http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f916e3b6360b18ca62c9a698065e40cb.PDF 94105282f841d1a5506ac0a690b9697d PDF Text Text Vol. XIX No. I SEAFARERS EOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • LUNDEBERG DIES SlUNA Founder Stricken At 56 -Story On Page 3 S; �Page Two SEAFARERS LOG . February 1, 1957 (yit:! ...1 .1." P! '( Increase In PHS Funds WASHINGTON—Cheering news for .Seafarers ahd membere of aU mazitiine unions, is contained in President Eisenhower's Public Health Service budget request. For the first time in the past four years, the administration Is asking for an increase in appropriations for the hospitals, over $5 million all-^" told. restocking. At the major Staten The $44 million request also cov­ The budget request for $44,- Island facility much of the equip­ ers the operating costs of the Car- Pi 11 m < HH if A' ment originally ilnstalled in 1935 ville Leprosarium, the narcotics when the place; was built is in hospital in Lexington, Ky.; and the need of replacement. Additional mental hospital at Fort Worth, help in the laboratories and more Texas. clerical help will be hired. The funds will also serve to meet civil service pay increases of recent yearsi 'The Hol)by-lIoover program, prc^duct of ex-president Herbert Hoover's commission studies, and Drug supplies, shown here being checked by an employee at Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, former Staten sland USPHS hospital, and other equipment will be seciretarY of Health, Education and replenished under new PHS budget. Requested appropria­ W^elfare, oplled for the closing tions for USPHS program provide $5 million increase prima­ down of all medical facilities for rily to build up supply lists in USPHS hospitals throughout seamen. Initially, in 1953, efforts the country. were made to reduce the number of hospitals, closing down Fort In a dramatic about-face after Stanton and Mobiie. Savannah was similarly threatened but was years of opposition, a spokesman saved after widespread protests for the Norwegian shipping inter­ by Seafarers -and maritime unions. ests has come out in- favor of a strong US merchant marine. "The Met With Eisenhower "Norwegian Shipping News," a Later in the year the real intent trade publication, declared it- wel­ of the Hobby-Hoover program was comed a sizable active merchant revealed when proposals for a com­ navy under the US flag to aid the A formal reply to NMU President Joseph Curran's attack on the SlU and the International plete shutdown were advanced. Western world in times of crisis. Brotherhood of Longshoremen has been filed with the AFL-CIO executive council. In a Once ag^in, strong protests by the The declaration is expected to help letter addressed to AFL-CIO President George Meany, SlU of NA vice-presidents Paul Hall SIU, and in particular, a meeting knock the props out from under on the subject between SIU of NA opponents of "50-50" in the ciu> and Morris Weisberger, acting • president Harry Lundeberg and rent session of Congress. on behalf of the SlU of North full years from 1936 to 1947. Yet and undermining the SIU of North President Eisenhower, succeeded Norwegian shipping interests America, answered issues Curran now, for opportunistic rea-' America. We speak of the United in staving off the closings. andthe Norwegian government International Seamen's Union,' an sons, attacks the SlU's formatloVi raised by Curran at the time of the However, one result of the at­ last New York longshore election. and defends that sordid period of abortive ILA-sponsored organiza­ tack on the hospitals was the par­ have long been prominent among opponents of "50-50" legislation tion ... On that occasion, Curran issued NMU history. ing down of the budget appropria­ and other action designed to assist Gave Them Space In 'Pilot' "As late as 1945, after nine years' an open statement to the press in tions to rock-bottom levels with US ship operators Apparently, the form of copies of a letter to .service to the party cause, Curran "The two ranking officers of this the result that the hospitals were though, the Suez crisis has brought Meany assailing the SIU and the could still say in public, 'We heart­ so-calied seamen's union openly caught in a squeeze betweeli rising JBL for seeking to win new repre­ ily hail... the entke Soviet nation boasted that their purpose was to costs of operation and reduced ap­ home forcefully the need for plenty of US shipping to keep sentation for longshoremen in New for all they've achieved under the raid legitimate maritime unions propriations. Western Europe from economic York. In the course of the state­ great and wise leadership'of Com­ ... When their intent was exposed, The new budget request repre­ collapse. rade Stalin.' (Pilot, October 19, ment he said of the SIU: "As you Curran utilized the pages of his sents a complete about-face by the Only US Has $ know, NMU was built on the ashes 1945). Yet Curran criticises the official union newspaper to give Department. It. recognizes the need of a corrupt organization . . . The SIU for opposing NMU in those ILA, an expelled organization, an for the hospitals and discontinues "History has shown,"'th^g article says, "that the Western Wiorld SIU ... is what is left of an or­ years! opportunity to issue a blanket de­ the meager diet of funds to which needs a substantial reserve of ton­ ganization formed many years ago CP Break Came Late the hospitals ha'd been subject. nial . . ." nage to be activated in times of for the purpose of destroying "It wasn't until 1947, a§ the re­ In addition to serving seamen, crisis and only the United States The letter cited a "third instance NMU." sult of various pressures, and un­ of Curran's preference and support the PHS hospitals take care of can afford to build and maintain The SIU of NA answer declared der competition from Harry for dual and hostile organizations" Coast Guardsmen and certain such a fleet. that "In taking issue with the Fed­ Bridges for a leading role in mari­ in the American Coal beef. "Cur­ civilian civil service employees. "In order to keep a permanent eration's considered position" (on time, that Curran finally began his reserve fleet, a nation must have ran supported a local affiliate of the longshore election) "Curran break with the Communists. As late a sizable activei merchant navy as publicly attacked the SIU with a as 1949 he was still ousting the party District 50, United Mine Workers a_nucleus and trained and experi­ —which had no deep sea agree, set of vicious lies and half-truths, machine from NMU office. As late enced seamen and ship operators. ments—against the contract claims and in doing so presented his opin­ as December, 1955, after the mer­ "On these grounds, we welcome of the AFL-CIO affiliates, one of ions as a spokesman of the AFL- ger, he was still complaining about the new building programunder them an organization which had a CIO and a member of the Ethical the threat of the Communists to way in American yards . ^ . A Practices Committee. We must his organization. He evidently 20-year record of support for the The Italian . Line, operators of continuation and extension of the NMU..." ' "therefore answer in the proper found it difficult to dissolve the the Andrea Doria, and the Swedish Ridiculing Cun-an's pretensions American Line have agreed to a present program would ... be marriage." forum." beneficial to the whole Western After reviewing the many in­ toward supporting "unity" in mari­ settlement of suits resulting from world." Sacrificed Labor's Policies time, the letter recalled how Cur­ The SIU statement declared fur­ stances in which Curran, at differ­ ran destroyed the Conference of the collision of the Doria and the ther: "The Curran record in the ent times, has taken exactly oppos­ American Maritime Unions, when Stockholm. Terms of the settle­ trade union movement is shot ing positions on the same issue, the "involved in an internal political ment call for both companies to through with fickle opportunism; letter asks, "How . . . can anyone, war. He decided-it was to his ad­ drop their lawsuits against each p.b. I, 1957 Vo!. XIX No. 5 with the sacrifice of labor's policies place any trust or confidence in vantage, and did not hesitate to other. for personal advancement; with what Curran will say or do ... who A joint liability fund of $4,400,Immature, erratic shifts of position, will Brother Curran stab in the denounce other members of 000 would "be set up to satisfy CAMU ... and with basic unreliability. The back next?" claims of passengers and shippers PAUL HALL. Secretary-Treasurer "Is it any accident," the letter against the two concerns. Insur­ Turning to Curran's role on the record clearly indicates that on HERBERT- BRAND. Editor. RAY DENISON. more than one occasion Curran has waterfront, the letter pointed out asks, "that the only .effective unity ance companies would add to the Managing Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN. Art allied himself . . . with organiza­ "he was no 'Johnny-come-lately' in that ever existed on Curran's side fund bringing it over $6 million. Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN SPIVACX. tions directly dual and hostile to his support of ILA. Three and a was his ten year loyalty to Harry The total of such pending claims Staff Writers. BILL MOODY. Oulf Area the Federation and that he has suc­ half years ago, when the entire Bridges?" amounts to nearly- $150 million. Representative. Supporting a charge that Curran The two companies would iapply in ceeded in weakening and hamper­ labor movement, including Walter ..Page 10 ing the labor movement according­ Reuther, then CIO president, stood has "run away from every situation the' courts for a limitation on their Directory Editorials -Page 11 ly." solidly behind you and the Execu­ in which he could have utilized his financial liability. Page 10 In dealing with Curran's attack tive Council in acting against ILA, strength to further Federation pol­ If all claims are settled out-of- ,Final Di^atch Page 14 on the SIU, the letter stated: "This Curran equivocated.and took a dim icy and the policy of the CIO be­ court then there would never bcr a Letters Page 7 was purely and simply a cover-up view of the AFL action. The AFL's fore the merger," the letter re­ court finding on"the" blame for the Personals, Notices .' Recent Arrivals Page 6 of Cun-aii s and the NMU's role in forthright action . . . was for him called his behavior after Bridges collision. Page 4 the early days of maritime labor. an opportunity to advance his and the Comrauhist-dominated Na­ However, the agreement on set­ Shipping Roundup Page 7 As you recall, the^SIU was formed strength on the docks. He did not tional Union of Marine Cooks and ting UP a joint fund indicates that Your Dollar's Worth by a group of seamen who wanted hesitate, covertly and openly, to Stewards had been booted out of the operators jointly accept blame a democratic, non-Communist la­ oppose the IBL and support ILA the CIO. for the collision in accord with Published biweekly at the headquarters two elec­ The expulsion of Bridges and his the report that was filed by a com­ ef the Seafarers intcA-national Union, At­ bor organization and who could not throughout the first a'Gulf District, AFL-CiO> i7S Fourth longshore union "left Curran as mittee of US marine experts with lantic stomach the role of being captives tions ... Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth *-4600. Entered as second class matter "In the subsequent two year pe­ the major spokesman for CIO in the House Merchant Marine Com­ at of the waterfront, section of the the Post Office in Brooklyn, NY, under Communist Party. The NMU, as riod, Curran went so far as to sup­ maritime and the responsible offi­ mittee. The report criticized^ both the Act of Aug. 24; 1912. 120 • Curran himself hag admitted, was port and encourage a dual and cial to devise ways and means of sides for the handling of the'ships a captive of this group for eleven hostile operation aimed at raiding before the collision. (Continued on page 15) 399,000 as against $39,011,000 ap­ propriated last year means the end of the Hobby-Hoover policy of cutting the ground from under the Public Health Service hospitals. It also comes at a time when the hos­ pitals are desperately in need of new equipment and added man­ power. One of the Immediate benefits of the new funds will be to build up an inventory of badly-needed medical supplies. Tbe hospitals have been scraping along from hand .to mouth on many items be­ cause they did not have funds for Back Strong US Shipping SlU of NA Answers Curran Smear In Letter To Meany Seffle Dor/a Crash Suits SEAFAKERS LOG 1:5^- -• I' ~ it �-Fehmur 1> 19ST Fire Thre* SEAFARERS LOG SlU Mourns Lundeberg Loss Death Ends Many Years Of Militant Leadership SAN FRANCISCO—Harry Lundeberg, the founder of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union and the leading figure in maritime for over two decades, died of a heart attack in Peninsula Hospital on Monday, January 28. Death came to the 56-year-old president of the+ SIU of NA just a few days half of American seamen the maritime section of the Com­ which reached back into the early munist Party on behalf of the men before his expected dis­ 1930's. It was Lundeberg who led he represented. charge from the hospital. the revival of maritime unions in Word of his death visibly affect­ He had suffered a mild the United States, beginning with ed many oldtimers at the SUP hall bitter and tumultuous 1934 here, and drew tribute from lead­ heart seizure January 20. the maritime strike. From there he ing figures in maritime and Gov­ His passing cut short a mili­ pressed ahead reientlessly, battling ernment. California's Governor tant, crusading career on be­ shipowners, the Government and Goodwin J. Knight, Secretary of Cap or white "Lundeberg Stetson" became Sailor's garb. Lundeberg's Legacy: A Flourishing Union The successor to Andrew Furuseth as the secretary of the Sailors Union of the Pacific in 1936, Harry Limdeberg con­ tinued in that post until his sudden death Monday. Between these two men lies the history — of American maritime union­ shipped out of England on the ni­ ism. troglycerine boats and had ships At strike meeting (I); SUP bq. groimd breaking (r). '46 stop-work meeting in 'Frisco gets latest news. Lundeberg's legacy is the Sea­ farers International Union of North America, embracing 45 autono­ mous unions of marine crafts on-all coasts,, the Great Lakes, Canada and Alaska. He was its founder and only president. California labor know him as its marine spokesman and as a vicepresident of its • powerful State Federation of Labor from 1938 on. He had also been president of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment since June, 1955. Quit Maritime Federation Lundeberg was a rough and tum­ ble fighter who always spoke, dressed and acted like a sailor. In 1947, he blithely walked in on a lawyers' convention in Santa Cruz, Calif., where the late Sen. Robert Taft was to make a speech. He left that meeting with a concession on the hiring hall from the co­ author of the Taft-Hartley Law which enabled all maritime unions to stay in business and prosper. Like Furuseth, Lundeberg was born in Norway, on March 25, 1901, the son of Allette and Gunnar Lundeberg of Oslo. His father and three of his brothers had been sea­ men, and he first went to sea at ten. During the first World War, hel Lundeberg rose to fame as leader of seamen during better and bloody 1934 strike of Seamen and longshoremen on West Coast. Strike paved the way for revival of mari­ time unions and birth of SIU of North America. torpedoed under him a couple of times. He saiied under nine diffeient fiags before settling in the US in 1919. He joined the SUP on a transfer from the Australian Seamen's Un­ ion and made Seattle his home. A dynamic organizer, he became Seattle agent for the SUP in 1934, a year after he gained US citizen­ ship. The SUP then was a part of the old International Seamen's Union, which had never recovered from the 1921 strike fiasco. A new union-smashing assault was launched by shipowners that year, and Lundeberg came to the forefront of the sailors' movement. Out of the bitter, bloody '34 strike emerged the Maritime Federation of the Pacific, a brief alliance be­ tween Lundeberg and longshore leader Harry Bridges. Quit M'time Federation But Lundeberg quit the presi­ dency of the Maritime Federation when he became SUP secretary in 1936. The short-lived excursion convinced him the Communists were maneuvering to gain control of the unions solely for political purposes. After the '36 strike that fall, the West Coast unions gained a wage increase and recognition of the hir(Continued on page 15) Labor James P. Mitchell, San Francisco's Mayor Christopher and key shipping leaders paid high tribute to his courage. Mitchell described Lundeberg as a man "who devoted a lifetime to improving conditions for seamen, and was a great American- and a fine labor official. His wisdom and courage will be greatly missed." J. Paul St. Sure, president of the Pacific Maritime Association; Randolph Sevier, head of Matson Navigation: George Killion, presi­ dent of American President Lines, and Roger D. Lapham, former head of the American-Hawaiian Steam­ ship Company, with all of whom Lundeberg battled without quarter to win economic gains for his mem­ bership, acknowledged his honesty in negotiations. Kept His Word "Whenever Harry Lundeberg gave his word, he kept it to the letter," Killion said. "Through many collective bargaining crises I have never had need for a writ­ ten document to support a com­ mitment by Mr. Lundeberg on be­ half of his saUors." Lapham's message echoed these sentiments; "If you made a deal with him, you knew he would live up to it. Once you came to an un­ derstanding with him, he went to bat with his own people to see that it was carried out to the letter." "His personal leadership was largely responsible for the strong position of the SUP and SIU in na­ tional maritime union affairs," St. Sure noted. Paying tribute to Limdeberg on behalf of the SIU-A&G District, Secretary - Treasurer Paul Hall characterized his contribution to maritime unionism in these words: "Andrew Furuseth's great con­ tribution to seamen was the 1915 (Continued on page 15) "There was a time when he alone stood between the na­ tion and the Soviet power in American waters." Here Sailors fight to defend picket line against CP raid. �SEAFARERS Pase Four LOG Chilean Unionists Visit SlU • Febrnary'l* January 9 Through January 22 Port BostonNew York Philadelphia .......... • • • Baltimore ^.... • • • • • • • 4 Noi-folk • «• • •• • « Savannah '. 1. • • • • • •• « Tampa ................ • • » Mobile .... ••• New Orleans Lake Charles Houston .... Wilmington . San Francisco Seattle • • t •I • • • • 4 • t » •• I 0• • • •• 4 Members of trade unions in Chile listen intently as interpre­ ter (with arm outstretched) explains SlU operations during group's visit to SlU headquarters. Sitting behind interpreter is representative of US State Department under auspices of whicn group is studying trade union methods in this country. At right of interpreter is SEAFARERS LOG staff member who conducted tour of headquarters facilities. Texas Court Spins 'Vfreck' Law Around ...... .. 351 Total Port Oock A 8 Boston . New York . . . .......... T03 Baltimore ... Norfolk ..... Savannah ...' Tampa .'.,.. Mobile ...... New Orleans Lake Charles Houston .... Wilmington '. San Francisco 12 Dock e 8 10 1 9 13 2 3 4 4 1 8 3 8 13 Deck C 1 '9 0 10 3 8 0 0 2 1 2 1 9 19 . Shipped Cno. Ens. Eng. C A. 7 2 82 13 14 6 15 . 9 r 10 13 6 1 5 2 7 -4 32 10 9 9 16 9 5 4 19 12 17 13 5 20 2 SI 4 6 0 1 S 2 3. 4 11 17 stew. A 6 71 10 26 >8 7 11 14 45 4 12 7 18 13 stew. stew. Tetel B. ,v 1 2 9 7 4 2 0 4 2 5 3 6 6 • c. 4 12 2 11 5 3 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 20 .- A 21 256 49 87r 34 . 19 24 32 122 25 50 23 60 46 Total B. 11 32 9 J?7 33 7 7 -8 18 12 22 11 26 32 Total Total c- Ship. 10 41 41 329 4 62 42 156 12 . 79 17 -43 4 35 2 42 7 147 4 41i 10 . 82 9 43 24 110 56 134 AUSTIN, Texas—Backers of state "right to work" laws Seattle ..... Deck Deck Eng. Eng. stew. stew. Stew. Totol Total Total. Total Deck Eng. have been set back on their heels here by a state court ruling c B ' c c B A B Ship. A • B A A C 60 78 848 353 87 65 243 108 99 255 242 1,345 Total ... 252 which has completely reversed the. application of the law. SIU job activity increased agaiq over the past two weeks, and was up to a total of 1,345 The Texas Supreme Court has • ruled that the state's "right to ship in a union as well as the right men shipped. Registration lagged at 1,160. non-membership." The overall picture indicates that shipping will rise again in coming weeks, due to addi­ work" law means a worker of "The intent seems obvious to ^ cannot be fired on account of mem­ protect employees in the exercise tional ship breakouts for the-* bership in a union. of free choice of joining or not coal trade. The "wreck" laws now on the joining a union. The purpose of Six ports matched the in­ books in 17 states provide that no worker can lose his job because of non-membership or membership In a union. Normally this has been interpreted to mean that un­ ions could not sign any kind of union shop or maintenance of membership contract which re­ quires a worker to be a union member to hold his job under the contract. Now the Texas court maintains, the law also means a union mem­ ber must be protected by the State. Fired for Organizing The case arose when the Bryan, Texas, fire department fired Don Lunsford for organizing a Fire Fighters local. Texas unionists de­ cided to go to court on the firing on the basis of the stale "right to W'Ork" legislation. The Texas Supreme Court said that the state legislature intended to protect "the right of member- SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS SlU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SlU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SlU meetings will be: February 6 February 20 March 6 March 20 Aprif 3 ' Book Lays PQ-17 Loss To British Navy Head the statute is to afford equal op­ crease lor the period, including portunity to work to both classes Boston, New York, Norfolk, Tampa, Wilmington and Seattle. Declines of employees." were listed in Philadelphia, Balti­ more, New Orleans, Lake Charles, Houston and San Francisco. In addition. Savannah and Mobile continued the same pace as before. Shipping Catches Up Class A shipping finally caught up with the A registration. Class A men also filled the largest pro­ A pension plan for tankermen is portion of the total jobs in the 11 the first order of business with the months since mid-February, 1956. Sailors Union of the Pacific. The Class A men shipped 63 percent union is out to get a pension ar­ of the jobs, while class B filled 19 rangement from Standard Oil, Un­ percent aiid class C the remainder. ion Oil and other West Coast tank­ The class A lob percentage was er outfits comparable to that of the seven percent over two weeks ago Pacific Maritime A.ssociation pen­ and 15 percent above what it was one month ago when it hit a low sion agreement. of 48 percent i . 4" 4" Agreement has been reached be­ The following is the forecast port tween the Marine Cooks and Stew­ by port: ards and its contracted employers Boston: Fair . . . New York: Good to set up a seniority arrangement. . . . Philadelphia: Good . • . Balti­ The seniority system is designed more: Good . . . Norfolk: Good to reduce the number of casuals ... Savannah: Fair.,. Tampa: Fair and one-trippers on West Coast . . . Mobile: Fair . . . New Orleans: ships, reserving employment for Should improve . . . Lake Charles: professional seamen. Thirty-one Good . . . Houston: Good . . Wildays or more employment since minerton: Fair . . . San Francisco: June 24, 1955 and payment of dues Good ... Seattle: Good; needs deck and initiation fees to the union are and engine department ratings. two of the requirements for senior­ ity. 4 4 4" A new wrinkle in welfare bene­ fits, severance pay, is being sought by the Staff Officers Association. The Union has asked that the trus­ tees of the welfare plan provide severance pay benefits to any member of the union who had been in the industry a minimum num­ ber of years. The is-sue is now going to arbitration for a decision. 4 4 4 Unemployment insurance amend­ ments in Ohio are the first order of business for the Great Lakes Dis­ trict, SIU. Under existing law, sea­ men are eligible for unemployment insurance dining a 40-week period, but are barred during a specific twelve weeks when Lakes boats are usually laid up. One of the most dramatic and tragic battles in which Sea­ farers were involved during World War II is being fought all over again—but this time with books instead of bullets. The incident is the virtual"*" destruction—in July, 1942—of of aircraft carriers, battleships, Convoy PQ-17, the first con­ cruisers and destroyers. voy to Russia containing American ships under British command. A British historian has blamed top British naval leaders for the dis­ aster. Seafarers Manned Ships Seafarers and SUP members have a very personal interest in this convoy—better known to them as the "Fourth of July" convoy— because they manned most of the 20 American freighters in the 33ship fleet which left Iceland- on June 27, 1942, ^vith 188,000 tons of cargo for Russia. Protecting the convoy, when it sailed from Reykjavik, was a task force of destroyers, sloops, cor­ vettes, "ack-ack" ships, armed trawlers, rescue vessels and British subs. Covering the convoy's flank, about 100 miles to the east, was anofher protective fleet consisting ^ B AI='<A PORTCCAI.l. *1216 E.6ALTiM3IS 8«CC^D^AI ©ALT7M£»ee It soon became apparent that the Nazis had no .intention of letting the convoy reach its destination. Despite the^heavy protection, Nazi bomber and torpedo planes broke through a rain of bullets and by July 4 they had sunk three freight­ ers including the Calmar Liberty ship Christopher Newport. Only 11 Shipd Survived Nevertheless, on the evening of July 4 the convoy commander, act­ ing on orders fjom London, or­ dered the merchantmen to scatter and proceed on their own. By July 7, PQ had lost 18 freighters with 100,000 tons of cargo, and even­ tually only 11 ships reached Arch­ angel. Now the issue has been reopened with the publication in London of a new book which holds the Brit­ ish Admiralty responsible for th®^ debacle. In his book, "The War at Sea," Captain S. W. Roskill blames Ad­ miral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound for the tragedy which, he says, "in the light of pi-esent knowl­ edge could easily have been avoided." Captain Roskill says^ that the Admiralty had a tendency to direct operations at sea from Whitehall. He claims that if the scatter order had been sent to the convoy's com­ manding officer for action as he saw fit, "the convoy and escort would have been kept together." i What's more. Captain Roskill " takes a swipe at Sir Winston Churchill for writing in his history of the war that he knew nothing ,about the Admiralty's order until after the war was over. The Prime Minister, says th®. captain, sho^s A "lapse of memory." • �FeVtiUU^ 1. 19fT 5? iEAFAREnS LOG Storm DaiAages TranMtlantIo ILA Bids For AFL-CIO Truce, Promises Reform Although it was the yvinner in three successive New York dock elections, the International Longshoremen's Association has asked that It be allowed to surrender to the AFL-CIO. In a statement released by ILA President William Bradley last week, the ILA promised it would adhere to a ten-point-•— program of reforms as a basis course, awaits further proof of the An MTD committee is invited t« for proving it is worthy of re­ ILA's ability to carry out its inten­ represent any dock worker who photo taken by crewman Aysoni and sent in by bosun Bilyk, shows some of storm damage done to Transatlantic enroute from Singapore to Japan. Storm, believed caused by Ty­ phoon Polly, caused injury to chief mate and endang.ered .crew for 15 dayi. NY Mulls Plan To Peg Jobless $ To Pay Scale A novel approach to unemployment insurance in which the benefits would be pegged to the rise in earning powers is be­ ing considered by New York State.^ The program would prob­ ably include an increase in the ; present level of unemploy­ ers. This would work out to about $40.00 a week at present levels, but ment benefits as well. The proposal would provide that the unemployment insurance bene­ fit be pegged at half of the,average weekly wage of production work- Icy Blasts Don't Slow NY Shipping NEW YORK—Even with the good shipping, this port has been a good place for polar bears during the past two weeks. Temperatures ranged from zero up to 20 degrees, with plenty of ice and snow. There has been so much ice in the Hudson River, according to Assistant Secretary - Treasurer Claude Simmons, that some of the •hips have been taking as much as three hours to breast into a dock and tie up. But in spite of the weather, the port was busy.with a total of 36 ships that arrived for payoff, signon and in transit. Among the pay­ offs was the tanker Big Bend (Martrade) which was laid up and trans­ ferred foreign. In addition. Bloomfield's Genevieve Peterkin, which stopped off here in transit, got a new name. She is now the Alice Birown, replacing the former Alice Brown which was sold to another company some tiipe ago. Bloomfield also operates the Mary Adams, Neva West and Margaret Brown, all of which are supposed to be swapped for States Marine C-2s sometime after June. She already has one C-2, the Lucille Bloomfield. would go up as wage levels rise. Since most SIU shipping compa­ nies have their headquarters here, the change would be of consider­ able benefit particularly to -Sea­ farers in the class B and C senior­ ity brackets. These men are eligi­ ble for unemployni^nt payments under application of the 60-day contract clause. At present, the State's unem­ ployment benefits are -at a $36 a week ceiling.. Any change in the dollars and cents level has to be voted by the legislature, "making it very difficult to "adjust benefits promptly to meet rising costs and earnings. In additionj the legislature will be asked to vote an increase in disability pay and a contribution of up to $150 for hospital expenses of families living in the state. Chances for adoption of the" latter two proposals are not .considered favorable. entering the Federation. tions. feels he Is being discriminated The ten-point program put forth against. The Bradley statement acknow­ ledged that the AFL-CIO has been by ILA is as follows: . • Support of the AFL-CIO's and • Adherance to the principles of the MTD's organizing, legislatlvo Justified In its position towards ILA and agreed that the ILA was the AFL-CIO constitution and pro­ and economic program with a view finding It impossible %> continue tection and advancement of work- toward eventually gaining mem­ indefinitely outside the ranks of bership in the MTD. organized labor. "The Interna­ • Support of efforts to reduce The following statement was tional Longshoremen's Associa­ issued jointly by the SIU and strife and bitterness on the water­ tion," It said,. "realizes more pro­ the International Brotherhood front. foundly than ever before, the need of Longshoremen: • Authorization for the presi­ to gain readmission to the organiz­ "The ILA statement proves dent of the MTD to appoint a ed labor movement." the correctness of the AFL-CIO three-man supervisory body, in­ The dramatic announcement by position with respect to the cluding himself, to see that the the ILA came after a series of waterfront situation. The ILA program is carried out. meetings initiated by that organi­ must now show that actions zation with representatives of the speak louder than words. We IBL and the SIU. Prior to the are certain that at the proper last New York waterfront election, time the Federation (AFL-CIO) ILA, in similar meetings, had re­ will make judgment on that fused to abide by demands that basis. It live up to the AFL:CIO's clean­ "The International Brother­ up mandate. ILA won the election hood of Longshoremen and the convincingly enough. But the fact Seafarers International Union, that IBL got 7,500 votes and per­ Atlantic and Gulf District, were sisted in its campaign, with the —and still are—concerned with support of the SIU, was enough The largest non-union millinery " 1)' Protecting the longshore to convince ILA leaders that a new worker at the dock level, shop in Massachuettts, the Paul course was needed if they were " 2) Protecting the ~ IBL and Hat Co. of Worcester, has been' ever to end Federation opposition its interests, signed to a contract by the United to them. Hatters, Cap and Millinery Work­ "3) Uph"blding the position Must Satisfy AFL-CIO ers. About 150 workers are covered At the meetings, the ILA asked of. the AFL-CIO. by the one j'ear eontract which "Meanwhile, the status is un­ what it had to do to win a truce provides wage and welfare gains. and was told that the only course changed. The"" IBL will continue 4" i i its publication, the Waterfront open was to satisfy the Federation After being on strike for eight News, and will continue to act that it had followed the AFL man­ in protection of the interests months in the company's Winches­ date of 1953. ter, 'Va., plant, .members of the As the ILA itself acknowledged and welfare of longshore work­ United Rubber Workers Union in its statement, "the AFL-CIO ers. have called for a nationwide boy­ "The Bradley statement ac­ cott against the O'Sullivan Rubber marine union representatives stat­ ed that the conversations and dis­ curately descx-ibes the conver­ Corporation. Unions and their cussions in no wise are to be sations and their results." members are urged not to handle construed as a commitment . . . or purehase O'Sullivan heels, soles and that in the final analysis, the ing conditions- and welfare of and plastic products. The company, determination of the fitness of an longshore workers. , whicj^ advertises its product as organization to wear the AFL-CIO • Establishment of internal the country's "No. 1 heel," pays 40 label was up to AFL-CIO president union democracy. to 50 cents hourly below organized George Meany, as executor of • Equal treatment of all bona- plants. Federation policy, the Executive fide longshore workers, including S" 4" 4" Council and the Federation itself." those who support the IBL. Ringling Brothers will be back • Full recognition of the IBL on the road this spring after sign­ Of interest to Seafarers in the ILA's statement is its plea that the and its existing agreements. ing a union agreement with. the • Opposition to any efforts by Amei'ican Guild of Variety Artists IBL ask the SIU to "cease such of its activities as have in the past the Communist Party or Harry for about 300 circus entertainers. been directed against the Interna­ Bridges to extend their influence The agreement ended a year-long tional Longshoremen's Associa­ on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. dispute between the circus, AGVA • Establishment of recognized and the Teamsters Union. Seafar­ tion." The ILA also pledged support of the Maritime Trades auditing and accounting proce­ ers in several cities aided AGVA Department and, in the event of dures in all its affiliates. during its picketing of the circus • No discrimination in employ­ last year. its return ^to the Federation, asked for admission to that Depai'tment. ment ai^ainst men who have sup­ 4 4. 4; Action on these matters, of ported the IBL or still support it. The Canadian Pacific railroad is running again following the end of a nine-day strike by 3,000 locomo­ tive firemen. The strikers were protesting layoff of firemen on diesel-powered trains. An agree­ ment to arbitrate the dispute re­ sulted in a return to work. Frozen Out More Ways Than One Speak Out At SIU Meetings Unidentified deck gang members aboard tapker Big Bend are shown chipping ice off rigging while ship was in Portland, Maine. Crewmembers themselves were frozen out of jobs when ship subsequently transferred to runaway flag. (Photo.courtesy Portland Press Herald}. Under the Union constitution every member attending a Un­ ion meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting —chairman, reading clerk and recording secretary. Your Un­ ion urges you to take an active part in meetings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue un­ der discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their ship­ mates know what's on their minds. �Tramp Subsidy Plan Due For Airing In Congre^ WASHINGTON—Proposals to offer operating subsidies to tramp ships will get a thorough airing at this session of Congress. Representative James Byrne (Dem.-Pa.) has rein­ troduced a bill to that effect which would subsidize both Such plans have the support of the dry cargo and tankships in the SIU which has long held that US tramp trades. The Byrne bill was first offered late in last year's session when it admittedly did not have much chance of passage. This time the bill is expected to get full consid­ eration in light of plans of both Senate and House maritime com­ mittees to study an overhaul of the 1936 Merchant Ivlarine Act. All o/ the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Alexander Guss Janavaris, born December 26, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. GuSs A. Janavaris, Astoria, NY. 4* 4" 4" 4" 4" 4» 4" 4 4" 4« 4 4 4 4 Jo Ann Caruso, born December 20, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Giuseppe Caruso, New Orleans, La. Daryl Leif Libby, born Decem­ ber 28, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Herbert Libby, Lincolnville, Me. Arlene Frances Perkins, born November 6, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Woodrow W. Perkins, New Orleans, La. Richard Anthony Nauman, born December 21, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Allan Richard Nauman, Baltimore, Md. Michelle Ann Labenz, born De­ cember 21, 1956, to Seafarer and Mis. James Labenz, Glenolden, Pa. 4 4 4 4 44 Billy Ann Bennett, born June 3, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles B. Bennett, Kenner, La. Annie Patricia Thompson, born November 5, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfred D. Thompson, Flomaton, Ala. 4 •i« 4 Thomas J. Hilburn, Jr. born Jan­ uary 9, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas J. Hilburn, Fairhope, Ala. 4 4 4 Karen Lucille Hao, born January 3, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ ward Hao, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Dawn Patricia Patin, born No­ vember 6, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Luther J. Patin, New Orleans, La. Valerie Jean Spenee, born De­ cember 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leonard C. Spence, Brook­ lyn, NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Nick Sebastian Singh, born De­ cember 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kenneth S. Singh, Philadel­ phia, Pa. Lawrence Aubrey Price, Jr., born December 24, 1956, to Sea­ farer and Mrs. Lawrence A. Price, Baltimore, Md. Theresa Louise Cutrer, born De­ cember 16, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. George S. Cutrer, Mobile, Ala. f-'-' \ SEAFARERS LOG Faro SI* David Guy Horton III, born Au­ gust 7,- 1956,. t.o .Seafarer and Mrs. D^vid G. Horton, Mobile, Ala. j.. operators should be assisted acrossthe-board instead of limiting bene­ fits to a select few. The bill would give a tramp or contract operator an operating sub­ sidy whenever he competes with a foreign flag bidder for available bulk cargoes.- The subsidy would run for the duration of a contract­ ed voyage or time-chartered series of voyages. If foreign bidders did not compete for the business, no subsidy would be paid. Subsidies would be based on es­ timates of fair and reasonable costs of the lowest-priced foreign com petitor. For practical purposes this means that US tramps would receive the difference between the cost of operating a runaway flag ship and US-flag costs. The subsidies would cover the same expense items as , are now subsidized in the liner trades, in­ cluding insurance, maintenance, re­ pairs, wages and subsistence. One of the major features of the bill calls for the subsidies to be. paid,only to those operators who arrange to replace their existing ships. This feature ^would serve to upgrade the existing tramp fleet which consists very largely of Libertys with only a handful of more modern, faster vessels. • February 1. 1987 '• f; .... : V, •' 1 Don't Leff Thiil Happen To You! Baito Has Few Beefs, Many Jobs BALTIMORE — Shipping has slowed up here but was still at a comfortable level above the 150job mark during the past two weeks. All the ships in port have been in good condition, with few beefs to speak of, according to Port Agent Earl Sheppard. One item held over for clarification con­ cerned a carpenter on a Calmar ship who was required to renew the shackles on the ship's running gear. All other beefs were easily handled. A total of 11 payoffs, 12 sign-ons and 17 in-transits were listed for the period. Among the sign-ons was the Andros Legend, the for­ mer Ocean Nora (Ocean Trans), sold to Colonial Steamship. Colo­ nial now has two Libe'rtys, the Charles Dunaif and Andros Leg­ end; two T-2 tankers, the Seatiger and Ivy, and the supertankers Orion Clipper and Orion Planet. Aside from the sale. Ocean Transportation also disposed of two other Libertys recently, by transferring them to foreign-flag operation. These were the Ocean Rose and Ocean Nimet. The com­ pany still has one Liberty, the Ocean Ulla; a C-4, the Ocean Eve­ lyn, and four C-2s, the Ocean Deb­ orah, Ocean Dinny, Ocean Eva and Ocean Joyce. In other developments, the up­ per portions of Chesapeake Bay have been frozen over during the spell of extreme cold weather that hit the Atlantic coast in mid-Jan­ uary. Even Coast Guard cutters found the. going rough as they went to the rescue of icebound mo­ tor' tankers.an4 barge, tows. Safety on the Job should be the concern of every worker. But more so t^an In any shoreside oeeupatlon. It should be the Brst concern of men who make their living on the sea. For conditions on a ship are far different from those ashore. Shipboard facilities usuaily cannot provide comprehen­ sive treatment for injured Seafarers, end certainly are not on a par with thfise which can be found ashore. Often the best hat can be done for an injured man is to give him first aid. Sometimes hazardous transfers to other ships are re­ quired, and hospital facilities in foreign ports are often not comparable to those Stateside. Thus any accident which happens aboard a ship, even a minor one, is magnified by the nature of seafaring. This makes safety all the more Important for Seafarers, Think safe. Play it safe. 1 r.y 's'l C ii' ^ ^ '7.^ •.••.feV'.- .-V \i:r* �Fcbrnary 1; 1957 SEAFARERS « '-'k Page Sereu LOG YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Morse Halts Ships To American Coal ; Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius How To Conserve On Fuel WASHINGTON—^Picket line action by engineers, mates and Seafarers has won a major victory over the strikeboimd American Coal Company. Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse announced that the Government would not release any more ships to American Coal Shipping untl it straightened.j out its labor problems. Morse based his order on the ground that the labor dispute has effectively prevented the use pf the ships for the purposes for which "they were chartered. Be­ fore the order was issued, six ships had been broken out for the com­ pany but most of them are effec­ tively tied up at various repair yards up'and down the coast. American Coal was supposed to get 30 ships under the original award. It had another ship which it purchased privately. The com­ pany's^id for 50 more Govern­ ment charters apparently has been placed in the deep freeze for the time being. While tlie strike-bound com­ pany's ships are being held up, breakouts are continuing on coal ships for other operators. An ad­ ditional two ships have been allo­ cated to Waterman Steamship Company, making four in all, and Stewpot IS useful ingredient of any successful picketline. three more ships—two coal ships This one's functioning near Brooklyn pier where Seafarers, and one for grain, for a total of mates end engineers have tied up Thomas Paine. five—to the Bull Steamship Com­ pany. Other SIU contracted opera­ laski is being worked at Maryland Participating in the coastviise tors are also in line for tonnage Drydock, Baltimore, behind the picketing are members of the Mas­ as the breakouts continue. picket line. Four other ships, two ters, Mates and Pilots; Marine En­ in Xlharleston, SC, and two in Sa­ gineers Beneficial Association, sup­ Five Allocated vannah, are also high and dry as ported by the Brotherhood of Mar­ The five ships allocated to Bull a result of the picket lines. ine Engineers, and the SIU. are the James Bowdoin, John C. Kendall, Grenville Dodge, Joseph A. BrovMi and Jesse Applegate. The company already has four of its own Libertys, the Angelina, Arlyn, Carolyn and Dorothy, on the coal run. No change has been reported in Nels Larson Mike Romanoff Contact Mrs. Pearl Larson, 1512 the status of the six GovernmentSS Natalie owned ships being broken out for Constance St., New Orleans 13, La. Gear you left behind on SS Has­ American Coal. The Thomas Paine tings in Seattle has been left in is still shut down although it has SUP baggage room, .San Francisco. James Phelps been moved" from Red Hook to Get in touch with Hugh Potter, It is in a carnation canned milk Greenpoint. The Casimir Pu- Internal Revenue Service, PC Box carton with your name on top.- Art, ex-SS Hastings. 1278, Savannah))* Ga. The worst shock to naoderate-income families in this year of rising pricies is the stiff increase on fuel 6il just announced by major sup> pliers. The rise of 0 cent a gallon in most parts of the country is the aec(;ind boost this heating season. The two increases have raised fuel oil from last winter's 14.9 cents a gallon in a typical coastal area, to 16.4 cents (more in some inland areas). This is a rise of ten per cent just this year." As a result of steady increases each year, fuel oil's tag has jumped 30 per cent in five years. Thus, many moderate-income families will have a heating bill of $300 or more in the colder parts of the country, and find themselves paying $50 a month and more to keep their houses warm in mid-winter. • The price boost is attributed by the oil companies to the depiand abroad caused by the blocking of shipments through the. Suez Canal. Humble Oil Co., a Standard Oil of New Jersey subsidiary, started the price-Jacking, arid was followed immediately by other producers and suppliers. Not only did all raise the price simultaneously, but by the exact amount. This circumstance has aroused the interest of a number of Con­ gressmen and Government agen­ cies, despite the power and influ­ ence of the pdtroleum industry which gets notorious tax.»..concessions from Congress. Even retail oil dealers have been shocked by the severity and boldness of the increase and one dealers' association has asked Congress to investigate it. Unless Congress acts to force back the price hike, moderate-income families had better take all possible steps to keep the lid on their use of fuel oil. It is unfortuiiate but true that moderate-cost houses are often costlier to heat than better-built ones which are more thoroughly insulated and have more adequate radiation (larger and better-quality radiators). - _ The largest single fuel-waster in oil furnaces, "technicians tell this writer, is the tendency of many families to skip some of the desirable annual cleanings to save the $12-$15 cost. The value of the cleaning is not only .to keep the heating-plant components in good coniiition but to keep down your use of oil. • t 3^ Clean Out Carbon John J. Leskun As carbon galherl on the walls and flue passages of the boiler or We're all anxious and worried furnace, it acts as ihsulation. Thus, instead of the heat being absorbed about you. Please write home. by the metal, it goes up the flue. You can still have the furnace cleaned Rene. on a relatively mild day when you may be able to do without heat for ' 3ii> 3^ a couple of hours. "Brownie" Also have your serviceman check the carbon dioxide content of the Your wife and baby are sick and flue gas, the draft Intensity over the fire and in the smoke pipe, and the SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping is need you. Contact 1014 Di-uidon Ct. stack temperature. The. higher the carbon dioxide content, the more still holding up well, and should be 4- 3J' 3« complete the combustion. But the serviceman must take a reading fair for the next two weeks. There Audly C. Foster with a gauge to determine this. -' The above-named man or anyone are no payoffs scheduled so far, but Be warned against a new gimmick oil distributors have of selling there should be a bunch of in- knowing his whereabouts is asked various types of additives at an unwarranted extra cost. Some now transit ships to take up the slack. to get in toucli with his wife. Rose sell a special "Tank Anti-Rust" solution which has an exaggerated "list Four payoffs came around dur­ Foster, 714 Grand St., Hoboken, price" of $3 for a four-ounce can. It actually costs the dealers 18 cents ing the last period, the Ocean Deb­ NJ, regarding some important pa­ a can. orah (Ocean Trans), Steel Fabrica­ pers. The Housing & Home Finance Agency also points out that the cus­ tor (Isthmian), Jean LaFitte iWa3J' 3» 3i» tomary temperature of nearly 75 degrees average in many homes is terman) and Northwestern Victory "A friend" wishes to thank Hank unnecessarily" high. Maintaining a household average temperature of (Victory Carriers). The Deborah Walters, Mike and others on the and Jean Lafitte signed on again, Topa Topa for the wonderful favor 68 degrees would save about ten per cent of the fuel consumed. along with the Maiden Creek (Wa­ they did in Frisco. Cut Heat At Night terman). 4 4 4 Some fuel saving also can be achieved by shutting down the heat The in-transits included the "Violante" • supply at night to lower household temperature about ten degrees. Hastings (Waterman), Steel Ven­ Kenneth Heller, who was with The shutdown should be made some time before retiring, else the dor (Isthmian), Lewis Emery Jr. you in the 81st Boat Company in hoiise remains hot during part of the sleeping hours, and doesn't pick and Longview' Victory (Victory La Pallice, France, wants you to up sufficiently early in the morning. Carriers), and the Deborah again. contact him at 1987 E. 22 St., Whether you burn coal or oil, it's important that the external sur­ Port Agent Leon Johnson reported. Brooklyn, NY. faces of boilers and hot-air furnaces, and also the hot-air and hot-water Johnson, who had been serving 4 4 4 pipes leading from the heating plant, and all return pipes leading to as acting agent, has resumed the Robert L. Willis the boiler, be covered with insulator material. duties of port patrolman, follow­ An important message is being An investment in insulation even now will save oil or coal the rest ing the election of Marty Breithoff held for you by Mrs. S. Wessel, of this winter and the winters to come. Fortunately, both storm win­ as San Francisco port agent. Briet- Seamen's Church Institute, 25 dows and insulating materials have come down in price recently. The hoff previously had been serving South St., New York 4, NY. most important and often the easiest place to insulate is the ceiling as SIU West Coast representative. 4 4 4 over the heated part of the house. Engineers now say six inches of The last election was the first time David E. Collins insulation should be used in the attic floor, or if the attic is used for that the San Francisco agent's Your mother is ill and wants you Lving space, over its ceiling. post had been on the ballot. to contact her at 102 Seth Boyden The average house loses 25 per cent through its windows. Competi­ Terrace, Newark 12, NJ. tion has cut prices of storm windows somewhat, and these can be in­ 4 4 4 stalled on a relatively mild day. Thomas Hickey But be warned! Bait sellers aye still advertising windows at low The above-named man or anyone If a crewmember quits while prices and trading buyers up to overpriced ones. a ship is in port, delegates knowing his whereabouts is urged Storm Window Prices are asked to contact the hall to get in touch with his wife. She A top-quality three-channel aluminum storm window should cost no immediately for a replace­ is now living at 2406 Newkirk Ave., more than $20-$25, including installation. A good-quality two-channel ment. Fast action on their part Brooklyn, NY. type should cost no more than |18-$20, installed, and at the barest will keep all jobs aboard ship 4 4 4 minimum, $14-$16. Gustavo W. Beehert filled at all times and elimi­ The easiest and least-expensive way to cut heat loss Immediately Is nate Uie chance of the ship Contact your wife at 2106 Poplar by adequate weather-stripping and caulking. The average house loses sailing shorthanded. Grove St., Baltimore 19, Md., or 24 per cent of Its heat through air infiltration. phono Wilkens 7-1191. tmm AND NOTICES I SF Expects Slack After Heavy Run ^ $1 4 3r 4 4 4 •4 Ex-SS John B. Waterman Disputed overtime from the pay­ off' in Tampa can be collected from Waterman office in Mobile by Charles Gill, steward; Jessie Winfield, galleyman, and Robert Lips­ comb, NCB. Baggage of the following men wliich has been left 18 months or more -at the Seamen's House YMCA, 550 W. 20 St., New York. Nit, will be disposed of after Feb­ ruary 21 unless claimed: W. Atterliury. R. Barlow, f. Braver. R. Buiia. W. Bunardlne, i. Clark. W. Oavli. M. OeNlcala. R. Diinnigan, F. Farnandei. N. Finley. J. Fliher, D. Gabriel. J. Galvin, M. Goldberl. H. Harriot. F. Jacobs. G. Joseph. J. Klenons. H. MacOonald. R. Manuard. 0. Nelson. H. Nielron. P. Nolan. J. Nuoenban, S. Orelllan. J. Rosario. W. Schultz. C. Sinilatoa, F. Thomat, R. Warden. PORT C CALL now M BOTH Shorthanded? I2I6RBAL-1: "li �f:^ l^niarsr-l, SEAFARERS IPG me Elfflit 19S7 ' ': 0- .• .'•.•"•'•yTv I, ; ' ;-• i-;"... j •. ^-" I' h v '--l: , • • • '" I" -' ' . • ' '•• ••'••^^^•v^'-V.;^! ^-JV.I r,}\ .j'':i*>,-''^. • %• <A <» O Seafarers are right in the midst of one of the most significant trends in cargo handling—the development of "lift-on"'and "roll-on" ships. Pioneering in the "lift-on" area is the SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic Steamship Company, while the recently-signed TMT Trailer Ferry inc. Is an advecate of "roll-on" transportation. The "lift-on" as represented by Pan-Atlan­ tic's piggyback tankers, and its planned containerships, has the advantage-oif eliminating the waste space involved in carrying truck undercarriages, since it handles trailer bodies like so many boxes. However, it requires a special shoreside rig to load and unload the containers, making it best suited for vessels on a fixed itinerary. The "roll-on" ship, while accommodating a smaller number of truck froilers, can load or discharge anywhere a dock and truck driver is available. It carries its own loading rig in the form of stern romps as well as portable side ramps to upper decks. This fiexibility has stirred considerable interest among military authorities. Pictured here is the SlU-manned Carib Queen, first of a projected fleet of "roli-on" ships shown at Jacksonville, Flo., and at the Brooklyn Army base prior to its maiden voyage. The outcome of the TMT and Pan-Atlantic innova­ tions is likely to alter the shape of merchant shipping in. the years come. first of the * ROLL-ONS' The converted Landing Ship Dock, Carib Queen, is shown in Jacksonville, Fla., before departing on her maiden voyage. Broad beam, stern ramps and huge enclosed deck running through length of ship make LSD's ideally-suited for "roll-on" type operation. A sister ship, the Florida Queen, is now in the yards. h^ t: In addition to loading through the stern, ship has this portable side ramp, making it possible for trucks and cars to roll up to a spacious deck aft. Trucks already loaded are visible at top. A second ramp for auto-, mobiles runs to a third deck forward of the bridge. The Carib Queen carries the side ramps along with It. All it needs is a JIat docking area to unload. Driver backs Army refrigerated truck up stern ramp'into mammoth enclosed deck. Trucks are then lashed down to deck brackets with wire ropes ai]d turnbuckles. ^ ' �•>• '••• • 'ru'''r"f^'3il^. < JPebniaiT tfllST SEAFARERS LOG Pace NfM Upper deck, aft, is shown fully-loaded with truck trailers. Under normal conditions, com­ pany says it can load the entire yessel withirt, foiTr hours. Inside enclosed lower deck driver bacjcs truck into place. He then disengages cab and drives out to pick up another trailer body. Guide^ rails help him back 'trucks in. Here truck trailer is shown eommg off por;fable side ramp aboard upper deck aft. Ramp in foreground leads up to the third deck forward of the midships house. Row of objects running along deck floor are brackets to which trailers are lashed to the deck. In "lift-on" operations, trailer-truck undercarriage is eliminated and trailer bodies are locked onto deck. Portion of the deck, forward of the bridge, which is used for automobiles. Wide midship house provides plenty of space for crew quar­ ters and other shipboard iFacilities. Part of gang is shown running through fire and boat drill {top, left) while in Jacksonville. At top right is SlU scholarship winner Joe Kite (leftl'^ and electrician Jack Myer. Kite did some of ship's electrical in­ stallations ip between engineering studies at U. of Florida. Bottom left, saloon pantryman Wilson Deal shows off electric slishwasher. At: right, it's coffeetime for D. Martin, P. Bagget, D. Hiotto. Deck gang takes in lines at Merrill-Stevens drydock as ship gets ready to go to oil berth for bunkers. Yessel is now under charter to MSTS. �»•<, S'ii. I |!~ k ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Dec. ley. Feed shore workers after crew ,13—Chairman, J. Henry; Secretary, leaves messruom. D. Beard. New delegate and treasurer BALTORE (Ore), Nov. 17—Chairman, elected. Ship's fund $66.03 left in custody of Houston Hall while ahip C. Hildreth; Secretary, J. Mack. Eighty was In Galveston yard. Vote of thanks hours disputed overtime. Washing to baker for sweets put out at coffee room to be cleaned. Ship's fund ^$20.75. ^Radio to be repaired. Water time. "vAy rusty. Request occasional cook­ STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Nov. ies at coffee time. Will notify Wel­ l-.-Chalrmap, R. Johnson; Secretary, fare if bosun quits ship in Panama. . S. Zeagler. Ice box door and ice ma­ JOSE MARTI (Overseas Nov.), May chine question. Side remarks directed .at steward uncalled, for and against 27 — Chairman, L. lovlnio; Secretary, Vhion policy. Personal feuds shall M. Kruse. Various beefs pertaining not be used to involve entire crew to security watches. Ship's fund $47. ! or go against Union constitution. Mat- Treasurer elected. Repairs being made.' New reporter elected. Need ' ter to be discussed with patrolman. Noy. 4—Chairman, R. Johnson; Sec- more Juices in morning and more va­ . ratary, S. Zeagler. Discussed anony- riety of meals. Mess hall and recre­ : mous writings concerning chief stew- ation room to be kept clean. Request ^ ard. Complaints about food prepara­ more than one carton oL cigarette^ tion. Two men missed ship: rejoined per week. Crew to take better care : next port. One man hospitalized of washing machine. ' in Honolulu; replacement obtained. June 29—Chairman, M. Kruse; Sec-retary, J. Lewis. Some overtime beefs: to be discussed with patrolman. Ship's fund $47. Better preparation of fond requested. Delegates to inspect store­ rooms for quantity and quality of food. Tablecloths to be removed after dinner. Cigarettes* to be discarded in receptacles. Ship'! fimd $4. Arrival pool to b« started. New washing machine pur­ chased. Few hours disputed. Letter on new books discussed. Vote of thanks to credential committee. Ship to be fumigated. Drinking and wash water tanks to be cleaned. Discussion on jrepair list. Steward asked to ob­ tain bleach and watch food prepara­ tion more closely. Members to clean up after using laundry. Proper attire to be worn in pantry and messhall. Quiet to be observed in passageways. Ask patrolman about fresh milk in Japan and other foreign ports. SWEETWATER (Metre Pet.), Oct. 17 —Chairman, L. Gain; Secretary, B. Shapiro. One man sick in hospital; to be referred to patrolman at pay­ off. Ship's fund S4.S0. Saloon mess having trouble with Chief Mate: to be referred to patrolman. Delegate to see patrolman about fans, library and rusty water. Nov. 11—Chairman, C. Taylor; Sec­ retary, B. Shapiro. To obtain library upon arrival in port. Arrangements to be made for launch service in Ostrica. Ship's fund SZ.40. Discussion on launch service in Ostrica. Discus­ sion on heat in foc'sles: grade of meat being put aboard. Delegate to check on man who missed ship in Ostrica. Crew to donate 25c each to ship's fund. MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankers), Doc. 2—Chairman, J. McKreth; Secretary, E. Lambe. Ship's fund S37. One SUP member picked up in Laurenco Marques. Repair list to be submitted before arrivai in states. Draw list made out fur travelers checks. Passagewa.vs sprayed. Quar­ ters need painting. Port 'discharges not received. Captain keeping men from working overtime. Expressed appreciation for fine Thanksgiving dinner served. One member Jailed and fined in Laurenco Marques for profane language. Mate involved in fight with crew members. Captain disputing overtime. Headquarters to be notified of conditions on ship. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Nov. 22— Chairman, H. Caskill; Secretary, F. Colro. Two men hospitalized. Ship's fund $19.05. Members to donate $2 each toward ship's fund. To ask pa­ trolman about transportation at pay­ off. LAWRENCE VICTORY (MISS), Nov. 10—Chairman, S. Stevens; Secretary, S. Rivera. Treasurer elected. Need new galley range. Discussion on roll­ ing chucks for ship: suggestion to have same installed. Reports ac­ cepted. Nov. 24 — Chairman, A. Gragoire; Secretary, S. Rivera. Rough weather this trip. Few hours disputed over­ time. Reported accepted. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good Thanksgiving dinner. Would like com­ pany to supply ice cream freezer. Crew remained to cast their votes. DEL MAR (Miss.), Nov. II—Chair­ man, R. Stoughi Secretary, C. DewlIng. Men who put in for lodging while air-conditioning was off, will be held up for port ruling. Members urged to vote. Ship's fund $376.77. Some dsputed overtime. Reports ac­ cepted. Vote of thanks to negotiat­ ing committee for wage increase, overtime and welfare benefits. Movies to be rented with money from ship's fund. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Nov. U —Chairman, J. Henning; Secretay, V. Orancio. Two men missed ship in Subic, rejoined in Manila. Captain to order fresh milk in Durban. Ship's fund $27.91. Reports accepted. Re­ pair list incomplete. Laundry room needs sougeeing: drain pipe in re­ frigerator plugged up,. should be cleaned. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), Nov. 2$ —Chairman, E. Grady; Secretary, D. Knapp. To see patrolman about mail service in Trinidad. Ship's fund $77.62. Few hours disputed overtime. Fine Thanksgiving dinner served. Mail service beef. Discussion to keep longshoremen out of passageways. Gangway watch to keep an eye on all open doors. ALCOA PARTNER .Alcoa), Nov. 22 —Chairman, S. Jansson; Secretary, C. DeHospadales. Payoff on Monday. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job well . done. Few hours dis­ puted overtime. Cook got off sl»ip due to illness. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Motion to elect new delegate every three months to rotate from each department. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Aug. 25—Chairman, G. Noles; Secretary, J. Shearer. Ship's fund $21.65. Contact headquarters about receiving logs in foreign ports. Need new washing ma­ chine. To reimburse steward for taxi fare in Casablanca. Delegates to con­ tact patrolman on all beefs. Oct. 4—Chairman, T. Scruggs; Sec­ retary, J. Shearer. New treasurer elected. New delegate elected. LOSMAR (Calmar), Dec. 9—Chair­ man, none; Secretary, T. Lindsey. Few ANTINOUS (Waterman), Oct. 12— Chairman, J. Duniop; Secretary, M. Broussard. One man missed ship in Mobile. Minor deck beef settled. New delegate elected. Beefs to be settled at meetings. Clean clothes to be taken down when dry. Night lunch used several times. Eggs taste peculiar. Bread and buns too hard. PENNMAR (Calmar), Dec. 9—Chair­ man, F. Holland; Secretary, V. Monte. MARYMAR (Calmar), Oct. 17—Chair­ man, T. Butarakos; Secretary, H. Cuinier. Iron purchased for $8.50 from ship's fund. Ship's fund $20.10. Few hours disputed overtime. New delegate elected. Former delegate hospitalized. Vote of thanks to baker. Patrolman to get member straightened out regarding importance of cleanli­ ness. hours disputed overtime. New dele­ gate elected. Suggestion that chipping be postponed during meal hour. Need more jams and less marmalade. Larger hot water heater required. Repair lists made up. Messhall and pantry to be kept clean. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job well done. Ail lockers to be painted. Foc'sles to be left clean when leaving ship. Fine cooperation among crew. Report accepted. Need soap dishes for show­ ers. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for fine Job and good serv­ ice. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. . QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Mar Trado Corp.), Nov. 17—Chairman, C. Brightwell; Secretary, E. Ray. No LOGS or commuiiicetions received. One man hospitalized at Bahrein. Headquar­ ters notified. Repair list to be sub­ mitted again: repairs not being made. Some disputed overtime. All foc'sles and passagewa.vs to be painted. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Job. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Nov. IS—Chairman, C. Scoflold; Secretary, t. Lewis. No repairs or painting done. Letter to be written to head­ quarters concerning same. Eleven copies of bound LOGS for sale at SS a copy. Treasurer and secretaryreporter elected. Donation of S2 from each crew member to purchase copies of LOGS. Balance for ship's fund. Steam valve on coffee um to be repaii-ed. Sink leaks in officers' pantry; to be repaired. Need 1957 calendars: hotter water In pantry and rooms. Milk to be ordered in Durban. Crew warned about loggings. Delegate to check on back-dating . of articles. Shore workers to be kept out of ca^ Februnir-1, 1951' SEAFARERS LOG PaffC Ten CHILORE (Ore), Oct. 15—Chairman, T. Yablonsky; Secretary, J. Abrams. Ship's fund $16.28. Spent $20 for wreath for mate's wife. Report ac­ cepted. Need new urn brush. Urn to be cleaned out twice a week with baking soda. Discussion on profiteer­ ing on board ship. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), Oct. I— Chairman, L. Nicholas; Secretary, C. Blalack. Special communication on admissions to Class "A" seniority rat­ ings. Report accepted. Oct. 14—Chairman, R. Roberts; Sec­ retary, J. Barnett. Captain to take action if men do not attend fire and boat drill. Collected $80 for movies. New delegate elected. Delegate to see patrolman about water. Discussion on drinking water fouling up every time ship rolls. OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseai), ®*L f—Chairman, A. Capote; Secre­ tary, W. Daniels. New delegate elect­ ed. Ship's fund $26. Poor mail lervlee to ship. Contact Seattle hall requesting company to forward mall. To contact Frisco regarding transpor­ tation Issue from- Seattle. Welcome extended all SUP and MFOW mem­ bers. - SlU Co s Stepped-up pace of fantcer building In US yardi is lymbolized by launching of 46,500-ton World Beauty at QuincyrMass. Ship is designed for foreign operation but same Interests an­ nounced order for 106,500-tonner to be under US flag. A(3ditional plans for new tankers have been announced by two SlUrcontracted companies —one of them being even larger than the projected "world's largest ship" ordered by Vicory Carriers. Transoceanic Marine, repre­ senting the Niarchos interests, has ordered a 106,500 dead- FINAL DISPATCH vfcight ton'tanker to cost an esti­ mated $23 million. Thy tanker Tli« deaths of the following SeO' Burial took place in St. Stanislaus would be ready for service at the Cemetery. end of 1959. The usual transfer farers have been reported to the 4 t i" provisions would apply. In this Seafarers Welfare Plan and the instance, two smaller tankers, a SIU death benefit is being paid to John B. Hegarty, 72: Brother Hegarty died from natural causes 65,000-tonner and a 32,650-ton their beneficiaries: in Paducah, Kentucky, on Novem­ tanker, would be transferred to foreign flag after being ordered Robert Brown, 57: On November ber 2, 1956. He joined the Union originally for US operation. 21, 1950, Brother Brown died at on April-28, 1942, and was sailing in the engine departinent. Brother One other 32,650-ton ship is sea aboard the Hegarty is survived "by a sister, slated for American-flag operation SS Steel Age. Mary Ellen Hegarty of Paducah. by this company. Cause of death is Kentucky. Burial took place in unknown. He is Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Of immediate benefit to Sea­ survived by a sis­ farers is the announcement that ter, Hattie Myers the Military Sea Transportation of New Orleans, Service has extended the charters List Details In La. Brother for four Orion agency supertank­ Brown joined the ers, the Orion Star, Orion Planet, Cables To Union Union on Novem­ Orion Comet and Orion Clipper. ber 5, 1943, and When notifying headquarters These ships are of 29,300 dead­ weight tons. Now under time char­ was sailing in the steward depart­ by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off iii a foreign ter for two to three years, the ships ment. port because of injury or illness, will go on consecutive, voyage 4- it 5" * ships' delegates should include charter for four to five years when their present charters expire. James Harvey Walker,. 47: Bro­ the following information: The man's full name, his SIU, In addition, MSTS will charter ther Walker died from pneumonia book number, name of the ship, for 3V2 years a new 63,000-ton in Baltimore, Md. the port of payoff and the hos­ tanker being built for Orion by on January 4, pital where he is being treated. Bethlehem for 1960 delivery. 1957. He..Joined The response of ship's crews MSTS said that its contract with the Union on to the Unjon's request for these Orion is "part of its program of April 5, 1943, notificatiims has been very good. forward planning to permit the and was sailing Sometimes though, not ail of lay-up of the Government owned in the engine de­ the above information has been tankers as a mobilization reserve." partment. Bro­ included. Be sure to list all of The Government ships had to he ther Walker is this data so that the SIU can broken out to meet the current oil survived by his act as promptly as possible. emergency, so that 'there are no .wife,Doris extra ships available to the Navy. Blanche Walker of Baltimore, Md.| DIRECTORY OF SIU BRANCHES SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppai-d, Agent "EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON James Sheehan. Agtnt HOUSTON... A. Michelet, Agent LAKE CHARLES, La Leroy Clarke, Agent 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 4202 Canal St. Capital 7-6538 WILMINGTON. CaUf 505 JIarine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave., Bklyn. - SECRja-ARY-TREASUREB Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Alglna, Deck C, Simmons. Joint W. HaU. Joint J. VoTpian, Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. 1419 Ryan St. HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Lindsey WUliams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK ... . 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 I NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA.,.. 337 Market St. S. CardiiUo. Agent Market 7-1635 I PUERTA de TIERRA PR. Pelayo 51—La 5 Phone 2-5996 Sal Colls, Agent SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Do:;;;,:s 2-5475 SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. A >-.» 3-1728 E. B. McAuIey. Agent ..' 2505 1st Ave. SEATTLE EUlott 4334 JeU GiUette. Agent I TAMPA 1809-1811 N. FrankUn St. Tom Banning, Agent Phona 2-1323 SUP PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO, Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC......617^1 Cormorant Stt EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER, EC .298 Main St. Pacific 34U8 SYDNEY. NS.... 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec... 20 Elgin St. Phone; 545 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 83 St. Pierre St. Quebec Phone: -3-1569 SAINT "jOHN 85 Germain St. NB: Phone: 2-5232 1$ Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. CaUt....S10 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO........450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE ....2303 1st Ave. Great Main 0290 WILMINGTON... 505 Marine Ave. ALPENA. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn BUFFALO. NY HYaeintta 9-0165 HONOLULU Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S .IZSVY HoUis St. Phono 3:8911 MONTREAL..„...834 St. James St. West PLateau 8181 FORT WILLIAM ...130 Simpson St. Ontarla Phone: 8-3221 Lakes District 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone; Main 1-0147 DETROIT ..1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Phone': Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3281 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 �• •, . ' Febraary 1, 1957 Page Eierem SEAFARERS LOG 'They Have No Business Traveling,. Congress Approval Seen For 24-Hour Quarantine WASHINGTON—^It looks like the steamship industry is go­ ing to get its 24-hour quarantine service on a permanent basi*after all. President Eisenhower has requested funds for this purpose for the balance of the 1957 fiscal year and has in­ cluded a budget request for • mm^'" Act?. Good Shipping BOSTON-r Shipping has jbeen good" in this area. There is little else to report at this time. , Port Agent James Sheehan said the outlook is still uncertain, but If anywhere near the same amount of ships turns up here; during the current period, things will be fine. He listed six payoffs, five signons and three in-transit ships as the cause of the port's relative prosperity. Shipping practically equalled registration, so there is no real beef on that score. The "Council Grove and Govern­ ment Camp (Cities Service), Alice Brown (Bloomfield), Fa® Oceanic Transporter (Pan Oceanic), Mi­ chael (Carras) and Ocean Ulla (Ocean Trans) were the payoffs. With the exception of the Ocean Ulla, they all signed on again. In transit to the po];t were the Kem Hills (Fairfield), Steel Artisan (Isthmian) and Val Chem (Valentine). All payoffs were clean and the shiiJS were in good shape, Sheehan added. See Pickup In Lk. Chas. LAKE CHARLES—Job activity here slowed up somewhat last pe­ riod, but it should pick up again before long. Port Agent Leroy Clarke pointed out there was only one payoff and sign-on during the last two weeks, although 14 ships made an appear­ ance during the period. The lone payoff^ was the Chiwawa (Cities Service), which signed on coast­ wise all over again. Eleven other Cities Service tank­ ers, in addition to the Del Sol (Mississippi) here and the Val Chem (Valentine) ii Port Neches> Texas, paid & call; They were,all in good shape, free of beefs. Americans always like to boast about their ingenuity and their get-up-and-go. In many areas, these qualities are al­ most legendary—the automobile industry being a good ex­ ample. But when it comes to transatlantic passenger ship­ ping these typical American traits are sadly lacking. Instead there exists a stodgy "why change?" outlook with operators content, year after year, to cling to an outworn pat­ tern of operation which regards ocean travel as "luxury" and an unprofitable prestige item. Meanwhile it is the European shipowner who is abreast of the times and eagerly and ingeni­ ously adapting his-operations to meet the changing pattern of travel. The Europeans have grasped an important economic fact, namely that ocean travel is.no longer a "luxury" for a pampered few, but is well within means for untold millions of Americans. . European operators are building tourist-class ships for this trade as fast as their resources permit, but the flood of trav­ elers seeking accommodations is rising even faster. Yet American steamship operators yawn in the face of the op­ portunity to add more ships, provide many jobs and inciden­ tally, make quite a few bucks for themselves. Perhaps operators who have been spoon-fed on subsidies for 20 years no longer have the energy or the spark to get out of their swivel chairs and tackle the problem. The only bright spot on the horizon is the plan of the Arnold Bernstein shipping interests, newcomers to US flag traffic in this trade, for a low-cost passenger ship. A few more infusions of new blood in this area would be beneflcial to seamen, the traveling public and the entire merchant marine. 3^ 4- World Needs US Ships For years the SIU and other sections of the maritime in­ dustry have been warning America that she must maintain a sizable merchant navy to serve her own peacetime needs and be prepared for all emergencies. Far too often, these warnings have fallen upon deaf ears. True, when the occasion prompted it, various orators, gen­ erally speaking for the US Government, have arisen and paid lip service to the ideal of a strong US merchant fleet. But sometimes, their actions have resulted in decimating the fleet, rathe^ than strengthening it. Even now there are ele­ ments who are intent on undermining the "50-50" law. It is especially interesting and heartening, therefore, to have the Norwegian shipping interests, traditionally foes of "50-50" and other aid to US shipping, come out now in favor of a strong US merchant marine, as reported elsewhere^in this issue. Such a fleet, the Norwegians point out, is vital not only for the protection of the US but the protection of all of the Western world. We hope , that these words, coming from across, the seas, wiir iend productive emphasis to what US maritime unions have^een saying all along. ' , i ..f i l!;.?;-," f.-.i i:" $190,700 to cover the service through the 1958 fiscal year. If approved by Congress as ex­ pected, the new funds would make it possible for ships to clear Quar­ antine when arriving in port after five PM. Under the existing oper­ ation, any ship arriving after that The American Coal Liberty ship hour has to drop the hook and wait Thomas Paine is locked up tighter until the next morning before it than a drum, can clear Quarantine and dock. thanks in part to the efforts of Sea­ Shipping interests have long farers who havo protested this-arrangement as un­ been picketing necessarily costly to them. In the her along with past two years, efforts were made marine engineers late in the legislative sessions to and mates. The get approval for overtime pay for weather, was Quarantine inspectors so 4hat they rough on the could handle late arrivals. pickets too, with The bill passed two years ago Cowdrey tempera tures but was vetoed by the President. Last year, it was lost in the ad­ down to three degrees and never rising above 20 for several days in journment rush. a row but the lines have held firm just the same. Among Seafarers who have real­ ly put out on the line are R. Wen­ dell, R. Haskins, A. Aciego, D. Ray and G. Ross. Also R. Audy, R. Miller, C. Benciveinga, A. Greenier, F. Morales, L. Aloba, T. Cordova, H. R. Arm­ strong, R. Andersen and A. Grillo. SEATTLE—Luck came in "sev­ These are a few ens" during the past two weeks in of the many men this port. who have done A streak of seven pay9ffs, an a n outstanding equal number of sign-ons and an­ job on the line. Picket captain other seven in-transit ships com­ bined to produce "terriffic ship­ Robert Cowdrey ping," Port Agent Jeff Gillette re­ deserves a boost ported. However, activity should for keeping the going slow down some in the current lines smoothly and fillWendell period. The list of payoffs and sign-ons ing in himself on was identical, creating a heavy de­ many occasions when thfte was « slot open. mand for replacement manpower. Other pickets have been putting Registration was far below the out equally in Baltimore, Charles­ shipping totals. ton ^d Savannah, but at least its The payoffs included the Murray a trifle warmer in that direction. Hill (Fairfield), Natalie (Intercon­ tinental), George A. Lawson (Pan 3^ t 4 Oceanic), Anniston (Ace), Trans­ The crew on the Seatrain Loui­ atlantic (Pacific Waterways), Wild siana has noted "big thanks" to Ranger (Waterman) and Ocean Casimir Szymanski, chief cook, Don Dinny (Ocean Trans). Foster, 3rd cook and Wong Chin, Brief visits were made by the night cook. On the Western Trader, Hastings, Jean LaFitte, City of all is sweetness Alma (Waterman), plus the Yorkand light also, mar, Pennmar, Calmar and Masswith the bosun mar (Calmar), all in transit, ^^^ll of and entire crew the ships in port were in good giving the stew­ shape. ard department a The same doesn't apply to. Sea­ vote of thanks for farer R. McLeod, Gillette noted. their service. In McLeod was reporting to the local return, the stew­ marine hospital for a physical ard department prior to shipping out, slipped on praised the deck Foster the ice while getting out of a cab department for and broke his leg. He's now signed the nice paint job on the showers on as a patient at the hospital and toilets. Plenty of harmony to go around here. instead. Job Activity Still Frantic In Seattle Sub Ships On Way: Morse Last issue the SEAFARERS LOG reported on the plans of a Japanese builder for a submarine oil tanker powered by atomic energy. Now Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse is talking in terms of a whole fleet of such ships, both tankers and freighters. Before anybody rushes out to buy a skin diving outfit, let's hasten to say that the Maritime Administrator was speaking in terms of 40 years from now. He predicted world-wide adoption jof such submarine ships, and what's more, foresaw them being operated by remote control from a shoreside point. Speed? Oh yes, plenty of that. He estimated that 50 to 60 knots would be normal underwater cruising speeds for the ships-to-be, making an Atlantic crossing in two days or so. Underwater ships like theoe, it is believed, could sail underneath sevefe weather disturbances. They would also keep the crews (if any) from Offering channel fever. " •:^l �i Febroary 1, 1951 SEAFARERS LOG fkse Twelve 'Sea-Spray' —Jby Seafarer Raberf 'Red' Fink Works Ashorei Really Misses A Patrolman! 'Yeah, I love you. You're the most beautiful girl for a thousand miles . . LOG-A-RHYTHM: Wrath Of The Sea By William Willdridge We were sailing along on a coasturise trip Till we came to the cape called Hatteras, When the angry winds and the stormy sea Came out to challenge and batter us. V/e didn't have much ballast And the ship was very light. When suddenly all hell broke loose As we sailed along that night. The giant waves came whipping over us They may have been 30 feet high— But seeing them crash and come' tumbling down You'd think they came from the sky. Then, to make matters worse, We ran into fog and rain. And it seemed right there to all the crew That the sea had gone insane. The crew began to curse the sea »"Stay down, you devilish ivitch'." But the raging sea continued on. Through a night as black as pitch. It seemed a battle to survive As we fought the sea's great might. But for all the beating that it took. Our ship never gave up the fight. Then the storm subsided. As quickly as it came, It seemed to be a miracle How quickly it was tame. But now that you've heard the epic Of the mighty, raging sea, I'm set to go right out again 'Cause that's life for me. * —SS CoTernment Camp Working with the Air Force, even as a civilian, Seafarer Wil­ liam R. Cameron sure misses see­ ing a union patrolman every pay­ day. He's learning the perils of shoreside living—^with no union on your side—the hard way. "I haven't been to sea in about a year . . . thought I would try the beach for a while since the Air Force here at Brookley Air Base, Mobile, needed a photographer. Although I've been hei-e about 11 months, I first retired my SlU book in August In case I make up my mind to go back to sea in a liurry," Cameron pointed out. He got off the Del Sol a year a'go. "Right now I'm employed at the base as a photographic laboratory technician," but don't let the name fool you. It ^oesn't mean any­ thing. As a matter of fact, by the time you print this, 1 will be out of the laboratory. • ., "Having once belonged to a un­ ion like the SlU, a guy can't stand a set-up like that. Whenever it came "time for OT, the boss and his assistant ihade it. 1 have no patrolman at these payoffs, so 1 don't see any money when the boss does my job. "This is probably one reason why very few men can stay on the C r'; * On "location" at Brooklyn Air Base, Seafarer WilliamR. Cameron misses that OT. beach. The Union has us spoiled— and we love it; It's always good to have someone to back you up," he added. At any rate, Cameron said, his present situation with the Army has proved very valuable in one respect. It's made him a sadder man but a wiser one. "You never know how good a thing is until it's gone," he writes. Can You Top This? Unwilling to bo tabbed as slouches in the angling department, Seafarers on the Texmar dis­ play part of their recent catch of 58 dolphin, tuna and wahoo, all of which weighed in at around 1,600 pounds. -Bill Souder submitted the photos and figures. ' Urges Aii-Oiii 'Ship US'Drive To the Editor: Many American manufactur­ ers who ship their products overseas don't know the differ­ ence between American-flag ships and those 'under foreign flags except that one is cheaper than the other. An advertising campaign by the many licensed and unli­ censed seamen's unions could show American manufacturers Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARER§ LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. the many advantages of using US bottoms that far outweigh the higher cost. The groups which are inter­ ested in a strong US merchant fleet are failing to use their strongest weapon by not going direct to those who can say how their products should be shipped. There would be less "runaway" ships to contend with if the manufacturer always said "ship US." Harry N. Schorr 34» 4" our good brothers to maiittaln « reducing diet have been in vain. Brother Pat Foy, our 8-lg fire­ man, stands out as exhibit A is this category. He has gained IS pounds and let out two notches In his belt-line despite deter­ mined efforts to reduce. The deck and engine depart­ ment departments are also oper­ ating in top SlU style. Both departments are unusually well manned and their efforts display a teal pride and inter­ est in' what they accomplish. Pete Walsh Ship'e delegate i t i Offers Thanks For Sympathy To the Editor: Please print this card of thanks in the LOG. 1 wish to express^ my appreciation to the crew and mkster of the SS Paci­ fic Ocean for the gift check and beautiful words, of sympathy sent'me upon ^e death of my dearly beloved son, W. E. Wad­ dle. He was also known as "Buck" to all his friends. I also want to thank the Un-' ion welfare office and all those who sent words of comfort. I will never > forget everyone's kindness during that time. Mrs. Caroline Waddle 4- 4> Buys Out Tavern In Union City To the Editor: As a brother member of the SlU in good standing, I'd ap­ preciate seeing this item in the LOG regarding the place of business I recently purchased. It is the Glass Ceiling Tavern, Bar & Grill, located at 140-48th To the Editor: Please publish this in the St., Union City, NJ, where a LOG so that my brothers can neat, clean and friendly atmos­ share my joy over the marriage phere prevails at all times. Transportation to the tavern of my son, Robert on Jan. 13 in Brooklyn, New York. He has is excellent. From Hoboken, chosen a wdnderful girl, also the-No. 19 or No. 21 Public Service bus or from the Port from Brooklyn. 1 hope my shipmates on my Authority Bus Terminal in New last ship, the Faiiiand, will see York the No. 61 bus all leave y<»u in front of the place. It this, too. takes only about 15 minutes by Samuel Erlitz bus or cab from either place. , 1 would also like it noted thai I would like to hear from my former buddies and shipmates, especially Benny, Mike, George To the Editor: and Gus. My wife and 1 would like to In my business here, 1 have thank the crew of the Mankato an excellent patronage of tug­ Victory for the nice wedding boat and lighter captains from gift they presented to us. the New York Central. 1 also We also wish to thank the ba­ have a social and athletic club ker for making our wedding which 1 am sure my brother cake and offer our sincere members,of the SlU will enjoy. appreciation for the kindness and understanding of the entbre crew. Roy A. Johnson ^ ^ He's Happy Son Tied The Knot Wedding Assist is Appreciated Steel Seafarer is Happy Ship To the Editor: We are pleased to report af­ ter a month's sailing from the Port of New York that every­ thing is functioning smoothly aboard the Steel Seafarer. We're on the Persian Gulf run via the Cape of Good Hope. One of the many contributing factors toward making this a very comfortable trip was Capt. Greenlaw's decision to have the crew's quarters* painted at the start of the voyage. We most heartily approve of this action and join in endorsing our old man for being 100 percent fair to the crew. Another thing is that the steward department has really been putting it out in first-cabin style. Anyone who maintains that Christmas comes only once a year has never been privileged to sail with chief cook Ivar Rosvold and baker Clarence White. Due to their continued' good ef­ forts, all attempts by some of Greeting the New Year, Ed Biedrzyckt loys hello from his tavern in Union City. We have pool, darts, bowling and other forms of entertain-' ment. 1 would also like you to for­ ward some extra copies of the LOG, whioii my patrons always enjoy reading. Thank you for your consideration, and smooth sailing to all my brothers in the future. 7 Edward C. Biedrxycki �•w.., Fekroai? 1. 18S7 .ARICKARia <IJ«, P«».) (Nov.. 11-,, Chstrmin, C. Shaw; Secretary, 3, St. Marled 1 One' iheiAMr leK - lit: France,' Report, pccepted. ; All cota and, linen to be turned over to steward at end ol 'voyage. AU-ituarlera (o be ICft deant ^or next cvw. ^' t , : ARLYN (Bull), Dec. 2—Chairman, R. CRburke; Secretary, L. FIrlle. Ship'a ftind S3.09.. Some disputed overtime. Food to ,be Improved. Plumbing to be connected in sink near ice box. New library to be ordered. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), Oct. 2S,^Chaiamani E. Haskins; Sacra* tary, J. Patterson. Delayed sailing in Florida. Report accepted. Washing maetaine to be fixed. « CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), Dec. I f—Chairman, A. House; Secretary, L. SEAFARERS HILTON (Bull), Dee. 10—Chairman, E. Kreiii'(ne secretary). New dele­ gate elected. Soap tggbiiB left in show­ ers and wash roomff Suggestion to use Yiew washed for white and new clothes: old one for work clothOs. Departments to alternate .in keeping laundry clekn. MADAKET (Waterman), Dec. 9 — Chairman; W. > Herold; Secretary, C. West. New delegate elected. New movies to be obtained. Repair lists to be drawn up and submitted be­ fore arrival in San Franclkco. Crew to clear' messroom as quickly as pos­ sible on movie- night so movies can shown promptly at 6 and 8 PAU.' MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Nov. 4—Chairman, M. Willey; Secretary, A. Lazzaro. Beef with mas­ ter about mail. Some disputed over­ time. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Need more night lunch. Santa Anna. Ship's fund $13.89. Re­ port accepted. Incorrect distribution of work—unqualified men assisting electricians. CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), Nov. II—Chairman, J. Zelrels; Secretary, J. Morrison. Repair list submitted. Report accepted. New delegate elect­ ed. Turn off washing machine after using. Remove clothes from line when dry. Steward department to take card of recreation room: deck and engine department laundry room. Neither man nor beast miss­ ed yuletide cheer on the SS Mae last Xmas. Ship's mascot "Stiitky" had his own tree and decorations plus plenty of extra holiday ' fare. Steward Joe Shea (right) took care of that. Reporter Chuck Hostetter sent in the picture. MARORB (Ore), Dec. *—Chairman, M. Ohstrom; Secretary, D. Fecko. Re­ pairs not made. Some disputed over­ time. Report accepted. New dete­ nte and reporter elected. Laundry to be cleaned after use. Need hose connection and electric plug for ironer. Ironer to he kept by delegate wliile in port. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), Dec. 9—Chairman, D. Ransome; Secretary, E. Ray. Report accepted. Need new wasliing machine. Discus­ FRANCES (Bull), Dee. 14—Chair­ sion on repairs. Agent to be ap­ man, W. Desk; Secretary, A. Camp- - proached about payoff at sea. bell. Delayed sailing disputed. Re­ port accepted. Bathrooms to be kept CS MIAMI (Cities Service), Dec. 12 clean: members urged to keep laun­ —Chairman, K. Hellman; Secretary, dry clean; shut off timer when fin­ F. Jennings. Some repairs made. Need ished. Wringer to be repaired and door hooks. Ship's fund $11. Reports black-gang foc'sles to be sougeed. accepted. New delegate elected. Gangway watch .should log all sailing R^lYVAH (T. J. Stevenson), Dee. 2 board changes. —Chairman, 6. Bowden; Secretary, F. HAROLD T. ANDREWS (New Eng­ Paylor. Repair Ust to be submitted. land Ind.), Nov. -24—Chairman, C. Crew to be sober at payoff. Ship's Downs; Secrotary, C. Decker. Poor fund $34.72. Some disputed overtime. preparation of food: below par. Bunks To purchase new volume control for to be stripped down when leaving messhall speaker. Messhall to be ship. Ship's fund $8. Need new iron kept clean at all times. Rooms to be —to be purchased from fund. Crew kept clean. Vote of thanks to radio recommended chief cook should not operator for news bulletins. sail as cook—to be referred to patrol­ ROBIN TRENT (Robin), Oct. 14 — man. Chairman, W. Walker; Secretary, M. Kaminskl. New delegate, reporter and MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Nov. 25—Chairman, C. Aycock; treasurer elected. Discussion on clean­ Secretary, C. Rise. Some disputed ing laundry, slop sink and recreation overtime. Report accepted. Discus­ room—same set up to continue. Dis­ sion about members drinking and cussion on ship's fund: none to be their actions during voyage. To be started. referred to boarding patrolman for STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), action. Doc. 4—Chairman, (none); Secretary, (none). No draw in Durban. One TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Dee. IJ— Chairman, D. Ravosa; Secretary, F. accident. Some disputed overtime. Request for more steaks. New wash­ Kustura. Two men.missed ship. Four hours disputed overtime. Report ac­ ing machine to be ordered. Discussion cepted. Repairs to be taken care of. on securing milk in Durban. Potatoes Vote of thanks to steward depart­ not cooked enough. ment. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), ^bec. 2— YORKMAR (Calniar), Nov. 25 — Chairman, J. Kowalski; Secretary, E, Need new coffee urn. Not Chairman, J. Gavin; Secretary, J. Saul. Kain. Repair list submitted. Ship's enough heat: to be referred to patrol­ fund $18.22. Few hours disputed man. Rome men missed ship. Letter to headquarters about shot situation. overtime. Report accepted. Ship's fund $88.01. Few hours dis­ puted overtime. Reports accepted. BATTLE ROCK (USPC), Nov. 18— Discussion on having contract amend­ Chairman, J. Air; Secretary, B. Agol. Mattresses to be checked before pay­ ed to carry more than one bale of off. Ship's fund $55. Vote of thanks to cargo to avoid paying transportation cooks and messman for fine job. Vote when returning Ught. Need more of thanks to negotiating committee LOGS. Bread and milk to be bought for current contract. Charges recom­ in smaller quantities and more fre­ mended for member who performed quently. Rooms to be left clean. Discussion on roast beef. While intoxicated. Nov. 30—Chairman, O. Ruf; Secre­ tary, B. Agol. English pounds and ROBIN DONCASTJR (Seas), Nov. 1$ American cigarettes to be properly —Chairman, A. Omiie; Secretary, J. declared in next English port. Dele­ Samborskl. One member left ship gate to handle m?U at crew's request. sick. Three ditty bags sent to hospi­ Stamp mone.v to 'oe taken from fund. talized man. Few hours disputed Stores to be obtained in next port o^ overtime. Reports accepted. Vote of call. Ship's fund $17.75. Suggestion thanks to agents and headquarters to start arrival pool. Black gang to for accomplishments for contract, paint own foc'sles. Draws to be given etc. Discussion about steak night. out in respective country's currency Need another percolator in messroom instead of checks. Shore personnel to —to be used during meal time only. be kept out of messrooms and. pas­ Need extra rack for percolator. sageways to prevent loss of gear, etc; Laundry room sinks to be kept clear. To see skipper about check system. Rooms need painting. Sickness Dogs Nintet ^ But Crew Meets Test A mi(i-s%a race to catch up with an Army transport so a _ seriously ill shipmate coulii get right back to the States.! helped liven things recently on the Ocean. Nimet, already j beset by a variety of other-t ills among the crew? flag operations, "another good US| The mercy mission paid off ship gone down -the 'drain." .JOHN; B^ WATER/MAN (Waterman), Dec. 9—Chairman, A. Kamebra; Sec­ retary, G. Gill.' RepaU" list submitted. Ship's fund .to be started at time of draw in Seattle. Draw to be given after iunitval due to lack of sufficient American money aboard. Some dis­ puted overtime. New treasurer elect­ ed.'Waslilng machine to be repiaced am arrival en east coast. three (Jays later, accor(Jing to L. B. Bryant Jr., engine (Jelegate, when the transport E. D. Patrick reached San Francisco and deck engineer Arthur Fortner was rushed right to the hospital. Earlier, before the two ships met, the radio operator had vainlj^ried to contact help when emergency aid on the Nimet failed to rdlieve Fortner's pain. Doctors in Japan had diagnosed the case as bladder trouble, but eventually even morphine did no good. Lifeboat Transfer "It was a comfort to all of us when the Patrick's lifeboat came alongside for him so that he could be rushed to proper care." The Nimet arrived later, in time for payoff and. transfer to foreign- 'Windy' Still Stirs Up Storm Aboard Pennmar Some Broadway huckster with a "two bits-a-peek" telescope could make a quick fortqne riding the Calmar fleet. He could do it on the Pennmar, for sure, according to Okal Jones, — deck engineer. Windy" is another question alto­ Jones, like many a veteran sailor, feels that all this "tradi­ gether. Gale hasn't come up against tional" stuff about saluting a sister ship when she passes in view is a lot of hokum, but sometimes it pays off. The thought of the cap­ tains on two ships standing at at­ tention, with their bosuns dipping "Old Glory" and whistles blasting away is alright by Itself, What bothers Jones is that if he had one of those "peek-a-boo" telescopes or periscopes to give everybody who wants one a looksee at the other ship passing in view, "it would be as good as a weel^end's OT." Excellent View The view through the glass, it develops, would now and then pre­ sent the visage of that well-known Calmar skipper, Capt, "Windy" Gale, who had been master of the Pennmar for a number of years. Jones served under him seven years ago and obviously hasn't re­ covered yet. "Windy" has that effect on the boys, so they can be pardoned their exhuberance. As it was, Jones only had a pair of binoculars that everybody was trying to get a chance at, and he got crushed in the rush. Whether Elvis or Marilyn would be "alsorans" in competition with "Capt STONY POINT (USPC), Nov. 24Chairman, L. Akins; Secretary, D. Fisher, Report on smoking on deck. Oiler missed ship. New delegate elected and new treasurer. Discus­ sion on subsistence: engine room gang shifting into watch foc'sles; new wash­ ing mactiine: ship's fimd. Repair list to be drawn up. ' Burly nMowi. xotHEWS that kind of competition yet, and until he does, he gives the gang enough of a charge to break the monotony of an otherwise routine trip. Actually, what was otherwise a smooth, clear trip was naarred only by illnesses among the crew and officers, and the need for makeshift mannin'g arrange­ ments. After the chief mate was hospi­ talized earlier in Miiroran, Japan, moved up one notch, bosun Fred­ die Burrus became 3rd mat* and Eddie Frye, DM, took on the bosun's chores, "Through It all," said Bryant, "with full co­ operation from everyone, they did a fine job. Everyone readily agrees the deck gang was tops, and ship's delegate Johnson deserves a big hand as well." The black gang wasn't neglepted in the sickness department either. N. Rogers, 8-12 oiler, was retired from duty early in the trip, fol­ lowed by Wayne Murphy, 2nd cook and baker. Fortunately, the mates displayed more than ample first aid knowledge and a ready skill at inserting needles whenever needed. In turn, James Wilson, wiper, was promoted to oiler. Chief cook Whitey Mack and Vic the 3i'd cook wound up as the only two in the galley but also came through in high style. "It was a jury-rigged trip all the way, but all hands met the test," Bryant commented. It Rates A Blue RIbben, Anyway It won't win any art prizes, but a careful, steady hand shows up when you're perched on a ladder trying to decorate the staclc. Tom Ulisse took tbe photo on the Flomar, one of the "C" for Calmar interccastal runs. The unnamed artist was the ship's delegate a few trips back. By Bernard Seaman LOOi^A ALL THAT WAI^iZ Moer MILLIO<^ >J'MlLUCPA/5 'Al' OF L GAUPlpl^ I Page TJiirteen, LOG' YuiePals .fr- • ^ ^I -1 '• 'rA '-'h -Ml ' '^1 �Will France Nix Ooh-la-la Next? The traditional land of wine, women -and song, France is getting mighty tame. It was under ex-Premier Mendes-France that milk-drinking became a laudable virtue not long ago. Now it's a pretty good place o visit, provided you don't smoke. "For the first time any­ of cigarettes. The customs where, to our knowledge," character—^female—"spends most carton boys return on the heels of her de­ of her time on American ships. . .. Seafarer John McElroy, chief This babe is said to be a customs parture and know exactly where to m' steward on the Rayvah, writes, look. each crewmember was required to informer, her method being to ".She must be run off a ship sev­ snoop around lockers while 'visit­ turn in ail but one box of matches. eral times before she will stay off.' ing' rooms and to spot that extra This is a new gimmick, another excuse for ex­ tracting dollars through fines from .American seamen. Matches are cheap and plentiful in this country." McEiroy e n McEIroy closed a notice to ship captains informing them that the crew must declare cigars, ciga­ rettes and matches in excess of the 200 cigarettes allowed each man. Further, crewmembers taking more than two packs of cigarettes and matches ashore are warned they are subject to heavy fines and con­ fiscation. "Moreover," the notice reads, "all members of the crew should be advised that there are a num­ ber pf customs officers in civilian dress scattered over the chief bars in the city who are likely to try and induce them to sell some cigaCooks on the Longyiew Victory give the birds the onceover gettes. ..." before they were trotted out for New Year's dinner at sea. That isn^t all either, McElroy Turkey, roast beef and all the trimmings were prepared by says. A well-known waterfront Smoky Shreiner (front), chief cook-and ex-charter member of the SlU now sailing again, and Pete Morreale, 3rd cook. Photo by Tony Nottage, electrician. Giving The Boys The Bird Planet Finds Excitement TheHardWay "It goes without saying that the Persian Gulf shuttle is about the dullest run that we have," says B. Padgett on the Orion Planet, "but it seems that just when things seem impossible some­ thing comes along to break the monotony." They had to ram a Japanese fish­ ing boat and rescue all hands to do it, though. The mishap was discovered one day south of Yokohama, when the bosun and crew messman heard some loud screaming and looked out the porthole in time to see the mast of a fishing boat passing alongside. They soon found that the mast was attached to one sec­ tion of the boat and another was drifting away. "The mate on watch was unaware that we had even hit anything. As is custom­ ary on tankers, the helmsman was working (shining brass) and had not been in a position to keep a lookout. The 2nd mate had just left the bridge." All ends Well, however. The fishermen showed their thanks by providing a freshly caught 60pound tuna for supper before their boat went down for tlie last time. • USPHS HOSPITAI, BALTIMORE. MD. Herman Kemp Donald AveriU Joseph Lewis Roy W. Bell Gettis Lightfoot Kermit Bymaster Francisco Mayo Victor B. Cooper John A. Morris Arthur Cornman John Ossmow Thomas D. Dailey E. J. DeBardelaben Wm. E. Roberts George StambiUs Lysle Feurtade Ernest H. Webb Gorman T. Glaze Elmer Wheeler Archie B. HaU Francis Wherrity Fred Holmes WUmer C. White Edward Huizenga Earley Joyner MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Morris J. Black Siegfried Gnittke Benjamin Deibler John C. Palmer Samuel Glove Rosendo Serrano USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Claude F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUEROUE. NM Charles Burton SUFFOLK SANITORIUM . HOLTSVILLE. LI, NY E. T. Cunningham USPHS HOSPITAL NEW'ORLEANS. LA. Herman Carson Cloise' Coats Donald Dambrino Serio M. DeSosa Leroy Donald Chas. A. Dorrough William Driscoll Atomane Elchuk Charles Fetter Arnie Glasscock Leon Gordon Clarence Graham Herbert Grant Horace Gray Clarence Hafner WUliam Havelln Martin Kelly Edward G. Knapp Leo H. Lang Samuel Langham Duska Korolia Karl Larsen William Lawless R. E. McLamore Alois F. Mauffray Wade H. Sexton Michael Muzio Toefil Smigielskl Eddie Perry Lonnie R. Tickle Luciano Torihlo Veikko Follanen Junest P. Ponson Dirk Visser Lynn G. Powers James E. Ward Randolph RatcUK D. G. Zerrudo F. Regalado Jacob Zimmer ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY Loyd McGee USrilS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Fortunato Alfonso C. T. Morrison Henry A, Anderson C. Osinskl Dollah Ben Robert Parker Julin Blomgren Adolfo Rodrigues James K. Catm Jose Rodriguez Louis Corne Stanley C. Scott Newton Edrington James Sealey James H. Fisher Andrew J. Snider Ramon Galarza C. M. St. Clair EsteU Godfrey C. Sundquist Alfred Kaju John B. Tierney William Luhreen Dominick Trevisano A. Lykiardopoulos Wm. R. WiUiams Franciszeh Mietki Daniel WUson USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana - Archibald McGuigan Eiadio Aris H. F. MacDonald Fortunato Bacomo Michael Machusky Frank T. CampbeU Benjamin Martin Harry J. Cronin Albert MartineUi Robert M. Douglas Vic Milazzo John J. DriscoU Joseph B. Murphy Robert E. Gilbert W. P. O'Dea William Guenther George G. Phlfer Bart E. Guranick James M. Quinn Howard Hailey George E. Renale Taib Hassen G. E. Shumaker Billy R. HiU Kevin Skelly Thomas Isaksen Henry E. Smith Ira H. Kilgore Stanley Sokol Ludwig Kristiansen Michael Toth Frank J. Kubek Karl Treimann Frederick Landry Harry S. Tuttle Karrel Leetmaa Fred West Leonard Leidig VirgU E. WUmoth Anthony D. Leva Pon P. Wing Joseph D. "McGraw ;SPHS HOSPITAL IAVANNAH. GA. ^ SA Albert Birt Jimmie Littleton S. N. Hurst Theodore Smith USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Orville E. Abrams Joseph GUI WiUiam Adams Herbert P. Knowles Marcelo B. Belen Joseph C. Marso Arthur J. Fortner Albert M. Morse Robert A. Gannon ''-Fred D. Stagner USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis J. Boner Earl C. GUbert Earl Con^eton Willis N. Gregory qhas. W. Crafford MarshaU G. Shankle . USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. L. Bosley Frank Schembri' D. K. CampbeU L. Twite A. W. Canter .. { USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS • Walter Craven Concepcion Mejia USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. J. L. Bourgeois Alfred Hancock Clarence Crevler John T. Keegan T. J. DriscoU George A. WeddeU Charles Dwyer : Editor, ' : I SEAFARERS LOG, \ ! 675 Fourth Ave., ! i Brooklyn 32, NY S [ I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— | S please put my name on your mailing list. ! I (Print Information) * i NAME j STREET ADDRESS ............ I CITY ZONE STATE • TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change a of address, please give your former address belowi ADDRESS ; CITY 5....... February 1, 195* SEAFARERS LOG Pa^e Fourteen ZONE STATl.. : Pleasant Trip Cheers Dei Mar To the Editor: I can assure you that I never read a more truthful statement than the letter in the LOG (Dec. 21, 1956) concerning the 1st as­ sistant engineer aboard the SS Del Mar. It really described the guy to a "T". We are just completing voy­ age No. 64 and the "Old Boy" is back again, but I must say this has been a pretty smooth trip. We only have a few hours of dis- letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must he signed by the writer. Names will be vnthheld upon request. puted overtime, and no beefs— thanks to that letter in the LOG. I think that it had a great deal to do with the fact that this has been-a pleasant trip. Still it will take a lot more than one trip before the guy can prove to the many men who have worked hboard this ship in the past eight years that he is the kind of 1st assistant that he would like us to believe he is. He has made a few trips the same as this one on several oc­ casions, only to turn around the next trip and become his old self again by treating the gang like a bunch of animals instead of human beings. I hope these letters will con­ tinue to be printed in the LOG, as I think they may help to keep his kind in line. Louis P. Anderson it i" Here's Biiiie, Uncle Bill To the Editor: I have an uncle who sails on your SIU ships whom I am anxious to hear from. I receive the' LOG and enjoy it very much. I am always expecting to see something In the 'paper about my Uncle Bill, because I. haven't heard from hita in a very long while. I am nine years old and would like very much to have my pic­ ture in the SEAFARER'S LOG because I know Uncle Bill reads it all the time. It was taken when I made my first Holy Com­ munion. I also want him to know I got a baby brother in October. Thank you very much. 1 hope we hear from my uncle very soon. Billie Ryan Renews, Newfoundland t> i) Orphans Thank SS Wild Ranger meeting the SS Wild Ranger among the American merchant i ships we visited in the Port of: Pusan. We are much obUged : to that ship's officers and crewmembers for their concern about our orphanage. We will never forget these gentlemen for their generous contribution. Please express our thanks to all of them, especially the cap­ tain and chief steward (Don Ruddy—Ed.) who were so in­ terested in saying the poor children. We hope they come back here so we can thank them again. We all pray for their good health and smooths sailing. Kyong Nom Orphanage Pusan, Korea 5) i. t Spirit On Alcoa Pioneer Lauded To the Editor: As tlfe wife of an SIU mem­ ber, I would like to express my thanks to a great Union. I first began reading the LOG six years ago, and was very much impressed with its pro­ gressive ways. Since then, I have followed with great inter­ est the constant progress this fine Union has made. It has provided a higher standard of living for all its men, with bet­ ter wages and the greatest bene­ fits ever known for him and his family. I know of no other un­ ion that can top the SIU and Its wonderful leadership. . ^ The so-called "SIU Family Al­ bum" in the-'LOG is a step in the right direction, too. It gives you a proud, warm glow of be­ longing, and is a joy to see. My dear htisband felt this warmth and belonging during a recent, illness. He said every­ body treated him as nice as <if they were his own family. This is a wonderful comfort to us at home when our loved one sud­ denly gets ill while out on a trip. For this reason, I'd like to ex­ press my heartiest thanks and gratitude to all the men on the Alcoa Pioneer who were so help­ ful and kind to my husband. May God bless them all. Mrs. James E. Guy it it Ashore, Still Keeps In Touch To the Editor: Although I expect to ba ashore for awhile and shall be temporarily away from the sea, I would still greatly enjoy keepr ing track of old shipmates and ' Union advancements. I've run into some people who get the NMU "Pilot" and it's discouraging that I don't re­ ceive the LOG to back up my statements concerning the many advantages of the BIU. Having tasted the proof of the pudding, I shall always remem­ ber the wonderful unity enjoyed by our brothers. It's a great feeling to have a Union behind you, which will back its mem­ bers and always seek better con­ ditions for them, Wfe never ex­ isted solely on propaganda or illusions. Keep up the good work. Charles R. Garrison i. t SIU Welfare Aid Lauded By Wife To the Editor: We regret to Inform you that our orphanage in Pusan, Korea, has beert suffering lately from To the Editor: a lack of financial support. For • My sincere thanks to the SIU nearly two years we have 'been for the benefits given me accomodating 295 orphans. In­ through the Welfare Plan dur­ cluding "abtfut 12 GI'babies, so ing my recent hospitalization. the port security office in charge The SIU is indeed a splendid of this section investigated the organization and is run very ef­ orphanage fully before they per­ ficiently, certainly deserving co­ mitted us to solicit any dona­ operation and appreciation from' tions. • its members and their fdmiUes. We were Very fortunate- In Mrs. Gorham M. Bowdre �eP'S • February 1, 1961 Pagre Fifteen SEAF ARERS LOG LuHdeberg's Legacy : Fkiurishiiig Union (Continued from page 3) drive against a Pan«manian-flag = lng hall. Their victory stirred a ship produced the first American new burst of ynipn enthusiasm union agreement on a foreign-flag : among seamen on the Atlantic and vessel. The ship was renamed the Gulf, many of whom wanted no SS Harry Lundeberg, and he never part of the newly-formed National missed a chance to make conditions Maritime Union. on it the best ever seen. His last At the same time, Lundeberg's major beef was in the same field, independent action on behalf of when-the sailors won an agreement seamen earned him enmity fronii on the runaway SS Duncan Bay another quarter, the ISU, and the last September after 12 days of SUP was expelled. Other seagoing picketing. affiliates also drifted away from the ISU, leaving a tremendous void which the death of Furuseth on January 24, 1938, opened wider. Finally, Lundeberg persuaded the American Federation of Labor convention at Houston that Octo­ ber to issue a new charter cover­ ing seamen and allied crafts, and the SIUNA was bom. SUP or­ (Conlinued from page 3) ganizers were sent out to help the Seamenis Act. Lundeberg's was his fledgling, and separate Atlantic and -Gulf Districts were established leadership-in winning the greatest with headquarters in New York economic benefits seamen %ave en­ and New Orleans. 'By 1941, they joyed anywhere at any time. Un­ der Lundeberg, thb SUP set the amalgamated into one district. pace for the entire'industry. , Fought US Contmls "His contribution is all the more During the war years, Lunde­ remarkable in light of the fact that berg fought attempts by US agen­ he often faced the fiercest kind of cies to clamp iron-fisted controls opposition from many quarters, in on merchant seamen and perpetu-, eluding the bitter enmity of the ate their rule over hiring. These Communist Party. Lundeberg was efforts were climaxed by the post­ the one single force on the West war 1946 general strike when the Coast which kept the Party from Wage Stabilization Board refused winning complete domination of to approve an SUP agreement the entire West Coast maritime la­ which embodied higher benefits bor movement. Not only did he than the CIO unions had gained defeat their bid, but he subse­ earlier. Within a week, the sailors quently destroyed their apparatus had their increase. on West Coast ships and reduced Through it all, Lundeberg was them to impotence." engaged in a running battle, with Stood Alone Against Soviet Bridges, the waterfront CP and Similar views were expressed by the NMU to preserve the sailors' C. J. Haggerty, secretary of the jurisdiction. On one memorable California Federation of Labor. occasion, he was on the Spot when "There was a time when he alone an NMU-Bridges squad tried to stood between the nation and So­ storm a sailors' picketline. In the viet power in American waters," ensuing fracas, someone hit' him Haggerty declared. "He had two with a cloth-wrapped pipe, break­ great and consuming interests in ing his jaw. Only after the last in­ life; his family and the Sailors vader had gone did he dust him- Union of the Pacific." eelf off and go for treatment. Funeral services for Lundeberg T.undeberg didn't wailt them to were held Thursday afternoon, at­ have the satisfaction , of knowing tended by hundreds of seamen, hr had really been hurt. friends, and public leaders. Burial His fight against the waterfront was in Olivet Memorial Park, ColCommunists was highlighted two ma, Calif.. years ago by a 4-1 victory-in a Na­ Lundeberg is survived by his tional Labor Relations Board elec­ wife, Ida, and three children: Guntion. in which his sailors, the nar, 9; Allette, 6, and Erik, 2. He marine firemen and a new anti- lived in nearby Burlingame. Communist cooks and stewards un­ ion gave Bridges the worst drub­ bing of his career. The victory clia.sed the last remnants of Com­ munist-dominated unionism off West Coast ships. In 1950 he opened his spanking (Continued from page 2) new headquarters in San Francisco, touching off a building boom which winning west coast longshoremen has provided modem halls and su­ back into organized labor. perior comforts for his member­ "How did Curran meet that chal­ ship. lenge: He walked away and left It, leaving Harry Bridges more solidly Nixed Cabinet Post A friend of Governors, Senators, entrenched than ever. "In that same year, the CIO ex­ shipping tycoons and the Vice President of the United States, pelled the Communist - dominated Lundeberg turned down a chance National Union of Marine Cooks to become Secretary of Labor in and Stewards. Curran had the first the first Eisenhower cabinet. He crack here too. He made some didn't want to cut off his ties with feeble, half-hearted gestures at the sailors by moving into the rari- handling the situation, but when he realized he needed, in his own fied atmosphere in Washington. Forever tie-less, with an open- phrase, 'more brains and guts* to collared shirt and the familiar meet the problem head on, he "Lundeberg Stetson" on his head, walked away and left it. he never forgot he was a sailor. "That left the SIU of North When he wanted-to visit his fam­ America to tackle the problem ily in Norway after 30 years, the single-handed. The SIU of North SUP voted him full expenses there America fought this fight for five and back in 1947. But Lundeberg yeai-s, and in the end it won—com­ had other ideas, and shipped as an pletely and overwhelmingly. To­ AB on the SS Marine Jumper. He day, instead of a Commimist-domworked'his passage both ways and inated organization on United returned the Union's funds to the States ships, we have the Marine treasury. Cooks .arid Stewards,. AFL-CIO, i Lundeberg had another rare dis­ thoroughly supporting the princi­ tinction when a, successful SUP ples of; Ofgapized. labor." t I 1 ; WittL "It makes a men proud to be part of our great SIU. It's nice we're not forgot­ ten," " says Brooklyn's Ben Bailey. SlU Mourns Lundeberg "Getting along fine for an old man nearly 72." Tampa's Nick Giosue has "much to be thankful for." Dogged by sickness, Wm. K. Tobin of New York Cify in back in the Staten Island ma~^ rine hospital. Robert L. Butler, down in Carriere, Miss., sends thanks "for' helping to balance the budget!" Tampan Francisco Delgado is still under doctors' care, but is "getting used to the jea by now.' fdei Just turned 70. Wil­ liam E. Lake of Boston "is proud of SlU's con­ tinuous progress for all seamen." Ernest Trotman's big­ gest wish is "greater progress for SIU in years to come.." He lives in NYC. Trying the cure of thesulphur waters in Flor­ ida right now, James "Blackie" Mason is from NO. "Best step I ever took came when I walked into SIU hall on Stone St." says Ben Trottie of NYC. Pete Henderson, in Mobile, says SIU benefits "certainly warm my old heart. Thanks, all." Sam Knuckles of NO, a 46-year sea veteran, "will never forget what-SlU has meant to me." "Its good to know you're not forgotten," says oldtimer Bernard Roll, 80, in Seattle, Wash. Prichard, Ala. is home for Cyril Lowery "but my heart's out there with my brothers at sea. File Answer ToCurrdn .'.•f''-T-j*.* a. (The brothers above are among those receiving SIU disability benefits.) �SiEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL.CIO Europe Ships Get Tourist Class $$ As US Go's Doze Predictions of record transatlantic passenger busi­ ness in 1957 coupled with news of four new foreign ships in this service highlight a glaring inadequacy of the American merchant marine. The Trans-Atlantic Passenger Conference, reviewing 1956, has declared that "nearly every one of our 25 member lines reported that during the peak of the 'high season' they could be carrying at least two to three times as many passengers if they had \ the ships to accommodate them But despite that glowing estimate, Living standards have risen and there are, at present, only four today's tourist class traveler de­ US-flag passenger ships in the mands more than yesterday's." transatlantic trade and these are The "three-class" ship, like. Jts outmoded three-class vessels un- European counterpart, the "threesuited to the demands of the pres­ class" railway car, is an outgrowth ent market. Four other combina­ of a class society in which aristo­ tion ships, American Export's "four crats and other "social betters" aces," carry only 123 passengers were "protected" from contact with each. the rest of the population. Today, Consequently, the potentially lu­ of course, anybody who has the crative travel business is going by moolah can crash the first class set, default to European operators with so the social meaning of the di­ US operators planning to continue vision has disappeared ekcept for services in the same antiquated movie actress and business tycoons groove. The one apparent bright on the expense account who can't spot in the picture is the proposal be caught dead saving money. for a tourist-class ship now being In terms of comfort if not in developed by Arnold Bernstein luxury services, the upgrading of which, if run as advertised, would the tourist ship has made every­ tend to .conform with present-day body a "first-class" passenger. demands. One Big Difference The picture in the transatlantic There is one important differ­ trade shapes up this way: ence between the old and new pas­ • There is a vast market which senger ship. The "three class" is not being tapped by US shipping. ship is an economic extravagence. • European operators are tap­ It's tourist class is far inferior; it's ping this market by offering com­ first class far too expensive. One fortable tourist-class facilities to reason is the costly and meaning­ budget-conscious Americans. less duplication of facilities, with • The trend toward longer va­ locked doors and "do not enter" cations and rising living stand­ signs excluding many passengers ards promises to increase the from mingling with the elite. The set-up is discouraging to Americans business in the long run. • In the face of this, US opera­ who are accustomed to having the tors persist in clinging to the total­ run of a facility. After all, whether ly outmoded concept of the three- they ride coach, Pullman berth or class super-ship, a hangover from roomette, they all use the same din­ ing car on a railroad. Not so on a the 1920's. There is no question that the "three class" ship. travel pattern is Changing. The A typical "three class" ship has biggest demand for space, accord­ a "three pot" system to go with it. ing to the Trans-Atlantic Confer­ One pot is the first and cabin class ence, is in tourist class where galley with separate dining rooms there are never enough accommo­ on each side. Then there is the dations. The majority of Amer­ tourist galley with a separate icans who would like to travel menu and separate dining room. abroad are uninterested in whether Finally there is a crew- galley. the ship has a wine steward. Each set-up means different staffs, What they want is a clean, com­ china, silverware, kitchen utensils, fortable, two or three bed cabin, a food storage and other costly dup­ private bath and access to all rec­ lications. reational and entertainment facili­ The set-up - also meany three ties on the ship. lounges, three ballrooms; three Discussing this development, a bars, and different deck areas. spokesman for one of the foreign The tourist class usually sits in operators told the LOG: the balcony of the motion picture "Most American travelers today theatre. If there is one swimming are professionals or others who are pool, the tourists can splash only pretty well off but not wealthy. at certain specified hours. The They want comfort like air-condi­ same goes for the gym. tioning and outside * rooms and It costs more to build such a above all, they want a private bath partitioned-off ship and it costs and toilet. They want a nice more to run it. Actually, the welllounge, swimming pool and all the to-do first class passenger reaps rest, but they don't want to pay the most of the benefit of US subsidy fancy price for first-class luxury.. in the form of space, service and "We give them all that on our facilities at the partial expense of the US taxpayer. ships. "We have a limited number of Even your "three-class" ship first-class accommodations, because operator regards the whole situa­ there will always be these who in-, tion with tongue In cheek. If there sist on it. But most of our ac­ are plenty of reservations for first class and not so many for cabin, commodations are tourist class. "When our latest ship came in, a few doors are opened and others and we enteftained the press and closed off, stencils are changed aud travel agents, the,' were amazed to presto—cabin class berths sud­ see what is called tojirist class to­ denly become "first-class." The day. It's not like it was years ago. passenger involved doesn't know it f ' Holland-America's Statendem (below) coming out soon will have 800 tourist berths, {ust 69 first class. At top are tourist dining room on Bergensfjord (NorwegianAmerican) and tourist bar on Ryndam (Holland-Amer.) showing typical facilities on tourist-type ships. but all he is getting for his extra money is a.label. It's something like put^ng a Cadillac emblem on a Chevy. Crew-wise of course, the threeclass ship is staffed more heavily than the one-class operation, with close to one crewmember for every passenger aboard. Much of the excess consists of assorted crafts of a non-maritime nature—kennel attendants to take Care of firstclass passenger's dogs, recreation and social leaders to "organize" passengers and keep them happy, instructors in various games and sports, musicians, numerous kitch­ en specialists to supply elaborate menus (seasick or not, the passen­ gers pay),' plus an assortment of personal service flunkies heavily concentrated in first class. Offhand it might look like this means more jobs. It does, but only for non-seamen, plus the fact that these ships, as uneconomical luxury showpieces, limit job opportunities. Where there are now four such ships, there could be a dozen de­ signed to meet travel needs of the majority without frills. The dozen ships would supply far more em­ ployment for professional seamen, although they would not be mannCd so heavily in the miscel­ laneous categories.' Sincd' all US passenger ships are subsidized, the question is which type is more suitable from the Government's view. There are two reasons given for" such subsi­ dies. One, that they maintain US flag service -on essential trade routes, second that they provide accommodations for Jiigh speed troop movements In aiTemergency. Obviously, addition of more ships in the tourist category answers the Government's needs better than a"' very limited number of superliners. In World War II, in fact, the US had to depend heavily on the Cunard Line to move US troops. Putting more ships on the water also reduces the risk of loss. European operators, who origi­ nated the "three class" !ship, are now rapidly abandoning it. Ships like the Bergensfjord, Stockholm, Kungsholm, Gripsholm, Ryndam and Statendam carry the bulk of their passengers in tourist with first class accommodations as low as 40 berths. Air-conditioned accommodations, outside rooms and private bath are standard. While first-class has a small separate dining room, one galley serves all and the menus are virtually identical. All other ship­ board facilities are open to every­ body. These ships are being built to serve the American Inarket. The Americans like It that way and are making that mode of operation a profitable one. American operators and the US Government are overlooking a tremendous shipping potential when they neglect the huge seg­ ment of the population, which alsQ has the money and the desire to take a European vacation. House Body Studies US Shipping Set-Up WASHINGTON—The House Merchant Marine Committee has formally adopted an agenda involving broad investigation of all phases of US maritime policy. Chairman Herbert Bon­ ner reported that the commit--^ tee will explore at least seven into all phases of the operation tf major subjects including the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. tramp shipping, foreign flag trans­ fers, aid to presently-unsubsidized companies, trade-in programs and reserve fleet policies. Bonner's announcement follows the statement by Senator Warren Magnuson, chairman of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, that his body will look The Senate committee chairman has already appointed a sub-com­ mittee of five to deal with mari­ time questions. The sub-committee consists of John O. Pastore (Dem., RI); William A. Blkkely (Dem., Tbx.); John M. Butler (Rep., Md.) and Norris Cotton (Rep., NH.) as well as the chairman. � 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource February 1, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LUNDEBERG DIES OF HEART ATTACK DROP FIGHT ON HOSPITALS; BUDGET ASKS $5 MILLION INCREASE IN PHS FUNDS SIU OF NA ANSWERS CURRAN SMEAR IN LETTER TO MEANY NORWEGIANS BACK STRONG US SHIPPING TEXAS COURT SPINS ‘WRECK’ LAW AROUND BOOK LAYS PQ-17 TO BRITISH NAVY HEAD ILA BIDS FOR AFL-CIO TRUCE, PROMISES REFORM NY MULLS PLAN TO PEG JOBLESS $ TO PAY SCALE TRAMP SUBSIDY PLAN DUE FOR AIRING IN CONGRESS BALTO HAS FEW BEEFS, MANY JOBS MORSE HALTS SHIPS TO AMERICAN COAL SIU CO’S ORDER GIANT TANKERS CONGRESS APPROVAL SEEN FOR 24-HOUR QUARANTINE SICKNESS DOGS NIMET BUT CREW MEETS TEST EUROPE SHIPS GET TOURIST CLASS$$ AS US CO’S DOZE 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 2/01/1957 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. XIX, No. 3  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log