http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7b50d9dbd2459727914ee6ec78b7c2c7.PDF 2544090e1cf85fc46d14b5b79b120eaf PDF Text Text Vol. XIX No. 9 ^ SEAFARERS LOG April:16 1953r • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • -I -Story On Page 3 Open 1st Medical Center Story On Page 3 l-'C ' Mfr... Ifz Dedicafion Of SlU Center Senator Warren Magnuson cuts ribbon formally opening first seamen's medical center 'as SlU Sec.-Treas. Paul Hall (left) and Dr. Aaron Kottler of Kings County Medical Society look on. Above, Dr. ioseph Logue, director of center, speaks at cererstoiy on page $, Other photos on back page.) -r'4 :-i. �Fare Two SEAFARERS LOG A^l 26. I95r MEBA Vows Continued Coal Fight, Hits Cur ran WASHING-TON—Again expressing determination to fight the American Coal beef to a finish in conjunction with the deck officers union, Herbert Daggett, president of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, has denounced NMU President Joseph Curran's dis­ tortions of the facts of thei case. would have involved SIU with­ drawal from the field and recogni­ In a letter to AFL-CIO J. K. McLean, president, presents plaque to Copt. Emanuel Patronas (right) of the Wild Ranger for running the safest ship in the Waterman-Pan Atlantic fleet in the 1956 Safety Sweepstakes. The Wild Ranger had one lost-time accident during January, but completed the rest of the year unblemished. Wild Ranger Wins Award As Safest Waterman Ship The SS Wild Ranger is by no means as reckless as her name makes her out to be. The Waterman-Pan-Atlantic C-2 has Just been cited as the safest ship of the fleet for 1956, She had only one lost-time'*^ accident during a full year of operation totalling 382T04 man-hours of work, and that was in January, 1956. For the rest of the year, the Ranger had a spot­ less safety record among all the 39 SlU-manned ships in the com­ pany's combined fieet. News of the Wild Ranger's achievement comes in the wake of a "world's record" claim by the Robin Tuxford, also manned by an SIU crew. Until last December, the Tuxford had rolled up a record of 502 consecutive days without a single lost-time accident aboard. The ship's crew claims this topped all previous safety marks anywhere in the world for freight ships. Recognition for the Wild Ranger came in the form of a plaque awarded to the ship by company president J. K. McLean. The plaque will be fi.xed in the ship's companionway permanently. The Ranger will also have the privilege of dy­ ing a white safety fiag all the rest of the year to attest to its record among Waterman—Pan - Atlantic ships for 1956. Capt. Emanuel Patronas was master of the Ranger for most of the period involved. He is now commanding the Beau­ regard. Lk. Charles Machinists Win Strike LAKE CHARLES — The two month Machinist Union strike against the Columbia Southern Chemical Company has been set­ tled with the signing of a new contract embodying better wages and conditions. Talks are now on with Cities Service Refinery, but no difficulty over their contract is expected. Shipping in this area, i-eports Fort Agent Leroy Clarke has been very good during the past period. Quite a few men also shipped on SUP vessels. The Chiwawa, Bradford Island, CS Norfolk, Royal Oak, CS Miami, Government Camp (Cities Service!, Rion (Actium); Val Cfaem (Valen­ tine), and two SUP vessels hit the porf iSuf-lng trie' past period^ , President Meany, Daggett de­ clared "NMU President Curran's statements as published in the press . . . again attempt to distort the facts in the dispute of the AFLCIO licensed officer organizations with American Coal, a dispute which commenced lon^ before the SIU entered the picture. The ef­ forts of the national MEBA and MM&P to combat the large scale attempted invasion of our long es­ tablished jurisdiction by a com­ pany union set up by District 50 are brushed aside by Curran who refers to the picketing of American Coal ships by" the MEBA and MEBA President Herbert Daggett MM&P as 'only incidental to the eflort of SIU to bust NMU's legiti­ ized Meany's letter to Curran as mate contract with the company'." "correct in every detail . . ." as The Daggett letter, as quoted in to the facts of the Washington MEBA's official publication, "The meeting of marine unions and Amei'ican Marine Engineer" de­ further called Meany's proposals clared that Curran's distortions of "in the best tradition of basic trade fact were a challenge to the "in­ unfbn principles." tegrity and good judgement" of the "It was at this meeting that AFL-CIO president, It character- Meany made proposals which Joe Curran—Man Out Of Step For a fellow who was shouting.f he would "fight to the death" a couple of weeks ago. NMU Presi­ dent Joseph Curran has switched his pitch innumerable times since then. It was in the course of one of his diatribes against the SIU that Curran rose solemnly and pro­ claimed in capital letters "WE ARE PREPARED TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH." Hollywood never filmed a more stirring drama, but offhand it doesh't seem to have much bear­ ing on trade union issues. Curran started off originally be­ laboring SIU for daring to assert that it might claim a new shipping company. Then his watchword was that SIU was for "hiring off the dock." He worked that phrase thor­ oughly all the while that he was supporting District 50's company officers union which hired off the dock. Of course, every unlicensed man who has been hired for the American Coal ships was a union veteran from a union hiring hall, NMU and SIU. Tantrums Don't Work When he found that his tantrums weren't frightening off the SIU iiiiiiiiPiii and the AFL-CIO officers unions whipped, Curran has to have an Cun-an called on George Meany alibi in advance. The SIU, which and demanded that something be was so whip-able the day before, done. Meany took action accord­ "is fighting it dirty all the way." ingly; in fact he offered Curran Curran snivels further . . . "they the whole coal fleet if he would are following through in the same just live up to trade union prin­ unscrupulous Qnderhanded man­ ciples and support the officers. ner . . . Their officials showed no Curran's answer was an evasion inclination for taking on NMU in to cover up his obligations to Dis­ a fair fight." trict 50 and the company. Even the judiciary can't escape That called for him to whistle a without an attack on its integrity, new tune, and this time it was an "AFL-CIO Palace Guard" that was so the courts are accused of "anxi­ "scheming" against him. (Before ety to please the SIU." Then Curran shines up his coun­ that, he boasted the AFL-CIO would surely "call the SIU to ac­ terfeit halo and piously pro­ count.") The AFL-CIO suddenly claims "NMU will play the game became allies of the devil as part straight . . ." His idea of "playing of an "SIU swindle," and as for it straight" is to stooge for the George Meany—well in Curran's company and its company union. book he is guilty of "prejudice, The officers' unions are also al­ disregard for facts and personal ternately wheedled and scorned. rancor." According to Curran, it's okay for In the next scene we find Joe District 50 to hire off the street, Curran, bristling with anger and but the MEriA and MM&P are defiance and getting ready to "party to the effort to sabotage the "whip the SIU." But suddenly the union hiring hall" when they re­ setting chanties, just in case tlje fuse to be bulldozed by J9e CimranL ; Somehow, the audience is sup­ tion of exclusive jmisdiction for the NMU provided the latter sup­ ported the AFL-CIO officers un­ ions. All of the imions present, in­ cluding the SIU, a9cepted the Meany proposal, but the fiMU re­ jected it, apparently because of its prior commitments to District 50 of the United Mine Workers. The iatter is part owner of the com­ pany and also has contracts for the coal ship officers. WASHINGTON—Merchant Ma­ rine spokesmen here are keeping a watchful eye peeled as the Ad­ ministration's foreign-aid program faces possible sharp cuts in a Congressional economy drive. The US Chamber of Commerce, which has been a vocal spokesman for Government budget-cutting, led off the attack against foreign aid by calling for an $800 million re­ duction in the program. President Eisenhower's budget called for $4.4 billion for this purpose. A recent Senate study on for­ eign aid pointed out that the US maritime industry and of course, US seamen, are heavily dependent on foreign aid for cargoes. The cargoes provided by this program and by the agricultural surplus dis­ posal system are moved under the "50-50" law. With US ships' share of foreign cargoes shrinking to a new low, just about 18 percent, the Government-generated. business has become an increasingly large percentage of US ship cargoes. The Chamber of Commerce position was taken at hearings be­ fore a special Senate committee. Other testimony critical of the program was given by an ILO representative who told the com­ mittee that the program had dis­ regarded the need to improve la­ bor conditions in many areas. Some projects, he said, totally ignored the conditions of the workers in­ volved and as such reflected un­ favorably on the US.' Foreign aid has been slated as the'number one target of oppon­ ents of the President's budget. So far, most .of the budget-pruning has been in the House of Repre­ sentatives which initiates money bills. The House has not yet acted on the foreign aid issue. posed to get the impression that the AFL-CIO, the SIU, the SUP, the MEBA, the BME, the MM&P, the courts, the Labor Board and anyone else you might want to throw in are all playing dirty against clean, fair-playing Joe Cur­ ran. The only honorable ones in this Curran ^fantasy production are American Coal, the company union (which owns one-third of Ameri­ can Coal), and a fellow named Joe Curran. Vol. XIX No. 9 Of course, this isn't the fir.st April 28. 1987 time Curran-has found himself out of step with the labor movement and at loggerheads with the facts. There have been times before when he. deliberately aligned himself PAUI HAU, Secretary-Treasurer HERBIRX BRAND. £ditor. i BERNARO SEA­ with hostile forces against the in­ MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN terest of the labor movement. In SPIVACX, AL HARBIN, JOHN BRAZIL, Staff Writers. Area Repre­ his treatment of trade union issues sentative. Bnx MOODT.- Gulf ' he has constantly employed the Stalinist technique. In this pat­ Publlihtd bIwMhIy ar th« haadquartara of tha Saafarara Intarnaticnal Union, Aftern he is a "militant trade union­ lantic A Culf Dlttricf, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth ist" in Washington conferences and Avanuo, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tal. HYaclnth 9-*600. Entered aa sacond class matter the shipowners' boy down on the at tha Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under waterfront. This is just another the Act of AOS. 24, 1912. oqcasion the same yelp- 4. .. „ (l^e coal siory, page 8) SEAFARERS LOG �.y,, Par* Tbret: SEAFARERS LOG April 28.198T SlU SWEEPS BALT, TUG VOTE Port Total Almost Unanimous; Another NLPB Win Expected BALTIMORE—^Towboat and harbor craft workers of the Greater Baltimore area went to the polls this past week and registered a smashing, near-unanimous vote for SIU representation. An announcement by the National Labor Relations Board, which conducted^ subsidiary of United States Lines. ports and among workers in the the balloting, revealed that aMechanics at the Curtis Bay main­ tidelands oil industry. Major employees of five compan­ tenance shop and carfioatmen in SIU victories have been scored ies had voted 127 to 9 in Atlantic Transport were included in recently In both of these areas. the polling. The latter voted In A victory was also scored in the favor of the SlU Harbor separate balloting. The sixth com­ Baltimore area last month when and Inland Waterways Di­ pany* to be voted today is Arundel bargemen and bridgemen of the Western Maryland Railway ^Com­ vision, with five ballots voided. Sand and Gravel. Negotiations for a first-time SIU pany voted 28 to 0 for the SIU. A sixth company will be voted HIWD contract are expected to SIU Baltimore port agent Earl today, with indications that begin with the companies shortly. Sheppard hailed the outcome of the the results will follow the same Senator Warren Magnuson watches as SlU Sec.-Treas. Paul Hall unveils plaque dedicating,clinic in memory of Seafarer Pete Larsen. The plaque was placed on the wall behind the counter-in th* lobby of the clinic. pattern. Approximately 45 tugs and other harbor craft are involved. The five companies whose' employees went SIU in the NLRB balloting are Curtis Bay Towing, Harper Tow­ ing, Baker and Whitely, Baltimore Towage and Lighterage, and At­ lantic Transport, the last named Year-Long Campaign The NLRB voting climaxed an intensive, year-long organizing campaign by the SIU among the Baltimore area's towboat and harbor craft workers. At the same time, intensive SIU organizing campaigns have been carried on among tugboat workers in Gulf First Sea Union Medical Center Now Open In NY With Senator Warren Magnuson cutting the ceremonial ribbon, the Seafarers Welfare Plan medical center, first seamen's health center in maritime, was officially opened in Brooklyn on Tuesday, April 16. The next morning the center was functioning in full swing, giving complete physical examinations to Seafarers and ^recommending treatment The following is the text on where necessary by private Foreign Commerce Committee, Larsen in whose honor the center cited the center as an example of was named. Larsen was so hon­ the plaque dedicated to Pete physicians or the Public "union responsibility'* and union ored, Hall said, "not because he Larsen: "The first to be established under provisions of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan, this medi­ cal center is dedicated to the memory of the late Pete Larsen (1924-1956) who was representa­ tive of tbe thousands of Sea­ farers playing a vital role in the functioning of the American merchant marine. Like them, he contributed to the improve­ ment of conditions achieved for all Seafarers. This center stands as an example of these achievements. "The Union and management are jointly sponsoring this med­ ical center—^first In the mari­ time industry—^to advance fur­ ther the health and well-being of the seafaring man." maturity. Recalling the days when was a hero, but because the memHealth Service.merchant ships were considered a Conilnued on Page 15 Dedication ceremonies for the center, which is named the dumping ground, Magnuson point­ Pete Larsen Memorial Clinic, drew an audience of more than 500 guests from the ranks of the in­ dustry, various Government agen­ cies including the US Publifc Health Service and the Coast Guard, the medical profession, and the trade union movement, plus Seafarers themselves off nearby ships and from the headquarters hall. The center Is located at 3rd Avenue and 21st Street, Brooklyn, just one block from the headquar­ ters hall and a few steps from the Bull Line docks. Before the ribbon-cutting, the audience heard brief dedication speeches. In his remarks to the au­ dience, Senator Magnuson, chair­ man of the Senate Interstate and ed to the center as an example of the tremendous progress achieved by marine unions and the maritime industry as a whole. Turning to industry problems, the Senator indicated he would press strongly for some kind of limitation on ship transfers. He staunchly defended Government aid to the merchant marine as es­ sential to the national economy and national defense. "The whole cost of shipping sub­ sidy for one year," he pointed out, is not more than the cost of a single Navy cruiser." 'Good Union Man* SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall also spoke at the dedication to pay tribute to the late Pete A few of the cnqny Seafarers and guests who attended the dedication of the health center ]am th* lobby of Jhe clinicofter the ceremonies. " ' " * ' V voting as "convincing proof that harbor workers want representa­ tion by an established seaman's union. Lack of such representation in the past has resulted in Bal­ timore area harbor worker® lagging behind other ports on all aspects of their wages and working condi­ tions.'Closing The Gap' "Our first order of business here," Sheppard said, "is to start closing this gap. We intend to continue our efforts and to support the Greater Baltimore harbor workers in their fight for decent wages and working conditions, just as we have successfully done among workers in other areas." The SIU was the only union en the ballot in the six-fieet vote. Another organization in the field, District 50 of the United Mine Workers, could not qualify for a place on the ballot, but attempted to get the Baltimore harbor men to vote for "no union." The Dis­ trict 50 campaign was able to muster only nine votes against the SIU. A factor in the vote was unContinued on Page 15 Well-Wishers Laud Center As Milestone Heralded as a major achievement in maritime, the launch­ ing 'of the Seafarers Welfare Jlan Medical Department in Brooklyn was also greeted by a flood of congratulatory mes­ sages sent to the Union fromf, AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington and trade union. Government and shipping officials from all over the nation. Among the messages received was one from David Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union; "Delighted to extend heartfelt congratulations on Important occa­ sion of dedication of your union's medical department. This marks another step forward by your un­ ion in bringing to your members added services so essential to the health and well-being of the Sea­ farers. "May you continue on the pro­ gressive road along which you have come." ILGWU Pres., David Dubinsky A similar wire came from Mor­ ris Brand, medical director of the of the ILG, which maintains its Sidney Hillman Health Center op­ own health center in that city. erated by the Amalgamated Cloth­ A message from David Siegal, ing Workers. Dr. Brand is also president. New York Dining Room president of the Association of La­ Employees Local 1 of the Hotel bor Health Administrators. "Con­ and Restaurant Workers, said in gratulations to the Seafarers Un­ part: "When I consider ... the for­ ion," he wired, "for making avail­ ward strides made by your union, able medical service to members in I feel justified in saying the Sea­ your own center, which will add farers are deserving of the great­ greatly to health and well-being of est praise . . ." membership." Dr. Leona Baumgartner, New "Warmest congratulations" also York City Commissioner of Health, came from Bill Ross, manager of lauded the "excellent facmtiea".of th* iPhiladelphia Dress Jbint Board th* center. • •• �L [ ' Faf« Four SEAFARERS LOG April 26, 1957 Stoklng's Not A Lost Art Yet 1/ ' I'- Fireman Bishop Creeck of the SlU Grer^l" Lakes District throws bucketful of coal on fire of the Huron, a bulk carrier. Huron was slated for conversion to oil, but rising price of fuel has kept her on a cool diet. SlU Men Making Log Limit Work NEW YORK—^Negotiation of logging limits in the SIU con­ tract has paid off, Claude Simmons, New York port agent de­ clared, Last year, he said, the operators fought strenuously when the Union negotiated the"*^ just rights, he will in turn give you clause to do away with two your just due." for one loggings in the con­ Shipping Up Strongly tract. Some of them claimed the performance of many of the ships' crews would get worse because there would be less disciplinary control. There has been no indication of this development. On the con­ trary, Simmons announced, most of the crews have shown themselves very competent in disciplining themselves and in improving their performance. "It all goes to show," he said, "that if you give a man his 2 Contracts Granted For Atom Ship r, Ij-t T WASHINGTON'—Two contracts for the plan, design and engineer­ ing of the newly proposed nuclearpowered passenger - cargo vessel have been granted to the firms of George G. Sharp, Inc., and Babcock and Wilcox. Clarence G. Morse, Maritime Administrator, announced that the contract for the preparation of the specification and associated engi­ neering work had been awarded to the Sharp organization, well-known designers in the maritime industry. They have designed such vessels as the Del Norte (Mississippi), the Panama, Cristobal, and Ancon (Panama). A $9 million contract covering the design, and development of a nuclear reactor and components of the ship's propulsion plant was awarded by the Atomic Energy Commission to Babcock and Wilcox. The plans call for a pressurized water reactor of an advanced type capable of a continuous output of 20,000 shaft horsepower. The reactor will be unclassfied and the technology developed in the project will be available to American in­ dustry. The new vessel, the first Ameri­ can built merchant vessel to be propelled by a nuclear energy, is ccbeduled for completion by early 186(L Shipping during the past period has picked up notably in this port. Besides 20 vessels paying off, 4 signing on, and 17 in-transit. Wa­ terman's SS Warrior came out of the shipyard and took on a full crew. The Kathryn, Hilton, Beatrice, Angelina, Frances (Bull); Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Partner, Alcoa Ran­ ger, Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa); Topa Topa, Yaka (Water­ man); Steel King, Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Robin Wentley (Seas); Cantigny, Royal Oak, CS Norfolk (Cities Service), and Sea Monitor (Excelsior) all paid off. The Robin Kettering, llobin Kirk (Seas), Topa Topa and Yaka signed on. The Sea Monitor has been sold by Excelsior Steam Ship Company to Grainfleet Steam Ship Com­ pany, both SlU-contracted opera­ tors. It should be taking on a full crew within the next few days. They're I all talking I I I about I I I Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Sea­ farers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steam­ ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the basis of the information sup­ plied by the ship operator, three copies of the LOG, the head­ quarters report and minutes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Sea­ farer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers congregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that die Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accu­ racy of its mailing lists. I I I I I I it. . . I I Of course they're all talking about it, for safety should be everyone's Immedi­ ate concern. A Setifarer out at sea is far more suspectible to accident than a shoreside worker because a ship is a more dan­ gerous place to be. What's more, he finds it much tmore difficult to receive proper care than while he's ashore. That's where the shipboard safety com­ mittees come in. It's their fob to translate the talk into action, to see to it that every­ thing is as shipshape as humanly possible and that everyone does his Job properly. The easiest, and fastest, way of letting your shipmates know of accident areas and of safer ways of working is to talk it up at the safety discussions. Help your shipboard safety committee make your ship the safest one afloat. I 1 I An KJ,o^Sofe' 'Ship I �- SEAFARERS LOG April 29.1957 Page Fire Doubt Runaway Ships Available For US Needs •WASHINGTON—strong doubts that ships transferred to runaway flags would be available for American use in time of emergency have been voiced by Sen. Warren Magnuson, chairman of the Senate Com-' merce Committee. has been introduced by Sen. Mag­ Highlighting Senate hear­ nuson, and is being considered by The SS GaJeway City at Mobile shipyards where she is now being converted into a traiiership. The former C-2 is the first of four Pan Atlantic vessels, scheduled for sea-land trailer operations by the end of the year. ShipVill carry 204 loaded trailer bodies. Conversion Work Starts On First Containership MOBILE—Work is already underway converting the SS Gateway City into a contain­ ership, the first step in Pan Atlantic Steamship Company's revolutionary sea-land trailership program The Gateway City is the Each trailer will be specially tracks. These tracks are tested at first of four C-2's the company fitted with four corner posts to any angle, or degree of list, there­ plans to covert into trailer- enable them to be safely stacked, by simulating conditions that can _8hips and Iiave In operation by the end of the year. ~ The Azalea City is due in the Mobile shipyard by April 26, the Bienville sometime in early July, and the Fairland in mid-July. They will mark the be­ ginning of a new type, of coastwise Service to be offered by Pan-At­ lantic. The conersion program consists, in part, of the- addition of sponsons amidship each vessel. These spon. sons, which will cover some 370 feet, will add about 72 feet to the width of the vessel, and will help stabilize the ship while loading and tinloading. The yard will also re­ move the conventional cargo booms from the vessels and add two spe­ cial' traveling cranes, fore and aft. These cranes, will stand on legs that -roll on tracks along the edge of the vessel. They have two ex­ tensions overhanging the sides of the ships. The trailers will be hauled up under the craned which will pick them from their chassis, carry them laterally across the deck, and deposit them in the hold. one on top of the other, without danger of their crumpling. There will be five layers of trailers be­ low deck, and one trailer on top of the hatch cover. The ships will be able to carry 204 trailers apiece. A spokesman for the Skagit Steel Company, builders of the cranes, said all of the cranes, will be fully rigged on the plant ground be expected in the loading and unloading at the docks. Pan Atlantic plans eventually to convert more vessels under their long range program. In order to accomplish this, the Pan-Atlantic breakbulk coastwise service will be suspended at the completion of the voyage of the SS Warrior in early May. Okay Isthmian's Bid For 8 Victory Ships WASHfNGTON—Isthmian's application to charter eight Government-owned "Victory ships for the India and Persian Gulf runs has been approv^ by the Federal Maritime Boai^d. The first of the ships , is ex--* pected to go Into service by will include strategic materials like ^ maiiganese and other ores June 1. Under terms of the Board's an­ nouncement, the SIU - contracted operator ^vili carry commercial cargo outbound on its regular berth service. The homeward cargo Highly recommended by the The Asiatic cooking of George ship's safety committee on the Mi Chang, reports ship's delegate Antinous was the following pro­ John Jellette, is converting the cedure suggested crew of the Ideal X into real curry by engine depart­ eaters. George is ment safety rep­ loading the boys resentative John u p with some Brady. Brady mighty flne egg suggested that foo young and cluster lights be other assorted •picked up each Far East dishes. day in port when You couldn't find used and checked by the electri­ any better this Chang Brady side of Hong cian. Bad ones would then be taken to the elec­ Kong, the gang says. trical locker for repairs and good » * » ones would be kept in the mast locker. Following this procedure, In appreciation of a fine Job he said, the rest of the crew would done, the crew of the Barbara be assured that any light found in Frietchie extended a vote of the mast locker would be in good thanks to J. W. Corcoran as he re­ working condition. This would signed as ship's delegate. James also cut down on the number of "Seabiscnlt" McFarlin was elected cluster lights which have bad plugs to the post by acclamation. Thanks which could cause a flashback were also given to F. Hipp of the' when plugged in, severely burn­ "Mae" and C. Nelson, hisjsuccessor ing the^'pne handlipg lt» PS fhip'a 4elegateiL r- from India. The ships are ex­ pected to be under charter for 18 months. In approving the breakout, the FMB noted that Isthmian ships on the two runs have been sailing fully loaded since last summer, and that the company has had to refuse cargo for the areas because it could not charter private tonnage. It also observed that cargo offer­ ings on the runs have increased by SO percent in recent months. Ad­ ditional cargo is expected as the Government's Middle East aid pro­ gram goes into full swing. ings into the transfer program, the Senate Commerce Committee. the Washington Democract ex­ Opposition has been voiced by the pressed himself as "exceedingly Maritime Administration, by vari­ skeptical as to the promised avail­ ous shipowner groups, and by the ability" of the runaways. He indi­ American Merchant Marine Insti­ cated that if the ships were not tute, spokesman for the major sub­ available, the Administration's sidized operators on the East and transfer policy "could invite disr Gulf Coasts. aster should war come upon us Support for the measure has suddenly." come so far only from the SIU In stating his views, Magnuson and other maritime unions. virtually rejected the opinion of the - Maritime Administration and the Defense Department that ships transferred to PanamarJ<iberia and Honduras would remain under "effective United States control." The opinion rests on the view that these are "friendly" nations. Mag­ nuson pointed out that ships trans­ ferred to Panamanian registry are legally and technically under the control of the Government of Panama as well as manned by for­ eign crews. BALTIMORE—With the NLRB Magnuson's view that runaways would not be available to the election coming up on Baltimore United States has long been sup­ tugs, most Seafarers in this area, ported by the SIU. A spokesman reports Earl Sheppard, port agent, for the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades have been taking advantage of the Department is expected to present slack in job activity and have been similar views to the committee busy helping in the SIU organizing next week, when hearings are re­ campaign. sumed. (The successful results of these Magnuson's remarks came at a campaigns are reported in another time when there isn't a single article in this edition of the LOG.) tanker left in the Government's Although there were 35 vessels lay-up fleet, and the Military Sea in port during the past two weeks, Transportation Service has to rely job activity was slower than in the on chartered tankers for military prior period. The Steel Architect, services. Steel Rover (Isthmian); Jean, They also came only a few days Emilia (Bull); Santore, Chilore, after the House Merchant Marine Oremar, Raltore (Ore); Young Committee learned that the Gov­ America (Waterman); Ocean Ulla ernment do^s not have effective (Ocean Trans.); Oceanstar (Dolphin) control of runaway-flag shipping, paid off while the Steel Architect, even if- it Is owned by American Steel Rover (Isthmian); Marymar, citizens. The Maritime Administra­ Portmar, Bethcoaster (Calmar); tion also admitted that it can not Chilore, Oremar, Baltore (Ore) be sure that companies authorized signed on. to transfer ships are really Ameri­ Some 16 vessels pulled into port can-owned. during the past period to be serv­ In the last analysis, the Govern­ iced. They were the Bethcoaster, ment's transfer policy appears to Kenmar, Flomar, Portmar (Calrest on the faith that American mar); Oremar, Baltore, Cubore, owners of transferred- vessels Feltore (Ore); Alcoa Partner, would be able to retain control of Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); Steel King their ships, and would put them at (Isthmian); Catherine (Drystrans), the disposal of the Government in Edith (Bull); and Robin Kirk (Seas time of war or other emergencies. Shipping). All were reported in The companies' record of trans­ good shape with all beefs settled at ferring their ships as a means of payoff. evading American taxation, safety standards, and wages, casts great doubt on the responsibility of hese companies, and On their like­ lihood of complying with Govern­ ment policy. A bill to restrict ship transfers PORTO'CALL e«OC!feiWAl, 'XZie, BSAXXtUaS ^AXTTlMOl^ Baft Drive Gets Aid Of Membership SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meefing;^ are held regularly every tWo weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU 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 SIU meetings will be: May I May 15 May 29 June 12 June Ih I" �1• Pare Sis SEAFARERS LOG April 29. mi Three sets of triplets were born to SlU families, but |ust two sur­ vived. Above (left) are Doretta Colleen, Doreen Colette and David Merlin, children of Seafarer Robert Long, born December, 1953, in New Orleans. At right are Lars Valdemar, Kiric Alexan­ der and Hans Neal Nielsen, born December 31, 1956. Seafarer Lars Nielsen is the father. Maternity Benefit Five Years OldThousands Aided Now starting its sixth year, the maternity benefit pay­ ment of the Seafarers Welfare Plan has passed the halfmillion mark in cash benefits paid to Seafarers. Since the benefit's inception in April, > 1952, a total of $555,800 has inadequacy of existing maternity been paid to Seafarers involv­ coverage. Under most hospitaliza­ tion programs then existing, the ing the birth of 2,779 children. Ita maximum benefit payable was in addition, the Union itself has pre­ the vicinity of $80 and this was al­ sented a $25 US Government bond lowed only after the insurance had to every child covered by the Wel­ been ill force' for a minimum of fare Plan. More than $69,000 has ten months to a year. April 2, 1952, was birth date of Linda Rivera, 24 hours dfter the maternity benefit program went into been paid out In this form. The SIU Welfare Plan added the effect. She's shown at left as she appears today, wi|h her father. Seafarer John Rivera; at right, a The SIU Welfare Plan was a pio­ $200 maternity benefit in June, few months after her birth. She shared limelight with her mother. neer at the time in recognizing the 1952, and made it retroactive to April 1 of that year; Seafarers Jo­ each child, regardless of the num­ seph A. Cave, of New Orleans, and ber of children bora. Seafarers Union Has John Rivera of New York City who fathered triplets collected were the first of many to obtain $600 in benefits, and $75 in bonds Cable Address these benefits. Joseph Cave Jr., from the Union. Seafarers overseas who want and Ermelenda (Linda) Rivera In order to be eligible, a Sea­ to get In touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by were both born on April 2, 1952, farer must have one day of seatime PLYMOUTH, England—Virtually becalmed on her first day cabling the Union at its cable Just one day after the effective in the ninety days immediately preceding the birth of the child out, the Mayflower II got off to a slow start on her good-will address, SEAFARERS NEW date of the plan. Included In the total of 2,779 and ninety days of seatime in the voyage to the US. YORK. — children bora to Seafarers, are 16 previous calendar year. A copy of Use of this address will assure The 180-ton squarerigger is gaiters and slippers with big sil­ speedy transmission on all mes­ births of twins and two sets of the marriage license and of the duplicating the historic voy­ ver buckles to go ashore in a sages and faster service for the triplets. In cases such as these, birth certificate must be sent in age of the Pilgrim Fathers to longboat to meet the Lord Mayor the SIU plan has the advantage of with the application for the ben­ men involved. Plymouth, Mass., S37 years ago. of Plymouth, who wore a feathered paying benefits for the birth of efit. She left here Saturday on the first hat and a scarlet robe. After the leg of an estimated six-week voy­ Mayflower received divine blessing age. it took the original Pilgrims it was towed past Drake Island, Just 65 days to make the trip in 1620. as the original Mayflower was three Manned by an Australian skip­ centuries ago. per, Capt. Alan Villlers, and 31 Fourteen miles out a stowaway— other "fellows with a spirit of ad­ a 27-year-old London baker's sales­ venture," including a gynecologist, man—^was discovered, but he was the Mayflower II has no women put off in a photographer's launch aboard. It does have a radio, mod­ riding alongside. He had probably ern navigational instruments and assumed that the present ship's an inflatable liferaft aboard, un­ company would have the same compassion for a fellow adventurer like its historic namesake. The tiny ve.ssel.was built by skill seeking a ridC to the New World as ed craftsmen who labored 18 their historic counterparts in 1620. months to put the ship together at a cost of $100,000. The cost was underwritten by popular subscrip­ tion to further British-American relations. It had union clearance during the recent shipbuilders' strike in Bri­ tain so that it could be completed in time for sailing this month. The launching produced g further mis­ hap when the. ship developed a dangerous list to starboard, which was finally trimmed with ballast. The voyage got underway with proper pomp and ceremony when Now five years old, Texas Will Rogers Clamp points to birthday on calendar which qualified him for skipper Villiers donned a Pilgrim maternity benefit back in 1952. ..At right, he's just a babe in arms to dad, Seafarer John Clomp, in costume—high black hat, 'white ihe'origirtdf 1952 bhologrdbfi; ' , Ikcw ^lbir, black IJacket. trbUsei'6;*. •T'.vj-yf./ '--i r. ,\il r': • ft--, . Mayflower U Sails; Expect 6-Yleek Trip ./v.- - - - •» �SEAFARERS April 28.1959 LOG Par» Sevetf YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH US Seeks Tourist Ships ^ okays Bernstein Subsidy Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Mafgolius WASHINGTON—An open invitation to US ship operators to get into the transatlantic passenger business has been issued by Maritime Administrator Ularence Morse. Morse recommended that new passenger ship services be opened between the Chesapeake Bay area The 1957 Auto Situation May is one of the best months to find cut prices on many necessities and European ports. He also^' cited a serious over-all de­ seven day trip to Zeebrugge at a the Maritime Administration can ficiency in US flag passenger 20-knot average cruising - speed. call on Bernstein to build at least Arrangements have been made for one more ship for this service. accomodations. hour boat train to The company itself Is hopeful that Meanwhile, the Maritime Admin­ a non-stop istration completed signing of con­ nm into Paris from Zeebrugge it will be able to add two new ves­ struction and operating subsidy which is faster than the existing sels to the run within the next five years in order to offer a weekly contracts with Arnold Bernstein to Paris-Cherbourg service. As part of the subsidy conrtact. sailing schedule. cover the operation of the low-cost passenger-ship Badger Mariner on the New York to Rotterdam run. Up until now, there has been no passenger service out of the Chesa­ peake Bay area to Europe either under US or foreign flags.- The tentative findings of the Maritime Admini-stration are that a Balti more-to-Europe passenger service should operate on trade routes Recommendations calling for an eight-hour day for seamen five, seven or nine with a combina­ all over the world and for an increase in internationally-recog­ tion passenger-cargo ship accom­ modating about 600 passengers and nized wage minimums have been made by the seafarers' rep­ resentatives at the recent In-> ^ 2,500 to 3,000 tons of cargo. Of interest in the Morse report ternational Labor Organiza­ functions, recommendations such is the call for additional passen­ tion meeting in Geneva. John as these have to be approved sub­ ger accommodations in tourist and Hawk, secretary-treasurer of the sequently by the member nations With 300 individually-priced US made cars on the market, and cabin class. ' Up until now, US Seafarers International Union of of tlie organization. the auto industry following a policy of not publicizing suggested passenger operators have been list prices of cars and accessories, it's become almost impossible running three class ships in this for buyers to know how much a car actually costs. This situation service. The SEAFARERS LOG has made it possible for dealers to "pack" prices in various ways, has repeatedly pointed out that so that the fringe of less scrupulous sellers can give a discount or foreign ship operators are getting seemingly-generous trade-in allmvance with one hand, and take it the jump on Americans by provid­ back with the other. For the first time to this writer's knowledge, ing tourist class ships in this a complete guide to cars is now available for $1 at newsstands or ti-ade. The Badger Mariner, which will from the Car Fax Company, 550 Fifth Ave., New York 36. "Car Fax" warns that "There are no set resale prices. Any dealer may be a tourist class ship with just 50 The SlU-manned tanker Kern ask whatever he wishes. It is a fact that many dealers pack their first Class berths, is now undergo­ Hills, which became an interna­ prices in amounts ranging up to $500 and even more over the fac­ ing conversion in the Ingalls Ship­ tory-suggested retail prices." One of the best helps this guide pro­ yard, Pascagoula, Miss., at a cost tional issue when it sailed into the vides is a complete price list for all accessories and special features of $13 million. She will run be­ Israeli' port of Eilat, is going to for each car, such as two-tone paint, white sidewalls, etc. These tween New York and Zeebrugge, make three or four more runs into can run into real money. If you bought all the extra accessories Belgium and Amsterdam, the Neth­ that port. That's the word received erlands, beginning some time in offered for a typical popular-price car in the $2,000 bracket, your from Seafarer Frank Throp, ship's March or April, 1958. cost for accessories alone would total $1,011. ^ delegate. The ship will accommodate 900 Reporting on the historic trip passengers two or three to a room lower-priced makes have accounted for about 60 percent of all pur- with full airrconditioning and pri­ John Hawk, SlUNA Sec.-Treos. into the Gulf of Aqaba, Throp . chases this year, compared to 57 percent last year. wrote: "We were all pretty nervous vate bath for all cabins. Another reason for the lag in sales, bankers say, is that many people North America, participated in the until we went through the straits Bernstein's schedule calls for are still paying for all the cars they bought in 1955, when easy terms meeting as the labor representa­ that lead into the Gulf of Aqaba, sold a record number of cars. whereupon we saw the good o d tive of the United States. Styles Meet Resistance The proposed increase in inter­ United Nations flag flying. From But also, and possibly for the first time, the public is showing some national minimums would be from then on we felt pretty much at actual resistance to the styling of cars, especially to the low height of I the existing $64 monthly level to ease." IJN troops are presently oc­ 1957 models, garage men report. The low, road-hugging modern de­ cupying hills overlooking the nar­ $70. row en|^rance into the Gulf. sign has added to the difficulties of climbing in and out of cars. On Commenting on the recommen­ BOSTON—A four day diet of some models, it also is responsible for more rain leaks because the dations, Hawk declared: "Of course, door opening, now is cut partly into the roof. In models where the franks and beans proved just too the major maritime nations are al­ For pictures of Eilat, the new rear seat protrudes beyond the door opening, passengers have to "an­ much for the stomach of a crew- ready providing wage scales above Israeli port, see page nine. member of a New York tug. The gle" into the car. this minimum and in many in­ If the 1957 cars are harder to get into, once you're in, the lower, unnamed seaman bitterly com­ stances the eight-hour day is in He adds, "we are bound back to wider design gives you a more stable ride, with less sway on curves plained about the steady fare and effect. However, some of the less- the Persian Gulf via Djifaou i, then assaulted the cook, William and corners. The 1957 models in general are safer, more stable cars developed maritime powers have French Somaliland, and are sup­ on the highway. In city traffic, the story is different. The new longer Jones. The assault, which occurred lagged behind in this respect and posed to make three or four more cars when used as cabs are responsible for more traffic accidents, the during a lunch of frankfurters and it is hoped that the new proposals runs to Eilat if they will let us beans, took place on board the tug will result in improvement of con­ New York Taxicab Bureau reports. ... If everything goes okay we are The public is also showing signs of resenting the many model Aladdin while tied up in East Bos­ ditions for thousands of seamen supposed to be back home in July." changes and the confusing number of models made, which adds to the ton. The tug is under contract to sailing the ships involved." The voyage of the Kern Hills Hawk pointed out that "the con- was the first by any US-flag vessel cost of cars. Wards reports there are three hundred 1957 models, even another union. Jo'b activity has been fair during ference'took steps to provide that though there are now fewer manufacturers, compared to 272 in 1956 into Eilat. The the past two weeks in this area. nothing in the recommendation and 260 in 1955. T-2 tanker was Although the outlook is uncertain, would prejudice provisions of con­ Among the popular-priced cars, 1957 Fords and Plymouths have chartered by the made comebacks. For the time being. Ford has become the most wide­ it is expected to continue to be as tracts which are superior to these Israeli govern­ good as it has been. The Michael recommendations, such as we have ly-bought car, closely followed by Chevrolet, which had been top birdment to bring oil dog for the two previous years. Plymouth has regained its old place (J. M. Carras); Arickaree and on US ships." supplies and Stony Point (USPC) paid off and The Geneva conference, which as the third leading make. Significantly, Ford and rtymouth were most more important­ signed on while the Pan Oceanic met April 11 to 17, consisted of a drastically restyled and enlarged in size this year. ly, to establish Transporter (Pan Ocean);' Steel working party of 18 member.s, six Cheaper Wiring that the Gulf of King, Steel Vendor, Steel Naviga­ Government, six shipowners and Aqaba is an in­ If recent models are more expensive, they have also proved to have tor (Isthmian); and Robin Wentley six seafaring. Their recommenda­ ternational water­ been cheapened in one important respect, servicemen report. Not only (Seas Shipping) were in-transit. Throp tions will be submitted to the ILO way. the 1957, but even some earlier models are arriving in shops with short governing body for action and rec­ Egypt and Saudi Arabia, both of circuits, faulty ignition and even records of fires due to cheaper plastic ommendation to the member na­ which border on the Gulf, have wiring now used. tions involved. Plastic wiring appears to be unable to stand overheating (the tradi­ In addition to Hawk, the sea­ insisted that it is territorial water tional wire with cotton and rubber covering could to some extent) and faring representatives were Omar and as such, not open to shipping into Eilat. car manufacturers are using' it in too-small gauge. They are using 16A reminder from SIU head­ Becu of Belgium, head of the In­ Suez Near Normal gauge wire where 12-gauge is necessary, and in the case of the power­ quarters cautions all Seafarers ternational Transportworkers Fed­ ful sealed-beam headlights, even 12-gauge wiring is proving inadequate. leaving their ships to contact eration; I. Haugen, Nor\vay, accom­ On the other side of the Sinai Thus on some late-model cars, not only are the lights underpowered, the hall in ample time to allow panied by Johan S. Thore, Sweden; peninsula, shipping is gradually but the resistance of the inadequate wiring causes the wires to get hot the Union to dispatch a replace­ T. Nishimaki, Japan; P. de Vries, resuming normalcy through thewith a greater frequency of short circuits and fires. Some service ex- ment. Failure to give notice be­ Netherlands; T. Yates, accom­ Suez Canal. US ships have been perls now are installing such safety devices as fuses and circuit break­ fore paying off may cause a de­ panied by D. S. Tennant, United informed by the Government that ers on late-model cars. The circuit breakers are more satisfactory than layed sailing, force the ship to Kingdom. they are free to use the canal at fuses because they make it easier to trace the short, even by the car sail short of the manning re­ The recommendations represent their own risk. Meanwhile, discus-" owner himself if he gets stuck at night away from service facilities. quirements and needlessly make an improvement on Convention 93 sions are still going on between Problems also are being encountered with spark-plug wires. Ignition the work tougher for your ship­ which was originally adopted in the United States and Egypt to de­ experts point out some now have a grePjUiif^i of a .copper mates. 1946 and was later revised. termine just how the canal is to core. The graphite hardens and causes resistance. Under the termu by which ILO be operated. from clothes to cars. This spring, especially it's worth shopping the sales for things you need, because we're approaching the peak of the latest inflation, with living expenses scheduledUo hit a'new high. Important sales this season which give you ah opportunity to fill in needs at temporarily-reduced prices include spring clothing clear­ ances, May white sales (sheets and towels), lingerie and housecoat sales, clearances of this year's television models at reductions, price cuts on cooking ranges and washing machines, and—increasingly large discounts on 1957 cars. In clothing, note that rising prices of wool mean you will pay more next fail for suits and coats. Better Car "Values The auto industry has met its day of reckoning on price, and for people who need cars, better values are going to be available the next several months. The si -ing upsurge makers and dealers had been hoping for has not matt' ialized. The result is competition is getting more intense, and larger discounts are being offered. Dealers believe one reason for lagging 1957 sales is resistance to this year's higher prices. Ward's Automotive Reports estimates the average standard equipped 1957 model is $2,749, not including taxes,' compared to $2,553 in 1956 and $2,300 in 1955. Significantly, more people are buying the lower-priced makes this year. The big three ILO Group Asks 8-Hour Day For World's Seamen Can't Teil Prices Without Scorecard SIU Tanker Plans More Israel Trips Bean Revolt In Beantown Quitting Ship? Notify Union , ti;::' • . �I.. ar*:v--' Page Eiffht SEAFARERS LOG April 26. 1957 SUP Votes Full Support To A&G In Coal Beef SAN FRANCISCO—Some 1,000 Sailors at a headquarters meeting of the Sailors Union of the Pacific here voted en­ thusiastically Monday to provide full support to the SlU A&G District in the Ameri-> The SUP membership's action can Coal beef. came in a motion adopted unanim­ The action by the SUP ously "to give our affiliate, the membership was In line with the traditional policy among SIU of NA affiliates on all coasts to give 100 percent support to each o^her in every beef. Last Two CoalShips Crew Up !'•Mr SAVANNAH—Crewing of the last two ships of the American Coal Shipping Company was completed here Wednesday, and as on all pre­ vious vessels, all men were sup­ plied by seniority from the SIU and the NMU. The two vessels, the Martha Berry and the Harry Glucksman, are the last of seven Libertys operated by the company to go into service. Still remaining to be crewed un­ der terms of the Federal Court or­ der are seven jobs aboard the Casimir Pulaski. The latter was the first ship to pull in after the order went into effect, and seven men were allowed to stay aboard her for another trip until the machin­ ery for hiring could be established. The Pulaski is due in the States sometime around the tenth of May. According to the unofficial fig­ ures at last report, the SIU still held an edge in terms of total crewmembers aboard the seven vessels. However, any figures are subject to change in terms of repla-.-ements for the last seven men plus any men getting off the ships for ill­ ness or other reasons. Of the jobs which were put up for competition 96 SIU men placed aboard ships to 87 from the NMU. Another six jobs on the Coal Miner were reserved to NMU by the court order giving them 93 jobs to 96 for SIU. The SIU has found a number of instances of company hiring dis­ crimination against Seafarers. The Union has documentation for all of these occurrences. Once all the jobs are filled, the way will be cleared for further action by the National Labor Re­ lations Board to determ'ne which union shall represent the crewrnembers and hold bargaining rights for .an American Coal contract. Oldest Discharge Under the provisions of the court order, the jobs aboard these ships go to seamen showing the oldest US merchant marine di.scharge plus a minimum of 200 hours' seatime for 1954, 1955 and 1956. The result has been that the ships have been crewed by some of the real oldtimers in the industry, with some discharges go­ ing back before the first World War. Members of the SIU and other SIUNA affiliates have re­ sponded strongly to appeals that they throw in for the coal ship jobs. Originally, American Coal was to have gotten 30 ships from the Government. The outbreak of the dispute between the AFL-CIO marine officers unions and NMU plus District 50, United Mine Workers, and the entry of the SIU Into the field prompted the Mari­ time Board to halt the breakouts. SIU Atlantic and Gulf District, all possible assistance in helping them to muster the type of manpower that is needed for these ships." SUP Secretary-Treasurer Morris Weisberger assured the SUP mem­ bership that its support was deep­ ly appreciated by the A&G District. Acting on Weisberger's report the SUP membership voted to go on record to give its traditional financial, physical and moral sup­ port, whenever and wherever need­ ed, to help carry the beef to a successful conclusion. Many well-known, old-line SUP members are already taking\n ac­ tive part in the beef. In addition to the SUP, other SIU affiliates have given full backing to the A&G District. Tremendous help has been given by the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, which has aided by providing experienced steward department oldtimers for the coal ships, and by the Marine Firemen's Union as well. The A&G District is acknowledg­ ing to each of its affiliates its deep appreciation for their support in the beef. Hospital $$ Okayed By House Vote April 3 Through April 16^ Registered Port Norfolk . Savannah Total Deck A Deck B Eng. A 15 40 17 47 7 7 4 32 41 12 28 19 15 26 7 5 2 21 4 2 7 3 26 10 5 11 10 14 6 34 16 26 5 10 1 20 33 12 24 10 7 16 5 11 4 17 9 2 6 6 13 4 7 8 . 10 15 Deck A Deck B Eng. A Eng. B Stew. A 117 199 310 127 - 220 Eng. B •taw. A 6 28 15 32 1 1 3 19 33 5 19• 13 11 13 Stew. B Total A 5 8 4 10 5 1 0 10 10 3 7 5 3 10 27 102 48 105 13 18 8 71 107 29 71 42 33 55 Stew. B Total A Total B Total Reg. 81 729 325 1054 Total B Total Reg. 17 - 44 24 126 10 58 48 153 18 31 5 23 13 21 19 90 49 156 17 46 19 90 66 24 23 56 39 94 Shipped Port Norfolk Savanah Tampa . Deck A 10 56 14 36 1 3 8 23 59 13 32 16 19 23 Deck A 313 Deck B- 3 13 1 9 1 0 3 6 5 8 12 8 5 19 Deck C 2 4 0 '4 0 3 0 2 1 1 2 8 0 13 Deck B Deck C 93 40 Eng. A 6 56 10 26 7 5 4 11 35 12 32 10 11 23 Eng. A 248 Eng. Eng. B C 3 14 0 5 2 2 3 9 7 9 12 13 2 21 4 16 4 40 3 0 4 5 6 4 9 0 14 Eng. Eng. B C 102 73 Stew. A 8 54 3 21 4 2 5 15 33 8 24 16 '9 9 Stew. A 211 stew. Stew. Total B c A 1 10 2 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 3 11 Total B 4 24 ' 7 4 166 37 1 27 3 0 83 21 0 12 3 1 10 3 2 8 17 3 49 18 5 127 16 4 • 33 22 12 88 30 7 42 26 0 39 10 19 55 51 stew. Stew. Total B C A Total B 60 255 62 772 Total Total Ship. C 10 24 5 8 0 7 2 9 11 11 18 24 0 46 41 227 35 112 15 20 27 76 154 66 136 92 49 152 Total Total c Ship. 175 1202 SIU shipping this period reversed a steady downward trend after a month of relative quiet on the job front. The total number of men dispatched to jobs, 1,202, also ran ahead of the registration figures. Seven port improved their showing over the previous two weeks, especially Houston, Seattle and Wilmington on the West Coast. New York, Boston, Lake Charles and San Francisco also showed some gains, while Savannah and Tampa remained fair, about the same as before. No one could be more pleased over the favorable House Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, vote on the US Public Health Service hospitals than Sea­ WASHINGTON—Resisting pres­ sure from professional budget cut­ Mobile and New Orleans all de­ farer Pat Marinelll, After two other hospitals failed to give ters, the House of Representatives clined somewhat. However, Louisi­ him emergency service, Mar--*" has voted to appropriate the full ana's "Crescent City" still shipped inelli was saved from possible nearby private hospital. He was over 150 jobs during the period. sum recommended for the Public strangulation by the prompt told it would be $25 for an x-ray The welcome upturn comes after action of doctors and technicians there but as he was having chok­ Health Service Hospitals. The $44,399,000 allocation had been an unusually slow few weeks at a at the Staten Island PHS facility. ing and fainting spells, he figured recommended earlier by the House time when job activity should be he wouldn't quibble. However, Appropriations Committee and re­ at its best. A similar spurt that when he went up to the x-ray room he was told he would have to get quested by President Eisenhower. lasted through this past winter in line as there were eight other The House vote, which ran coun­ started about the same time a year ago. patients ahead of him. ter to a strong economy drive that Black gang rates are still the has cut into other maritime legisla­ Fearing that he would conk out tion, virtually assures Senate pas­ hardest to fill, due to the wide before he got attention, he then spread between the number of men sage of the measure. The bill has registered and shipped in the en­ rushed over to a city hospital where been sent to the Senate Appropria­ gine department. he was also told he would have to tions Committee and will be con­ wait as they were "busy." In de­ By seniority groups, a break­ sidered after the Easter recess. speration his brother bundled him down of the total jobs shipped in a car and sped him down the The Public Health Service ap- gives class A 64 percent of the Gowanus Parkway to the .Staten Is­ proporiation also fared better than total, class B 21 percent and class land Ferry. They were stopped en other-parts of the general appro­ C the rest. This represents a slight route by a traffic cop who then priation bill for the Department of decline for class A and B men, escorted them under a full throt­ Health, Education and Welfare, which translates into a gain for tle to the ferry landing. which was sharply cut by the class C. However, Norfolk and House. It provides for a $5 million San Francisco shipped no class C By the time they arrived at the increase over what was given to men at all. Public Health hospital it was after the marine hospitals last year, and The following is the forecast port hours, but the hospital called up a surgeon and technician who is expected to result in restoration by ports Boston; Fair ... New York: showed VP within minutes. He was of first-class medical services. Good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . rushed into the operating room, The increase is slated for re­ Baltiiiiore: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair Seafarer Pat Marinelli smiles where efforts to remove the stocking the hospitals' supply of . . . Savannah: Fair . . . Tampa: as he holds up his >ecovered denture failed. Instead they drugs, which have been running Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . . New Or­ denture (circled). He had pushed it down into his stomach, low as a result of previous budget leans: Good . . Lake Charles: Good swallowed the tooth while eat­ giving him immediate relief. cuts, for modernizing equipment . . . Houston: Good . . . Wilmington: ing a banana. and for increasing medical and Good . , . San Francisco: Fair . . . A couple of weeks later the trou­ technical staffs. Seattle: Good ble-making denture passed through Marinelli's accident was one of his digestive system, saving him those freaks which sounds like it from an operation. came out of a comic strip, but it He is now having a new bridge was deadly serious while it lasted. made, but this one, unlike the old Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while He was eating a banana in his one, is going to be firmly hooked on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid home when an upper front false into the adjoining teeth. changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ tooth came out, lodged in the fruit "All I can say," he concluded, ceiving their checks reguiarly. Several Seafarers have already and was accidentally swallowed. 'is that the people at Staten Is­ experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting The denture lodged in his chest land deserve all the praise in the their next check after they notified the state unemployment making it difficult for him to world for the quick treatment they offices that they had moved and changed their" mailing address. breath. gave me. They're attitude cer­ An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing Since he lives in Brooklyn, Ma­ tainly was a lot better than what considerable hardship to the men involved.' rinelli rushed immediately to a' I found in the other hospitals. Stay Put For Idle Pay Other Docs Stall; USPHS Saves Day �SEAFARERS LOG April 26.1957 Pace Nino • :'d*; SIU SHIP nns FREEDOM OF SEAS •jl^^ |®s*' L» '* * 11 iiiaiihii ' »isi"* afe.- Israeli troops man machine gun at Eilat as SlU-manned tanker Kern Hills lies offshore to pump oil to new pipeline. Worid attention focussed on the tiny Israeli port of Eilat recently, when the SlU-manned tanker Kern Hills delivered the first oil cargo to a new Israeli pipe­ line that bypasses the troubled waters of Suez. The voyage dramatized efforts to win unrestricted passage for oil shipping through Suez and the Gulf of Aqoba. It highlighted a "freedom of the seas" resolution adopted by the SlUNA con­ vention a few weeks earlier. In 1954, Egyptian shore batteries at Tiran, now silenced, fired on the SlUmanned Albion, on the suspicion it was going to Israel. The Albion was carry­ ing famine relief to the Jordanian port of Aqoba across the border from Eilat. In 1952, Egypt refused a supply of fresh water to the Anniston City because it had once stopped at Haifa. Thus the voyage of the Kern Hills may go a long way toward establishment of freedom of the seas in the Middle East. ^ , Small craft (top photo) dominate Eilat harbor today under Arab block­ ade. Greek ship unloads cement right at breakwater. View of Phillip Murray House, cultural center for Eilat's 2,000 workers, opened in 1955 under US-Israeli labor sponsorship. '' • �^'t Pas« Tea SEAFARERS // QUESTION: Seafarer Fred A. Olson recently won $2,000 in a Port­ land, Ore., raffle. What would you do with the money if you won, and have you ever won one? Bob Brewer, OS: If I were in Thomas Danbeck, OS: Get mai'ried to the prettiest girl in Coney Olson's place I would ^ use that money as a down Island. With that payment on the money we could house that the set up an apart­ wife has been ment, get furni­ wanting for the ture and all the last ten years. things a newly Then I would sit married couple on the beach for would need. But awhile, taking it I've never won a easy. I've never raffle or drawing won a raffle, just in my life. Guess I'll have to furnish it the way a few on the horses, but only small every one else does. ones. 4" 4" 4" . Karl Knudsen, deck: If I ever H. C. Mora, chief cook: The first hit a sweeps or a raffle like that thing I would do with the money I would take a would be to help trip back to Den­ pay my daugh­ mark to see my ter's dental bills father. He is now and to furnish 83 years old and her home. If I have not seen there was some him in some 13-14 left over, I would years. As for my probably bank it, luck, for the last or take time out 80 years I've of sailing and tried the sweeps, help the SIU in but it's always the other guy who organizing or in sortie other type wins. of work. 3^ 4" 3^ 4> John F. Santos, carpenter: There Dick Riley, steward: The first are many things I would do. First thing I would do is to buy a wash­ I would pay off ing machine for my mother, then my debts and fix up my home. put a down pay­ Then, if there is ment on a car for anything-left, I myself, and fi­ would take it nally take it easy easy and rest on for a few weeks. the beach for But I'm only kid­ awhile. The only ding myself, the thing that I ever only thing I ever hit were the num­ won was a $75 bers, and then only when I had war bond four years ago, and pennies on them. that's still in the bank. Ex-SUP Man's Book Satires Wild West' A former member of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, now a MEBA engineer, on the Great Lakes, has just had his third novel, "The Odyssey of Thaddeus Baxter," published. • The theme of the book deals -fwith the humorous adventures of a good-looking young cow­ boy from the parched Pecos coun­ try of Texas who wanders across the Southwest and Utah in search of the green countryside of Wy­ oming. The cast of characters in­ clude Thad and his horse Hundred Dollar, a half-hung horse thief; a Mexican Delilah who wants Thad to stay with her and run her hotel in Santa Fe; an Apache chief; a Mormon elder, his three wives and brood of beautiful daughters, all dead set on making Thad a Mor­ mon and marrying him—individu­ ally or collectively—and many other assorted comic types of the old west. Lund drew on his background as a native of Utah and the descendent of Mormons for much of the material in his novel. The book has been published by the John Day Company of New York, which printed Lund's first two novels. Lund started going to sea out of Seward, Alaska in 1933 and later •ailed on steamschooners, Ameri­ can President Lines and other SUP •hips. A bout of eye trouble forced him to quit sailing on deck and he became an engine room man, get­ ting his engineer's license just be­ fore the second World War. He ' going ashore as an MEBA staff or­ ganizer on the Great Lakes. He now makes his home in Cleveland. Lund came to a sea-going ca­ reer by a round-about route. His great grandfather. Christian Lund, was a shipping man in Copenhagen who operated three ships. His grandfather was a devout Mormon with seven wives who made the hol^s a cjiief engineer's ticket and trek from Illinoia to Utah and aailed on the United States before helped found Salt Lake City. Ap^!!it,ld59 LOG Senate Gets New Bill On Alien Crews WASHINGTON—Easing of the present penalties and expenses for American ship operators forced to detain aliens aboard their vessels has been proposed by Sen. John M. Butler of Maryland. Under present law, the ship­ owners are saddled with the re­ sponsibility of maintaining aliens unable to land in the US because of "undesirability" or a lack of papers. The aliens have to be kept on the same ship until they can be landed in their country of origin or in another country that will ac­ cept them. The provisions apply to passengers and crewmen, as well as stowaways. In some instances, so-called "stateless" persons have been kept aboard the same ship for up to three years because a ship was not scheduled to return to a port where the alien could legally be put ashore. As a result, they had to be kept aboard, under guard, both in US and overseas ports. Several Seafarers were affected in recent years due to difficulties with US Immigration authorities either because they were originally nationals of Soviet satellite coun­ tries or lacked the proper papers for clearance in the US. Most of them had been sailing American ships for many years. The Butler amendments would enable the operators to transfer an alien to another ship of the same company which might eventually land him ashore in a foreign port. Thus, if an alien was on a ship suddenly routed to the coastwise or intercoastal run, on which aliens cannot legally be carried, the com­ pany could shift him to another of its vessels that might be heading back overseas. Right now, the .shipping company is confronted by a two-headed monster. It can't put the alien ashore here but it also can't carry him on domestic voy­ ages. The practical result has been that the authorities had to look the other way. What affect the amendments,' if adopted, will have on maritime union shipping procedures, in cases where alien crewmen may be shifted from one vessel to another, remains to be Worked out. Percy Has That Caviar Touch Bob Lund, author, engineer and ex-SUP member, is pic­ tured with one of his books. ' Percy the Pig, mascot of the SS Transatlantic, has made the International press. A British shipping magazine has reported on Percy's idyllic (to date) career as a sort of afterthought to an account of a repent luxury voyage by the Cunard liner Caronia. The Caronia left from New York on a 108-day luxury cruise with 501 passengers aboard who paid fares of from $3,000 to $33,000 per suite. It boasted sucl^vittles as 10,000 bottles of champagne and aged wines, 11,000 bottles of liquor, 60,000 bot­ tles of beer, no less than three million cigarettes and 35,000 cigars (that's an awful lot of money going up in smoke) and "huge quantities of cavier, pate de fois gras, fresh lobster and snails. • "On the other side of the pic­ ture" the magazine remarks snidely "is the SS Transatlan­ tic's mascot." Come now, Percy is more fun than anybody's snail. Besides, he's going to taste better too. CAROLYN (Bull), March 14—Chair­ ' man, J. PraHi; Sacratary, A. Aragonas. Shlp'a fund SIT. Crew requesta more cold drlnka with meals. Need more screens for portholes. Fine food served by excellent cooks. C0ALIN6A HILLS (Pan Atlantic), March 31—Chairman; R. Arnold; Secratary, P. Sheldraka. Repair list sub­ mitted. Some disputed overtime. Re­ ports accepted. Recreation room to be painted without payment of over­ time. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 3 —Chairman, T. Costello; Secretary, J. Prastwood. Cab company to have cabs for crew upon docking in Mobile. Laundry man to pick up soiled laun­ dry on arrival in Mobile. Movie fund $166.60 Three men leaving ship after three trips. Report accepted. New brother - paid personal debts to Shipmates. Ship's fund $8. One member missed ship. Report -accepted. New delegate, reporter and treasurer elect' ed. Radio in messhall not to be played during meal hour. Milk to be served with each meal while in port. Fresh apples to be put out. Delegate to prefer charges aaalnst any per­ formers. DEL NORTE (Mist.), March 24 —, Chairman, H. Crane; Secretary, C. MeFall, Jr. $50 to brother per agree­ ment last meeting. One major beef concerning butcher — patrolman set­ tled same. All repairs made. Mate to check. New LOGs on board. New laundry cleaning schedule posted. Letter issued about working in port when no passengers ere on board. All hands to be on board one hour before sailing time. Ship and movie fund are voluntary, —ewardess In­ jured last trip, left shiJ. Ship's fund $154.18. Spent $85 on baseball equip­ ment. Will run pools as usual. All players to pay $100 to winner and $20 to fund. Reports ac-ept.e't. To give $50 to disabled brother. New delegate elected New movie "'ms to be pur­ chased In NO. $73 co"erted last trip —insufficient—only ro"*—' *'"0 movies. SEAMONITOR (Ex.s.st»r„ March 17 —Chairman, J. Thomas; Secretary, J. Abarnathy. Need new parts for wash­ ing machine. Some painting to be done. New delegate ele'-'»'l. delegate elected. Radio antenna to be repaired. All new men to check with Immigration on arrival in Mobile. MAI (Bull), March 34—Chairman, C. Hostattari Sacratary, J. Bond. New ladder to be purchased. Ship's fund $27.99. TV set repaired. Plug for radio and nolsa eliminator to be ob­ tained. Reports accepted. New dele­ gate elected. Crew to use caution when stepping out on deck when hatches arc being lowered and raised. RAYVAH (Stavanion), Fab. 2— Chairman, M-^lkorikl; Secretary, G. Schmidt. Ship's fund S20. Discussion on longshore work In Baltimore. New delegate and treasurer elegted. Linen to be returned. Discussion on stofles being taken topside, noise in passage­ ways and drinking in port. Captain complains about crew having more food than topside. March 10—Chairman M. SikarskI; Secretary, C. Schmidt. All beefs to be discussed at meetings not in bar rooms ashore. Ship's fund S20, do­ nated to LOG. Ship sold to foreign country. Discussion on dirty coffee cabinet, damaging new coffee urn. breaking door in messhall, keeping laundry, and recreation halls clean; dirty silverware; repair list. DEL VALLS (Delta), March ItChairman, B. Wright; Secretary, R. Irlzarry. Ship's fund $208.08. Radio and phonograph to be repaired. Books and magazine to be purchased. Treas­ urer thanked for promotion of beer parties. Some disputed overtime. De­ layed sailing disputed. TV set to ba adjusted. Repair list to be submit­ ted. ALMENA (Pan Atlantic), March 24— Chairman, W. Snail; Secretary, A. Wllburn. Discussion on safety program. Matter concerning chipping machines on ship. Beef regarding man who wa« fired. Soma disputed overtime. Reports accepted. To see patrolman concerning dirty water. Tanks to be cleaned. Dirty linen not to be left in passageways; wipers and ordinaries agreed to pick up all linen. Vote of thanks to delegate. DEL NORTI (Mill. Shipping), March 10—Chairman, J. Varel; Secretary, W. Kaiser. All hands to be aboard one hour before sailing time. Several articles and money stolen. Stewardess injured In accident. Two members sick—one repatriated and given $10 from fund. All items declared for customs to be locked up. Spent $54 for flowers and message for deceased mother of member. Ship's fund $154.18. Few hours disputed overtime. Few men logged. Reports accepted. Plaque presented to Buenos Aires baseball team as token of friendship. Motion to collect $5 from all brothers for bronze bust of Harry Lundeberg for SIU and SUP halls. Any member disrupting meeting to'be referred to patrolman. $43 collected for movie fund. Members urged to be quiet so others may sleep. Strip bunks when leaving, ship. Brother asks return of seaman's papers taken with wallet. One member claims it is unfair to be laid off week-end day because no passengers are aboard. CALMAR (Calmar), March 5--Chalrman, T. Jackson; Secretary, A. Bry­ ant. New delegate, reporter and treasurer elected. Discussion on fans for mcssroom; washing machine to be repaired; fan in laundry. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), March 31—Chairman, 8. Charles; Sec­ retary, A. Lambert. Some disputed overtime from last payoff, paid. Soiled linen to be turned in; keep extra soap. Day per day pay to be negotiated by Union and company. All stores not received last trip. Safety com­ mittee's progress report to be heard periodically. Tile missing from deck bathroom. Cots and benches to be returned after using. Jacks and wires to be removed from walking aisle after docking. Suggestion made to have duckboards on gangway in port. Ship's fund $16.96. Report accepted. New food program explained. Should try to get away from waste, but no ciitting of stores. Coffee to be in vacuum tins. Need more frozen vege­ tables, fresh fruit in season. Do not overload on stores. Good job done by steward and cooks. Report all acci­ dents. Division of overtime as much as possible. Vote of thanks to steward. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), March 10—Chairman, H. Waller; Secretary, I. Hagmann. Letter received from J. Algina on report made to headquar­ ters. Delayed saUing in Port Ever­ glades, Fla. No good as was no fault of company. Ship's fund $8. One brother missed ship in LC. Report accepted. Deck to be repaired. Fresh rolls should be warmed before serv­ ing. Food to be served more attrac­ tively. N/T doors should be kept dogged while loading or discharging. TRANSATLANTIC (Tak), March 31 —Chairman, T. Barry; Secretary, J. Kessel. All repairs completed with exception of new butcher sink—to be installed in port. New insulation for steam line in galley to be purchased and installed in port. Explanation on subsistence. To be paid on vouchers. Ail disputed overtime settled. 220 hours disputed overtime for inside painting by shore-side labor. Accident report on 12-4 ordinary. Overtime beef regarding division of wages. Messman ill two days. No LOGs or headquarters reports received for en­ tire trip of 73 days. Suggest head­ quarters check with Tak SS Co. on this beef.' Delegate to check stores for next voyage for name-brand com­ modities. Procedure on paying off explained; foc'sles to be left clean: linen- turned in: pick up health shotcards. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), March 31—Chairman, L. Gulllot; Secretary, E. LInch. Two men left ship. One injured and one for illness in family. Report accepted. New delegate elected. NATIONAL LIBERTY (Nat. Lib), March 10—Chairman, F. Bruggner; Secretary, F. Simmons. Ship's fund $8.59. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Laundry to be kept clean. Hot water heater to be cleaned out. General discussion of ship's welfare. ARICKAREE (US Petroleum), Feb. 1—Chairman, J. Pyk; Secretary, H. Leiby. Water situation discussed. New delegate elected. No US money for draws in foreign ports. Ship's fund used for reports on injured men to headquarters and ship's mall. Water tanks to be oleaned before sailing. All men promoted during trip, to go back to original status upon arrival in port. New mattresses ordered. Rooms to be left clean when leaving ship. Vote of thanks to steward dept. CCEAN$TAR—(Triton), March 10— Chairman, 8. Holdan; Secretary, R. Perry. Allen with no visa or Ameri­ can papers to get visa and return to States to Join Union. To see patrol­ man about same. Rumor that ship is going under foreign flag—to check and advise. Delegate to see about BENTS FORT (Cities Service), March shift In port Norfolk. Domestic tanks' 22—Chairman, A. Herbert; Secretary, cleaned. Forecastles, showers and R. Coe. Ship's fund $5. Few hours bathrooms to be painted on return to disputed overtime. Place all cups in sink. Repair list to be submitted. States. Fumigate ship for roaches. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 24 —Chairman, T. Costalio; Secretary, J. Prestwood. Few men fouled up. Movie fund $133. Collection of 8154 to be split between two brpthers who had deaths in family. Discussion on wiper missing ship. Suggestion to get 'Safety" films to show instead of at­ tending safety meetings. Company to donate Softball equipment and uni­ forms for crew. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), March II—Chairmen/ W. Tatum; Secretary, L. Hegmenh. Delegate to find out if STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), March 9—Chairman, B. WInborne; Secretary, C. Dixon. Ship was exterminated in NO. Need new wringer washing machine. Crew warned that captain is Coast Guard happy. FLOMAR (Calmar), March 24—Chair­ man, B. Browning; Secretary, A. Meahefakl. All major beefs settled on ship. Repair list submitted. Re­ quest for lava soap instead of pumice soap. Need mors tea bags; new hot water tank—or old one to be repaired. �«^r* April xe, ini I :,: Pare Eierea SEAFARERS LOG 'Open For Business' Poland Seeking Million Tons Of Surplus Grain I• 4 I, loO' 0a¥^ WASHINGTON—See-sawing diplomatic talks between US and Polish representatives are expected to eventually produce an agreement for US shipments of about $100 million in farm surpluses to Poland starting this year. American ships to Poland since This figure is likely to be 1939. the meeting point between the The Senate recently voted to ap­ Polish "minimum" request of $120 prove the 'sale of farm surpluses million and a new US offer of $75 to so-called "unfriendly" nations million. Agreement on the amounts in an attempt to sway them from and types of foodstuffs and bulk the Soviet bloc. Poland and other materials to bb shipped would satellite countries have long sought clear the way for the first visit by this aid. It would be part of the $4.3 bil­ lion farm surplus disposal prograzn authorized through June 30, 1958. The House still has to act on the legislation, but is expected to ap­ prove it. A key item in the Polish request involves one million tons of US grain, plus much smaller amounts of cotton and fats. Drilling ma­ chinery is also sought by the War­ Negotiations for the merger of saw government. the state AFL-CIO bodies in Penn­ Originally it had indicated re­ sylvania were progressing very sat­ fusal of any offer below $300 mil­ isfactory and should be completed lion because of the necessary po­ in the near future, Joseph A. litical risks involved in taking US McDonough, President of the State aid.' However, the Poles have since Federation of Labor declared. In scaled down their requests and the his address to some 1,600 delegates US has come up a bit from its to the 55th convention of the fed­ initial offer. All of the shipments eration, McDonough said that t» Poland would have to be made "there has been demonstrated by under the "50-50" law. all concerned a real desire to com­ plete these negotiations and to write a constitution which will deal equitably with all the problems that are involved." EVERYSUNDAY 4" 4" DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST 4" South Carolina became the 21st state of the Union to complete the merger of the AFL and CIO cen­ tral labor bodies. Sinway Young, business agent of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and secretary-treasurer of the for­ mer State Federation of Labor was elected president of the newly formed South Carolina Labor Council, AFL-CIO, at a founding convention. • ' This issue of the SEAFARERS LOG contains many photos and stories of the dedication of the first Seafarers health cen­ ter, which also marked the beginning of operations of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan Medical Department. Naturally, we feel that a project of this scope rated the rous­ ing sendoff it was given. It was a red letter day in SIU his­ tory, and deserved to be marked as such. However, Seafarers should remember that the excitement PHILADELPHIA—The SIU hall surrounding the dedication was only the prelude to the quiet, here had one of it's busiest Satur­ 4- 4- 4" unobtrusive, day-to-day services which the health center al­ days In years last week, reports A. Delegates to Louisiana's oneCardullo, port agent. Men were ready has begun to provide for the membership. The year-old State Labor Council, AFLcoming and going so fast it was speeches are over and the banners and bunting have been re­ CIO, re-elected into office all of hard to keep count. Trouble is, moved. Now the center is engaged in the serious business of the federations' top officers. they were firemen, and not Sea­ protecting the health of Seafarers. Three others to be Among them were President Victor farers. opened in Baltimore, Mobile and New Orleans will assure Bussie, Sec.-Treas., E. J. Bourg, Sr., and first VP Louis P. Sahuque. It seems a fire broke out about fullest possible safequards for every Seafarer's health. A major accomplishment of the 9 PM In the clothing store located council during its young life was on the ground floor of the hall. It its successful campaign for the re­ took firemen some five hoims to peal of Louisiana's right-to-work get the three-alarm blaze under law. control. Although the fire itself The runaway business is getting so good lately that Har­ 4 it 4^ did not reach the hall, there was some damage from smoke, water, vard University has put it all down in a book. The book is The United Rubber Workers and and the firemen's axes. called "Tax Factors in Basing International Business US Rubber Company signed a two"The firefighters get-together Abroad." Translated into English, it reads, "How To Dodge ydar contract covering some 30,000 employees In 11 states Just a few was not quite according to the dic­ US Taxes and Get Away With It." hours before a strike deadline. The tates of Emily Post," he said, "as The book is one of a series on world taxes that is being pub­ walls were crashed in and windows lished out of a $175,000 fund set by American industry. For contract, the result of seven weeks of negotiations, covered vacations, broken." Although temporarily^ out of anybody who is interested, it explains in detail where you military make up pay, and days off commission, the hall was not out go and what you do to find a tax-free corner of the world to for funerals. Wages were also dis­ cussed but action on them was of business. In no time a clean-up set up business in. crew and repair gang had things Many ship operators and oil companies have long since deferred until later. One of the back into good working order. learned the score of the tax-free game. Sea unions have been agreements reached was that the Taking a conservative outlook, complaining about these dodges for years without much q|- company would restore the 25Cardullo adds "all in all, things fect. Here's hoping it doesn't take a wholesale'runaway by cents an hour wage cut accepted •re relatively quiet here in the American business to get Congress action on this pressing by employees at the Washington, Ind., plant. port." problem. ' 4 4 P Bates Manufacturing Co. an­ Make Checks nounced that it will close down its big York division combined-cotton To 'SlU-A&G' mill at Saco, Maine, because of the Seafarers mailing in checks It can be done. Shipboard accidents can be prevented. Dur­ refusal the Textile workers or money orders to the Union ing the past year Seafarers on two ships have disproved the Union of of America to accept a "tem­ to cover dues payments_ are old saw that accidents are unavoidal)le-in maritime. First, the porary" 8V4 centa-an-hoiur wage urged to be sure to make, all of crew of the Robin Tuxford set a "world record" for freight cut. The closing will affect 1,250 them payable to the SIU-A&G ship safety by going 502 days without a single lost-time acci­ employees. At present, the Com­ District. Some Seafarers have sent in dent on board. Then members of the Wild Ranger crew went pany is closing its Androscoggin plant in Lewiston, and will cut checks and money orders in the through 1956 with only one such accident. back on production in its other names of individual headquar­ Tliere is nothing miraculous about these records. They can ters officials. This makes for a be equaled with the proper approach through the shipboard three Maine plants. The wage cut problem in bookkeeping which and shoreside safety program. Safety is every man's Job, and was necessary, It maintained. In can be avoided if checks are if all join in, the crippling toll of accidents can be reduced order to compete with Southern mills, and to relieve itself of overid(B opt to the .Union directly^ atobked inventorieg;--^ f sharjjly,:::, Fire Scars Phila. Hail; Loss Slight To Ships in Atlantic South American and European Waters • WFK-3*, 19850 KC* Ships in Caribbean. East Coast of South America. South Atlantic and East Coast of United States • WFL-85, 15850 KCa Ships in Gulf of Mex­ ico. Caribbean, West Coast of South Amer, lea. West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast • WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships In Mediterranean area. North Atlantic. European and US East Coast 'How To' For Runaways Meanwhile, MID Round-the-World Broadcasts continue .. . I Proof Of The r •--mm •very Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:16 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and No. America WCO-U908.8 KCs East Coast So. America WCO-22407 KCs West Coast So. America •vary Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 35-15607 KCs Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Faclflo MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT • AFL-DIG i Iiiii li' II i ir I i- " •"i" •fij • . ^ -M I �Pare Twelve April 28. mi SEAFARERS LOG Movie Star Travels First Class ^ / The center of attraction on the Steel Maker's latest run around the Cape of Good Hope from Calcutta to Savannah was Sally the seagoing elephant. She had first-class accom­ modations in a stall on the ship's'deck during the -long trip. The six-month-old pachy­ derm was enroute to Hollywood for a movie. NCR was none other than G. Obcrry, who bakes delicious pies, pastries and puddings. We also had a cracker jack messman To the Editor: We the crew of the Alcoa in V. Douglas. Rounding out the department Runner would like this open letter printed in the LOG. We were W. Matthews, 3rd cook; R. would like our brothers to know Lewis, galley utility; H. Scheard, what a wonderful bunch of men BR; J. Petusky and J. Blanco, we have on this ship, especially topside messman and utility, and yours truly pearl diving in in the steward department. Our first praise goes to the the crew pantry. Duska "Spider" Korolia chief cook. Brother Pete Actuga, Steward delegate for the wonderful job he is doing. We think he is the best 4.4 4 Runner's Galley is Top-Rated Letters To The Editor ••''xV;:' All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS ' LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Welcomed aboard in Calcotta, Sally poses for the traditional life-ring shot while her ti'ainei' right puts her through her paces. Company agent Lee, Capt. Stanley, chief engineer Benny Upchurch anc SlU crewmen watch the shenanigans. Talcing her morning constitutional, Sally dons headgear right in rehearsal for some epic jungle picture. LOG'A.RHYTHM: Sea Dreams By J. F. Wunderlich I am just a seaman Sailing the seven seas, But my heart gets soft and longing j When I feel a tropic breeze. Just a vagabond from the ocean, Education, I have none; Roaming all around the globe To me is more than fun. Ir'- , Is/"'-'--.., ACROSS 1. Kind of tid« 4. Seaweed 8. Big name in steel 12. Spoil 13. Finished 14. Kind of beer 15. Port in Mexico. 1,600 miles from NY. ^ 17. SmaU bit 18. Pipe joints 19. Appropriate 21. Kind of black tea 23. Instrument 24. Brews 25. Bothered 29. Man's title 30. Its capital it Austin 31. Girl's name 32. Shelter for the sick 34. Leave out 35. Part of a harness 38. Look cheery 37. Disclose 40. Unrestricted 41. Gulf on Arabian Sea 42. He lives away from coast 46. Obstacle 47. —ous. meaning bui-deqsome 48. Before 49. GoU scores 50. Newcomers 81. Pop DOWN 1. Empire: Abbr. 2. Obstruct 3. BIU members . 4. Fac East stop. . 8. Nights before 21. Hit on head 33. Fork tines 6. Man's nickname 22. Mixture 34. Sign 7. Good news to a 23. Man from 36. Parts of rigging girl Galveston 37. File 8. Balto player 25. Prayer 38. Girl's nam# 9. Chicago district 26. Recalled 39. A fruit 10. Be overly 27. Something te 40. Bread spread fond of avoid 43. Bearing of 11. Trademark of a 28. Line ISO de­ Nassau from ship line grees from Andros 16. Goes to right Greenwich 44. Period of tim# 20. Decays 80. Layer 45. A color (Answer On Pasa 14) 1 Z 3 38 39 12 IS 37 di ' 46 49 To the Editor: This is just a word to let you know . fiow much I enjoy the LOG. At the present time I'm work­ ing with an electric company as a lineman, under a "nut" whom the company calls a superinten­ dent. But thanks to the training I received with the SIU and SUP I am keeping the old man on the right road. In the past, the boys wouldn't attempt to tackle the old man; they just quit the job and left town. He respects and abides by the union rules of-IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO) Local 846, although he is dead against them. It is hell sometimes, but it will be a good job for the next man who comes along. Please let me know if it is possible for me to order some of the ivhite caps I used to wear. Frank Chance. Jr. (Ed. note: You can order the white caps , through the Sea Chest; they're 65c each.) 4 4 4 Medical Center Seen Great Gain To the Editor: Our new health center near headquarters is really a dandy place. Although I haven't taken an exam over there yet, I did go in to look the place over and The midnight sun in the Arctic, see what it's all about. Or the Northern Light shining From the looks of it, this bright. center will give us a real edge Makes my thoughts fly up to as far as medical examinations heaven. are concerned, because it has While on lookout in the night. everything from A to Z..I know it would cost us a bimdle to get I am in love with the roaring surf \ this type of thorough medical That is breaking on the coast, check-up. To the small little home on the Seeing this center and every island, new SIU gain as it develops I raise my glass in a toast. constantly reminds us of the changes our Union has made on Stormy nights in the winter behalf of the seaman as well as When the pilot is needed outside his family. We have a great I take him out to the freighter 4" 4" $• deal to be thankful for, broth­ That is bucking the flowing tide, j ers. In less than 20 years, the Azalea Blooms SIU has made seagoing jobs After doing my job as a seaman among the inost popular and re­ On Good Chow And the ships are safe in the bay, warding professions there are To the Editor: I draw my chair to the fireside The Azalea City has arrived these days. I'm content for the rest of my day. Thanks to the SIU, on top of in Long Beach on the return the good wages and conditions trip from the Far East after As they say I'm just a seaman. stopping at three ports in Japan, aboard the ship, and the welfare But at that I'm happy to be. plan and all its benefits, we via Korea. Ever restles, wandering, footloose, now have a place where we can We ran into hurricane weather As all men who follow the sea. for 20 days' on the way out from get regular- check-ups to help San Francisco, so that it was a keep us in shape to enjoy all pretty miserable time. All hands these great improvements. Ben Tate were kept busy dogging down List Details In watertight doors and portholes, 4 4 4 Cables To Union leaving very little air circulat­ LOG'S Glad To ing. When notifying headquarters The ship took a terrible beat­ Oblige A Fan by cable or-wlreless that a Sea­ ing due to the angry seas. The To the Editor: farer has paid off in a foreign catwalks were broken and we port because of injury or illness, A gentleman in the Houston lost quite a bit of depk carg(>. ships' delegates should include Fire Department, Capt. William One good thing must be said, R. Hines in the station here on the following information: though. Due to all the oldtlmers Sampson St., must be a great The man's full name, his SIU aboard it's a pleasure to sail on reader. book number, name of the ship,, here. All hands are agreeable the port of payoff and the hos­ It seems every time I receive and cooperate with one another. the LOG and he is around, it pital where he is being treated. We had Brother E. A. Auer disippears. How about sending The response of ship's crews heading the steward depart­ him the LOG so I can get a to the Union's request for these ment, and he's one of the best chance to read my own copy for notifications has been very good. iiX the business. He was fol- a change? Sometimes though, not all of by chief cook H. White, the above information has been Robert E. Ayers who kept the crew as happy as included. Be sure to list all of (Ed. note: We'll be glad to. possible by sending out excel­ We admire the captain's reading this data so that the SIU can lent chow from the galley. The tastes.) act as promptly as possible. U The thrill in kissing a maiden On a moonlight cruise down South, Or racing a "fifteen meter" In a gale, then come about. Seafarers get into the act with Sally, as Jack Gillis, crew MM, feeds her a snack of sugar cane. Looking on (I to r) ore Tom Pea­ cock and J. Morris, wipers; "Whitey," saloon pantryman, and Ed, saloon MM. Sally, who was only animal cargo on the vessel this trip, was flown to [Hollywood on arrival in Savannah. Photos submitted by Vic Sayo, 2nd electrician, and Arveds E. Auers, re­ porter. cook in the Alcoa fleet. Brother Donovan, our baker, who has plenty of hot rolls for us for every meal and for coffeetime, is also one of the finest. Brother Tony, our chief stew­ ard, who is a master is in his own right, has always seen to it that we are well stocked with plenty of fresh milk and vege­ tables, and grade A meats. Joe and Pete, crew messmen, make the boys feel they are at the Garibe Hilton Hotel with their fine and . courteous service. Brothers Clem and Joe,-who take care of the officers, get nothing but praise from them. Dcies Top Job Brother John, the passenger man, who can't seem to do enough for the passengers, is one of the best. Brother Gene, officers' BR, keeps the inside .of the ship spotless at all times and makes it seem like a yacht. Brothers Sidney and Julio are also doing a terrific 'job because the galley never seems to need a paint job and always Is so spot­ less. All in all, the crew on here , feels you could not ask for a better bunch than we have in the steward department. We would also like to say a word of praise for Capt. Irby Wood and his officers, who are a. fine group of gentlemen, and for chief engineer Glinsky and his staff. Crewmembers, SS Alcoa Runner SIU Experience Comes In llandy �April 26.195T > USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. John B. Adams Leo Lang C. D. Anderson William Lawless WlUlam Bargone Lowell McNabb Louis Bourdonnay Alois F. Mauffray PhiUp M. CajUo Michael Muzio VlrgU Coash J. S. O'Byme Cloiso Coats Faustlno Orjales Roscoo Dearmon John Pennington Bay DeSbong Junest Ponson Serlo M. DeSosa Randolph RatcUS William DrlscoU F. Regaldo Alfredo Duarte Harold P. Scott Joe Fazio Toefll Smiglelski Crlsanto Garfin Wert A. Spencer Leon Gordon Gerald L. Thaxton Horace Gray Patrick Thompson Sigurd Halvorsen Lonnie R. Tickle Earl T. Hardeman Pedro VUlahol William Havelin James E. Ward James Hudson Richard S. Worley, Charles Johnson D. G. Zerrudo Edward G. Knapp Jacob Zimmer USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS James C. Baudoin H. E. Roundtree John S. Capps Warren W. Smith George Howard VA HOSPITAL LAKE CITY, FLA. Edward B. Blu SEjiFARERS USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Claude F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE. NM Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS ' B. F. Delbler John C. Palmer Siegfried Gnlttke Rosendo Serrano James Lauer USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. OA. C. O. Barrlneau Jimmle Littleton Albert Blrt BiUle Padget L. A. DeWltt A. H. Schwartz George E. Kitchens USPHS HOSPITAL , NORFOLK. VA. Rudolf Avllo Daniel A. Hutto Francis J. Boner John J. Kearney Douglas A. Clark L. B. Merriam C. D. Crowder Clifford Vaughan Fred'M. HarreU Jessie Vollva USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. WUUam B. Berry Chas. A. McCarthy WiUiam Davey George D. Rourke August F. indund Yaka *8 Name No Mystery On the heels of the LOG story (Mar. 28) about the origin of the Indian names ior some of Waterman's C-2s, a faithful reader has come up with the answer to the one remaining puzzle. "Sea-Notes," a Waterman-Pan Atlantic publication, last month re­ ported how the present-day Topa Topa, Kyska, Madaket and Wacosta were given their Indian tags by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. But it pointed out that nobody has been able to explain the "Yaka." However, this mystery is now cleared up also, thanks to M. Dwyer of Brooklyn, whose poetry has appeared in the LOG from time to time. "Yaka," according to the "Handbook of the American Indian," means "the corn clans of the Keresan Pueblos." The Keresan Indians were one of the Pueblo tribes of the Rio Grande valley and neighbor­ ing areas in the southwestern US. Now that they're fortified with that knowledge, our correspondent hopes the gang aboard will go on to have a good, safe trip. Amen to that. ANGELINA (Bull), Feb. 25—Chzlrman, C. Waltari Secratary, J. 6allaghar. All vaccination cards return­ ed. Ship cleared by customs In PR. Draw to be handed out before payoff. Repair list to be posted in recreation room. Ship's fund $22.50. Reports accepted. Discussion regarding wash­ ing machine wringer; roaches on ship: cleaning behind refrigerator; poor grade of bread; repair list; cleaning gear, for engine department. Dele­ gate to see patrolman about steering gear. ANNISTON (Ace), March 17—Chair­ man, Hargrsves; Secratary, T. Balton. Foc'sles to be painted. Repair list to be turned In. Beef on OT working In halls. Some other disputed over­ time. Question op lodging in ship­ yard. Need new mattress for third cook. and cold water: new type water cool­ er. Request more variety of cakes and pastry. To purchase books and check­ er board. Request midnight lunches and 9 PM and 3 AM lunches. JE;(N (Bull), March 18—Chairman, D. Dickson) Secratary, D. Forrasf. Topside dissatisfied with performance of part of crew and warned of reper­ cussions. Vessel to be paid off in Baltimore. Four replacements In Phlla, Some disputed overtime. New delegate elected. Motion that elec­ tions be bi-partisan and voted by machine if possible. Repair list to he TMT CARIB QUEEN (TMT), No date —Chairman, J. Floyd; Secretary, B. Sobczak. Ship and company on or­ ganizing status.. white cards and per­ mits can remain aboard until further notice. No books Involved. Men "to turn in keys and linen whenjeavfaig ship. Some jllsputcd overtime. One man missed ship, rejoined In Bremerhaven. Patrolmen to square away overtime. All cargo to be safely se­ cured before leaving port. Suggest catwalk be placed on top of trailers so deck gang can get aft Instead of crawling under trailers. Vote of thanks to steward dept. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (CItle* Service), March 12—Chairman, H. SIkes; Secretary, P. Oazlc. Menus not legible on blackboard. Crew re­ quests typed menus. Two men paid off lu Lake Charles due to illuess: uo replacements. Report accepted. Com­ plaint about cheap brand of soap. Reque^ for Lux or Camay soap; also chaise coffee brand: toilet tissue. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (CItle* Service), Merch 21—Chairman, W. Brightwell; Secretary, S. Kellnat. Pantry man paid off sick. Report ac­ cepted. Crew requests typed menus. Vote of thanks to galley crew. Paint to be. removed from chalra in messhall. To see steward about required stores. •BO W. LAWSON (Pan Oceanic), March 14—Chairman, P, Ctvos; Sec­ retary, L. Schmidt. Small repairs taken-care of. Ship's fund $13.40. Reports accepted. AU rooms to be iougeed. DEL MONTE (Mill.), March t—Chair­ man, K. WIntley; Secretary, J. PIceu. Shlp'f fund $80. New treaaurcr elect­ ed. 38 hours disputed overtime. One man left in hoapltal. Need more leg USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. George Amblard Edw. F. HcGowan Victor B. Cooper WUUam MUUson James R. Dayton Lionel-D. Peat Guy G. Gage Wm. W. Rowland Dan Gentry Edw. P. Scherzer Gorman T. Glaze Carl J. Spurck • W. V. Gontarski Harry C. SuUlvan Percy Harrelson .Arnold TUdo John A. Hoffman Albert WUlia Robert Littleton MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NV PhUlp Ackroyd James Lipplncott C. Bonefont Ahmed Mehssin Edw. T. Campbell Thomas Moncho J. B. Cuelles R. E PhilUps James H. Fisher Bias Ramirez Arthur J. Fortner Eustaqulo Rivera R. V. Gelling Jose Rodriguez EsteU Godfrey J. S. Simmons Burl Halre Richard Suttle John W. Johnson P. Tslmissiris Alfred Kaju Clarence Wallace BELLEVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY Loyd McGee USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana Albert MartlnelU lUadio Aria Vic MUazzp Fortunato Bacomo Joaquin Minis Frank T. Campbell Norman J. Moore John J. DrlscoU W. P. ODea Robert E. Gilbert Ben Omar WlUiam Guenther George G. Phifer Bart E. Guranick G. A. Pulssegur John Haas James M. Qulnn Howard HaUey George E. Renale Talb Hassen Samuel B. Saunders BUly R. HiU G. E. Shumaker Thomas Isaksen Kevin B. Skelly Ira H. Kilgore Henry E. Smith Ludwig Kristiansen Stanley F. Sokol Frank J. Kubek Michael Toth Frederick Landry Harry S. TutUe Leonard Leidlg VlrgU E WUmoth Archibald McGuigan Pon P. Wing B. J. Martin USPHS HOSPITAL •CF'-^LE. WASH. Patrick J. Lynch Juan Mojlca L... ,iS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. JuUan B. Arzaga Alexander Lelner Edward Becker A. M. MUefskl Noah C. Carver George R. Nichols Leo A. Dwyer , Louis Rosen WiUiam H. HoweU Fred D. Stagner Virgle H. Jordan R. A. Statham Frederick M. Leeds Captain • to hold safety meeting with delegate. Motion that safety commit­ tee members of unlicensed personnel be composed of aU delegates, chief electrician, bosun and steward. Check slop chest for cigarettes; and medi­ cine chest for proper supplies. Foc'sles to be left clean. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritlmo Over­ seas), March 3—Chairman, G. Harding; Secretary, W. Cary. One man logged. One man hospitalized. Some disputed overtime. Lack of cooperation from steward. Fire extinguisher empty. Overtime claimed for carpenter work done by steward In meat box. To be referred to pa'trolman. MURRAY HILL (Fairfield), March 9 —Chairman, E. Lesgang; Secretary, S. Benjamin. $50 draw in arrival. Ship's fund $9.01. Vote of thanks to baker for fine Job. BALTORB (Ore Nav.), March 17— Chairman, J. Arnold; Secratary, C. Harris. Some disputed overtime in engine room. Repairs made. Ship's fund $7.25. Include motion on $5 fine at every meeting and also read letter stating crew's views. New dele­ gate elected. Recreation room to be , kept cleaner. $TEEL AGE (isthmian), March 23— Chairman, J. Samsel; Secretary, R. Obldos. One member missed ship In San Pedro, gear checked, book and papers held by delegate. Minor beefs squared away. Ship's fund $15.50. Suggestion to serve hot cocoa and to replace chairs In messhaU with new ones In storeroom. made up. Showers in poor condition. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for exceUent performance. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Feb. 12—Chairman, J. Pulllam; Sec­ retary, A. Aronlca. Ship's fund $16. Few hours disputed overtime. Letter from Tampa concerning disputed days' wages. Report accepted. Dis­ cussion on use of washing machine. Repair list to be made up. Hospital to be cleaned up. Request more fresh bread; magazine rack; close doors quietly. March 10—Chairman, J. Pulllam; tecretary, A. Aronla. Ship's fund $13.02. Few hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Ice tea to be made stronger. Vote of thanks to steward and deck departments. JOSEFINA (Liberty), March 14 — Chairman, J. Klrchner; Secretary, B. Wenworth. Few hours disputed over­ time. Reports accepted. LAWRENCI 'VICTO RY (Miss.), March 17—Chairman, S. Stevcna; Sec­ retary, S. Rivera. Few repairs to be made. Some disputed overtime. New delegate elected. Request wind chutes for port holes. Coffee grounds and trash not to be thrown In sink or scuppers. LONOVIEW VICTORY (Victory), March 10—Chairman, W. Kohut; Sec­ retary, M. Caddy. Members to be sober at payoff. Recommend special meeting with agent or patrolman about cutting Incident aboard ship. Shlp'a fund tl6.13. Some disputed overtime, to bo settled at payoff. Pape Tbirteen LOG BARBARA FRIETCHIE (Lib. Nav.), March 11—Chairman, R. Simpklns; Secretary, R. Clark. Ship's fund $4.25. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to delegate for fine Job. DEL CAMPO (Miss.), March 17— Chairman, JT Lapaple; Secretary, J. Geisler. All repairs made In NO. New delegate elected. Laundry room to be kept clean. EVELYN (Bull), March . 31—Chair­ man, W. Trolle; Secretary, M. Kamintkl. Ship's fund $81. Three hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Complaint about captain calling cook name. Discussion on repair Usts; linen to be turned in. Vote of thanks to steward dept. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), March 26 —Chairman, C. dcHospidales; Secre­ tary, T. Wasiluk. Old books to be ex­ changed. Repair list submitted. Ship's fund $9.35. Thanks to members In bringing furniture to San Juan. Few hours disputed overtime and delayed sailing overtime. Report accepted. Steward dept. complimented on effi­ ciency and cleaUness. To have new gangway for use in port. Washing machine not to be overloaded, motor not powerful enough. HASTINGS (Waterman), March II— Chairman, H. Butts; Secratary, J. Wells. Repairs to bo made at sea. Some disputed overtime. Tidelands pact read to membership and Ameri­ can Coal Shipping beef. Membership commended headquarters for' winning Tidelands pact and beef with ACS. Discussion on slop chesf. Draws to bo made In American currency in­ stead of traveler's checks. Repair list to bo made up. Mdro water preatura required In bathrooms. Need hasps Tanker May Sprout Ivy Waiting To Get Home Things being what they are, the Ivy is just about ready to start sprouting some greenery as she winds her way back and forth from the Persian Gulf to Japan, still getting nowhere nearer home. r According to the latest re­ tie nm is all bad, either, says ship's port from the tanker, from delegate Grville Amdt. "We still Singapore, "if the boys only know have that top-notch skipper Peter by which Christmas they'd be H, Bamberg with us. All the gang thinks he's tops and understand­ home, they would feel better." It's not that the monotony, heat ing, and as good as they come." Arndt intimated, however, that and limited shoretime of the shut the shuttle Is still having its ef­ fects. "We even have our own Groucho Marx aboard. For five Spicy Job days his tasks consist of electrical duties, and then he spends the other two days trying to get his cook's endorsement. He's that well-known fellow "Wild Bill" Evitt from down New Orleans way —the only man who can snatch feathers from a bird in flight." As far as the full-time feeding is concerned, Amdt added a good word for steward Bob Elliott and chief cook Stoke Harrison for pro­ viding a well-rounded menu. And when they do get ashore in Japan, the Ivy can always count on Its former bosun, now the 2nd mate, formerly known as "Blackie" Jim Merrell. Currently tagged as "Doctor Needles" by the boys who have encountered difficulties ashore, he hasn't found anybody Third cook Grant Marzelt was who's puncture-proof yet, perhaps adding a bit of extra flavoring because "the line always seems to to some of the food steaming form at the rear in these cases." on the galley-range of the Charles J. Johnson, Billy J. Jefferson City Victory when a Brewer and Lewis C. Morton oc­ photographer looked -in. cupy the deck, engine and steward delegate spots, in that order, along Those extra touches often with Arndt. make the difference. in lockers. Clothes to be removed from Une after dry. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), March $—Chairman, T. Zielinski; Secretary, C. Murray. Ship's fund $24,72. Tapes for recording machine to be paid for from fund and wire to run recui'dings to mess hall. Discussion on food. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), March 24—Chairman, C. Wright; Secretary D. Missimer. One man missed ship in NY. Patrolman to be notified; gear packed and tiumed over to chief mate. No logs. Discussion on food—night lunches to be fresh; scuttlebutt to be kept clean; cots to be ordered. IDEAL X (Pan Atlantic), March 24— Chairman, H. Huston; Secretary, S. Pickett. New washing machine re­ ceived, Safety meeting to be held monthly. Captain to give 80% of wages coming on draws. Request all delegates be on hand at payoff: have books and permits checked for pa­ trolman. Adhere to one hour before sailing clause. New men to get pa­ trolman's ok before paying off. Two hours disputed overtime. Reports ac­ cepted. Washing machine to be used with care. Order cigarettes in ad­ vance from steward and also sea chest for Port Newark delivery. Check stale milk put aboard in Houston. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), March 22—Chairman, A. Anderson; Secretary, F. Perez. Need lumber for screen doors. Writing on blackboard against steward dept. to be stopped. Doors to be closed quietly. Benches to be built on each side of ship. Libr­ ary to be kept clean and orderly. Three men 111. One hour disputed ot. Complaint about food, equipment and management in steward dept. . CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), March 3—Chairman, J. Zlcreis; Secretary, J. Morrison. Four men missed ship In Honolulu. One man hospitalized In Chile. Few hours disputed overtime— to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Steward and baker doing missing men's work in galley. PACIFIC OCEAN (World Carriers), March 9—Chairman, A. Spuza; Secre­ tary, F. Paylor. Ships fund $5. Two men sick with colds. One man missed ship. Report accepted. Night lunch to be improved; steak to be served at least twice a week, fried chicken to be put out Immediately, Repair list to be submitted. Galley to be ex­ terminated. Put pastry out at coffee time. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), March 8—Chairman, E. Eiland; Secretary, J. Jacobsen. Ship's Fund $27.62. Report accepted. New delegate and treasurer elected. Discussion on cleanliness of laundry. Stevedores to be kept out of, midship house. PORTMAR (Calmar), March 16^ Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, H. Eddy. Ice box door handle to be repaired. MARORE (Ore), March 24—Chair­ man, C. Just; Secretary, D. Carey. One man logged. Poor laundry service. Ship's fund $5.02. One man missed ship: replaced before sailing. Need new washing machine; coffee urn, toaster. Fruit to be put out before spoiling. ANGELINA (Bull), Jan. 20—Chair­ man, G. Walter; Secretary, J. Gal­ lagher. Stiip's fund $20. Some dis­ puted overtime. Messroora to be kept clean. Observe quiet in aUeyways so members may sleep. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), Feb. 9—Chairman, A. Van Dyke; Sec­ retary, E. Iverson. New treasurer elected. Report accepted. Members to donate $1 towards ship's fund. Dis­ cussion on very poor slop chest put on board for one year's voyage. I Editor, I SEAFARERS LOG, S 675 Fourth Ave., I Brooklyn 32, NY j I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— : please put my name on your mailing list. I (Print Information) | ! NAME • IP I STREET ADDRESS j i I CITY ZONE STATE I I TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you ore on old tubicribor and have a change * of plaoto give your former oddroii belowi ? ADDRESS CITY tsaeaoaaaqomaggiAo'ajioaeooBAoeoBeaBooeaosAeseoeooe^a^'^ak ZON^ I KM U BJia KMJUtt»M•• liJUi •• MAAJURMJUUL* STATS* •••Aoasooeeeeaeaaa �Pax* Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG They Really Got The Bird Calls Welfare Aid Wonderful To the Editor: I wrote a letter last January which apparently never reached you, so I hope you will print this as soon as possible. I want to thank the SIU for the extra check sent last Christmas for those receiving disability benefits. I know it came in mighty handy for me. The doctors, nurses and all the personnel here at St. Vin­ cent's Hospital, New York City, are wonderful and have been very kind. Thank God the SIU has such a wonderful welfare plan. We couldn't 'get along with it. I would also like to get in touch with the following mem­ bers: Eugene Ceccato, Eddie Polise, Citizen Joe, Dewey Par­ sons and Steve Massaros. Joseph Piluiis 4" Venetian pigeons (the feathered variety, anyway) snuggled up close to an SlU trio and their guide when the Sunion visited the Italian port last winter. Pictured (I to r) are Best, AS; Cox, OS; the Italian guide, and Walter Butterton, bosun. The steward, Fred Hicks, turned in the photo. Oldtimer Gives 'Life' Lesson On Ship Types At least one SIU oldtimer was among a group of "Life" readers who recently tripped up the editors of the national magazine on a nautical matter. A retired member of the + SIU since 1946, Henry E, Kra­ lihood is so minutely concerned mer chided "Life" for calling a with these details, every item is Victory ship a Liberty in "one of its picture captions last February 11. The magazine wrote back that "many other readers called our at­ tention to this. Thanks again for keeping our nautical records straight." Apparently ship photographs get • good working over from retired and active seamen, who have a cer­ tain fondness for those seagoing workhorses of World War II, the mass-production Libertys and Victorys. Most non-nautical newspapers and magazines, despite careful re­ search, tend to overlook considera­ tions like an extra kingpost or mast but to a seaman, whose live- Puzzle Answer la [iSIBO S] BQglBQBSB] OglDB ummm BsiaBBQ [•SBIBQ DSSB QBSB BB SDQ Q •ESS BOB BIBBBDJT mB BESnD B J_ BcanBB BISQB BBBB BBS Burly important. It may mean an extra spot to hang his laundry or some­ thing. For the record, "Life" conceded, "according to the Maritime Admin­ istration of the US Department of Liberty «t» Nobody Gets By Without Union To the Editor: I've gained quite a bit of ex­ perience since I left the Alcoa Polaris last March in New Orleans. I've been senior cook in charge of the afternoon shift for the consolidated messhall here at Brookley Air Force Base in Mobile. There's about five of us "exseamen" there, two SIU and three NMU. We've sure found out that there is a hell of a lot of difference working without a union. ' The years I spent in the SIU were something I can't forget, and believe me I won't forget them. Without a Union the working man is a dead duck! Print this if you like. It might help someone to see there's nothing like the SIU at sea or ashore. Smooth sailing to all my friends.' "Red" Palmer ^ it ^ The Situation's Well in Hand VIcVory Commerce, the ship pictured has a raised forecastle head extending to the after part of No. 1 hatch. This immediately distinguishes her from a Liberty, which is a flush deck vessel. "A Liberty also has three masts on which her cargo gear is rigged, whereas the Victory has two masts and, in addition, has_ a king post at No. 1 hatch, and pairs of king posts at the forward part and after part of the midship house," the magazine added. "This, together with the shape of the house and stack, distinguishes her from the Liberty, which has no king posts, the stack being the only structure that would be silhouetted above the midship house." See? To the Editor: The John B. Waterman is now substituting for the Arizpa on the European run. You can be sure that while our buddies on the Arizpa are being enter­ tained by the almond - eyed beauties of the Far East, the crew of the John B. will keep the home fires burning. Of course, we don't know whose girl we will meet In the different ports, but we will try to keep our reputations intact. The boys will say hello to Jack Dubersky's gal who works at the Coney Island Bar, and also to Dave Nunn's true love at the Penguin, as we know that they will belon^some. We also have a number one steward department, featuring April 26. 1957 lots of good Southern cooking. Tony Sosa is the chief steward, Calls Welfare C. Hiers is chief cook, Bob 'Greatest Gain' Shepard mans the 3rd cook's To the Editor: spot, George Burns is pearl We feel that the Welfare Plan diver and Bill Wermack is serv­ ing in the capacity of crew is the greatest step our Union has made in the past ten years. waiter. Although we received the ma­ The majority of the crew is from Tampa and Mobile. Some ternity benefit for our first son, of the fellows are Ray Queen, we are sad to say that our sec­ Bob Parker, Lester Clark ond son was bom while I was (bosun), Ed Morris and, last but in the service and we couldn't not least, Larry Tifft, the inter­ qualify for SIU benefits. In national Ipver and ambassador fact, it cost us $10.75 to have our child bom in an Army hos­ of good will. Anthony C. Aronica pital. besides our transportation Ship's reporter of 20 miles each way from where we resided. I know that if I had been Safety Program sailing I would not even have Well Underway had this cost which T could not afford at that time. I was just To the Editor: In accordance with the joint discharged from the Army on SlU-shipowner safety program, March 22. We are certainly hoping that we can report excellent coop­ eration from the entire crew our sons will qualify in the fu­ and officers on board the An­ ture for the scholarships that the SIU offe^ You can be sure gelina. Many items have been we greatly appreciate the bene­ brought up at the meetings for fits we have already received. a solution. When possible, these Best Wishes for the future have been corrected. Others are success of the SIU. being taken care of as time perRobert & Catherine Bannister 4 4 4' Appreciates Aid Of Wild Ranger The SIU crew's safely rep­ resentatives S. Boguski, deck (left), and J. Devlne, engine (right) gather with 3rd mate C. Lobbregt for a photo. Steward safety rep. Ed Marsh missed the picture-taking. mits and those items which can­ not be handled aboard have been turned in on a repair list to the company. Safety signs have been sten­ cilled at conspicuous places all around the ship and we all feel that, with the continued cooper- * ation of all hands, accidents aboard can be brought to a min­ imum. Steve Boguski, AB, is ship's safety representative for the deck department; John Decine, deck engineer, is the,black gang safety man, and Edmund Marsh, NCB, represents the steward department. John Galiagherr Ship's delegate To the Editor: I would like this letter in the LOG to show my appreciation for the crew of the Wild Ranger. They took excellent care of me while I was being repatriated from Inchon, Korea. Right now I am on the Fairland on the intercoastal run, but it won't be for long. The ship is scheduled to be con­ verted for the trailer service in July. We have a fine gang on here, with none other than Pat Mur­ phy as chief steward, so we are assured plenty of good feeding. We expect to pay off in Balti­ more on May 15. Well, thanks again to. the crewmembers of the Wild Ranger. Incidentally, I got my gear and papers as soon as I got back to Seattle. They were waiting for me right at the SIU hall. Eddie Eriksen 4 4 4 Crew Applauds Coe Skipper To the Editor: Things are running pretty smoothly on this ship. There aren't too many serious beefs to upset the ship or the crew. The mate here on the Coe Victory is a real spook, though. He ijs on deck all the time, get­ ting in the deck gang's hair. However, the captain is a real swell guy. Hansen is his. name. He does his best for us, and the crew appreciates it. Dave Barry Bj/ Bernard Seaman �Page Jiffeea SEAFARERS LOG April 26^ 1959 ' af cost price •8^ per copy Now on Salej 1956 BOUND VOLUME of the -- ' SEAFARERS LOG All of the following StU fainilies have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Cynthia Marie Cole, born March 28, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lonnie 0. Cole Jr., Asheboro, NC. William Peter Doyle, born March 4, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. James J. Doyle, Phila., Pa. Connie Fay Marriner, bom April 8, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clyde W. Marriner, Portsmouth, Va. Henry Joseph Shepeta Jr.. born April 9, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry Shepeta, Baltimore, Md. Patricia Marie Pierce, born April 1, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Pierce, Drexel Hill, Pa. Sheila Diane Griggers, born March 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ira W. Griggers Jr., Evergreen, Ala. Debra Celeste Federssen, born March 15, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sverre R. Pederssen, Brook­ lyn, NY. George Anthony Wolinskl, bora January 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Wolinskl, Kenner, La. Linda and Phyllis Peragallo, born March 19, 1957, to Seafarer And Mrs. Joseph Peragallo, Levltto\vn, NY. Bert Dawson Giliispie, bora March T2, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Colder B. Giliispie Jr., Beau­ mont, Texas. Pamela Elaine Blalack, born March 26, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles O. Blalack, Springhill, Ala. Michael Charles Perna, born March 12, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Augustine Perna, Baltimore, Md. Perry Manuel, bora Marclt 28, 1857, to Seafarer and Mrs. Warren Manuel, Mamou, La. Health Center Opens Union Wins Bait. Tugs (Continued from page 3) doubtedly the news of the SIU HIWD strike victory against G&H Towing in the Gulf. The success­ ful strike ended just a few days before the voting was scheduled to start in Baltimore, with the SIU winning the best tug pact in the area after a 33-day walkout. One of the SIU's objectives, in launching, its organizing campaign, was to raise the low level of wages and conditions under which Great­ er Baltimore harbor men have worked for many years. The Bal­ timore area is notorious for having the lowest hourly pay rate and the worst overtime provisions of any Atlantic caost port. In addition, the men here lack any kind of welfare and pension protection such as exists in SIU contracts. A key demand im the SIU-HIWD negotiations with the companies will be the establishment of wel­ fare- benefits, along with substan­ tial improvements in wages and working conditions. (Continued from page 3) The Brooklyn center is the first bership thought he was typical of oi four planned. The other three the good sailor and the good union will be located in Baltimore, New man." Therefore, Hall added, the Orleans and Mobile. Each center center stands as a tribute to the has diagnostic facilities Including entire membership of the SIU x-ray, fluoroscope, electro-cardio­ who have worked and fought to­ graph, lab tests, eye examination gether to fui'ther the progress of and other aspects of a head to toe physical. all seamen. / SIU, A&G District Once all the information on the BALTIMORE Others who addressed the group 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 were Dr. Aaron Kottler, president pliysical has been correlated and Earl Sbeppard, Agent of the Kings County Medical So­ examined by the staff, men who BOSTON 276 State St. ciety, and Charles Logan, of Mis­ are in need of treatment for any James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 4202 Canal St. sissippi Shipping Company, a trus­ ailment or physical defect are re­ HOUSTON Capital 7-6558 tee of the Welfare Plan. Brief re­ ferred to the Public Health Service A. Michelet. Agent 1419 Ryan St. marks were also made by Hulan facilities. The procedure is de­ LAKE CHARLES, La Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-3744 Jack, Manhattan borough presi­ signed to detect such ailments and 1 South Lawrence St. dent; Harry O'Reilly, secretary of defects before they become seri­ MOBILE Cal Tanner. Agent HEnUock 2-1754 the Maritime Trades Department, ous enough to invalid a Seafarer MORGAN CITY ...912 Front St. AFL-CIO; James Quinn, secretary and keep him from being fit for Tom Gould. Agent - Phone 2158 of the New York Central Trades duty. NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvlUe St. Other guests present included Undsey WUliams. Agent and Labor Council; Frederick BillTulane 8626 hardt, vice-president, Alcoa Steam­ Dr. John S. Wilson, chief officer NEW' YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn ship Company, and Dr. Joseph of the Staten Island PubUc Health UYacinth 9-6600 Logue, director of the center. The Service Hospltai; Rep. Francis NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. MAdison 2-9834 Invocation was delivered by Mon- Dora, who represents the District Ben Rees. Agent ' signor Thomas Sala of the in which the Union hall is located;. PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. Market 7-1635 Churches of St. John and St. Rocco. Rep. Isadore Dollinger; Charles S. Cardullo. Agent 101 Pelayo Robert C. Creasey, administrator Zimmerman, International Ladies PUERTA de TIERRA PR Phone 2-5996 of. the Seafarers Welfare Plan, Garment Workers Union; John Sal Colls. Agent FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Strong, president. Teamsters Local SAN presided. Marty BreithoH. Agent Douglas, 2-5475 After the speeches and ribbon- 807; Ck E. Hughes, Deputy State SAVANNAH . 3 Abercorn St. Adams 3-1728 cutting, Magnuson and Hall un­ Commissioner of Labor, and gu^ts E. B. McAuley. Agent 2505 1st Ave. veiled a" memorial plaque to Lar- from the Coast Guard, Army, Navy, SEATTLE EUiott 4334 sen K'^ch Is on the wall in ihe. lob-, the American Merchant Marine In­ Jeff GlUette. Agent TAMPA.-1609:1811'..,.N. JPraBWin. St. by«tt .the ^building. - -:''i ' stitute and the- shipping industry.'' Tohi Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 Kenneth L. Bewig, 58: Brother Bewig died from pneumonia in the USPHS Hospital in B a 11i m ore, Md., on March 12, 1957. He joined the Union in New York on August 13, 1947. He is survived by his wife, Loretta B. Bewig of Baltimore. Burial took place in Moreland Memorial Park, Baltimore. John Crowley, 32; Brother Crow ley was lost at sea following an ex­ plosion on the Mission San Fran­ cisco, on March 7, 1957. He joined the U n i o n~ on January 23, 1945, in New York. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Bernadette Crowley, and a son who reside in Allison, Pa. ^ ^ 3* William Mf. Wilson, 67: Brother Wilson died in the USPHS Hos­ pital in New Orleans on March 28, 1957 because of a malignant tumor. He joined the Union on August 2, 1955, and sailed in the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his son, Arthur D. Wilson of New Orleans. Burial took place at Rose Lawn Cemetery, Baton Rouge, La. it t> it Charles J. Fetter, 57: Brother Fetter died in New Orleans on March 3, 1957, as a result of a malignancy. He had joined the Union on Novem­ ber 10, 1947, and sailed in the en­ gine department. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura L. Fetter of Mobile, Ala. J" 4" 4> 4- 3^ James K. Brooks, 38: Brother Brooks died at sea on board the SS Cubore, on March 1, 1957, from a hemorrhage. He had been sailing in the steward department since joining the Union on September 22, 1955. There was no beneficiary designated. William Zietz, 44: On March 15. 1957, Brother Zietz died in the USPHS Hospital, Baltimore, Md.,of a respiratoiy failure. He had joined the Union in Baltimore on Sept. 2, 1954, and sailed in the en­ gine department. He is buried in Philadelphia cem­ etery, Philadelphia. No beneficiary was designated. PERSONALS AND NOTICES Clyde Cahill Your Coast Guard discharge from the SS Ocean Eva (8-4-56 to 8-16-56) was found aboard the SS Stony Point and is being held for you in the Boston hall. James C. Glisson Mail, vacation checks, and with­ holding statements are being held for you at the Anchor Hotel, 612 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, Md. Please send them your forwarding address. Eric Madsen Please contact your former land­ lady, Mrs. Campagna, concerning baggage which she has been hold­ Kenneth Lopez ing for you. She is located at 422 Please contact Richard Pardo's 13th St., Brooklyn, or phone family in Tampa, Fla. HY 9-0831. ELLIS S. SAMIA Robert Lee Green Contact William O. Euton, 55 John W.- Tinker .would like you to contact him at 17-llli 4th Bay 7 St., Brooklyn, r^: automobile insurance. Street, Bremerton, Washington. The following Seafarers are re­ quested to pick up baggage belong­ ing to them left on Isthmian ves­ sels and deposited by the company with the SIU Hall, 523 Bienville Street, New Orleans, La. Rudolph Himel, 3rd cook. Steel Designer; Bernard Buster, ch. cook. Steel Designer; Daniel Bisset, FWT, Steel Rover; John Ramiszewski, engine, Steel Architect; Donald E. Bull, oiler. Steel King; John B. Tlerney, DM, Andrew Jackson; Chester Holtz, AB. DIRECTORY OF Sill RRANCHES WILMINGTON, Calll 505 Marine Ave. PORT COLBOHNE Ontario Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 103 Durham St Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. HEADQUARTERS . .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. TORONTO. Ontario EMpire 4-5719 SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall VICTORIA. BC 617V4 Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS C. Simmons, Joint VAxNCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. . W. HaU, Joint Pacific 3466 R. Matthews. Joint SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6348 SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. BAGOTViLLE. Quebec........20 Elgin St. Phone 5-8777 Phone: 549 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St, CApital 3-4336 CAnal 7-3203 RICHMOND. Calif... 510 Hacdonald Ave. QUEBEC.... 89 St. Pierre St. BEacon 2-0925 Quebec Phone: 3-1569 SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE 450 Harrison St. SAINT JOHN Douglas 2-3363 NB 2505 1st Ave. Main 029V Great Lakes District 805 Marine Ave. ALPENA Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK. ... 673 4th Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO, NY HYacinth 9-6165 CLEVELAND WILMINGTON Canadian District HALIFAX. N,S.... 128ti Hollls St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL ......634 St. James St. West PLateaw 8161 FORT WiU,(AM!f..X.i..l30 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 85 Germain St. Phone: 2-5233' 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713J 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 734 Lakeside Ave.. NB Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH . 531 W. Michigan St. . Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHlCAGdri.. 3261 E. 92na St. Phone: Essex 5-3419 I1 �LOG SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • First In Maritime: a* Gala Fete Opens SIU Health Center US Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, featured speaker, hailed SIU for pioneering first maritime union health center. Others on platform (1 to r) included Robert Creasey, SIU Welfare Plan administrator; Charles Logan, trustee; Dr. Aaron Kottler, president, Brooklyn Medical Society, and Msgr. John Sala who de­ livered the invocation. Dr. J. B. Logue, health center director (center), greets C^pt. John Wilson (left) and Capt. R. H, Moore, chief medical and dental officers at SI PHS hospital. f' ' 1 1/ y-yVi J y-; Over 500 Government and trade union officials, ship)ing leaders and Seafarers attended ceremonies, which 3egan with singing of National Anthem (top). Center s dedicated to the memory of the late Pete Larsen, who was praised at the gathering as a "good seafarer and good union man." ^ v . , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource April 26, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BALT. TUGS GO SIU IN LANDSLIDE WIN OPEN 1ST MEDICAL CENTER MEBA VOWS CONTINUED COAL FIGHT, HITS CURRAN WILD RANGER WINS AWARD AS SAFEST WATERMAN SHIP FIRST SEA UNION MEDICAL CENTER NOW OPEN IN NY WELL WISHERS LAUD CENTER AS MILESTONE SIU MEN MAKING LOG LIMIT 2 CONTRACTS GRANTED FOR ATOM SHIP DOUBT RUNAWAY SHIPS AVAILABLE FOR US NEEDS CONCERSION WORK STARTS ON FIRST CONTAINERSHIP OKAY ISTHMIAN’S BID FOR 8 VITORY SHIPS MATERNITY BENEFIT FIVE YEARS OLD; THOUSANDS AIDED MAYFLOWER II SAILS; EXPECT 6-WEEK TRIP US SEEKS TOURIST SHIPS, OKAYS BERNSTEIN SUBSIDY SUP VOTES FULL SUPPORT TO A&G IN COAL BEEF LAST TWO COAL SHIPS CREW UP HOSPITAL $$ OKAYED BY HOUSE VOTE SIU SHIP TESTS FREEDOM OF SEAS SENATE GETS NEW BILL ON ALIEN CREWS POLAND SEEKING MILLION TONS OF SURPLUS GRAIN GALA FETE OPENS SIU HEALTH CENTER 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 4/ 26/ 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. 9  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log