http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/dc578c19cf192c915b541d0f4b29dab9.PDF d216796bca98c522a5c25a85b1f56bbc PDF Text Text Vol. XVIII No. S SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 1955 v • • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • HOUSE GROUP WARNS CONGRESS: '50-50' CUT PERILS US SHIPPING -• • :,.2' :U|: : .;l I -Story On Page 3 iilliiliiiiiiiii /I m SEAFARERS LOG editor Herb Brand (at mike) makes LOG award presentations to Seafarers Bob Black (center) and Luis Ramirez at headquarters membership meeting. Ten Seafarers won the awards which will be given annually. (Story on page 3.) n..J» Photo shows how cranes will lift l/OIfOfe-I/liry dnips. trailer bodies onto open decks of SlU-manned Pan Atlantic tankers when company starts new coast^^^wise piggyback service next month. Decks were built over flU pumping machinery on tankers Ideal X and Almena so that ships will be able to carry deck load plus oil cargo on northbound voyages and deck cargo payload southbound. (Story on page 5.) i- V f T ' . •• ^4: �Hur* Two SEAFARERS . LOG LOG Article Stirs National Interest •a i:- New Shore Leave Ban After having rescinded previous restriction-to-ship orders following direct action by the SlU, the Defense Department is again under Unioln fire for a restriction incident in Korea. Headquarters has written the * Pentagon seeking a satisfac­ tory explanation for restric­ tion of crewmembers of the Mane Uamill in Inchon, Korea, last fall. If no answer is forthcoming, headquarters intends to ask for a repeat of a 1954 meeting with Pentagon officials to thrash, out the restriction issue once more. The Marie Hamill was under charter to the Military Sea Trans­ portation Service, when it had a restriction order clamped on the crew. But the Sea Comet II, another SIU ship—in port at the same time — carrying commercial cargo, was not restricted. Crewmembers of the Hafiiill were un­ derstandably iiTitated by the fact that their fellow Seafarers on an­ other ship were permitted to go ashore when they were not. Upon learning of tfie incident, headquarters lodged a protest with the Defense Department, recalling that the restriction-to-ship beef had been fought out in meetings with the SIU the year before and the Union had succeeded in winnin.g acknowledgement that there was no cause to restrict at military bases in peacetime. Union Collected As a result of that acknowledge­ ment, the Union was able to col­ lect restriction-to-ship overtime for Seafarers restricted in Newfound­ land and other bases. The Defense Department's rea­ son for the latest restriction was that there were violent demonstra­ tions going on in Inchon at the time and it was not safe for the Hamill crew to go ashore.,Militai-y personnel had been restricted to their quarters accordingly. Since the Hamill was carrying military cargo, the Defense Department argued that it had the right to ; restrict the crew. The Union retorted^ that the De­ fense Department had no juris­ diction over a civilian crew, wheth­ er or not the ship carried military supplies for MSTS. The only juris­ diction in the case should be exer­ cised by the Republic of Korea. Korean authorities permitted the Sea Comet II crew members ashore and would have Issued passes for the Hamill crew as well. If one crew could go ashore, the Union asked, why not the other? Up until now, there has been no further reply from the Defense Department. iMan^ 2. 19Sf Unions, state federations and central bodies from coast to coast have requested many thousands of copies of '"The 'Right to Work' Fraud," an article on the "Right to Work" laws Andrew Furuseth Furuseth 102INI Birthday To Be Feted March 12 which appeared in the January 6, 1956, issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. Copies of the article were offered to interested unions and the re­ sponse. has been very strong. A large number of requests for copies have^ been received from various unions in the State of Washington, where "right to work" legislation has been proposed. Unions in other states have also asked for copies, including the South Carolina and Alabama Federations of Labor and local and International unions in Maryland, Louisiana, Ohio, Florida, Illinois, California, Michigan, New York and other states. 'Explains The Facts' All of the letters of request commented very favorably on the article. Typical of their reaction was the remark of the Commercial Telegra­ phers Union of Plymouth, Michigan, whose spokesman declared "Congratulations on a very fine article which explains the facts about this law in a clear concise manner . . . Yours is the best explanation I have yet to see." . '• Unions wishing reprints of the- article are asked' to write SIU headquarters. On March 12, 1854, 102 years ago, Andrety Furuseth was born in a small Norwegian village. Fifty-nine years later, he reached the climax of a lifelong fight when President Woodrow Wilson signed into law"* — the 1915 Seamen's Act, which get pff because of mistreatment bad conditions could be charged Furuseth piloted almost sin- or with desertion. The only way a glehandedly through the US Con­ gress. The Seamen's Act has often been called the Magna Charta of sea­ men in that it freed American and foreign seamen from the rigid desertion laws which made inden­ tured servants out of seamen. It also established for the first time minimum standards of shipboard safety, living conditions and other regulations which have now be­ come universal for seamen every­ where. 'Liberator Of Seamen' As the head of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the In­ ternational Seamen's Union, Furu­ seth has long been hailed as the founder of sea unions and the lib­ erator of merchant seamen from harsh,-tyrannical conditions which approximateid slavery. Furu.seth took to the sea at an early age and was quickly repelled by the brutal conditions seamen suffered. He vowed to fight the legal bonds which kept seamen at the mercy pf harsh penalties if they attempted to leave a ship. In those . days, for example, it was common for sign-ons on off­ shore "ships to run two years or more. Any seaman who tried to seaman could escape was by jump­ ing ship and forfeiting months of earnings. Union action to improve conditions used to be treated as mutiny. Lifetime Fight With singleminded doggedness, Furuseth decided to devote bis life to winning legal rights for seamen. For this purpose he settled In California and became the leader of the then-infant Sailors Uniqn of the Pacific. He grimly plugged ahead, winning one legislative vic­ tory after another, nntil the Sea­ men's Act of 1915 put an end to the infamous desertion laws of that day. With each legislative success, the seamen were able to use their new-found rights to improve ship­ board wages and conditions. Furuseth went on to see passage of the Jones Act in 1928 which further expanded upon the pro­ tection of^ the 1915 Seamen's Act, and the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. He died in 1938 shortly be­ fore the SIU of NA was chartered. His ashes were scattered at sea from the SS Schoharie out of Savannah. A number of active SJU men were present at his funeral. Controversial Tanks Head For Steelore crewmen haul pump aboard during 5-day fight to save shijj frohri sinking last year. CC Praises Crew's Salvage Of Steelore WASHINGTON—^Another in a series of commendations for SIU crews has been issued by the Commandant of the Coast Guard, this one to the crew of the SS Steelore. The February, — —tl956, "Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council" Saudi Arabia reports the commendation to SEAFARERS LOG Mar. 2. 1956 Vol. XVIIl. No. 5 PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer HERBEBT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENisoNi Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art, Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. . Final Dispatch Hospitalized Men Inquiring Seafarer Letters Recent Arrivals Shipping Figures Your Dollar's WoHh Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 11 12 5 14 15 4 6 Published biweekly at tne he-dquarters of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic & Gulf District, APL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYacinth 9-6600. Entered as second class matter at the.Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. tlAt Derrick loads one of 18 light tanks consigned to Saudi Arabia aboard Panamanian-flag freighter James Monroe at Brooklyn pier. News of tank shipment roused stopOi in Congress leading to cancellation and then re-issuance of orders to place tanks aboard. Ship was once SlU-manned SS John M. Powell. officers , and crew "for the suc­ cessful effort to ^prevent the loss of the vessel." The Steelore ran into a severe storm off the southeast coast in January of last year and started taking on water on January 13. It was in "imminent danger of link­ ing," the commendation said, but officers and crew stuck with the ship through five days of stormy weather and kept the vessel afloat. 'Excellent Seamanship* As a result of Hie "excellent sea­ manship and' unremitting efforts on the part of the officers and crew," the vessel finally reached safe anchorage near Cape Look­ out. The commendation adds ttat "the handling of the vessel, the attempts made to stop the Ingress of water and the . alertness and close attention to duty by all hands indicate a ship's crew which re­ flects credit on the. United States " Merchant Marine." The dramatic fight oj the Steelore's crew attracted wide atten­ tion. "When the crew and ship finally arrived in Baltimore, its efforts were the subject of a tele­ vision program. The Baltimore Steamship Trade Assaciation also cited the entire crew "for its per­ formance in the face of danger. �•*S Mareli «, MSt SEAFARERS Pare Tfarte LOG Group Warns UMe far/ '50-50' Cut All Seafarers are urged to write the Senators from your home state—and have your family, relatives and friends write too—telling them that it is important to your livelihood and a strong US Merchant Marine that "50-50" ship­ ping law be applied to the Farm Bill (S-3183) provision for shipment of surplus farm goods abroad. Write your Senators now! Crews Act In'50-50' Law Crisis Shipping Perils WASHINGTON—With the "50-50" law under heavy fire from agricultural in­ terests and foreign lobbyists, the House Merchant Marine Committee this week warned Congress that any undermining of "50-50" would have "tragic conse­ quences" for the US merchant marine. The House Committee's warning, in the course of a report on its recent hearings on "50-50" operations, was amplified by SIU in a communica­ tion from Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall to every member of the US Senate. The first vote test on "50-.50" is scheduled in the Spnate for next week. Recalling the thousands of jobs that had been lost A heavy response to the SIU's appeal to Seafarers to help save "50-50" has been re­ ported from ship's crews and in­ dividual Seafarers. The SEAFAR­ ERS LOG carried the appeal in tlie February 17 issue as a result of the action of the Senate Agri­ culture Committee in removing - the "50-50" provision from the agricultural surplus disposal pro­ gram. The Farm Bill now before the Senate excludes agricultural surplus cargo from coming under the "50-50" law. The LOG appeal urged Seafar' ers, members of their families; rel- atives and friends to write Sena­ tors from their home state urging them -to help restore the "50-50 . requirement to the shipment of farm surplus goods. Among Seafarers acting Imme­ diately on the appeal were the crew of Uie passenger ship Dei Sud> The crew drew up a petition signed fey the entire gang which it sent to the Senate Agriculture Committee urging reconsideration of its stand. Individual crewmembers on the ship have been writing their own letters to Senators from their states in accord with a resoiiition passed at their last shipboard meeting. One-Man Campaign In New York Seafarer George F. Groves wrote the LOG that he had stamped and addressed 30 en­ velopes to New York State Sena­ tors Lehman and Ives and then visited friends and relatives ask­ ing them to write the Senators to help restore the "50-50" provision. So far, he reported, 26 letters have gone out "and I will continue until I send off at least 50 requests. "Make it convenient for your friends and relatives" «he advises Seafarers, "to defeat moves against •50-50.'" Minutes from several other ships report similar action being taken by crews and individuals to save "50-50." The SIU urges crews and indi­ vidual Seafarers who have not yet acted Jo write or wire their Sena­ tors immediately asking that the "50-50" provision be restored to the farm bill's provisions for dis­ posing of farm surplus • abroad. Letters should be addressed to the Senator care, of the Senate Office Building, Washington 25, DC. The back page of the February 17 LOG carries a'C9mplete list of . the Sen­ ators front the 48'Stated;*" ' . Firsi prize winner ^ LOG poetry award, Joseph Michael Connelly, left, holds his award key ' At right, LOG "^ next to page of""LOG in which winning poem appeared. editor Herb Brand congratulates Luis Ramirez, left, for winning snip's reporting award while Robert Black, photography winner, looks on. LOG Awards Presented To Three At Hq. Meeting Presentation of the SEAFARERS LOG awards for distinguished contributions to. the LOG was made to three Sfeafarers at the headquarters membership meeting of February 23. Seven other award winners were not available for the presentations. They can obtain their award medallions by contacting the-t LOG office at headquarters. and a representation of a Seafarer, year of the award and other data Those present to receive bearing the words "SEAFARERS is engraved on the back of the their awards were Joseph Michael Connelly, who won the first prize in poetry, Robert Black, first prize in photography and Luis Ramirez, who was given the award for ship's reporting. Other winners were; poetry— John Wunderlich and Mrs. E. A. King, mother of a Seafarer; stories and letters—Aussie Shrimpton, Pete Prevas and Thurston Lewis; photos—Oscar Raynor and ' Sal Terracina. For Outstanding Work The awards are in recognition of the membership's role in con­ tributing to tbo Union publication a variety of news and feature ma­ terial of interest to the member­ ship. Any entry used in the LOG during the calendar year auto­ matically becomes eligible for an award. Judges who selected the win­ ners .were Gordon Manning, man­ aging editor, Colliers Magazine; Mark Starr, educational director. International Ladies Garment Workers Union and Victor Reisel, nationally-syndicated labor col­ umnist. The award medallion is an en­ graved key with the union emblem LOG award." The winner's name. medallion. Sketches Of Winners The following thumbnail biographies are of the LOG award winners in poetry. Next issue, the LOG will publish personal sketches on the winners of the other awards. Joseph Michael Connelly, who won the first prize for poetry in the SEAFARERS LOG award contest, has been sailing since 1953. Mar­ ried and the father of three children, Connelly has been writing poetry and short stories on ship and ashore for some time. At pres­ ent he is working on a novel with a salt-water background and with a seaman as the principal character. Connelly admits to being partial to Carl Sandburg and Thomas Wolfe among American writers. He used to paint and sketch but has given up the brush in favor of a typewriter. Brooklyn is his home town. "I feel honored in re­ ceiving the award," he said, "and I am deeply gratified." 4" 3^ John Wunderlich, Jr., 33 is a veteran seaman who has been sail­ ing as AB and bosun for many years, joining the SIU in 1945. Be­ fore becoming a Seafarer he sailed with the Nor­ wegian Seamen's Union during World War II and then was art organizer on Isthmian ships. Wun­ derlich has been a frequent contributor of stories, letters and poetry to the LOG over the years. He is mai'ried and lives in Jacksonville, Florida. Wunderlich's winning poem is called "A Dreamer" and appeared in the May 13, 1955 issue of the LOG. It was one of several the Seafarer contributed after a series of trips aboard a South Atlantic Steamship Wunderlich Company ship. t- 4 The third poetry winner is Mrs. E. A. King, mother of ar'Seafarer. through transfers to runaway flags, lay-ups and other detrimental deveiopments in maritime, Hall wrote: "The scuttling of '50-50' will sap whatever strength remains in the already badly-battered US merchant marine, and at a critical point in international relations when we should be building our merchant marine." The House Committee's report put Congress on notice that both the merchant marine and the na­ tional defense would be "needless.b jeopardized" because no Gov­ ernment aid to maritime could possibly replace the cargo aid which "50-50" renders to the USflag merchant fleet. Committee's Findings In dealing with the issue in its report, the House Committee is­ sued the following findings: • The application of "30-50" had not in any shape or form hindered the disposal of surplus US farm products. On the contrary tho State and Agriculture Department have admitted that the program is moving very well. • Only one country, Denmark, has definitely rejected a surplus offer, and it is believed that there were other reasons besides "50-50"' for her refusal. • The freight costs of "50-50" in agricultural surplus have been moderate, an estimated $3 million more than if cargo had gone on foreign ships. Further the lay-up fleet of the US merchant marine has given agriculture $32 million a year worth of grain storage space at no charge to the agricultural programs of the US. • Any nation which is willing to supply goods to other nations and then supply the money for the sale is perfectly justified in claim­ ing the right to carry one-half of the goods involved. • There is no doubt whatsoever that "50-50" is essential to the US merchant marine. Its removal would mean the end of the US tramp fleet and take nearly 20 per­ cent of all cargoes from the US merchant marine. Maritime observers saw the re­ port as a timely warning to Con­ gress to consider the long-range importance of the merchant mar­ ine to the US economy and de­ fense. Congress is being urged not to permit itself to be stampeded into making "50-50" a scapegoat for domestic farm difficulties. The Committee recalled that President Eisenhower himself ha.s bten quoted as saying, in substance, "World War II was won the day (Continued on page 15) -M '-•I isI 1L •'>ii 'M �Pac* FMV •S-'tV SEAFARERS LOG Mmik % Iff# 74 - r- • • I- Del Sud Boasts Loyal Pizza Pie Addicts New Grain Boom Seen For Mobile MOBILE—Plans have now been completed for the Ala­ bama State Docks to purchase and operate a grain elevator here, assuring that the port will be able to handle grain and other foodstuffs under the-^ —-— food surplus program for which was forced into bankruptcy after the discovery that it had al­ overseas shipments. legedly sold four million tons of The elevator was formerly soybeans it didn't own. owned by the Butler Corporation, Quickly stepping into the pic­ ture, the State Docks board ac­ quired the waterfront facility as another means of promoting ship­ ping in the area. Cargo Boom Evidence that the "boom Mo­ bile" campaign is paying off' showed up in figures indicating that the port has now handled over one million tons of cargo for the third straight month. Although this consisted mostly of petroleum WASHINGTON—Monopoly prob­ ^nd bauxite and little of it was lems in the US shipping industry handled by SlU-contracted ships, will be subject of extensive heaiv Cal Tanner, SIU port agent, said ings by the House Antitrust Sub­ the industry was "encouraged" to "This group really knows how to wreck a collection of pizza pies" is the report on these Del committee which this week began see the port developing in this Sud crewmembers. They are: foreground (I to r) Woody Perkins; Juan, 4th assistant engi­ a series of hearings on monopoly manner. neer; Antonio Garza^ Rear (I to r) are: Charley Dowling, Sam Marinello, Louis Anderson, Generally, shipping has been practices in industries regulated Bernie Guarino, Beau James, Raymond Cuccia and Arthur Gonzalez. slow here for many months, but by Federal agencies. Although the date on which Tanner is hopeful that the port shipping industry witnesses will promotion job will pay off in more appear has not yet been set, it is job activity for Seafarers before known that the operations of the long. Federal Maritime Board and In­ Prospects for the coming two Still going strong after seven decades, the Sailors Union of the Pacific will celebrate its terstate Commerce Commission, ..weeks already look a little better among other agencies, will come than usual, with 15 ships due to 71st birthday on Tuesday, March 6. The SUP dates back to March 6, 1885, when an open under close scrutiny. hit the area either for payoff or air meeting of a few hundred seamen at Folsom Street wharf, San Francisco, lead to the for­ Subsidy Study in transit. Activity was slow dur­ mation of the Coast Seamen's Unipn. In this connection, it is expected ing the last period, but the limited The impetus for this initial that the" ship subsidy policy of the number of offshore jobs was some­ meeting was an announce­ first meeting report that 222 men versary and on the. date of FMB may come under review by what offset by about 110 relief ment by operators of coasting signed up as members of the new Furuseth's birth. the subcommittee, which is headed jobs of all types. About 20 of The Coast Seamen's Union of. schooners that they were going to union and contributed pennies, by Rep. Emanuel Celler of New them were for offshore tugs and reduce wages. The records of the nickels and dimes in the amount 1886 later absorbed an offshore York. mean 10-20 days' work for these of $34, enough to rent a hall for seaman's union and then as the The SIU and affiliated AFL-CIO men. an indoor meeting the following Sailors Union of the Pacific be­ unions have been sharply critical Steward Work Praised came part of the old International night. of the US ship subsidy program ad­ The SIU agent added that the Two years later, the struggling un­ Seamen's Union. As the first and ministered by the Federal Mari­ ion chose Andrew Furusej|b to head strongest of the seamen's unions, time Board. Rep.> Celler has indi­ work of the SIU Steward Depart­ Seafarers mailing in checks it, and under Furuseth's leader­ the _SUP was always in the fore­ cated that persons representing ment Committee has evoked a lot or money orders to the Union ship lead the fight for the Seamen's front of maritime battles and took of favorable discussion in the port, all points of view in the affected to cover dues payments are Act of 1915 and other monumental the brunt of shipowner assaults. industries, including labor gpoups, on the basis of the hard work put urged to be sure to make all of in by the panel to make its report legislation which freed American will be invited to appear. "When the International Seamen's them payable to the SIU-A&G satisfactory to all segments of the and foreign seamen from the serf­ Union disintegrated in the 1930's The "monopoly" issue will likely District. dom they had endured for hun­ the SUP helped keep maritime be focused on the manner in which steward department. Some Seafarers have sent in dreds of years. He noted that most of the suc­ some subsidized lines have been unionism alive and paved "the way checks and money orders in the able to take over competing opera­ cess for the report can be credited Monument At Site in 1934 and 1936 for the rebirth names of individual headquar­ tions and reduce over all competi­ to the fact that all Seafarers had The birthplace of the SUP on of strong seamen's organizations. ters officials. This makes for a tion in the industry. Besides ship­ an opportunity to voice their problem in bookkeeping which Folsom Street is now the site of It was the leading spirit 4h the ping, the air lines and radio and opinions and make suggestions can be avoided if checks are the Andrew Furuseth monument. chartering of the Seafarers Inter­ television industries will be stu­ for improving all aspepts of stew­ made out to the Union directly. A regular pilgrimage is made there national Union of North America died." ard department operations. by Sailors each year on the anni­ in 1938. Inquiry ^et On Shipping Monopoiies SUP To Celebrate Its 71st Birthday Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' February 8 Through February 22 Registered _ Port l.^'f • "*• • Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Notfolk Savannah Xampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck Deck A . B " '... 10 49 19 39 7 3 4 11 24 18 12 2 29 8 DMk ^.r hf"':'' TOTALS 235 3 25 4 18 10 0 4 9 8 10 8 4 11 13 Deck 127 Eng. A 3 46 7 25 2 4 - 5 12 23 9 10 5 11 18 Eng. 180 Eng. B 6 24 2 14 4 1 1 8 9 9 7 2 13 19 St4!w. Stew. Total Total ToUl A B B 4 60 10 22 3 2 9 13 29 6 8 1 24 7 4 14 5 16 3 4 3. 12 13 4 8 3 12 5 iMg. Stew. Stew. B A 119 198> 106 17 155 36 86 12 9 18 36 76 33 30 8 64 33 13 63 11 48 17 5 8 29 30 23 23 9 36 37 "sS 218 47 134 29 14 26 65 106 56 53 17 100 70 Total Total ToUl A B 613 352 Deck Deck A - B 10 40 11 43 6 2 3 14 37 7 15 4 20 17 5 8 5 28 3 0 1 1 2 9 6 0 12 Deck C 89 Eng. "s 8 10 4 13 4 2 2 . 3 14 11 5 0 1 0 0 12 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 Deck Deck Deck ABC 229 Ens. 22 43 7 42 1 1 2 10 27 11 7 1 21 10 Eng. m Shipping for the SIU A&G District declined slightly by Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile, Lake once 'again during the past two weeks, amid forecasts Charles, Houston and Wilmington. The last fared the from a number of ports for an overall rise in the next . worst of the lot, shipping only five men during the period. few weeks. A breakdown of the seniority shipping totals showed The district-wide shipping total was 921, tagging last period's figures holding true for the present two slightly behind a registration of 965. Five ports, par­ weeks as well, with class A accounting for 66 percent, class B for 27 percent and class C, which has no seniority ticularly Baltimore, enjoyed a comeback, however. Im­ in the SIU, for the rest. provement was also evident in Boston, New Orleans, San The lower-than-usual class C total of 7 percent again Francisco and Seattle. emphasizes that men with class A or B seniority are not On the bleak side. New York fell- back again, followed passing up too many jobs while shipping remains relai 1 2 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1? • s 2 97 20 Shipped stew. Stew. A B 6 2 5 47 4 7 26 13 2 1 0 1 1 2 14 2 47 ill 7 4 4 10 0 0 10 11 10 4 Stew. Stew. A B 187 64 Stew. Total Total B 2 4 0 6 3 0 0 0 01 21 130 25 111 9 4 7 38 111 22 32 5 52 37 15 23 13 54 8 2 4 6 27 27 15 0 32 24 2 2 0 2 4 Stew. Total Total A B 25 604 250 Total Total C Ship, . 4 6 4. 9 .40 159 38 191 27 6 11 44 138 54 50 5 88 70 Total C Total Ship. d 26 10 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 67 921 tively quiet. This security for these two seniority groups is a feature of the SIU shipping system and protects the job opportunities of the professional sailor. The following is the forecast port by port: r BOSTON: Drqp expected . . . NEW YORK: Quiet PHILADELPHIA: Slow . . . BALTIMORE: Should hold its owg . . . NORFOLK: Fair . . . SAVANNAH: No change likely . . . TAMPA: All quiet . . . MOBILE: Change due soon . . . NEW ORLEANS: Fair ... LAKE CHARLES: Fairly good . . . HOUSTON: Should stay fair . . . WII> MINGTON: Very slow . . . SAN FRANCISCO: Good . SEATTLE:-Good. • �SEAFARERS Manh i, 1»M Piggyback Tanker Set For Debut Keeping Their SlU Ship Ciean Ship's delegate Jim Corcoran (left) and deck delegate Galphin helped rack up 97.1 percent cleanliness score on Robin Trent during cufrent US Public Health Service inspec­ tion of Robin Line ships. Score is second highest in fleet so far, with Robin Tuxford in first place with a 99 percent rating. a> t t Paul Oakley, steward: Just keep your mind on your Job, read, write letters and don't get too familiar with anybody so that everything becomes per­ sonal. Avoid look­ ing for a scape­ goat or some­ thing to harp on all trip that gets the next man on edge. Private rooms for everybody would help, too. Results of the runoff Demo­ cratic primary February 21 cou­ pled with results of the first pri­ mary January 17 gave trade union­ ists high hopes for repeal of the Louisiana "right to work" law in the forthcoming session. A preliminary survey indicated a narrow majority in both houses favor repeal of the anti-union law passed in the last session. This survey showed that in the 39-member Louisiana Senate, 21 IBL Presses Dock Drive Despite I LA Maneuvers With a heavy flow of pledge cards coming in from longshoremen in New York harbor, the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen AFL-CIO, is pushing its program for a new col­ lective bargaining election in the harbor. The IBL reiterated its intention to press for an election in answer to a coali--^ tion established this week by has been involved in a number of the International Longshore­ recent moves aimed at crippling men's Association, independent, and sections of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The ILA, which was expelled by the AFL in. 1953 for failure to eliminate racketeering in its ranks. Question: What's your formula for keeping peace and harmony aboard ship during a long, boring trip? Ronald Burton, -AB: The best way is to try and keep a level head at all times, have respect for the next guy on the ship. If you have to, blow off steam at the ship's meeting where any hard feelings can be ironed out. Also get as much recreation as possible while you're ashore. That's very important. ^ Vincent Monte, ABi Since I started sailing in 1942 I haven't found that I needed one yet., I haven't been on a ship where there's been a really serious beef among the crew. There's a different class of men sailing to­ day; everybody's more diplomatic. You can gen­ erally talk things out and' avoid trouble. La. Optimistic On 'Riglit To Work' 4 Repeal Success ^ NEW ORLEANS — An intensive trade union campaign strongly-^ supported by the SIU apparently has assured that, legislators sympathetic to labor's views will hold a majority of the seats in both houses oft — the 1956 Louisiana legisla­ newly-nominated Senate candU dates favor repeal of .the measure. ture. Next month will see the*debut of Pan-Atlantic's new tanker-truck trailer service In the coastwise trade. The SIUmanned tankers Almena and Ideal X will start carrying ult to 58 truck trailers on a specially-constructed open deck rig built over the pump­ ing machinery on the main deck. The trailers, totaling 1,160 tons of deck cargo, will be carried be­ tween New: York and Houston, Texas../ Use of the trailers is expected to solve one of the vexing prob­ lems of tanker operations in the coastwise trade; the fact that a tanker carries a payload In only one direction and has to return to the Gulf empty. The company esti­ mates that" by carrying trailen on the southbound leg they can pro­ duce a profit on What is now a voyage without any income. Trailers will also be carried on the northbound run in addition to the normal oil cargoes. Crane Lift to Ship The trailers themselves have been built so that tkey can be de­ tached from chassis and wheels. They will be lifted to the open deck by cranes and locked into place there. When Pan Atlantic builds its seven trailerships the same trailer truckis will be driven on board via ramps. The company has built 250 trailers for this pur­ pose. Tag* Fin LOG Anthony J. Kelly, oiler: You've got to be a little bit of a psycholo­ gist and know the guys you're sailing with to get along. A good idea would be to have the dis­ patcher remind every man he ships to try and leave his trou­ bles behind on the beach''once he gets aboard the ship. Brooding invites trouble. • Leroy A. Williams, chief cook: The main thing is to do your job, avoid conflicts and personal grievances and get rid of your beefs at the ship's meetings. It makes no differ­ ence who or what a man is, be­ cause we're all out for the same thing; we all want to make good wages and get better conditions. » » » Jim Morgan, ABt The most con­ genial ship.I was ever on had a baseball t eu m; everyone had team spirit, and that's what you need on a ship, where the crew has to work togethef to get everything done. The SIU delegate system helps out a Ipt; they have a big influence not only, on;the work but during off-duty hours too. the IBL organizing drive. Just re­ cently the ILA met with represen­ tatives of Harry Bridges West Coast longshore union and made a formal agreement to negotiate jointly. The ILA, with the coop­ eration of the shipowners, is seek­ ing to advance its contract expira­ tion to August 1 for that purpose and by so doing to forestall an IBL election petition. Await NLRB Ruling The August 1 contract expira­ tion is subject to a National Labor Relations Board ruling since the NLRB may ban the move as an ef­ fort to sidestep a new vote. Many maritime observers saw the ILA's scurrying around for alliances and a new contract date as an expression of the ILA's fear of meeting the IBL head-on in a new election. The IBL campaign is proceeding with the full support <rf the Mari­ time Trades Department, AFLCIO. The MTD went on record at its last convention to give every possible aid to IBL in its cam­ paign to provide democratic union representation for longshoremen in New York and in other ports.. Delta Line MD Passes Away NEW ORLEANS—Dr. Joseph T. Scott, well-known to many Sea­ farers through his many years of service as examining physician for the SlU-contracted Mississ,^ppi Shipping Co., died in a hospital here February 23. Many SIU oldtimers sailing out of the Gulf had been acquainted with Dr. Scott since the earliest days of the SIU. The New Orleans surgeon was 52 years old. He died at Founda­ tion Hospital after a six-weeks' ill­ ness. Dr. Scott was a member of one of Louisiana's oldest families and was the fourth Dr. Joseph T. Scott in his family to practice medicine in this state. British Say 'Runaways' Peril Safety LONDON — The growing men­ ace of runaway flag shipping is such that it now imperils interna­ tional safety standards and mari­ time law,"a British shipping group has warned. The United King­ dom Chamber of Shipping, in its annual report, says that the run­ away flag operators are now strong enough to throw their weight around in international shipping conferences and weaken international safety standards. The British report^ points out that the runaway flags of Panama, Liberia, Honduras and Costa Rica had only 750,000 gross tons of shipping in 1939, but now have 9,250,000 tons. These "flags of convenience" as the report de­ scribes them, exist because ship­ owners seek to "escape taxation." International Blackjack Since runaway flag shipowners have ships operating under more than one of these flags, the four countries could exert "undue in­ fluence" on international shipping affairs. "By virtue of this technical ownership they may be able to participate in international discus­ sions and to affect by their vote both maritime law and maritime safety regulations. . . ." The Chamber's report described the runaway flag countries as "in­ ternational registry offices" with "as few formalities as Reno." Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. Fifteen definitely are against re­ peal. and the position of three others is in doubt. Twenty votes constitute a majority in the Senate. Majority for Repeal Fifty-one votes are required for a majority in the 101-member House, and 53 of those nominated have said they favor repeal. Thirtytwo are opposed to repeal and 16 are listed in thie doubtful category. Democratic nomination is. tanta­ mount to election In Louisiana. The WMking man's political por­ tion also was strengthened by the considerable influence which will be wielded in the Legislature by Governor-designate Earl K. Long, who was, nominated by an over­ whelming vote in the first primary. The. legislative line-up after the run-off "primary gives Long sup­ porters a more than two-thirds ma­ jority in the Senate and a sub­ stantial majority in the House. Long A 3-Time Winner Long's first primary majority was a political accomplishment unequalled since former Governor Richard Leche turned the trick with Long, support in 1936. Earl Long will be the first to serve as Governor of Louisiana on three occasions. The state constitution prohibits Louisiana governors from succeeding themselves. In previous terms. Long has proved himself to be friendly to the trade union movement. During his 1948-52 administration, the Legislature repealed anti-labor legislation passed during previous administrations. Through its hard-hjtting cam­ paign conducted solely on laboreconomic issues, the AFL-CIO won new respect among Louisiana po­ litical elements. "The results of this campaign certainly prove that labor can work successfully in the political arena when we make a concerted, united effort and adhere strictly to trade union principles," said Lindsey J. Williams, New Orleans SIU port agent. Resounding Victory In New Orleans, Anthony J. Vesich Jr., a young attorney with­ out previous political experience, had labor's endorsement for one of 20 Orleans Parish House seats and won a resounding first primaiy victory over Albert B. Koorie, vet­ eran legislator and one" of the fore­ most proponents of the "right to work" bill. Also in Orleans Parish, Senator Robert B. Richards, another leading-"right to worker," ran a poor thh'd in the first primary. Guy Sockrider Jr., one of the pro-labor leaders in the fight against the law in the last session, was nominated to the .Senate by a big majority in Calcasieu Parish (Lake Charles). Other leading "right to workers" defeated in the primaries included Senator Charles F. Duchein, East Baton Rouge Parish, and Rep. F. A. Graugnard Jr., of St. James. Jesse D. McLain, an opponent of the "right to work" law in the last session, was reelected to the House with labor's support from St. Tammany Parish, which in­ cludes Pearl River. Seafarers were active in all phases of labor's campaign in New Orleans and Lake Charles and surrounding areas. �Pare Six SEAFARERS Much t, 195< LOG 1955 LOG Now Available In One Volume YOUR DOUAR'S WRRTH Seafarers Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Credit Gyps Use Contract Tricks Seafarer Mariano Scnzalei looks over bound volume of the SEAFARERS LOG for 1955 to check on an item which appeared during the year. The leather-bound volume, available at $7 per copy, contains all 26 issues of the LOG, plus special supplements and features pub­ lished throughout 1955. Copies can be ordered from the LOG office at SlU headquarters. Bound volumes for years back to 1950 are also available. NY Clearing Up Repair Beefs. Hails Cooperation From Crews $15 Watch Cost Him $84.45 Another man bought a watch from a credit store for $73.45. He, . too, signed , a paper that included a wa^e assignment without realizing the possible consequence. When his payments lagged, the store filed the wage assignment, and besides the $73.45, the wage earner had to pay an additional $11 for legal costs. Assemblyman Dubin estimates that the watch itself could have been bought from any 'reputable store for $15. NEW YORK—Success in the handling of repair beefs , recently has focused attention on In buying auto accessories on installments, people often don't the importance of having SIU ships' crews notify SIU headquarters immediately upon ar­ realize that the contract they sign may permit the dealer to seize the car itself, and without any notice, if payments become overdue. rival of necessary repairs. Urging crews and delegates counted for the majority of beefs vation of the Union's recently-won Assemblyman Dubin reports that a working woman bought a tire alike to cooperate in this in the port lately, although few joint safety and medical program. and a set of skid chains from a credit store. The bill including the charge came to $80 (for merchandise that has actual retail matter, Assistant Secretary- major beefs on any score have The importance of the ques­ finance Treasurer Claude Simmons re­ come up in recent weeks to the tionnaire cannot be overempha­ value of about $35). Shortly thereafter she fell ill, went to the hos­ pital,, and fell behind in payments. The credit store seized her car, ported "much better cooperation satisfaction of all hands. sized, he stated, because it is the as it was permitted to under the terms of the contract she had signed. than usual" from most of the Safety Questionnaire only means of getting a detailed It just vanished from in front of her house. To get itrback she finally companies on repairs. "We there­ In connection with the repair reaction from the sliips on the had to pay a total of $145 to clear her debt and pay costs of seizure. fore are able to get the jobs done situation, Simmons also called on basic ground rules necessary for Wasn't she reckless to place a 1954 Mercury in jeopardy to buy a tire before sailing in most cases, pro­ any shipboard safety program. on time? But thousands of people do this. A musician who bought vided we are informed by the all Seafarers to take an active in­ Copies of the safety question­ a set of tires for $106.20 plus $21.78 for finance fees, had his car crews of all the repairs need upon terest in the current safety ques­ naire have been furnished sepa­ seized in this manner, and had to pay the full bill plus a repossession arrival," he pointed out. tionnaire being circulated on all rately for all three departments on fee of $47.50 and a $67 parking fee before the finance company-would Repair beefs, he noted, have ac­ ships as the first step in the acti- the ships to get specialized infor­ release his car. mation from the crewmembers in­ "Confession" Note. Is Surrender Of Rights volved. In some states installment contracts may also contain what is known Crews are urged to hold meet­ ings on the subject and report as a "confession judgment" note. If you sign such a note, you give their comments and recommenda­ up almost all your defenses against judgment, seizure of your property tions for the safety program. The and possible garnishment of your wages. "Confession judgment" returns will be studied to deter­ notes permit the installment store of finance company to go into mine basic safety needs for each court and get a judgment against you, and send in a demand for department on the different types garnishment of your wages, without any trial of the case itself unless you learn about it soon enough to get a lawyer. of ships under SIU contract. Such notes are often very cleverly disguised in simple-looking con­ Port Up And Down BALTIMORE — Shipping ran way ahead of registration tracts, warns J. M. Costello, attorney of the Legal Aid Society of On the shipping side, meanwhile, Cleveland. The way the law is written in Ohio, he points out, it's during the past two weeks here, marking the beginning of the port has been less than active. easy for the holder of such a note to omit notifying the debtor when what it is hoped will be a stretch of heavy job activity. In addition to the 159 regular he asks the court for a judgment against him. Tbe next week already jobs shipped, 17 standby jobs Each state has different laws concerning debtors, but in many states, holds some promise of activ­ offs, 12 sign-ons and 18 vessels in spread among all departments an installment buyer usually has to sign three documents, Mr. Allison ity, with three to four ships transit. Most of the ships took a were filled. points out: a wage assignment, a confession judgment note and a scheduled to crew up shortly. few rerlacements to help swell the The New York picture thus has conditional sales agreement. Some states do not allow either a wage However, Earl Sheppard, SIU port total job activity. become a roller coaster proposi­ assignment or confession judgment. agent, again cautioned all Sea­ If you only sign ai conditional sales agreement, you should real­ In a final note, Sheppard urged tion of rises one period and slumps farers here to take advantage of Seafarers to remember their broth­ the next. Overall during the past ize what you are obligated for. The title to the merchandise re­ wnatever jobs come up to avoid ers hospitalized in the local USPHS period there were very few ships mains with the seller, and at any time payments are in default, winding up in the cold. Develop­ installation, either by a personal arriving in port and an unusually he may repossess it. Furthermore, which many people don't ments are never certain in this visit or by letter. "Your thought- small turnover in jobs on them. realize if re-sale doesn't equal the debt, the debtor is liable for a business, he noted. deficiency judgment to pay the remainder, plus court costs. fulness on this score will be greatly A total of 16 ships paid off, 6 Business in the still-new SIU appreciated," he stated. The list signed on foreign articles and 11 So know what you are obligating yourself for before you sign in­ branch building here continues to of hospitalized men is on page 12. stopped by in transit. stallment papers, and never sign a blank contract. run smoothly, with all facilities of In borrowing money from small-loan companies, you have to look the modern hall getting full play out for another gimmick, warns David A. Silver, chief counsel of the fj'wm the local membership. Shep­ San Francisco Legal Aid Society. This is the."fraud loan" situation.. pard urged SIU men to continue People borrowing money from a loan company are asked to list all giving their patronage to the cafe­ their debts, but sometimes theiy are in a hurry and list only the major teria, Port O'Call Bar and Sea ones. Or, Mr. Silver -reports, the loan-company official may say not Chest store, "because they are to bother with the little ones. But if you don't, the loan company is iii here for your convenience and position to claim you obtained the loan by. fraud, and even if you had enjoyment. They will only be to go. into bankruptcy and were, discharged from your other debfe, maintained so long as the member­ the lo^n company could still sue you for the."fraud" debt. Mr. Silver ship on the beach makes use of reveals that often loan companies don't go to the creditors' meetings them." when a family is trying to get cleared of its debts, biit wait until Active Port Business after, and then sue, on the fraud basis. Few wage-earners really heed "The big improvement In ship­ to go to -loan companies nowadays when lower-cost loans are widely ping during the past period was •av^ll^le from cr^e^it unions,iand com.merciaLMnks. But,if you ever. accounted for by a total of 16 pay­ ,do, be sure to list, all your,.other debts, i , Baltimore Sees Strong Shipping Improvement gr' -I ir- y • life-: I •' A salesman visited a workingman's home in one large city recently and announced, "You've just won a watch in a radio contest." He asked the wage-earner to sign a "receipt." "The man did. But the "receipt" turned out to be a sales contract with a wage assignment clause. A shocking number of Americans sign contracts without read­ ing them, and without even noticing or seeming to care that often the amount they must pay is not filled in. As yon will see in this report, state credit laws are generally stacked against in­ stallment buyers and loaded in favor of sellers and loan com­ panies, so you must be on guard In signing contracts. In fact, the practice of many stores and salesmen of having the custorher sign a blank wage assignment is one of the chief reasons why families get into financial trouble to the point where they must, ask help of legal aid bureaus, according to Junius Allison, senior attorney of the Chicago Legal Aid Bureau. "Then, at a later date, thd amount of the dobt can be increased, the date of signing changed, and the name of the present employer can be inserted" in the blank contract, he has pointed out. , More than one Seafarer has returned "from a trip to find his tvife has been duped into buying household utensils or appliances at "easy payments" that turn out to be far above the value of the goods. Many wage-earners get tricked when buying jewelry, reports Bernard Dubin, New York assemblyman and former chief of the rackets division of the Queens, NY, ISA's office, who is sponsoring state legislation to outlaw tricky credit practices. He tells about a man who bought a gold religious cross. The salesman said the price was $8', and the buyer could pay later; "just sign this paper." The man did; Later he learned the paper included a wage assighment, and the amount that was filled in was $80. �March 2, 1»5< BALTORE (Or«), February -*—Chair, man, M. Singleton; Sacrcftary, 'R.' Fevey, Jr. Department meetings to be held on health and safety program. Ship's fund, sie.so. Some delayed sail­ ing time. Chief engineer refuses to turn blowers on In galley. Lockers need repair. were not repaired because of Insuffi­ cient time In New York. Ship's fund —$11. Some disputed overtime. Coffee to be made as late as possible. Dis­ cussion held regarding membership not discussing Union activities top­ side. BEATRICE (Bull Linof), Oscamber 19—Chairman, H. Ricci; Secretary, R. Criffith. Foc'sles being painted this trip. Washing machine leaks. No beefs. Discussion held on brand of soap, wastebaskets and buckets need. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), February S—Chairman, J. Downey; Secretary, R. Fell. No major beefs. Dirty wash water aboard this vessel. No beefs. Motion. carried to concur In communications from headquarters. Ship's delegate elected. AwninI; to be put back aft. Boiled eggs for night lunch requested. BIENVILLE (Waterman), January 19 —Ctiairmsn, W. Brown; Secretary, M. Longfellow. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. Steward asked crew to turn in ail excess linen. ALCOA CAVALIPR (Alcoa), Febru­ ary 19—Chairman, C. Moyd; Secretary L. Culllot. Man hurt ashore in Trini­ dad. Two men we t home; one be­ cause of Illness and the other because CAROLYN (Bull Lines), February S —Chairman, J. Gallagher; Secretary, W. Leather. No beefs, everying run­ ning okay. Some disputed overtime. Discussion held on buying TV set. CHILORE (Ore), February 1—Chair­ man, R. King; Secretary, J. Short. No beefs. Previous minutes were mailed to headquarters. Ship's fund. $2.9S. Motion carried to concur in com­ munication from headquarters. Not enough fresh fruit aboard. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), . February. . S—Chairman, A. Lazzaro; Secretary, D. Magglo. Most repairs are taken care of. No beefs. Ail re­ pairs to be tiken care of before crew signs on. Washing machine to be repaired. of death In family. Vote of thanks to. membership for making collection to send brother home. No beefs. • Meet­ ing to be held with patrolman upon arrival in port regarding captain. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), February 5—Chairman, W, Tkeach; Secretary, H. Berner. No beefs. Same disputed overtime. Ship's fund, $14.43. Ship's delegate to see patrolman In Norfolk about launch service In Lake Charles. Crew messman needs new bunk. CHILORE (Ore), February 20—Chair­ man, E. McNab; Secretary, R. Klitg. One man missed ship. His gear has been packed and will be put ashore. Chip's fund—$1.98. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Foc'sles keys to be put aboard this trip. It was de­ cided that 50 cents will be donated to ship's fund. DEL SANTOS (Mississippi), February Christy. Ship's fund, $29. Some dis­ puted overtime. Motion carried to 1$—Chairman, F. Carpentler; Secretc-ry, F. Neely. Everything is okay. concur in communications from hcad-_ Few beefs with captain regarding quarters. Ship's delegate and treas­ stores. Vote of thanks to delegates urer elected. Discussion held on for their cooperation. Ship's fund— ship's fund. . . $49.95. Some disputed overtime. Mo­ tion carried to concur in communica­ FEDERAL (Trafalgar), January 29— tions from headquartem. Vote of Chairman, J. Spuron; Secretary, M. thanks for good service from crew LIpkln. No beefs. One man taken off messman. General discussion held on ship because of illness. One man radio broadcasts. • missed ship. Ail bgefs to be brought to delegate. Vacation plan discussed. DEL VALLE (Mississippi), January FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), 29—Chairman, L. Johnston; Secretary, January 23-Chairman, M. Launey; R. Irlzarry. Company promised to Secretary, J. E. Pewltt. Ship to be paint out some rooms. Ship's fund— fumigated. ''"oartment needs $97.60. No beefs; few hours disputed overtime. Motion carried to concur separate watch foc'sles. in communications from headquarters. Ship's delegate elected. -FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Dry-Trans), January $—Chairman, P. Fox; Secre­ FORt HOSKINS (Cities Service), tary, J. Hodges. More cigarettes need­ ed. One man hospitalized In Germany. February 12—Chairman, W. Skinner; No beefs. Motion earrisv. to concur In Secretary, M. Maynard. One man communications from headquarters. missed ship. No beefs. Motion car­ Hospital to be cleaned and painted. ried to accept recent communication Ship to be fumigated. Vote of thanks from headquarters. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. Beef came up re­ to steward department. garding pumpmSB not turning to at 8 o'clock and captain not calling hall JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), February 11—Chairman, J. Ryan; Sec­ for replacement. retary, R. Ssnderlln. Ship's fund, MASSMAR (Calmar), February <— $20.53. Everything okay. Motion car­ ried to concur In communications Chairman, G. Hatglmlslos; Secretary R. Walton. Good fishing was shared from headquarters. Ship's delegate by all with a catch of twenty. Ship's elected. New feeding system explained fund—$14. Very clean vessel. No by Brother Reyes. beefs. Discussion heid on MTD radio IBERVILLE (Pan Atlantic), Febru­ newscasts and welfare. Motion car­ ried to concur in communication from ary 3—Chairman, Goff; Secretary, J. Skladanik. Everything okay; no beefs. headquarters. Ship's delegate elected. ' Men working overtime were remind­ Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ed to be quiet when In passageway. ment. Be sure to turn washing machine off when finished ushig it. MARORE (Ore), January 12—Chair­ man, W. Mason; Secretary, S. Wolton. All repairs not completed. Balance of ship's fund. $26.52. Some disputed overtime. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. To hold meeting with patrolman to clear up problem of food situation. New library wanted. February 2—Chairman, f. Cox; Sec­ retary, S. Wolton. One man missed ship in Baltimore. No disputed over­ time. Ship's delegate to see patrolman about Galley Grill in Baltimore. Magazines to be purchased out of ship's fund. MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankers), February 6—Chairman, A. Isaac; Secretary, J. Leilnskl. No beefs. Motion carried that there will be no deniotions moti ,or promotions aboard this vessel. General discussion held on water, stores, shore leave, slopchest and repairs. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), February IB—Chairman, D. Gribbia; Secretary, F. Flanagan. One man missed ship. Ship's fund—$86.90. No beefs, some disputed overtime. Mo­ tion carried to accept recent com­ munication from headquarters unan­ imously. Keep TV sound low. New mattresses needed aboard. Ship's delegate and treasurer elected. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), February 1—Chairman, T. HIrch; Secretary, B. Fecly. One man missed ship. Ship's fund—$105. No beefs. Motion carried to accept communication from head­ quarters. Repairs are to be reported to department heads and to be- com­ pleted during voyage if possible. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), February 19—Chairman, E. Wright; Secretary, W.« Burch. No beefs. Mo­ tion carried to concur in communi­ cations from headquarters. Better grade of coffee needed and better variety of night lunch requested. OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseas), January 31—Chairman, J. Kesvneyi Secretary, W. Collard. To refer dis­ puted claims to patrolman. Story re­ LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Cargarding death of Brother G. Mendez . riers). No dato—Chairman, Schmidt; sent to LOG. Ship's fund, $20. No Secrotary, Craft. Entire crew con­ beefs. All repairs to be taken care of. curred In letters sent to LOG. This Vote of thanks to steward depart­ was the purpose of this meeting. ment. February S — Chairman, Schmidt; Secretary, Craff. Some minor beefsORION COMET (crien), January 29 settled. As soon as weather permits —Chairman, S. Woodruff; Secretary, bosun will repair chain lashings that L. Santa Ana. No beefs. Motion car­ got loose. Washing machines need re­ ried to concur In communications from pair. More pastry wanted at coffee headquarters. time. Do not bother captain about extra draws, ha will not put out any, QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Tankshlg), only according to agreement. Discus­ January 29—Chairman, R. Morgan; sion held on night lunch. Secretary, E. Ray. No milk In Singa­ pore. Ship's fund, $5.32. Poor mailing. GEORGE A. LAWSON (Pan-Ocean­ No disputed overtime. Discussion on ic), January IS—Chairman, C. Olson; draw situation. . Secretary, C. Lsne. Sonfe disputed, overtime, no beefs. Steward to order STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Janu­ milk. Two drums of oil for galley ary 26—Chairman, K. Sllvertsen; Sec­ stoves went overboard—to be replacelT retary, K. Neumann. Crewmess ehatri MA To Favoi*^^ Tramp Aid ? By SW Wtuhinglon Reporter The Maritime Administration is expected to come up with a re^rt in the near future recommending subsidies for US tramps. However, such a recommendation probably will be pouched in language that would seek to prevent such tramp subsi-"^ dies from hurting other seg­ Barber Hacks Way Through Jungle ments of the American mer­ chant marine. Also, if the Govern­ ment did decide to subsidize tramp shipping, it would probably be limited to a specific number of ships and be tied in with a compul­ sion that the tramp operators, ^ter a period of time, agree to replace their existing tonnage with new bulk-type vessels. ^ CHICKASAW (Pan Atlantic), Febru­ ary 10—Chairman, W. Carter; Secre­ tary, D. Mitchell. No beefs, everything running O.K. Motion carried to con­ cur in communications from head-" q,uarters. More buttermilk requested. DE SOTO (Pan Atlantic), January 19 —Chairman, E. Opplcl; Secretary, J. Fagi iScVra SEAFAttER^ iOG in Bngund. a, It was reported recently that Liberty-type ships in the world market at the end of last year de­ manded a price of $1,150,000. Non-citizens purchased 1,113 of our Libertys under the 1946 Ship Sales Act at the statutoiry sales price of $544,506 each. Thus, on an investment of $544,506 these foreign shipowners, in an 8 to 10year period, not only paid off their capital asset and realized a high profit, but also ended up with a capital asset which is worth more than twice the' purchasing price. Applying this observation to the Weighed down by all that underbrush, Seafarer Adrian Textotal number of 1,113 ships sold to .dor, FWT, relaxes in the barber shop at SlU headquarters as foreign nationals, we find a stag­ barber John Rubino prepares to tackle the big job aheadgering story. The total amount Texdor grew the beard during a six-month trip on the Steel paid for the 1,113 ships was $919,Navigator. 178,601. This figure was easily equalled in profits earned by for­ eign companies and can be multi­ plied by 2 to arrive at the present capital value of the ships. Thus, in 8 to 10 years, their approximate $1 billion investment has "grown to $3 million. Yet these same shipowners now are applying pressure to their BOSTON—A short-lived "boom" stirred things up a bit governments and to our Govern­ ment aimed at scuttling the Amer­ here during the last two weeks, as the newly-acquired tanker Chryss Jane, a T-2, took on a full SIU crew. ican flag merchant marine. The ship is one of five vessels recently purchased by the SIU - contracted Colonial S.eamship Company, which were formerly manned by the National Maritime Union. Two T-2s, a Liberty and two supertankers ALFRED G. PFEIFER, machinist WILLIAM KEHRWIEDER, baker were included in the transaction. Taking the ship over for the first Seafarer Bill Kehrwieder was "I don't care where I go as long as they have plenty of machine still in school when he and a time here. Seafarers and SIU poit work on the ship." That's the way schoolmate decided 12 years ago olflcials quickly went to work on Seafarer Alfred Pfeifer summed that they would like to see the the vessel to bring her up to snuff. New Washing Machine up his all-embracing interest in the world. They caught the SS Thomas machine shop. A machinist for B. Robinson out of Philadelphia, First items on the agenda, James four decades on ships and ashore, his home town. That Initial trip Sheehan, SIU port agent, pointed Pfeifer recently came off the Sand- convinced him. He has been a out, were the stocking of a brandcaptain after several months in full-time seaman since then. new washing machine for the crew The 28-year-old Seafarer started and a complete extermination of Venezuela. Born in Austrian Polanii 61 years out in the deck department origi­ the ship. The remaining replacements ago, Pfeifer came to the US in nally, but shortly afterwards switched over to shipped were taken by the Alice 1912. During World War I he the galley where Brown (Bloomfield) and Bradford worked for a while on a research he found it more Island (Cities Service), both of project under Dr. Lee De Forest, to his liking. Now which paid off and signed on inventor of the he gets a big kick again, and the Cantigny (Cities vacuum tube. out of surprising Service*, Robin Trent (Seas Ship­ Then he was in his shipmates ping), Steel Designer (Isthmian) the US Army for with a new pastry and Republic (Trafalgar), which the duration. and seeing their arrived in transit. All beefs were In 1920 Pfeifer pleased reaction settled to the crews' satisfaction. caught his first to his efforts. The past two weeks also wit­ ship, a Standard On his first trip out Kehrwieder nessed the funerals of two Sea­ Oil" tanker. He sailed mostly decided to bring home a handful farers, Frank E. Robbins and tankers during of foreign coins for his younger James Small. Flowers were sent to the next few years, as conditions brother to show he had really been the services for both men on on them then were generally bet­ plahes. Before he knew it, he-had behalf of the Union. Small was been bitten by the collecting bug. one of the 13 Seafarers lost in the ter than on the freight ships. Subsequently he worked Sshore He now boasts a large collection of January 17 explosion of the tanker for a number of years in tool and coins from every country he has Saleth Maritime and had lived in die and instrument shops. During been to and quite a few others. Cambridge, Mass. His body was first returned to Boston on Febru­ Paints, TOG World War II he was employed for ary 20. a while on the development of the When he isn't adding to his col­ famed Norden bombsight. lections, Kehrwieder likes to spend Back To The Ships his spare time sketching landscapes In 1952, Pfeifer returned to ship- and still life. He takes his sketches aboard ship with him and when his ing, this time with the SIU. Heifer has two children, a son baking is done he spends his lei­ Seafarers who wish to check who is studying the ancient craft sure hours using the sketches as their baggage at SIU headquar­ the basis of oil paintings. of the goldsmith in Germany and a ters in Brooklyn are advised to If he has the change, Kehrwieder note the change in the location daughter, 13, who is now touring South America as an apprentice likes to grab a Robin Line wagon of the baggage room, which is high wire artist with the Great to South Africa where his sketch­ now in the building behind Wollendas. His ex-wife is also • ing and sightseeing get good work­ headquarters. member of the circus troupe. outs. Boston Crews Tanker, Puts Vessel In Shape Hq. Baggage Room Movod • I 'I VI �Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG March 2, 195« • ' -•!;" ' ''. -i- IP Ife'" A considerable portion of the US merchant marine providing employment for many thousands of US seamen is literally in a fight for its life as a result of the Senate Agri­ culture Committee's removing of the "5050" law from the Farm Bill now before the Senate. The "50-50" principle has been in trou­ ble so long that this may seem like mere rou­ tine. But this time the situation is more serious because the attack on "50-50" is being spear­ headed by the powerful farm bloc in the Senate. W HAT is the "50-50" law and why is it so vital to the US merchant marine and US seame?? Briefly, the idea is this: As long as the US taxpayer is picking up the tabs for the billions of dol­ lars worth of Government aid, at least half of the cargo should be carried by US ships. The aid money is then accomplishing two purposes—helping to strengthen foreign nations and helping to keep alive the US mer­ chant marine, of itself vital to the defense of the free world. The original idea back in 1S48 was that 100 percent of Government-paid-for cargoes should go on US ship?, but this was later modified to guarantee shipowners of other nations up to 50 percent of the cargoes that are financed by our Government. So the "50-50" rule is of considerable aid to foreign shipowners and has guaranteed them four to five million tons of cargo each year. The only reason there has been any difficulty over "50-50" is because foreign shipowners have not been satisfied with a half share. If they can kill "50-50" they accomplish two purposes: • They can monopolize $5 billion a year worth of cargo bought and paid for by Uncle Sam. • They can so weaken the US merchant marine that they will carry even more than the 78 percent of im­ port and export cargoes they now carry. In the post-war years the US has fed, clothed and rebuilt a good part of the world and per­ mitted foreign-flags to share 50 percent of these aid cargoes. Here a US-flag ship de­ livers the first shipment of economic aid cargo to Korea at the end of the war there. Military aid to counter the threat of Commu­ nist armed forces has also been supplied in staggering quantities by the US and makes up an important segment of cargo coming un­ der the ' 50-50" rule. Here top, foreign flags have shared heavily in US cargo offerings, v. . , Once that has been accomplished, foreim ship­ owners would reap a golden harvest. They 6ould set any -freight rate they pleased, and Uncle Sam would have to pay them because they would be the only car­ riers available. , . A few figures will show how Important the "50-50" rule is to the US merchant fleet, Government-financed cargo totals between four and five million tons a year to US ships. The aid cargo is all export cargo. By comparison, US ships are currently carrying about 20mlllion tons of regular commercial cargo a year. The destruction of "50-50" would possibly mean tha lay-up of one in every five US ships. Tramp ships would be the hardest hit. One in five ships would ' mean the lay-up of about 200 vessels and loss of ap­ proximately 8,000 seamen's jobs. Firsf Step In AUack Over the years foreign shipowners have had no suc­ cess in knocking out "50-50" as a whole. That is why they have shifted their strategy this year and are aim­ ing to chew it up, piece by piece. Their first target is 450,000 tons a year of agricultural surplus now car­ ried by US ships. They have succeeded in selling Congressmen from farm areas the idea that their home­ lands would purchase many more millions in farm products if only the US merchant marine was not in­ volved. I F THEY succeed in biting off this piece, they will go after coal shipments and then other aid cargoes. The "50-50" rule originated with the Marshall Plan in 1948 and has been in effect siijce then. There was no "50-50" in the first postwar years because the world was depending almost totally on US ships and US sup­ plies to stay alive. That situation did not last for long as part of the US aid program was to give ships to foreign nations. Between 1946 and 1948, foreign na­ tions were given 1,132-war-built ships at token prices. Additional US funds and equipment helped rebuild foreign shipyards and launch new foreign freight ships. The beginnings of the Marshall Plan in the spring of 1948 coincided with a strong revival of foreign ship- Even with the "50-50" rule the US fleet hat been plagued by transfers and lay-ups. Today It has less ships than It had in tne depression year of 1939. ' Here a group of maritime union members is shown protesting one of over 100 transfers'of ships to a runaway flag. �- March 2, 1980 SEAFARERS LOG >ir- - • Pace Nine The Problem Facing The Merchant Marine The main function of "50-50" is to provide export cargo for US ships. Without guaran­ tees that at least half of Government-owned ^nd financed cargo is reserved for US ships, there would be no cargoes for many US ves­ sels, particularly tramps. ' Lack of cargoes now provided under the "SOSO" rule would mean further additions to the US lay-up fleet, plus more transfers to run­ away flags. As much as 20 percent of the current US ocean-going fleet would be crip­ pled by "50-50" repeal. ping. The US maritime industry, the unions and most members of Congress felt that if the Government waa going to ship many billions a year in aid to foreign nations, US ships should carry that aid. But since many friendly nations depended on their own maritime industries for a living, it was agreed that their ships should be permitted to carry up to 50 percent of the aid cargoes. In other words, "50-50" was regarded as a means of helping foreign shipping fleets. Otherwise US ships would have been assured 100 per­ cent of this cargo, just as any other maritime nation would have assured its country's ships all of its Gov­ ernment cargoes. The US is the first nation in history which has ever permitted foreign flags to share half of cargoes shipped by its own Government and paid for by its citizens. Thousands of Seafarers joined the fight by writing their Congressmen, and the SIU enlisted the support of dozens of trade unions and other groups on behalf of "50-50." The fight raged for four months at the end of which Congress passed legislation which said that 50 percent of Marshall Plan cargo should move on US ships "as far as is practicable." The SIU and US maritime had won a partial victory, but had been unable to get leg­ islation compelling the Government to follow "50-50" at all times under any and all circumstances. For the next four years. Congress repeated this lan­ guage in all the various foreign aid programs. In June, 1953, the first hint of a changed line-up on "5050" came in the course of action on a bill to ship wheat to Pakistan. A million tons of wheat were set to go abroad under the program, and the House Agriculture Committee voted to send it out without a "50-50" provision. The House of Representatives just as quickly re­ stored "50-50," but this early vote showed that foreign shipping lobbyists were already making headway in convincing farm groups that "50-50" was detrimental to farm exports. HE biggest fight over "50-50" was waged in 1949 during which the SIU spearheaded a drive which saved the "50-50" principle. With the start of the Korean War in June, 1950, the situation quieted down, as the problem was no longer cargo, but where to get enough ships. In 1953, when the war ended, "50-50" again became a major issue. Congress acted in 1954 to settle the issue by making the "50-50" law "perma­ nent" instead of attaching a "50-50" provision to each and every aid bill. But that has not kept the foreign lobbyists from coming back at it. T Hard Sledding For "50-50" Originally, the State Department, like the aid agen­ cies, was concerned with the economic well-being of our allies. The basis of State's ai-guments was that every cent which went to help foreign nations was well-spent. Now, with few exceptions, the maritime nations among our allies are economically-strong, and their shipping fleets Sre in far healthier condition than US maritime. State Department opposition now Is simply based on the fact that foreign-nations do not like "50-50" for reasons of self-interest. Through the years, farm organizations have generally supported "50-50." Farm groups have always been Interested in a strong merchant fleet because it guar­ antees them protection against runaway freight charges by foreign flags on their sales abroad. Farm bloc Congressmen voted time and again in support of "50-50." The success of foreign lobbyists in getting farm bloc Congressmen to switch their stand is what puts "50-50" in such danger now. Foreign shipowners have done this by selling the farmer a counterfeit bill of goods. They have said that the US will have no trouble selling billions in farm surplus abroad if "50-50" is pushed aside. The hard facts of the international market today are that no 'country with heavy surplus in wheat, cotton and other basic crops is going to be able to sell that sur­ plus in large quantity. It may not even be able to give it away. Attempt Rofe War To Kill "50-50" Foreign shipowners have used a variety Of tactics In fighting "50-50." For example, when the first "5Q50" rule was applied in 1948, the regulation said that US ships would get 50 percent of the cargoes if they were available at "market rates." French shipowners tried to undermine it by deliberately dropping rates for coal shipments far below normal in the hope of getting a bigger piece of the aid shipments. Marshall Plan administrator Paul Hoffman got excited about the artificial rate differential and threatened to move all aid cargo on foreign vessels. His threat blew up a tremendous storm in Congress. 'Permanent' Law Passed In 1954, maritime supporters in Congress decided it was time to end a situation in which "50-50" had to be attached to each and every aid bill. A perma­ nent "50-50" law was passed applying a blanket ruling to all Government-financed cargoes. Passage of the bill came at an opportune time be­ cause the flight of tramps to runaway flags was on full tilt. Even with "50-50" over a hundred tramp ships transferred foreign, taking, with them 4,000 jobs. HERE is no doubt that the remaining Libertys un­ der the US flag would have followed suit were it not for cargoes assured under the "50-50" law. Hardly was the permanent "50-50" law on the books when it was under attack again, this time from the Foreign Operations Administration. The FOA claimed that US ships' freight rates were not "fair and reason­ able" and started turning over coal cargoes to foreign shipowners. At the same time foreign maritime nations started on a new tack. Norway refused to accept a shipment of surplus coal on the ground that it should be free to ship all of it on its own vessels. This was the be. ginning of a tactic that has been widely applied in this year's agricultural surplus fight and could be . applied to any and all aid cargoes in the future. That, is why the agricultural surplus issue is such an important one for US maritime. T New Coalition Formed In February, 1955, other nations followed suit and threatened to refuse US surplus foodstuffs. By March of last year it was apparent a new coalition had been formed against "50-50" consisting 'of foreign ship­ owners, the State and Agriculture Departments and sections of the farm bloc. Finland, Great Britam, Norway, and Denmark balked at taking shipments un­ der the "50-50" clause. An effort was'made to repeal the entire "50-50" law in the House, but it was crushed by a vote of 181 to 51. In light of this vote, the Senate Agriculture Com­ mittee withdrew a move to outlaw "50-5p" in agripultural surplus disposal. The foreign lobbyists withdrew to' lick their wounds and figure out a new approach. The result was the current piecemeal attack on "50< 50" with concentration on the agricultural surplus •prograin:'' • Although US Industry Is expanding, the merchant marine Is In a long term decline. It has lost 224 ships representing almost two million deadweight tons In four years. There are fewer privately-owned ships under the US flog today than In the 1939 depression year, 154 less. The full privately-owned US merchant marine numbers 1,075 ships today. At the end of World War II there were over 5,000 US ships In operation. If the merchant marine had kept pace with/the growth of US economy, we would now hove around 1,800 US ships. That makes the decline In ships all the more serious, and has meant a similar decline In maritime employment. The "50-50" rule Is of vital Importance to US shipping because It provides that half of US foreign aid cargo—^^cargo paid for by the US—shall go In US ships. This amounts ife 4 to 5 million tons of cargo a year. In 1955 all'US ships carried a total of approximately 24 million tons of export cargo. Thus "50-50" cargo provides about 20 percent of all US cargo. In other words, without "50-50" as much as one American ship In five would have no export "cargo and would lay up. The blow would fall heaviest on tramps and other unsubsldized ships who rely almost totally on this type of cargo to survive. The current US old cargoes are of three types: 1 — Military cargo to Europe and Asia; 2—Free eco­ nomic old of food and machinery; 3—Low cost • agricultural surplus ajd. Agricultural surplus will account for about 30 percent of all Government old corgo, dollorwlse, In the coming year If the full amount authorized Is spent. Should the "50-50" rule be knocked out of the agricultural surplus program. It would cripple the 100-vessel US tramp fleet now living largely off this program and off the 10 mllllon-ton coal ship­ ment program of the Government. The death of "50-50" In agricultural surplus, would open the door to destruction of "50-50" for all Government-financed cargoes. The Farmer's Probiem During World War ll,_ and again during the Korean War, the US farmer was encouraged to expand production. The encouragement took the form of form subsidies, which Is a Government guarantee to the farmer of a minimum return on his crop.by giving a loon on It whenever the market value dropped below a certain figure. If market value did not rise, the farmer kept the money and the Government took the crop. During the early post-war years, and again dur­ ing the Korean War, the form groups supported the J'50-50" rule carrying half of these cargoes abroad In US ships because they hod no difficulty In selling overseas. A very large port of Govern­ ment foreign aid in those years consisted of food, textiles and other form or form-derived products. Since the end of the Korean War, many coun­ tries in Europe and Asia hove mode very strong economic comebacks. Japan, Burma, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Low Countries, France, Ger­ many, Italy, Greece, Britain and Scandinavia—all of these areas hove greatly increased their form output. Only Korea, Indochina, India and Middle Eastern countries are still considered distressed agriculturally. The result has been that US farmers hove not been able to sell much overseas. The prices of form products, like wheat, cotton and lard, hove declined. More and more has been turned over to the Government as surplus. By June of lost year, the Government hod almost $5 billion worth of form surplus in storage, which was having a bod effect on form prices. To lighten tke load, the Government set up a form surplus disposal program whereby agricultural products are practically being given away to foreign countries. The program has helped reduce the amount of surp , but farmers are complolnlnc not enough Is being sold and form prices ore stil declining. Some notions have claimed they woulc buy more surplus form products If they cou d carry oil — not half—In their own ships. The claim Is phony, but they have managed to sway farm area Congressmen to seek on end to "50-50" where agricultural cargoes are carried. 'M •"I • ^1 �•ragi'TH^' SEAFARE^RS hOC 2, IMC Wage-Earners Cautioned On Credit Gimmick Food Plan ^ WO. The ship's •hospital may not be in use much of the tiihe, but that's no reason for not keeping it clean and shipshape. Seafarers Clyde Mariner and* Odell Powell aboard the Freflerick C. CoUin moved that the hospital be kept clean at all times and painted out. Then if any crewmember had to use it, it would be in fit condition. TAMPA — Good feeding aboard .ships of the SIU fleets that already have the new "to order" feeding program in operation is still drawing raves from "Seafarers here. Crewmembers aboard Alcob and Pan Atlantic ships calling here have high praise for the revised system of food preparation and service which has been in effect on their vessels for some time. Mailed from Washington, DC, and deliberately designed to look like ofFicial Government The new program is part of tiie forms, gimmicks like this one have been used by a notorious skip-tracing and credit rating out­ recommendations for aii SlU-con4 4 4 fit to get personal information from wage-earners clipped by installment and finance com­ tracted fleets by the rank-and-file When one of the crew of the pany gouges, investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, which has issued a complaint Steward Department Committee Sandcaptain disappeared in Vene­ against the National Research Company, revealed that the outfit used several Washington ad­ whose report Is up for ratification zuela and was later found to have at regular meetings next week. dresses and "official-looking" forms to pry information from the public, although its head­ died under unexplained circum­ quarters are actually in California. Fishing Good stances, crewmembers thought that Good fishing in the area is hold­ an investigation was in order. Ac­ ing the main interest of the local cordingly they elected a committee membership, with the result that of four consist­ even the few jobs available right ing of Peto Cenow are sometimes hard to fill. mashko, John The "rod and reeiers" seem to be Sweeney, Jim taking their fill yof the sport while Golder and . Ed A referendum vote will be held proposed include an increase in hospitals. Another asks for a ref­ they are ashore. by the SIU Great Lakes District union dues and improved hospital erendum oa a dues increase or Bussian to look Shipping remains tight, and the in May dealing with changes in the and burial plans under the union's an increase in membership. The into the matter. outlook stays the same. No payoffs union's constitution. The changes auspices. Great Lakes dues have agents also studied possible chang­ The committee or sign-ons turned up during the remained unchanged since 1948. es in hiring hall operations sim­ collected all the last period. Limited job activity ilar to those in force in the SIU info rmation It 4 4 4 was provided by six in-transit ves­ A&G District. Negotiations are could and for­ Bussian The executive board of the sels, including the Alcoa Planter warded a report still under way with the state over Brotherhood of Marine Engineers (Alcoa); Archers Hope (Cities has concluded meetings in New a fair price for the MFOW's head­ to headquarters, including copies Service); Del Mundo (Mississippi), York and made a number of rec­ quarters property, due to be dis­ of the burial form, personal effects and Pan Atlantic's Chickasaw and form, inventory of personal effects ommendations to the union's mem­ mantled. Desoto. The latter came in twice and other statements. All in all a bership. They deal with admission over the past two weeks. very thorough and -conscientious of additional members to the union Job. and other policy matters. The 4 4 4 board also decided to airmail Amid renewed .efforts to obtain copies of the union's publication The February 8th membership a settlement of the four-month to every BME-contracted ship. meetings in the various pbrts gave old Westinghouse Electric strike, opportunity to a number of Sea­ 4 4 4 the Pennsylvania State Labor De­ farers to try their hand at serving Increases in benefits and revi­ partment has ruled the strike a sion in eligibility for retired mem­ as meeting officers. Seafarer M. lockout, making 23,000 strikers in bers has been announced by the Hauf, in Baltimore, C. E. Mosely NEW ORLEANS — WeU known that state eligible* for unemploy­ Sailors Union of the Pacific. Bene­ in Savannah, R. ment benefits. The Pennsylvania fits will now range from $50 to to SIU men throughout the Gulf M. Thompson in department ruled that the lockout $100 a month, plus any Social Se­ area, veteran Seafarer Claude A. Lake Charles and existed since December 19 when curity benefits. They are based on "Blackie" Russell, 57, died early W. Johnson in the International Union of Electri­ seatime ranging from 10 years to Wilmington this week when cal Workers accepted a proposal 20 or more on a sliding scale. Pre­ chaired the meet, the car in which by the governors of Pennsylvania Seafarer Ben Pritikln had an un­ ings in their re­ viously, 15 years was needed to he was returning scheduled salt water bath off Key and New York that they go back qualify for a $50 top benefit. The spective ports. to his ship acci­ to work pending arbitration. The West, Florida, but thanks to the Others who improvements were made possible dentally plunged vigilance of his shipmates on the company rejected the ai'bitratiori by liberalizing pension and welfare served as meet­ oft a pier and Stony Creek he was rescued un­ proposal. Workers will be able to plans at the last negotiations. ing officers were: Hauf sank. E. Callahan, Bos­ harmed after 45 minutes in the collect up to $35 a week in bene­ "4 4 4 Russell, who ton; H. Long and J. Griffith in fits. water. The Seattle branch of the Ma­ joined the Union Baltimore; P. Parker, reading Pritikin was dumped overboard rine Cooks and Stewards Union is in 1938 and was clerk in Norfolk; C. C. Lanier in unceremoniously in the course of one of the early Another long-term strike has taking part in the fight against a Russell a fire and boat drill on February been going on at Westernf Air Lines' proposed "right to work" law in members of the Savannah; S, E. Miller, Houston; 15 while the Stony Creek was in Los Angeles, where the Brother­ the State of Washington. The pro­ SIU, was a member of the deck Carroll J. Quinnt, San Francisco; R. Stathan, Wilmington and R. G. headed northhood of Railway Clerks has been posal has been put on the ballot department on the Alcoa Patriot Cdwdry and N. E. Pappadakis in ward off the out since January 9. The clerks as Initiative 198 and will be voted (Alcoa). Florida Keys. As He was preparing to return to Seattle. union rejected an offer that would on by residents of the state at the OS on the ship 4 4 4 the ship around 9 PM a few nights have involved dropping a union next election. he was releasing Another group of rank and file ago when he stopped at the Bien­ 4 4 4 shop demand in return for $25 to the outboard Several recommendations have ville Street Wharf to ask for direc­ Seafarers were elected by the head­ $35 a month in wage increases. gripes in order to The Air Line Pilots Association been made to the membership of tions back to the ship. The car quarters membership to hear a swing the boat and the International Association the Marine Fireman's Union by the suddenly sped forward out of con­ Seafarer's appeal from a trial com­ outboard when mittee's decision. Committee mem­ of Machinists are also currently port agents' conference, just con­ trol and went oft the pier end. the boat swung A native of Louisiana, Russell is bers who heard the case were J. involved in negotiations with the cluded. Among them is one calling out a little too for hospitalization coverage for re­ survived by a sister, Mrs. D. E. Vega, F. Lukban, J. Ziereis, C. company. Pritikin rapidly and cata­ tired union members who are no Oldmixoh, of' Corpus Chrlsti, Leader, H. Phillips^ M. Stabile and 4 4 4 pulted hjm into the water. longer eligible to enter the USPHS Texas. M. Miller. Rejecting a five-cent package, , Somebody on deck threw him a life ring which he hung on to while 12,000 production workers at-Re­ the ship was brought around and public Aviation plants on Long efforts were made to reach him Island, New York, have gone out on strike. Plants at Farmingdale, with a line. Hicksville, Port Washington and Boat Lowered WASHINGTON—Clearing the first major hurdle for launching of a new low cost trans­ When this attempt failed, the Greenlawn were shut down. The atlantic passenger service, Arnold Bernstein Lines last week won approval on its bid for boat was lowered and manned by company makes military aircraft US subsidy'aid from a Fecleral Maritime Board examiner. men from all three departments and guided missiles. Overruling the insistent ob--*'" under the command of the bosun 4 4 4 jections of XJS Lines that US- rying up to 900 passengers In one- US-flag passenger service on thd and 2nd mate. The dry run boat Sanitation men emp^yed by flag service on the route be­ class service. Three converted run was non-existent. The Hol­ drill was turned into the real thing New York City have obtained a tween New York, Rotterdam and Mariners would eventually be used land-America Line is the oniy and Pritikin was soon back aboard. five day week and $350 a year in Antwerp was adequate, the exam­ to provide weekly sailings. carrier providing passenger serv­ He was in fairly good shape, al­ wage boosts under a new contract iner held that additional service Trade Non-Existent ice on this route at the present though considerably shaken up and agreement between the city and on the run was needed. He pointed Opposition of US Lines, favored time. sore in the arms and back. His Local 831, Iiiternational Brother­ out that travel on the run had in­ US carrier under the subsidy pro­ Bernstein originally received US only concern, he said, was about hood of Teamsters. The Teamsters creased greatly in recent years, and gram, was based on its own freight approval for a similar service in the sharks which abound in those recently won a collective bargain­ should continue to rise. service on the route which It con­ 1950, but Rs plans were stalled by waters for he knew that his ship­ ing election giving them the right Bernstein proposes to operate a tended was adequate to service the outbreak of the Korean War mates would pull him aboard iii to represent sanitation employees. Joint passenger-freight service with present and future needs. How­ and requisitioning of the ships it abort order. About 10,000 men are ihvolved. converted Mariner-type ships car­ ever, the FMB examiner fotuiff that planned to use by the Navy. i NEWS or OUR SIU AFFIIIAIES Labor Round-Up Boat Drill Turns Into Real Thing Seafarer Dies In Car Mishap s. Mxaminer. Okays Bernstein Bid i' i �Marcb 2, 1956 What SEAFARERS LOG we FOR ?" Vaf Elevea Music Livens Steei Worker Fete Tuning up for a shipboard party, Seafarers on the' Steel Worker join with visitors from German freighter Richenfels to enjoy a little accordion music along with their refresh­ ments. Seated (I to r) are Seafarer C. E. Denny and a sea­ man from the Richenfels. Standing are Seafarers G. O'Rourke, G. De Greve, German seaman, Ray Sweeden and Tom J. Ryan. The two ships were in Khoramshahr, Iran, at the time. Photo by Merwyn "Doc" Watson. Plenty Of Ship Traffic Cheers San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO—An unexpected but welcome lift in job activity developed suddenly here during the last two weeks, buoying prospects for the future. In a previous report, SlU't"' The National Association of Manufacturers has been in business for over 50 years now, and it is safe to say that during! that entire half-century or more, the organization has never supported a single proposal which aimed at the improvement of the lot of a workingman and his family. Today, through a variety of false fronts and fellow-traveling organizations, the NAM is the major force in back of the "right to work" laws—a gim­ mick to take away any form of union security. The NAM has been the target of many complaints from unions and forward-looking organizations through the years. Some peo­ ple have assumed that it is a kind of straw man that unions drag out now and then to blame for things that go wrong. But the ac­ tual facts of the case more than justify the criticism of the NAM as a reactionary, ob­ structive organization. It's true that today's NAM tactics have changed even if the objectives have not. Working men are no longer described (out loud at least) as a dirty, parasitical breed ad­ dicted to laziness and anarchy. Instead the NAM operates an air-conditioned, perfumed public relations campaign designed to con­ vince workers and small businessmen that unions are really their enemies and manage­ ment, as represented by the NAM, is really their friend. All the expensive apparatus of modernday publicity, including films, displays and free "educational" literature, is employed for that purpose. There is hardly- a school board, club, legislator or administrative body in'the US that has not been deluged at one time or another with NAM propaganda when an issue, has arisen in which it has been in­ terested. Just to take one example, the Watsonville Central Labor Union of Watsonville, Califor­ nia, reports that "recently this community was visited by the NAM's program on the 'unholy merger' and of course in their har­ angues gave voice to the need for 'right to work' legislation.. They.4lso distributed a re^, print of an article ... on the AFL-CIO merger, using excerpts from it to paint a wholly dishonest picture of the intent of the merger." No city or town is too big or too small for the NAM traveling circus. Tuday the NAM is against the AFL-CIO merger as "dangerous" and "monopolistic." When the AFL and CIO were separate, it complained of the "constant warfare between unions." A few years before that, it assailed the National Labor Relationii Act for giving unions any rights under law to organize and negotiate contracts.' The NAM was also against the Social Sec­ urity Act, the Unemployment Insurance Act, the Minimum Wage and Hour„ Law, the school lunch program, the various slum clearance acts, the farm electrification pro­ gram, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, In the very worst days of the depression when millions were unemployed and many on the verge of starvation, the NAM was Against Federal relief programs, the WPA, the PWA, the CCC and other agencies which kept un­ told numbers of Americans from going hun­ gry. Going back before that, the NAM was against the eight hour day, restrictions on child labor, workmen's compensation and regulations safeguarding the employment of women. Just imagine what the economy of the US would be like today if the NAM had its way on all these measures and many more. Port Agent Leon Johnson had indicated no change was forthcominar in the slumped shlppingr picture that hit the port at that time. Right now, he asserted, things should remain fairly active, even with no payoffs in sight. Four sign-ons appeared from out of nowhere during the last period to boost activity, and Johnson is confident the port can hold its own in the future with a similar boost now and then. The past sign-ons were the Mankato Victory (Victory Car­ riers) and Waterman's Wacosta, Choctaw and Young America. All but the Maiikato had paid off a few days earlier. In transit to the port were the Lawrence Victory (Mississippi); Steel Artisan (Isthmian); Texmar (Calmar) and Yaka (Waterman). Only routine beefs were encoun­ tered on all of them. FINAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: Earl McKendree, 39: A resident of Wyco, West Virginia, Brother McKendree died of a heart ailment on November 29, 1955. Burial took place in St. Peters Cemetery In Baltimore, Maryland. Brother Mc­ James W. Hanson, 66: A heart Kendree had been a member of attack proved fa­ the Union since 1953, joining in tal t6 Brother the Port of Baltimore and had Hanson in Saubeen sailing in the engine depart­ gus, Mass., on ment. He is survived by his son, January 27, 1956. Edward McKendree, of Allen Junc­ Burial took place tion, West Virginia. in Riverside, Sau4" 4" 4" gus. Brother Han­ Fred Havard, 53: On January 25, son had been a 1956, Brother Havard died of a long time mem­ heart attack in Mobile, Alabama. ber of the SIU, He was buried in Pine Crest Ceme­ joining in Boston in 1938, and had tery in Mobile, Alabama. Brother been sailing in the black gang Havard was one of the charter since that time. He is survived by members of the union, joining in his son, Walter J. Hanson, of Sau- the Port of Mobile in 1938. He had gus, Massachusetts. been sailing in the steward depart­ ment. He leaves his wife, Gladys, Today's NAM has two major objections in $ 4^ its craw. It is against taxes on income over Barney A. Carter, 28: A resident of Mobile. of New Orleans, 4" 4 i $25,000 a year, so it is promoting a proposal Wilbur M. Pennington, 55: Broth­ La., Brother Car­ under which low income groups would sup­ er Pennington ter died of pneu­ port the Government and millionaires would died of a heart monia on Decemgo scot free on all taxes over that figure. It attack at his home ber 24, 1955. is against any form of union security which in Oakland, Cali­ Place of burial is would enable unions to stay strong and ob­ fornia, on Decem­ not known. Join­ tain economic gains for their members. ber 21. He had ing the Union in b^en sailing in the Port of New When you add it all up, it looks like the the engine deYork in 1949, NAM is and has been against eyery thing partment. He Brother Carter that has helped make the majority of Amer­ had been sailing in the engine dejoined the union icans more prosperous and secure. It is for p^tment. He is survived by his in New Orleans just one thing-r-mpre US dollars in ban^: wife, Roinona> Ann Parter, of La- in 1946. Brother Peni^gton Ja . Accounts of US. naanagement. . . . ' coipbci La, V . - . . , • ; > survived by his wi^e, Kathryn. �SEAFARERS Pat* Twelve Reef Jolts Ocean Joyce — 'Like Slicing Whales * Fortified by the belief "that everything that could possibly happen to a ship had already happened to the Ocean Joyce," some of the Mobilians in the crew whose thoughts were on home and Royal Street still had a few anxious moments the ship was slicing whales in until the ship safely arrived two." in the Azalea City recently. The undersea demon was prob­ It all happened quickly, ships ably a coral reef or some similar delegate George G. Glennon re­ submerged ported, "with a curious thud as if object, but it took some "care­ ful and expert maneuver ing —By Seafarer 'Red' Fink by Captain W. J. Scanlon" and ef­ ficient work by the black gang in the engine room to get the ship Glennon back into safe waters and on her way again. "Thanks to fast and seamanlike action by the captain, who was immediately on the bridge, stopped the ship, went hard right and full astern, which engine maneuvers were beautifully ex­ ecuted by the engine department, the ship apparently escaped with little or no damage," Glennon re­ called. The deck department and all hands were immediately on deck to give any assistance that they could, he added, as the Joyce re­ turned to safe waters and again 'see flosM I C/iH T\ preceded into port. I m^HT) C^RHr THAT N^iSELF,^ 'Muscles' It - Crews Support TB, Polio Funds Back from Korea, Seafarer Robert "Red" Fink resumes his cartoon comments on ship's living from his perch on the Chester Harding. Making good use of their ship's fund before the John B. Waterman went into lay-up re­ cently, SIU crewmembers un­ animously decided to turn over the entire sum to the Baltimore TB Institute. Accordingly, ship's reporter Joseph A. Ryan noted. $20.52 plus several indivi­ dual contributions were turned over to the institution at the payoff. In the same way. Seafarers on the Stony Creek and Yorkmar didn't forget the March of Dimes at their last payoff, vot­ ing a minimum donation of $1 per man to the fight against polio. Both crews responded generously, it's reported. Mandi t. 19S9 LOG Del Sud Nine Wins Again —^Eyes Cup Continuing their winning ways, the Del Sud "Rebels" have gained a foothold on the coveted Gimnasia y Esgrima Base­ ball Cup by winning, the first game of a three-game title series in Buenos Aires. Their last trip South, a similar squad netted a 5-1 triumph over' the Gimnasig. team in a non-title game. This time, reporter Jim Noonan, who noted ali the other de­ tails on the play, modestly (? ?) omitted the score of the contest, although it is apparent from his account that the wind-up was at least 3-2 in favor of the "Rebels." 'FirebaU' Effective In any event, the feature of the last contest was the pitching of John "Fireball" Mitchell, who set the Esgrima down with only one AUBURN (Albe), Ootafeer M — Chairman, J. Amshorry; Besrataryf C. Veach. Some disputeff overtime. Ship's delegate elected. To make collection to reimburse chief engineer for motor in washing machine. BALTORI (Ore), January U — Chairman, Yarbroughi Secretary, J. Mehalov. No major beefs. Ship's fund —$16J)0. No fUsputed overtime. Bet­ ter variety of food needed. Less noise in passageways. BARBARA FRIRTCHIR (Liberty Navigation), January 15—Chairman, O. FItzpatrIck; Secretary, O. Payne. Few hours disputed overtime. No beefs. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. BEAUREGARD (Waterman), Janu­ ary le—Chairman, W. Zuleshlf Sacre- hit. The opposition's runs, both unearned, came from a misplay in right field. Vic Romolo proved to be the top batsman of the day with three hits out of five at bats, including a solid triple that scored what proved to be the winning run. The SIU line-up included Mitch­ ell, pitcher; Romolo, SS; Bill Sistrunk,, IB; Justin Wolf, 2B; Noonan, 3B; Richard Chaisson, LF; Joe Suarez, CF; Kikuchi, RF, and Bill Smith, catcher. Utilitymen Eaton and Trasher both drew pinch-hits in their times at bat, and rounding out the line-up were "Rebel" Manager Maurice "Duke" Duet, who doubled out at 2nd base for a while, and J. Novek in right field. tary, E. Riviera. Vote of ^thanks te crewmembers who assisted In the burial arrangements for Brother J. R. Wing. Due to limited time in port ail repairs were not taken care of. Balance of ship's fund SlSJIl. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Crew was asked to cooperate with steward. TROJAN TRADER (Tro|an), October y—Chairman, J. Murphy; Secretary, R. Perry. Few minor beefs. Some disputed overtime. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Janu­ ary 15—Chairman, G. Bales; Secre­ tary, L. Pepper. Beef with chief mate was settled. No other beefs. To con­ tact headquarters about getting a bet­ ter slopchest. Discussion held on poor heating system. Suggested that stew­ ard put .hot bread on menus. Vote of thanks to steward department. CHILORE (Ore), January 31—Chair­ man, R. King; Secretary, J. Short. One man missed ship. Ship's treasury —S2.98. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Crew to assist in keeping pantry and recreation room clean. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Jan­ uary 31—Chairman, B. F. Grice; Sec­ retary, L. C. Melanson. No beefs. Seems as though we will have.. a wonderful trip. Motion carried to concur in communications from head­ quarters. Ship's delegate elected. BRADFORD ISLAND (CItlos Serv­ ice), February 15—Chairman, V. Carl­ son; Secretary, L. Doty. Two men missed ship. Stiip's fund. $3.50. No beefs. Motion carried to accept com­ munication as read. CUBORE (Ore), January 23—Chair­ man, R. Nicholas; Secretary, J. Taurl. * . ''i- USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY. Edmund Abual.v Leonard Leidig Manuel Antonana Mike Lubas Eladio Arls Joseph D. McGraw Fortunate Bacomo David Mcllreath B. Baterna Harry F. MacDonald Nils C. Beck Michael Nachusky Frank W. Bemrick Vic Milazzo Robert L. Booker Melvin O. Moore Tim Burke Joseph B. Murphy WiUiam J. Conners Eugene T. Nelson E. T. Cunningham Joseph Neubauer Walter L. Davis James O'Hare Emilio Delgado Ralph J. Palmer Walter W. Denley George G. Phifer John J. Driscoll James M. Quinn Robert E. Gilbert Daniel F. Ruggiano Bart E. Guranick George E. Shumaker Taib Hassen G. Sivertsen Joseph Ifsits Henry E. Smith Thomas Isaksen Karl Treipiann John W. Keenan Harry S. Tuttle John R. Klemowlcz Fred West Ludwig Kristiansen Norman West Frank J. Kubek VirgU E. Wilmoth Frederick Landry Pon P. Wing James J. Lawlor Chee K. Zal USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY. Oscar J. Adams Alimed Mikssin Charles P. Benway Reinaldo L. Monies Albert Birt Timothy, Nungzer George Carlson Frances J. O'NeiU C. J. Caropreso Howard Parker John DeAbreau Patrocino Pereira Juan Denopra Mark Poneros Frank R. Farmer Jnse Quimera EsteU Godfrey George H. Robinson L. E. Gutierz Jose Rodriguez Alfred Kaju Joseph ScuUy F. R. Kaxiukewicz Nighbert Straton John McWilliams Samuel L. Vandal J. Maisonett John T. Westfall Richard J. Mason C. L. Yearwood USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Frank E. Anderson Rosendo Serrano Beniamin DeiMer Willie A. Young Joseph J. Fusells USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Chales Burton VA HOSPITALKERRVILLE. TEXAS Billy R. Hill USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Joseph H. Bibcau Jeremiah O'Byrne Mark G. Dugan Edward J. Whelan Harry S. Murray USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Alexander P. Copa Damon Newsomo W. O. Cunningham Marko M. Rocknlc Jean V. Dupre Joseph Sokolowskl Edward J. Jaks Billy C. Ward John E. Markopolo 6TH DIST. TB nbsP. MOBILE, ALA, David M. Baria USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Carl E. Barber Leo A. Dwyer Marcelo B. Bclen Max Felix Kermit Bymaster John McDonough Edward E. Casey Stephan Malina William J. Clegg John S. Sweeney Charles Dwyer USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, G.A. Maximino Bernes Albert Rakocy Birdie W. Biggs WiUlam E. Roberts Jimmie Littleton Earl J. SUUn WUUam H. Padgett USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. L. Bosley Sverre Johannessen B. P. Burke Joseph KUlsel John E. Drynan B. Romanoff J. Francisco USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEAl^S, LA. Wilson Holland Adrian Aarons Charles Jeffers Thomas R. Bach Martin Kelly William Barnett E. G. Knapp Nicholas Bastes Dusko Korolia Merton Baxter Leo H. Lang Carl W. Berg Earl B. McCoUam Claude F. Blanks James Mason John J. Brady Jerry Miller J. L. Buckelew Alfonso Olaguibel Gaetano Buscigllo Jerry P.ontiff James Carter Arthur M. Caruso Randolph Ratclift Edwin Ritchie Theodore Cieslak William F. CogsweU Mitchell Rodriquez Thomas L. Crosby Emlle Roussell Charles Cunningham Henry S. Sosa Durwood B. Dees West A. Spencer Charles F. Dorrough G. J. St. Germain Donnie Stokes Jaime Fernandez Joseph T. Gehringer Thomas Taylor John.C. George Lonnie R. Tickla Luciano Toribio Clarence Graham Kristian Gundersen James E. Ward David A. Wright Julius D. Hale Niel Hansen USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Maximo L. Bugawan Edward Huizenga Frank T. Campbell Daniel Hutto H. CasteUno Leo.-.ard W. Lewis Carl -Chandler Robert McCuUoch Jessie A. Clarke James N. McFarlin Victor B. Cooper Paul G. McNabb Rosario CopaiU Ebble Markln Johp C. Drake Herbert Muncia Manuel Fernandez William Nickel . Louis M. Flrlie John W. Parker Donald Forrest Fred Pittman Arthur Fortner William Rentz C. E. Foster George Richardson William French W. B. Saylors Gorman T. Glaza James L. Thompson Eugene Greaux Carlie W. White Percy Harrelson M. Whitehead Albert Hawkins Albert L. WUlis VA HOSPITAL WICHITA, KANSAS Frank S. Stevens MCIATTRICK NIL L S (Western Tankers), February 5—Chairman, B. Adams; Secretary, B. Rhone. Crew is very much satisfied with MTD news­ casts. Ship's fund, S3. Painting has commenced and will continue. Two men were hospitalized. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Delegate to see captain and chief engineer regarding over­ hauling dogs on all watertight doors. OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseas), February 10—Chairman, W. Bllgar; Secretary, A. Capote. Chief engineer promised to get enough heat in foc'sles. Minor repairs will be taken care of. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. Ship's fund, S21. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communi­ cations from headquarters. Better > mail delivery requested. Washing ma­ chine needs repair. Harper. No beefs. Motion carjrled to concur in communications from head­ quarters. Discussion held on death of Whitey Lawson. Vote of thanks to Stinnette. Mitchell ANGELINA (Bull Lines), February 13—Chairman, T. Larson; Secretary, J. Engels. One man missed ship in Philadelphia. No beefs. Washing ma­ chine repair problem to be taken up by ship's delegate and patrolman in next port. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Over­ seas), February t—Chairman, J. Cur­ lew; Secretary, W. Wllklni. No beefs. Ship's treasury, S1S.54. Some disputed overtime. Motion carried to notify headquarters by cable of Brother Kane's disappearance at sea. Ship's delegate elected. BETHCOASTER (Calmer), January 2f—Chairman, R. Tyrae; Secretary, F. Chaisson baby was bom. Safety meeting held in all departments. Ship's fund, SIM.N. No beefs. Too much of crew's business is going topside from un­ known sources. Everything okay; ijo beefs. Motion carried to give vote of thanks to steward department for well prepared food and good service. Cups to be returned to pantry, new pillows to be ordered, and night pantry to be kept clean. EVELYN (Bull), February 15— Chairman, E. Brondelsbo; Secretary, H. Libby. Ship's fund, $11 spent for TV set. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Ship's delegate, secretary-reporter, and treasurer elected. Return books to library. HILTON (Bull), February 11—Chair­ man, J. Wright; Secretary, R. Wendell. Safety fdhns were distributed to each department. Ship's fund, $36.50. Vote of thanks to radio operator. No beefs. Wipers say they do not have gear to do sanitary work with. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Crgw messman ex­ plained his case to members about chief mate and himself. Ship's dele­ gate also gave his interpretation of this matter. Store list to be chocked. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), February 4 —Chairman, W. Christiansen; Secre­ tary, T. Droblns. Several repairs were made. Ship's fund, SZ0.44. No beefs. One man hospitalized. Laundry list, tobe posted. Crewmembers to take bet­ ter care of recreation room. STONY CREEk (American Tramp), February 17—Chairman, J. JelteHe, Secretary, K. Goldman. Some disputed overtime. Repair lists were comuiled. Ship's fund contains 36.90. Motion carried to concure in .communications from headquarters. Motion carried to donate 50 cents each to ship's fund. Ship's delegate elected. Crewmembers to* wait for orders at fire and boat' driUs before loosening any gripes, etc. WACOSTA (Waterman), February 2 —Chairman, J. Hauser; Secretary, C. Cedra. All water tanks to be cleaned before leaving United States. No beefs: some disputed overtime. To see patrolman about knocking off. of wipers by captain. WILD RANGER (Waterman), Janu­ ary 23—Chairman, J. Nelson; Secre­ tary, C. Taylor. Discussion held on repairs and poor soap. Ship's fund. $10. No beefs. Motion carried to ac­ cept communication from headquar­ ters unanimously. Something to be done about repairs in San Francisco. February 7—Chairman, C. Taylor; Secretary, J. S'naer. Repairs partially taken care of. Ship's fund, $10. Safety meeting held. Some disputed over­ time. Ship's delegate elected. Sugges­ tion made not to sign on until re­ pairs are made. Mattress covers to be Is.sued. Vote of thanks to previous ship's delegate. AFflUNDRIA (Waterman), January 2»—Chairman, P. Burke; Secretary, L. Moore. Shin's fund. $12. No beefs. Motion crried to appoint investigat­ ing committee to look over living con­ ditions. Cups to be returned to pantry. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Febru­ ary 5—Chairman, G. Fargo; Secretary, D. Waqner. Reoair list to be made up and given to department heads. Some disputed overtime to he referred to patrolman. Motion carried to concur In communications from headquar­ ters. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. ALAMAR (Calmar), February S— Chelrmsn. A. Pricks; Secretary, J. McPhaul. No beefs. Shin's fund, $30.65. Motion carried to accent cominunlcaftons from headquarters as read. Motion parried that headquarters go on record to avoid wage freeze. ALMENA (Pan Atlantic), February S—Chairman, H. Pierce; Secretary, R. Llauaer. Ship's fund. $29.25. No beefs. Letter from 'Paul Hall on safety pro­ gram read. Ship's delegate and ship's secretary-reporter elected. AMES V'CTORY (Victory Carriers), February 1—Chairman, F. Fullbrlqht; Secretary, 6. Frank. Lots of disputed overtime and few beefs. Discussion held on fond beef. Engine department rooms to he painted. AM6ELINA (Bull Lines), February S—Chairman, Larsen; Secretary, Kelt*her. Food supplies have been ap' proved. Bought a new TV aerial. All repair lists turned In. Foc'sles need SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seitrain), painting. Balance of ship's fund, $2. February 15—Chairman, C. Emanuel; No major beefs. Crews hunks need Secretary, F. Jenkins. Some overtime attention. Motion carried-to concur In to be settled at payoff. Safety rules rommunications from headquarters. mailed to headquarters. Ship's fund, Crew to clean vessel for payoff. New $21.05. No beefs. Motion carried tb ' washing, machine needed. -• accept communications from head­ ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service),. quarters. Ship's delegate elected. Fabruarv 12—Chairman, R. Coe; Sue-' YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), retarv, D. Naqy, TV set to be re­ January 15—Chairman, F. O'Koorlan; paired. Ship's treasury contains Secretary, C. Ridqe. No beefs. Ship $.5,5 65. Some disputed overtime. Gen­ to tie-up in Gulf or East Coast or eral dlscus.>don on safety held under — perhaps load for one more Far .East good and welfare. trip. Motion carried to concur In communications from headquarters. LASALLE (Waterman), February S —Celrman, S. Andersen; Secretary SEATRAIN TEXAS (SAtreln), Feb­ J. Rodder. No beefs. Washing ma­ ruary 19—Chairman, W. Hall; Secre­ chine to be repaired. Shin's fund, tary, L. Reiner. Steward fired by cap-, $43.70. Letter from Paul Hall was tain and crew could not support him read. Motlc-j. carried to concur In because of the way he left things communications from hendouarters. aboard. New steward waZ given vote Black gang delegate to see 1st engi­ of confidence- for job he hag ahead of neer to open engine room slo'lite tohim. Brother Laaoya thanks crew for relieve heat situation In midship flowers sent to Mrs. Lasoya when his house. Ship's de'e-ate elected. �SEAFARERS Much X, 19St . COMNCIL •ROVI <CniM iarviM), 4anu«ry <7—Chairman. JH. Mrnart lacratary. R. Partar. No ona to payoS nntU patrolman comes aboard. Mesahall radio Is beyond repair. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Ship's delegate elected. Discussion on obtaining new linen replacements. DEL AIRES (MIfsisslppI), January IS—Chairman, B. Wright; Secretary, fund—tTS.lS. No beefs. Parts for washing machine to be put aboard. Room steward t« take care of new Iron. JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Mortis), January 1*—Chairman, B. Berglund; Secretary, C. Gregson. Repair list was turned into captain. No beefs. Motion carried to- contact Union re­ garding rubber checks. C. Bobba. No beefs, no disputed overtime. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquar­ ters. Motion carried for steward to make out an order list for more fresh stores. Vote of thanks to baker. Vote of thanks to crew pantry messman. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), December 24—Chairman, R. Theiss;. Secretary, J. Ryan. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's secretary reporter elected. No beefs. Ship's fund — $20.52. Ship's fund to be increased by voluntary donations. One dollar per man was agreed upon. DEL MAR (Mississippi), February 5 —Chairman, O. Celahan; Secretary, M. Phelps. All overtime beefs set- MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), December 22—Chairman, J. Lewis; Secretary, J. McElroy. Ship's delegate elected. Negotiating com­ mittees report accepted. Crew pantry to be kept clean. Discussion held on linen. nw».1MrfecB hdc Proud SlU Family Toasts Daughter i "Everything was going rather smoothly in a rough sort of way" not .long ago on the p:^r- •- m MARYMAR (Calmar), January 15— Chairman, W. Kohut; Secretary, G. Thornhlll. Several crewmembbrs were paid off on West Coast. Ship to be properly stored, before sign-on. fled. ShiP>-fund—$223.08. Everything running okay. Motion carried to con­ cur in. communications from head­ quarters. Ail hands to be. aboard one hour before sailing in all ports, is per agreement. DEL MONTE '(Mississippi), January $—Chairman, J. Carolan; Secretary, W. Williams. One man hospitalized. . Some disputed overtime to be han­ dled in New Orleans. Everything okay. Vote of thanks to baker. Dis­ cussion held on food problems, to be handled in port. DEL RIO (Mississippi), January 4— Chairman, L. Carney; Secretary, R. Hannigan. No beefs. Repair list made up and turned over to captain and patrolman. One brother is making charges against another; to be sent to Union. Vote of thanks to steward department. DEL SOL (Mississippi), January 15— Chairman, J. McLeipore; Secretary, W. Cameron. Chief mate said this is the best deck department he has had in a long time.- Ship's fund—$36. One man logged. No beefs. Motion carried to accept communications from headquarters. Ship's fund dona­ tions to be made through department delegate. DESOTO (Pan Atlantic), January 5 —Chairman, B. Varn; Secretary, F. Alvarez. Everything running smooth­ ly. No beefs. Ship's fund—$29. Mo­ tion carried "\o concur in communica­ tions from headquarters. Vote of thanks to steward department. NEVA WEST-(Bloomfield), January $—Chairman, E. Keagy; Secretary, D. Jones. Library~was put aboard: new electric coffee urn was put aboard. Letter from LOG was read to mem­ bership. Purchased several games out of ship's fund—balance is $45. Everything okay. No beefs. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. New ship's delegate elected. New 'washing ma­ chine put aboard. All hands were pleased about raise in vacation pay. Vote of thanks extended to Union ne­ gotiating committee. EEAMONITOR (Excelsior), January IS—Chairman, L. Jackson; Secretary, H. Kaufman. No beefs; no disputed overtime. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Motion earried that ail activities of the Union against Communists be backed to the hilt by every man in the Union. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), January 22—Chairman, A. Mauffray; Secretary, E. Hansen. No major beefs. Hot water beef to he referred to pa­ trolman. Ship's fund—$72.50. Every­ thing running okay. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Discussion held on communications sent to vessel from headquarters. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Jan­ uary 21—Chairman, H. Faile; Secre­ tary, H. Rugge. Everything okay with exception of 8-12 OS. Motion carried to concur in communications from -headquarters. Vote of thanks to steward. Ship to be fumigated. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), (no date) —Chairman, C. Bush; Secretary, W. Matthews. No beefs. Ship's fund— $85. Some di.sputed overtime. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Drinking water to be checked by company. Vote of thanks given to chief cook. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Jan­ uary 22—Chairman, L. Causey; Sec­ retary, A. Wilson. Ship's treasury— $25.15. Everything okay. Motion car­ ried to concur in communications from headquarters. Discussion held on steward department. EDITH (Bull Lines), January 21— Chairman, B. Hayes; Secretary, D. Doyle. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's -fund—$32.75. Motion carried to con­ cur in communications from head­ STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Jan­ quarters. Steward requested cooper-- uary 29—Chairman, R. DeVlrglllo; ation in turning in linen. Secretary, P. Ryan. Delegate contact­ regarding painting of FAIRLAND (Waterman), January 25 ed captainand foc'sles. Captain is —Chairman, J. BIssomet; Secretary, messroom very cooperative on repairs. Ship's G. Seeberger. Everything okay. No fund—$22.07. General discussion on beefs. One man missed ship in Wil­ various improvements needed aboard mington. Motion carried to concur vessel held. in communications from headquar­ ters. Messroom to be kept locked in STONY CREEK (American Tramp), port. February 2—Chairman, J. Jellette; Secretary, K. Goldman. Some dis­ FAIRPORT (Waterman), December puted overtime. Repair lists to. be "24—Chairman, R. Greene; Secretary, distributed. Ship's fund—$6. No F. Hicks, Jr. Ship's delegate elected. beefs. Motion carried to accept com­ Ship's secretary-reporter and treas­ munications from headquarters. New urer elected also. Motion carried to washing machine requested. concur ih,communications from head­ quarters. To clear messroom after STONY POINT (US Petroleum), De­ eating; card players to clean up after cember 4-^Chalrman, W. McCulstlon; Secretary, J. Murray. HNcrything run­ game each morning. ning okay. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. Some disputed overtime. FELTORE (Ore), January 20—Chair­ Motion carried to concur in communi­ man, B. Koonti; Secretary, J. Ellis. Une man to see patrolman for poor cations from headquarters. General conduct. No beefs. Motion carried discussion held. to concur in communications from SUNION. (Kea), January 15—Chair­ headquarters. Motion carried to have washing machine replaced with new man, J. Bell; Secretary, G. Parker. Smooth voyage so far. Ship's deleone. Ship's delegate elected. gate elected. Ship not receiving LOG. FRANCES (Bull Lines), January 14 SUZANNE (Bull Lines), January IS —Chairman, F. Wherrlty; Secretary, S. Carr. Beef against mate concern, —Chairman, C. Rhodes; Secretary, H. Orlando. One minor beef in black ing bosun. Balance of ship's fund Ship's fund $15.40. No beefs. S2.62. No beefs. Motion carried to gang. One man missed ship in Mayaguez. accept communications from head­ Motion carried to concur in commuRiquarters unanimously. Motion made cations from headquarters. Everyone and carried to have new ice box in­ to see department head before going stalled. to ship's delegate with beefs. Discus­ sion on missing ship. HASTINGS (Waterman), January 2» —Chairman, W. Davit; Secretary, J, Weils; Everything running okay. Let­ ter was sent to headquarters for clari­ fication of BR beef. One man to be hospitalized. Motion carried to con­ cur- in communications from head­ quarters. Not enough ho.t water aboard this vessel. Washing machine to be kept clean. HURRICANE (Waterman), January 2i-^Chairman, J. Geltsler; Secretary, H. <2erdes. Messroom to be sougee<l before Frisco. Some disputed over­ time. Motion carried to accept com­ munication from headquarters. Ship's treasurer elected. Ship's fund—$20. INES (Bull Lines), January 15— Chairman, W. Williams; Secretary, J. Sleven. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), January 31 — Chairmen, W. Thompson; Secretary, L. Doty. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. WESTPORT (Arthur), January 21— Chairman, G. Schmidt; Secretary, R. Archer. Crewmembers were advised to turn to on time when ship arrives in port of call. No beefs. Everything running okay. Discussion held on duties of the crew messman. YORKMAR (Calmar), January 22 — Chairman, J. Gordon; Secretary, D. Coker. Ship's delegate report accept­ ed. Motion carried to. condur in com­ munications from headquarters. Sug­ gested that ship's delegates see mas­ ter eopcerning MTD news report. Happy family group toasts scholarship award for America Grajaies, (lett), daughter of Seafarer E. Grajales (right), on graduation with high honors from Lady of Peace Grammar School in Brooklyn. America, who plans to study nursing after high school, had a 97 scholastic average. Brother Al­ fonso, 12, joins fun. Grajales, a chief cook, was last on the National Liberty. Brotherly Spirit Spurs A Helping Hand For All Under the "Brotherhood of the Sea," the "one for all, all for one" spirit among Seafarers provides every man and his family with a sort of "mutual aid program" that extends, de­ pending on the need, from-t blood donations to spontan­ Greetings eous cash help in an emer­ gency. This is, of course, in addition to the SIU program of welfare bene­ fits that has eliminated any real need for tarpaulin musters to aid sick, disabled or deceased Sea­ farers. Most instances come to light only later on in brief notes of thanks in the LOG or casual mentions in ships' minutes, but they are typical of hundreds of cases every year. Royal Oak: "Funeral wreath wired to family of M. Olson, $21.65 taken from ship's fund" ... Al­ coa Corsair: "Donation of $104 from crew taken up as Koppersmith's grandmother passed away. $27.25 for a wreath and $76.75 turned over to family." .Chester Hardingn "Delegate (Keith Forster) expressed thanks for flowers sent on his mother's death" . . . Marymar: "Collected sum of $190 as a token of sympa­ thy for Brother Albert Johnson who sustained almost fatal acci­ dent aboard ship on Christmas." McKittrick's Galley Nearly Over The Hill Exchanging greetings dur­ ing a recent trip to Rio, for­ mer Seafarer Mike Ballestrero, now tailing as a mate, welcomes New York's Francis Cardinal Spellman aboard the liner Brazil. McKittrick Hills, hut fortunately the assorted limbs and anatomicM structures involved. are finally on the mend. While the havoc lasted, how­ ever, according to Seafarer Bill Rhone, steward, it decommissioned as many as six of his first team, leaving himself and the 3rd cook to split all the chores. It all began on the AM of the day before arrival in Venezuela, when Rhone was greeted by a saloon messman "with a sad face -and a mangled hand." The hand and the icebox door had had a race which ended in a tie. "Next, al­ though our sojourn in port was hut B few hours, in that short space of time the BR contrived to make things more interesting by taking a nose-dive from midway on the gangway and landed on the dock . . . And we were six . . . "After a bit of shifting around in the various jobs, things were again running smoothly in a rough sort of way until we ar­ rived in Jamaica. Here, yours truly and the steward dele.£ate, who was the baker, went ' ashore to try and rouncl up Rhone some manpower. "It was a long walk to the bus stop and once the baker spied a donkey in a nearby field he couldn't he detered. He had to have a ride, although the donkey had his own ideas. The baker got his ride hack to the ship ... on my back . . . "Back on the ship, and without replacements, the chief cook now appeared to show off some neat though unnecessary surgery on his finger , , . And we were four . . . "Aruha was next. Another utilityman was plucked from our midst for treatment of a sudden ailment in a region of the anatomy where this situation was also heginning to pain me . . . And we were three." Eventually, one more man joined the sick list, hut two re­ placements were picked up in Panama, "so things aren't so had after all," Rhone commented, "in a rough sort of way, of course." MASSMAR BOASTS A-1 CONDITIONS It isn't often that a Calmar crew can boast the best of anything, so when the gang on the Massmar goes out of its way to praise everything in sight,"it's the type of "man-bites-dog" news that rates attention. By all accounts, this ship "There has been nothing to going," the steward delegate, Stan­ enjoys the tops in every de­ complain about in this department. ley Gelak, chimed in. Robert N. Walton is the ship's partment, with a fine crew We are doing our best to have one plus "the best set .of officers of of the best feeding Calmar ships delegate of this model ship. any ship." Our informant adds that "everyone gets Editor, aloiig fine . . . (and we) ... are SEAFARERS LOG. having a good 675 Fourth Ave., time trolling for Brooklyn 32, NY fish in these I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleose Southern waters. Some fine speci­ put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) mens have been caught and en- NAME 1 joyed by all Gelak aboard," he adds. STREET ADDRESS "Overtime has been very good," deck delegate E. Kindossian re­ CITY ZONE STATE ported at a recent meeting. "We believe this is the cleanest Calmar Signed ship afloat." TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you ere en old subscribe* end beve e chenge No Fuss Below "Everything below decks run­ of eddress, pleese give your former eddress below; ning fine. There's no squawk from ADDRESS us," Clarence Conkle, engine dele­ STATE gate, asserted. : CITY • ••«eeeeeaeeeeeieeeeeeeaeee«eeaaea"«ei»eeaeeeee»eia*eee teeeeaeea' 4 E •eeeeeeeaeeeeea �Pare Fourteea Cornpopper A 'First'? Packer Stakes Claim Overlooking their initial shock when an errant ship's treasurer went ashore and converted the ship's fund into an electric corn popper, the SIU gang on the iitrus Packer is. now claiming a maritime• "first" of dubious quality as form of "penance" will not bring back the 17 bucks relinquished to one way of lessening the the glorified hot-plate merchant blow. Lacking other means of appeas­ ing their grief, crewmembers have set the contraption to work grind­ ing out popcorn by the bushel •very evening after supper. This Cool Warriors sipping a couple of cool ones on the dock at Patras, Greece,V are Seafarers J. Crews, bosun (left), and J. Madden, deck engineer, from the Warrior. It was coffeetime, of course. who sold the machine, but it does give the boys a feeling of home, according to Seafarer William Calefato. "Home," in this case, would have to be a movie theater lobby or circus lot, but no one is quib­ bling. It's difficult to quibble or do anything else for that matter when one's jaws are so busy churning the stuff all the time. In addition to serving as re­ freshment, the popcorn can double in an emergency as poker chips of any denomina­ tion which hap­ pens to be in short supply. This is a redeem­ ing quality which any addict of the various games of chance played Calefato aboard ship can well appreciate. Nobody on the Citrus Packer can stop eating the stuff long enough to wonder what seamen of yesteryear used for snacks, Cale­ fato adds, although it is said that they roasted walnuts and such. This leads today's Seafarers to be­ lieve that they are carrying on some sort of sea tradition with their own after-hours edible, so the end probably justifies the means. LOG-A-RHYTHM: At The Place Of The Red Sea Alvin "Salty" See ipedicated to our deceased brothers of the Salem Maritime and as a memorial for tlieir bereaved relatives and friends.) '•f- LOG MuNsh 2. 19M Suzanne Finds Repair List Easy the benefit of the crew, they' give the same old answer. "We'll do it when wo are not too pressed with 'engine room To the Editor: work." A hello and a howdy, neigh­ The drains on this scow never bors, from the crew of the SS do- work right; laundry water Neva West, sometimes called even backs up in the showei-s. the "Jet" of the Bloomfield Of course, if the chief feels fleet, and from this Texas bunch something is necessary, it's of brothers. okay. But if he doesn't, there The brothers, at the last regu­ is no use seeing the captain lar ship's meeting, instructed about it. the ship's reporter to extend The same thing applies to the their thanks to the editors of safety meetings. If one of the the LOG for the swell letter of unlicensed personnel or mates • explanation sent us in regard to suggests something and it photos and letters for the said doesn't meet with the chief en­ LOG. Thanks again for that. gineer's approval, between the We also had a sort of verbal" captain and himself they talk jam session a few days ago, and it out of the record. one of the oldtimers explained to the members ,aboard how the Safety Ideas Killed It seems as though the com­ LOG is our adviser, our guide pany wants suggestions put and the weapon all good unions before the shore personnel, but must have to show its members and also outsiders just exactly on this scow it never gets there. It does no good to question any­ how an American union is run. It was also stated by the oldthing the chief says. After all, he is the power behind the timer that we have the best un­ ion paper in the maritime indus­ throne. try, but we should go further This about winds up things and say that we have the best from the Robin Kettering for union paper in the entire labor this time. This ship is still field, and that's just not polish­ enjoying fine food prepared by ing apples. a very good steward department. We know this is the consensus They really put on a fine of many workers in other indusThanksgiving dinner we thought, . tries, who read the LOG more but when Christmas rolled than their own local union pa­ around they out-did themselves per. to put on the feedbag. Incidentally, some of the boys If you could just see this gang are singing for some more arti­ you would know what we mean. cles in the paper from There is no shortage of beef on "Frenchy" Michelet and Percy here and we don't mean in the Boyer. We hope we see some icebox either. For chowhounds, reai soon. let us recommend the Kettering David E. Jones to all those who have a few Ship's reporter wrinkles'to get out. 4 4 4 Crewmembers SS Robin Kettering 4 4 4. To the Editor: I am writing this in reply to your letter and the literature To the Editor: sent about the SIU. It was a Please express my sympathy pleasure to read about such an to the families of the men who up-to-date maritime union. were in the disastrous explosion • I showed the LOG to some of on the Salem Maritime. I know my friends here, and they could that I cannot share in their des­ i.ot believe such a union existed pair, as words are so inadequate until they read all about it. regardless of what I attempt to They had the idea that seamen say. are still the so-called "scum of I've tried to remember them the earth," but they soon in my prayers, as I know some changed their minds about that. of the loneliness and sorrow I was reading a LOG report they must feel. on the runaway-flag ships, and This past fall, I visited your . see that the Liberians are still hall in New York with my hus­ at it, grabbing up US ships. If I band and had a nice time "see­ had anything to say about it, I ing and hearing" Brooklyn. I would put my foot down right can now understand my hus­ away, and get every ship that band's enthusiasm concerning used to belong to the US back the SIU. I also enjoy reading from under these runaway flags. the LOG very much, and It looks as if the people push­ really look forward to receiving ing • Liberian registry of ships each one. mean business and if they con­ On the 23rd of February, tinue the way they have, been Billy and I "celebrated" our going along, in three or four tenth wedding anniversary, years' time there won't be any with Bill at sea and me at home American merchant marine left. in West Virginia. In all, it has I thought the US Government been ten happy years for us. would have taken some action Incidentally, hello to "Oscar" by now to stop this business of on the Barbara Frietchie. transferring ships to other flags. That's the ship Bill is on too. John Kelly Mrs. Billy Nuckois Hull, England SEAFARERS Have you come to the Red Sea place in your lift Where, in spite of all you can do, There is no way out, there is no way back. There is no other way but . . . through? Then wait on the Lord with a trust serene Till the night of your fear is gone; He will send the wind. He will heap the floods When He says to the soul, "Go on." And His hand lead you through, clear through. Ere the watery walls roll down, No foe can reach you, no wave can touch. No mightiest sea can drown. The tossing billows may rear, their crests Their foam at your feet may break; But o'er their bed you shall walk dry shod, In the path that your Lord shall make. In the morning watch, neath the lighted cloud You shall see but the Lord, alone. When he leads you on from the place of the sea. To a land that you have not known. And your fear shall pass as your foes have passed. You shall no more be afraid; You shall sing His praises in a better place— A place that His hand hath made. Burly lABAfLV AStOOr All ?>cn"rLBG [ YMBAI^ WlTf^ MBSSAOeS^ ^WBVOW To the Editor: Here on the Suzanne we've found the new repair list put out by the Union helps a great deal in keeping repairs under control. It's very easy to keep track of what has to be fixed the way the list is marked, item by item. Also on this ship I've found that one way to make sure re­ pairs are done is to mark the number "2" next to a repair letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names .will be withheld upon request. when it's not done the first time. I also circle this particular re­ pair with red ink so that it catches the attention of the mate. Usually it gets done right away. Most ships usually discuss re­ pairs when they are meeting be­ fore the payoff but, on the Su­ zanne, we take repairs up on our first outbound voyage. That way we can turn the list in and get most repairs completed during the course of the voyage, instead of having to wait for the ship to pay off. It might be a good idea for other crews to try this system if they are having difficulties keeping the ship in good shape. R. Broomhead Ship's delegate 4" 3^ Kettering Raps Power Of Chief To the Editor: Just a few lines from the "rustbucket" of the Robin Line. It sure is nice to be back in the sunny South after rolling across the Pacific with "Full-Ahead" Elliott. All the Robin Line stiffs are happy to be heading back to their home ground. After this short run to the Mediterranean area, we will be headed back to Capetown, and all that goes with it. Thought you would like to know that this ship really has a distinction unique in the his­ tory of freighters. We have a staff captain in the person of the chief engineer. Chief Must Give Okay All decisions and movements, it seems, are subject to his approval. When the agent boards the ship, the captain has to call the chief before he can decide on launch schedules, draws, who should be paid off, etc. Their latest is to force an engineer to sign off articles, so they could get one of their yesmen back. When it comes to repairs for Let's eUT THIS T ficne in XHB \soeo -HA; earns-\JA! HA; I kv ••m Shares Sorrow Of Saiem Kin J Raps Runaways, Urges US Action Ba Special Delivery fc I Neva West Hails Work Of LOO /vsXr Bernard Seaman �Xlareb S, If 5ft SEAFARERS MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT im lENIT DRECT-TO-SHIPS SHIPS' WIRELESS / / I \ \ ^ ROUND-THE-WORLD »HL / / J \ EVEm [EVERY MONDAY SUNDAY , 0315 GMT 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST SMay) Europe and North America —WCO.I3020 KC (10:15 PM EST Sunday) Australia WMM 25—15607 KC East Coast South America -WOO-16908.8 KC Northwest Pacific —WMM 81—11037.5 West Coast South America —WCO.22407 KC ALICE BROWN (Bioomficld), Fabruary S—Chairman. J. Byercs; Sacratary> J. Fay. Ship is in good shape. Repair list to be made up. Steak to be served twice a week. Fruit juices to be served more often. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), February 12—Chairman, R. S. Schwarz; Secre­ tary, J. Hannon. Ship's fund—$7.40. Everything okay. BALTORE (Ore), February 21 — Chairman, W. Yarborough; Secretary, R. Pevey. Blowers in galley were kept turned off all trip by chief engineer. Ship's fund—S16.50. Ship sailed short one wiper. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Discussion held regarding chief cngiBeer. DOROTHY (Bull),- February • — Chairman, F. Walker; Secretary, J. Barnes. Ship's committee to be clect- SEACLOUD (Peger), February 19— Chairman. J. Lewis; Secretary, A. Bernard. No beefs. Ship's fund—$7. One man missed ship In Newport News. Ship's delegate elected. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. Crew messroom needs painting. New gangway needed. YORKMAR (Calmar), February S— Chairman. C. Hensley; Secretary. T. Johnson. Some minor beefs. Repairs to be done in galley. Motion carried to concur In communications from headquarters. Baking bread to be im­ proved. Repair list to be turned in before getting into port. Ship's dele­ gate to give 24 hour ndticq before payoff. - ROBIN GRAY (Seat Shipping). January 22—Chairman, J. Karl; Secrotary, F. -Melanson. Beef was settled, between captain and chief steward. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. No beefs. Crew thinks it Is a good deal to be In touch with Union activity through MTD radio newscast. Steward department foc'sles need sougeeing and painliug. ROBIN DONCASTER (Robin Line), January 12 —, Chairman, J. OeVlto; Secretary, J. Scaturre. No beefs. Mo­ tion carried to concur In communica­ tions from headquarters. Discussion, held on repair list and repairs. ed aboard. No beefs. Motion carried to concur lo comraunicaUons from bcadquartcrs. Discussion held on painting messroom. February 11—Chairman, C. Lawson; Secretary, C, Lane. Ship's delegate spoke to mate about working on deck. Some disputed overtime. Steward to check with patrolman on stores for next trip. Vote of thanks to crew messman and pantryman. KATHRYN (Bull), February IS — Chairman, W. Elklns; Secretary, L. Vila. Everything running okay. -Ship's fund—S5.00. No beefs. Motion' car­ ried to concur in communications from headquarters. Discussion hejd regarding the cleaning of wash basin In deck department. MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfield), Feb­ ruary IB—Chairman, H. Thomas; Sec­ retary, W. Knapp. Everything running nnooth. Ship's fund—$3. Motion car­ ried to have new wringer put on washing machine. Small beef to be settled with patrolman. MICHAEL (Carra's), February 20— Chairman, P. Hume; Secretary, J. RIelly. Everything okay. No beefs. Some disputed overtime. Ship's dele­ gate elected. More action to be taken about ship's repairs not being done. Discussion held about holes in vent tank. Ship's fund to be started. ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Shipping), January 29—Chairman, J. Thompson; Secretary, R. Whitley. Ship's fund— 027.19. Some disputed overtime. Hepair list to be turned in to ship's delegate. Repairs to be completed soon. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), February 12—Chairman, A. Gonzalez; Secretary, T. Waslluk. Everything is okay. Ship's delegate elected. Poor grade of fruit aboard. . SANDCAPTAIN (Construction Ag­ gregates), February I—Chairman, O. Irvine; Secretary. J. Ooldar. Life pre­ servers have been ordered from the United SUtes. Letter from Paul Hall read. No major beefs. One man in hospital. Letter written to headquar­ ters regarding the disappearance of one member. Motion carried to eoncur In communications from head­ quarters, Letter to be written to Chester Harding. Lack of Information on W-a forms to. be checked. , SEA CLOUD (Seatraders), January IS—Chairman, A. Barnard; Secretary, T. Ralney. Personal gear of men who missed ship sent to Seattle. Ship's fund—S7.S0. No beefs. Motion carried not to sign aboard until company re­ places washing machine. LOG Congress Warned Of '50-50'Peril (Continued from page 3) we in the United States feached the point where we were building merchant ships faster than the Nazis were sinking them." Conse­ quently, top military leaders con­ stantly refer to the merchant mar­ ine as the "fourth arm of defense." In this connection, Rep. Thor Tollefson, ranking Republican mem­ ber of the committee noted that the US merchant fleet was some 600 active ships short of its needs in any emergency.* Meanwhile, on the Senate floor, supporters of ^50-50" were gather­ ing strength for a floor fight which is due to reach a climax next Wednesday When roll call votes are taken on amendments* to an omni­ bus farm biU. Senator Leverett SaltohstaU (Rep., Mass.) told the Senate that the action of the Sen­ ate Agriculture Committee in re­ moving "50-50" from farm surplus disposal sales means that "fair and equal treatment" for the US mer­ chant marine is "being destroyed." Senator Warren Magnuson (Dem., Wash.), chairman of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, joined other Senators in urging thai; "50-50" be considered separate and apart from the omnibus farm bill which deals with such items as farm parity, support prices and other legisla­ tion. The newest "50-50" fight is a consequence of repeated efforts by foreign shipping lobbyists to drive US ships off the seas and obtain a stranglehold on US shipping. When efforts to repeal "SO-fiO"*were defeated last year, the for­ eign lobbies altered their tactics to curry support from farm bloc Con­ gressmen. 'Sold Bill Of Goods' US agriculture, plagued as it Is with surpluses, was told that for­ eign nations would putchase htige amounts of farm products if "5050" were out of the picture. The foreign shipping grotips successful­ ly sold the Department of Agricul­ ture, the US Fami Bureau Federa­ tion and other farm groups on this argument although the agricul­ tural interests of their home coun­ tries have repeatedly protested the "dumping" of US farm' products overseas. It is -these local agricul­ tural groups in the various foreign coimtries, egged on by their own shipping interests, which are bring­ ing pressure on fiome governments to refuse US surplus, whether or not a "50-50" law exists. )P?i|fe Flfte^ George F. Flirt, Sr. 20 Main St., Charlestown, Mass. Ruth is in the hospital and had She is very anxious to hear from an operation orf Feb. 21. She is you. still very sick. Please call me 44 4 at Gllmore 5-2923. iittle Frankie. Mrs. A. L. David requests her son to get in touch with her at 115 4. 4. 4 Austin St., Worcester, Mass. Roland E. Parady 4 4 4 Your mother is anxious to hear from you. Fred Ralph Miller. Your seamen's papers are being tit held at the SEAFARERS LOG of­ Ex-Sft Florida The following men .are asked to fice in New York. get in touch With Rassner, Miller ••4. ^ 4 ,.4 & Roth, 550 Brickell Avenue, William T. Rose Miami 32, Florida; Ramon Varela, William G. Solomon Faustino Lanielas, C. E. Dandridge, Your wallets and papers have Jesus Otero, E. Waldorf, R. been found and are being held by Kaduck, F. Delgado, Pedro Sosa, the record clerk at SIU head­ Jesus Fernandez, M. Yglesias, Joe quarters. Camblor, Pantaleon De Los Santos, 4 4 4 Albert Rivero, Raymond Toribio. Charles "Chuck'^' Hall Your ^ags are in the baggage 4> i 4> , room at the NY SIU jiaB- As you Rudolf Cefaratti Get in touch with your mother know, Chester died last year. Have gone abroad. Teddy. immediately. t 4" t William J. Fick Withholding tax. statements are being held for you at 64 Waldwick Ave., Waldwick, NJ. Please send forwarding address. 4» 4 4" Walter B. Hallett Am holding W-2 forms from J. M. Carras for you. Please write. All of the following SIV familiea James R. Burns, 129 Forest St., will collect the $200 maternity Wilmington, Mass. benefit plus a $25 bond from tha Union in the baby's name: 4 4.4 Elwood Read Robert Alan Messick, born Janu­ Contact Newton Paine, RFD No. ary 23, 1956. Parents, Mr. and 2, Woonsocket, RI. Urgent. Mrs. Harry E. Messick, Seaford, 4 4 4 Del. William M. O'Connor 4 4 4 Get in touch with your mother at Jeff Meredith Krienke, born 33-28 204th St., Bayside, Long January 5, 1956. Parents, Mr. and Island, NY, as soon as possible. Mrs. Kenneth S. Krienke, Pasa­ 4 4 4 dena, Calif. August "Stony" Manning 4 4 4 We have moved from Bethlehem Diania Gean Kellam, born No­ to Hellertown. Please call or write us. Stanley and Marge Meelinsky, vember 7, 1955. • Parents, Mr. and 1226 First Ave., Hellertown, Pa. Mrs. John C. Kellam; San Pedro, Calif., — Phone TErrnce 8-4502. 4-4 4 4 4 ••4-' 4- .4- Kim Marie Hudson, bom Novem­ Martin ber 19, 1955. Parehts, Mr. and Come home, as soon as possible.. Mrs. James H. Huds<>n, Sr., New Very important. Vi. Orleaiis, La. 4 Robert Hall Mary E. Dunne, born January Contact W. J. Klein, 15 Park Row, NY 38, NY, regarding in­ 11, 1956. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. juries to Nils H., Lundquist aboard Joseph E. Dunne, Dorchester, Mass. SS Beatrice in June, 1954. , .4 . 4 • 4 4 4 4 James Edward Garza, born Janu­ John A. Weiss, Jr. ary 29, 1956. Parents, Mr. and Get in touch with Mrs. C. Mc- Mrs. Manuel Garza," Houston, Mullen," 3248 Pawtucket Ave., Texas. Riverside, RI, or telephone River­ 4 4 4 side 1151. Nancy Lee Thomas, born Janu­ ary 14, 1956. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4 Mrs. Melvin E. Thomas, Mobile, Thomas Driscoll Contact your sister, Catherine, {ft Ala. SEATIGER (Orion), No date—Chair­ man, F. Nolan; Secretary, L. Akridge. To begin donating to Miip's fund. Dis­ cussion oh draws. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), No­ vember 29—Chairman, N. Berry; Sacratary, I. Strakhovsky. Ship's fund —SB. No beefs. Motion carried to con­ cur in communications from head­ quarters. Ship's delegate elected. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), February 4—Chairman, T. Martens; Secretary. C. Jones. One man hospi­ talized. Ship's fund—$5.84. Some dis­ puted overtime, everything else okay. Motion carried to concur In com­ munication from headquarters. New repair list compiled. VENORE (Ore), January 29—Chair*man, S. Story; Secretary, Pugot. Two men failed to Join vessel on depar­ ture. Motion carried to concur in com­ munications from headquarters. Vote of thanks to steward department. Ship to be kept clean. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Feburary 9—Chairman. E. Wright; Secre­ tary, W. Burch. Ship's delegate elect­ ed. No beefs. M(>tion carried that Union employ all means with Con­ gress to get maritime matters passed. Motion carried that Union work for a bonus for penalty cargo on all tankers carrying Inflaminable cargo, especially since the explosion and . fire on the Saiem Maritime. WILMINGTON. 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Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnaJ 7-3202 QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St. Quebec Pbonc: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St; NB Phone: 2-5232 Great Lakes District . 1215 N. Second Ave; Phone: 713-J 180 Main St. BUFFALO. NY Phone: Cleveland 7;(9I CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone- Main 1-0)47 1038 3rd St. DETROIT Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6837 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. " Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CUILAGU 3261 E 9Snd St Pbooe; Bssqx 5-241l< ALPENA .\ t �: r-. •— '• VQI. XVIII No. 5 SEAFARERS^ LOG AWARDEP FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 199a • INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • NEW ORLEANS: Plenty of well-wishers were on hand to see Seafarer Pete Valentine (2nd Irom left) off .for the Del Sud on sailing day, as friends turned out in force. Included in the dockside photo (I to r) ore Seafarer Edward Avrard, Valentine, Seafarer Beau James, Mrs. James, and the James children, Lynn Rae, 12; Sonny, 9, and Ronnie, 14. The Mississippi cruise ship was off on Itr regular run to Rio and Buenos Aires. • • NEW YORK: Speaking before a recent mem­ bership meeting at SlU headquarters. Seafarer Frank Keelan, AB, makes o point on transpor­ tation rule during "good and welfare." SS STEEL DESIGNER: Hard on the job pf checking the oil in one of the generators. Sea­ farer J. Hartman, oiler, casts an experienced •ye at the "stick" to check his reading. � 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 March 2, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: HOUSE GROUP WARNS CONGRESS: ’50-50’ CUT PERILS US SHIPPING SIU FIGHTS NEW SHORE LEAVE BARN LOG ARTICLE STIRS NATIONAL INTEREST FURUSETCH 102ND BIRTHDAY TO BE FETED MARCH 12 CG PRAISES CREW’S SALVAGE OF STEELORE CREWS ACT IN ’50-50’ LAW CRISIS LOG AWARDS PRESENTED TO THREE AT HQ. MEETING NEW GRAIN BOOM SEEN FOR MOBILE INQUIRY SET ON SHIPPING MONOPOLIES SUP TO CELEBRATE ITS 71ST BIRTHDAY PIGGYBACK TANKER SET FOR DEBUT LA. OPTIMISTIC ON ‘RIGHT TO WORK’ REPEAL SUCCESS IBL PRESEES DOCK DRIVE DESPITE ILA MANEUVERS BRITISH SAY ‘RUNAWAYS’ PERIL SAFETY DELTA LINE MD PASSES AWAY NY CLEARING UP REPAIR BEEFS, HAILS COOPERATION FROM CREWS BALTIMORE SEES STRONG SHIPPING IMPROVEMENT MA TO FAVOR TRAMP AID? BOSTON CREWS TANKER, PUTS VESSEL IN SHAPE 50-50 WHAT DOES IT MEAN? TAMPA MEN PRAISE SIU FOOD PLAN BOAT DRILL TURNS INTO REAL THING EXAMINER OKAYS BERNSTEIN BID PLENTY OF SHIP TRAFFIC CHEERS SAN FRANCISCO BROTHERLY SPIRIT SPURS A HELPING HAND FOR ALL CORN POPPER A ‘FIRST’? PACKER STAKES CLAIM 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 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/2/1956 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. XVIII, No. 5 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log