with communications from head· quarters. Discussion ht:ld on SUP agreem_!!nt. I R E N ESlAR . (Triton), Sept. 25-, Chairman, A. Anderson; Secretary, H. Carney. One man missed ship, and · . one man hospitalized the night before sailing. Discussion held on washing machine and recreation room and laundry duties. Repair lists to be turned in. SANDCAPTAIN (Comt. A1111 re11.> Oct. ,6-Chalrman, D. l rvlne; Secre­ tary, J. Burke. Ship LI lhort of many _ things 1uch as mattresses, ' wind scoops, screens, fan1 in foc'ales and etc. Motion made and carried to ac­ cept and concur with communications from headquarters. Suegestion made to wash coffee cups, in order to help messman keep things clean. JOH N C <Atlantic Carrle;sl, No date-Clialr.ma11, W. Dunham; Secre­ tary, J. Byrne. All departments run­ ning. smoothly. Letter from head­ quarters was read and accepted unanimously regarding steward de. partment. Ship went to •ea with one man abort in the deck dep'!1·tmeut. SE.itGARDEN · <Peninsular Nav.>, ·oct. 30.-Chalrman, C. Lee; Secretary, -:J. Burki. Shlp Ii 111lu1•t ul many tlilngs KATHRYN (Bull), Oct•. 26-Chalrman. G lordano; Secretary, R. Adamson. · · · MONAR C H OF T H E SEAS (Water· man), Oct. 2f�Chalrman, A. -Oanne; Secretary, D. l!dward1. Repair lists · · requested. No beefs. Motion made and carried to acceP.t unanimously re­ cent communications from headquar· ters. Hospital to be sougeed out af-· te.r dog LI discharged, Q U E ENSTON H E I GHTS (Tankshlp), Oct. 30--C h alrman, H. Parks; Secre:. tary, S. Johnson. One wiper was in· STEEL D H I G N E R . (Isthmian), Oct. 2t-Chalrman, E. Klln11vau; Secretary, S. Doyle. No beefs, everything run· ning smoothly. Motton macle and car· ried to accept and concur with com­ munications from headquarters. LOG to be passed around to crewmembers. STE E L TRAVE L E R ( l lthmlan), Oct. 23-C:halrman, D. Dlckson1 Secretary, M. ·sosplnli. No beefs. Company agent to send laundry left Jn Bombay on next Isthmian vessel that calls at jured and taken . to hospital in Bombay. returning to the "United Charleston, SC;- he was told to re- - States. Motion carried to accept com­ port to company agent there. Motion munlcatlons from headquarters. Stew­ made and carried to accept . and con- ard to order new washlnJ machine. cur with communications /rom head· Discussion on buying projector for quarters. Vote of thanks to steward movies. Officers and crew to donate department. money toward same. • ROB I N LOCKSLEY (Seas), Oct. 12Chalrman. L . Springer; Secretary, w. Marcus. Motion made and carried to accept communications from head­ quarters. Ship's delegates elected and ship's fund to be set up. Each depart· ment to take care of its washroom. \ · SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatralnl, Oct. 29-Chalrman, Garcia; Secretary, c:. Goldstein. Everything ru n nIng smoothly. Motion to accept all com· munlcntlons. To be sure Uiat wringer on washing machine Is kept thorough­ ly clean, and to take care of fans. Vote of thanks ;o steward department. WACOSTA (Waterman), October 1 5 -Chairman, W . Mansfleld; Secretary, R• . Morrow. . No major beefs. Repair lists were turned In. Few hours dis· puted overtime, everything running smoothly. Entire crew donated one dollar to help brother Seafarer who missed sblp in Korea. Vote thanks gly,en entire steward department and sblp's deleeate. All hands were asked to take care of wa.shing machine, a new base 11 needed for it. · STEEL VOYAGER, (Isthmian), Nov. 13-Chalrman, R. G1ldlsps1 Secretary, F. Jaukowskl. All minor beefs taken care of. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communica· tlons from headquarters. Steward to change menus. Milk wae bad that was taken aboard at Long Beach. · S U N I O N <Kea), October 30-C ha fr­ man, O. McLean; Secretary, G. Parker. Repair list to be made up. Minutes from meeting were malled. Bosun re­ quested that all delegates check port­ holes when makirig up repair list. AMEROCEAN (Amerocean), Septem­ ber 4-Chalrman, · D. Rudd'/1 Secretary, W. Pedersen. ·DLlputed overtime and problem on . draws to be settled at pay-offs. Ship•s fund contatn. 16.26. EverythinJ ruimlne 11nootbly, All hand• to leave clean foc'lle1 and lockers. Vote . ol thanks to steward depart�ent. BARBARA F R l lTCHll ( Llbe·rty Navi· eatlon>, September 11-Chalrman, B. Winborne; Secretary, O. P•.lD• Most · repairs have been made up. Motion made and ,carried to accept and con­ clir with communication1 from head­ quarters. EverythlnJ ru.nnm. 11Dooth, · done amt sanitary conditions aboard' no beef1. . Communications from head· lh.IP· " quarters .were· posted. Vote of thanka W I L L IAM A. M. BURDEN <Western : to steward department. All excess Tankers>, September 7-Chalrmen, H. linen to be given to 1teward for Wll11u11 Secretary, '· lu11ster. New •b\VentOJ'Y· . .wasblni machine to be purcha1ed � l Slntapore.. No beef1. Dl.scuulon held . a_- THCOASTElt (i:armar)� , �ov! 1::- on SIU atandard1, conditions and un· , .. ·C ! tl! 1f_Q?an, R. ow , ; . r,t 'ryo\: .. J:o�. ''" Y . ;P,te. of, thanka io Cap� ; J , "h , I ... I ' ' .. .. i• � (, '- , , ,. "' ,,,;· YORKMAR (Calmar), Nov. 1 6Chalrman, I . Drury; Secretary, D. f'lsher. Report made on sanitary wo1·1t . · ... -• : 2 :· Muney : Dµe · . . �· . ... · .. . · In .. • • • France Seafarers are urged to· $end the ' LOG the addresses oJ places throughout the 1.1.:orld where SIU men congregate and copies of the · Loa w o u ld be we.lcom.ed. American Consulate , Le Havre, Fragc � . Hotel Du Commerce Corns LiJidriuon Port of Bouc, France · Maxim's Bar 97. Cours de la Republic Le Havre, France Taverne Normande. 26 Rue De · Salions Le Havre, · France · • auch as mattresses, wind scoops, screens, ·fans Jn foc'sles and etc. Motlon made and carried to accept and Some disputed overtime. Motlon madl! . concur with · communications fJ.'om and carried to accept communicatlonf headquarters. Suegestlon made to .from headquar�ers. Dlscussl9n held . wash coffee cups, in order .to help . on SUP agreemenl. Different brand of messman keep thlnJs clean. .. soa.P requested. J, * _ colator have not been repaired as yet. Crew want draws. in foreign ports in US currency. Glass and lock needed fpr bulletin board. tlcles, and that each department make up repair list. .i .4 ' Th� following .men · ' have un­ claimed wages due t:h.em from the Bloomfield Steamship Company., of Houston Texas. Each· man should include his Social. Seeurity num­ ber and address when requesting payment. · A·damitis, Anthony; Alcala, Gilbert; Al· len. Edward; Alvarado, Robert; Anderson, Chalmers D.-:'" Antoine, Lionel W.; Anton, ' John. · · Baker, Rodger N.; Barone, Joseph A.; Bassett, Jr\•ing W.; Baxter, Merton D.; Bedell.· Chal'les V.; Bekkeli, Ole; Black· ledge, Thomas L.; �lake, Richard; Botello, Felix; Bolton, Vernon; Brown, Robert H.; Bruso, James; Butler, John W. Canniff, Ralph A.; Cavanagh, Richard J.; Ciehomski, Joseph A.; ·Coccia, Baldo; Cole, Claude R.; Cole. Sam; Collier, J. R.; Cooper, Carl L.; Cousins, Walter M.; Craven, \V, C.; Croll, Robert C.; Crowell, Eugene 'R. ; Crabtree, Calvin A.; Cum­ mings, F.loyd; Cuntlingham, A. C. Dahlstrom, Albert B.; Daley, Thomas; Dambrlno. Donald, Darce, Joseph N.; Decker, Curtis G . ; . Degollado, Jr. Mar­ garitO; Denton; Horace A.; Dickens, Rob· ert E.; Divane, Aloysius; Ducote, Curtis; Dunn, M. J.; Dyess, James B. Earley, Norman D.; Elmer, Jr. Elbert S.; Eriksson, Karl A.; Esteve, George L.· Fairbanks. Henry; IFamigllo, Biaggio; Fink, R.; Fitzpatrick, Joseph F.; Fruge, Adclln. Garza, Elpidio; Garza, Manuel B.; Gavll· lo, Peter; Georgevicb, George; Glisson, Jarries C.; Glock. George F.; Gold, Byrd M.; Graham, - George R.; Griffin, Walter L.; Guthrie, Bobby R. W. Hall, Archie; Hampton, Jr. Hale ft,; Hanks, John E.; Harris, Walter E.; Hart, Stacy P.; Hawthorne, Arnold E.; Heater, William G.; Hewitt, James F.; Himel, Ruc�olph; Hofl'enbacker. William E.; Hol· senl)eck, Joseph B.; Hubbard, Reuben. Jefferspn, William lt.; Jenkins, Billie; Karczewski, Waller J.; Katarzinskl, Wal­ ter; Kavitt, William B.; Knoles, Ray­ mond J. La Frage, Horace C.; Lamb, Derek; Lamb, Elmer; Lau1·ent, Edwin. F.; Leas· gang, Edward F.; Lee, Charles O.; Lee, Time1·man J . ; Lemoine, Jr. Adam; Lybert, Leon H.; Lynn, Billy C. MacDonald, William R.; McLean, Rob­ ert; McRainey, Terrell; Maillho, Milton P.; llfarasovich, Michael; Mason, Ralph; Massey, Frank B.; Masters, James M.; Molineaux. Edward; Mills. Lawrence M.; Milton, R. F.; 111ixon,... Edward E.; Mon­ *albano, Philip; Mon,talvo, Jose •M.; Moody, Chal'les L.; Morgan, Robert L.; Mosley, Ernest; Munden, John C.; Mur· rillo, llflguel; Murray, William G. Newlin, Jr. James H.; Newsome, Datnon A.; Nlkander. Karl G. O'Conner, Rex J.; Olvera, Jr. Manuel; O'Neil, Joseph W.; Owens, John F.; Ortiz, Arthur C. Paisley, James; Palla, David L.; Palmer, Russ; Palsson, Gudjon; Papacoulls, Nick P.; Papoutsis, Stavros; Parker; Golden E.; Patton, Glen J,.; Pence. All:)ert L.;. Pol· lanen, Veikko; · Poturalski, Joseph;. Prlt· ' chett, Wade B.. Reinsch, Stanley C.; Restuchcr,. Harold E.; · Rubin, George; Roxbury, Roland P.; Rude, David; Russell; Earnest O.· V.; Ry. lance, Frank J. Schult'le, Theo J.; Scramuzza, Joseph"; SeidenJ>erg, Paul M.; Shepherd, Bernard E.; Shepherd, Milton C.; Shively, Clarence D.; Sistrunk, Alonzo D.; Smith, David J.; Smith, Frederlck " V.; ·Smith, John Thomas; Stanford, John P.; Sweet, Haro�d; Szlan· · · fucht; Mitchell J. Taska, Bujiku; Tolbert• Benjamin H.; Townsend, . Billy T.; Turner, Sidney D.; · Turpen. Homer A. Umnoltz, Fred E. Vallotten, Albert' F.: Vanson, William; Vezh1s, George P.; Villarreal. Alejandro. Wade, Lyndon G.; Wahlfarth, Frank; Wallace, · Earl C.; Ward,. Billy C.; Weems, Albert M.; Weimer, Clifford R.; Whipple, Norman H.; Whitmer, Alan . E.; Wier, Steward W .. ; Wilkie, James A..; William, James ft.; Wilson, Charles R.; Wilson, Orie A.; Wiman, Roland A:; Woolard, Robert P.; Word, John J,.; Wright, Ira w. Zelman, Paul. DiGlovannl, Dominick; DIGrazia• J. · 1 Cha rman, G. Suarez; Secretary, . B. va;n. Most repairs were taken care G E N EV I E V E PETER K I N . (Bloom­ fleld), Oct. 21-Ch"alrman, C. Galt; Secretary, E. Goings Ship's delegate A N N I STON (Ace), Sept; 1 1-Chalr· man, T. Hiii; Secretary, N. Mutln. No - · of. No beefs. Motion made and car· rled . to accept and concur with com· mun!catlons from he11dquarter11. Deck maintenance suggl!sted that messmen put laree boxes on .deck back aft in· stead of in garbage dispollBl u_nlt. · New chairs to come aboard. Patrol· man to find out why ship ls nut cleared by· Immigration. Motion made and carried to accept and concur With recent communications from head· quarters. . Recent Arrivals United Seamen' s Serv. Poste Restante Charente La Pallice, �ranee Final Dispatch The deaths of the following Sea­ fGrers have been reported to the 'Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit · is being paid to their f?eneficiaries: · ging lV. Elliott, 52. Brother Elliott died . of bronchial �m pneumonia · AU of the following SIU families October 31, 1 955. will collect the $200 ,,_ternity Place of burial is benefit plus a . $25 bond from the not known. He Union in the baby's nam e : had been sailing \.John L. Chea, born July 8 , 1955. under the SIU Parents, Mr. and ' Mrs. George · f l a g since the _ Chea, Brooklyn, NY. early part of 1951 in the steward Jim David Mitchell, born Octo­ department. He ber 5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. joined the Union David A. Mitchell, Tampa, ·Fla. in the Port of New York. Brother Larry S. Stokes, born September Elliott is survived by his wift?, 30, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mary H. Elliott, of Birmingham, James B. Stokes, New Orleans, ia. Alabama. Ava June Smith, born Novem­ � ;\". � ber 5, 1955. Parepts, Mr. and Mrs. J.ohn J. Nagler, 56; On Novem­ Charles Smith, Mobile, Ala. ber 14, 1 955, Brother Nagler Gilbert B. Richards, born July d i e d of natural 7, 1955. PareQts, Mr. and M.l'S. Al­ causes. B u r i a 1 · bert Richards, Baltimore, Md. took p 1 a c e in Leslie· R. Williams, born Octo­ Holy Cross Cem­ ber 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mr,s:. etary in Brook­ Elliott Williams, $hamcock, Fla . . lyn, NY. Joining · Lula K. Bell, born October 21 , the Union in New York in 1946 , 1955, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Bell, Brother Nagler Flomaton; Ala. had been sailing in the steward de­ .Johnny Tillman, born November partment. He is survived by his 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John sister, 'Ruth Reardon, of ,Brooklyn, C. Tillman, Pasadena, Texas. NY. DIRECTORY OF SnJ BRANCH�s- I 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 BALTIMORE . . . . . . . . 1216 E. Baltimore St. SEATTLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 Earl Sheppard, AJent EAstem 7·4900 WlL�UNGTON 505 Marine Ave. BOSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 State St. Terminal 4-3131 James Sheehan, Aeent Richmond 2·0140 NEW YORK 8'15 4th Ave., Brooklyn· St Can;il 4202 HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Tannehill, Acting Agent Capital 7·6558 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Canadian District Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE J South Lawrence St. HAWFAX. N.S. 128'h Bollis St. Paul lV. Whalen .Cal Tal)ner, Agent . HEmlock 2-1754 Phnne· 3-891 1 . . . . . 523 Bie'nvllle St MO?-ITREAL . . . . . . 834 St. James St. Wes& NEW ORLEANS Contact y�ur mother at home. Lindsey Williams. Agent · . _PLateau 8161 Magnolia 6112-6113 �'OR1 WILLIAM Robert A. Eaton 1 1 8 'h Synd.icate Ave. . Ave., Brooklyn Ontat"io Phone: 3·3221 - Get in touch with your ·cousin , NEW YORK . . . . 675 4th HYacinth 9-6600 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Thomas ·Dougherty, at the .Prince· NORFOLK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127-129 Bank St. Ontario Phone: 5591 MAdison 2-9834 fORONTO, Ontario Ben Rees, Agent ton Inn, Princeton, NJ. 272 King St. E. PIDLADELl'HlA . . . . . . . . . . 337 Ma1·ket St. EM:;>ire 4-5719 George F. Flint S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7·1635 V lCTORlA BC 617'h Cormorant St. Empire 4531 Happy birthday, dad, and a PUERTA de TIERRA . PR Pelayo 51-L'a 5 Sal Coils, Agent Phone 2· 59!W VANCOQ.VER. BC . . . . . . . . . ·, . · 298 !\lain St. merry Christmas. If I don't see Pacific 7824 SAN FRANCISCO . . . 450 Harrison :St Douglas 2-5475 SYDNEY. NS you, please don't forget my C hrist­ Leon Johnson, AJ:ent 304 Charlotte St. Marty BreitholI, West Coast ftepresedtativt' Phone 6348 . mas presents. Call me at home, at · SA VANNAH . . . 2 Abercom St BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Gilmore 5-2923. Frankie. E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Phone 3·1728 Phone: 545 SEATTLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2505 1st Ave. l110ROLD, Ontario 52 St. Da\"ii:ls St. Salvatore _.J. Sbrigllo Elliott 4334 Jeff GIUette. Agent . CAnal 7·3202 Urgent you contact your wife TAMPA . . . 1809-lllll N. Franklin St. QUEBEC . . . . 113 Cote De La Montague Phone 2·1323 Phone: 2·7078 Quebec at 477 Meridian St., East Boston Tom Banning, Agent · 505 Marine Ave. SAINT JOHN . . 177 Prince William St. WILMINGTON, CalU 28, Mass. Ernest Tilley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 Phone: 2-5233 NB HEADQUARTERS 6711 4th Ave . . Bklyn SECRET ARY ·TREASURER · Great Lakes District 2940 Paul Hall - ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS ALPENA . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 133 W Fletcher C. Simmons, Joint J. Alglna, Deck Phone: 1238W J. Volplan, Eng. W. Hall, Joint R. Matthews.·Jolnt BUFFALO, NY . . . . . . . . IC. _Mooney. Std. 180 Main St. Phone: Main 1-01'l7 SUP CLEVELAND . . . . . . 734 Lakeside Ave.. NS Pbone: Cleveland 7391 HONOLULU • • • ; , • • , • • • • . . 18 Merchant St. 1038 3r.d St. DETROIT ............. . . Phone s-8777 Headquarters Phone: Woodwud 1·6857 DULUTH . . • . . . • . . . . 531 W. Michlaan SL · .· Phone: Melrose 2-4110 SIU, A&G District SAN FRANCISCO . . . • • . . Personals . .:. YlW��� ���:�... .·Pi.on;r � ���;I . .. .,. !'- � i:k:: �• irtil �z � � . �1 �Vol. XVII No. 25 � • OF F I C I A L SEAl'..\RERS .• LOG OR G A N O F THE SE A F A R E R S I N TE R N A T I O N A L U N !,,O N' • - AT L A N T I C - A N D G U .L f /' 0 1 5. T R I C T • �fl • " . Like many oth er Seafarers, R. J. B u rton, AB, made it a family affair by b ring in g th e m ci lo ng with hi m t� the h eadq u a rters cafeteria. Children a re . Novella, 1 4, a n d )u a n i ta , 7. Bu rton brought camera but d i d n ' t find time to take photos. I n Seattle, g ood ho l ida y dinner and p ro s pect ' of hot s hi p pi ng mak� outlook rosy for t h e s e Sea fa re rs (I to r) H. Th omsen , J. Crowley, Dutch Van A l st i n e , R. Cossiboin. All S l lJ ports made a rra ngements for the dinn ers fo( Seafa rers on the beach. ' ' . Seafa rer John Jederlinch ls a mu sec;I by interest shown by � iece M a ry A n n , J lfi , in c.a m e raman. JederJinch's mothe r · is a t left. Sea fa rer was ashore from Hi lton (Bull Line) where he is member of the deck department. Seafa rer N. Mayrantonls (seate � , rea r) served a s h os t to friends, M r. and M rs. F. M. Lopez. M rs. Mayranton 1S a n d · daught i;r M a ryo n a , sy2 ; rounded o u t festive g roup wh ich is shown relaxing . a fte r the big meal. , · . • I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource December 9, 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. 25 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MTD MAPS EXPANSION; 50,000 TEAMSTERS JOIN SENATE MAY PROBE ILA, BRIDGES TIE NEW DOCK DRIVE MAPPED; MTD PLEDGES $ SUPPORT AFL AND CIO NOW ONE UNION LOG WINS YEAR'S TOP LABOR PAPER AWARD MORE DREDGE JOBS DUE IN RIO HARBOR PROJECT DREAM COMES TRUE: HE'S CITIZEN DISTRICTS LOST ONE YEAR; LSTS STILL IDLED BY CG SIU DONATES MOVIES TO NORFOLK HOSPITAL ALA. PROMOTING SHIP BUSINESS IN MOBILE FRISCO GETS A JOB FLOOD ONCE AGAIN SEATTLE AIDS AIR STRIKE; JOB CALLS REACH PEAK BOSTON GETS ULLA BACK IN SHAPE MA OPENS 'RUNAWAY' DOOR AGAIN MAW PICKETS HOLD FIRM AT BAY LINE TRAMPS ASK 200-SHIP SUBSIDIES MARITIME TRADES DEPT. 1955 CONVENTION HEROIC RESCUE SPOTLIGHTS SIU TUG TO RADAR ISLAND BATH CURTAIN ON ALEXANDRA DO A FADEOUT AUBURN MEN STILL NEED NEW TEETH DINNY FINDS A DILLY; IT 'REEKS WITH THE MYSTERY OF THE ORIENT' GIRLS KNOW THE ROPES, ROBIN SHERWOOD FINDS HOLIDAY SHIP MENUS FEATURE ALL THE FIXINGS, PLUS EXTRAS FINDS THINGS BESIDES 'YEN' ON RUN TO JAPAN THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE SIU Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/9/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log