http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/53308c720a2f34479a31f7ffdfd8efee.PDF 1a389e6ab211e38f454962b716f4410b PDF Text Text •T Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. JULY 20. 1945 HE CAN'T CONCEAL THE RECORD! No. 29 WLB Hears Our Wage Disputes This Week, SlU Brief Submitted SIU wage disputes with all contracted operators was-laid before the National War Labor Board on July 19 for a full airing and decision. Over the past months the union has been fighting to win substantial increases in basic wage rates in order to offset the cut in take-home-pay brought about by the bonus slash. The Board has prom­ ised a prompt decision on the case. Following is the text of the SIU brief, tracing the history of the disputes, and out-* lining the union reasoning in de­ ditional compensation of 25% of the seamen we represent engaged their base wages in the form of in a strike for increases in the manding basic wage increases: war bonuses in lieu of an actual take-home wage rates because of July 19, 1945 base wage raise, which, as will the inceased freight rates and In order that the National War be hereinafter shown, was the the increased cost of living. This Labor Board may have before it shipowners' reasoning in their at­ strike resulted in the tie-up of the background of the above tempt to keep the. base wage numerous ships in all ports. cases now pending before it on rates down to sub-standard levels. CALLED OFF STRIKE the question of wages, the Union This a d d i t i o nal compensation, Upon the appeal of the late hereinbelow sets forth a short however, together with the base President of the United States, history of the war bonus and the wage rate is the take-home wage. Franklin D. Roosevelt, to release basic wage which make up the In 1940 the freight rates con­ the ships for the sake of the Na­ take-home wage for the unlicen­ sed ratings sailing as crew mem­ tinued to surge upward and the tional Defense Program and the bers of the companies involved: shipowners consented to an in­ Lend-Lease Program, the Sea­ HISTORY OF WAR BONUS crease in the war bonuses from farers International Union of Wth the inception of World 25% to $30.00 per month, again in North America and the Sailors War II in September, 1939, freight lieu of an actual base wage rate Union of the Pacific acceded to rates in the marine industry sky- increase and again keeping the this appeal of the late President ' rocketed sharply . and the unli- seamen's base wages at sub­ that the ships be released and sent to sea and that the case be * censed seamen were granted ad- standard levels. In 1941 the freight rates con­ put before the National Defense tinued skyrocketing to such an Mediation Board for arbitration. extent that the Maritime Com­ This was done and the case be­ mission placed them under its came Case No. 80 of the NDMB. own control and froze them. The On October 4th, 1941 the Na­ Following extensive war ser­ dom the Black Rock was involved shipowners in March, 1941 agreed tional Defense Mediation Board vice, especially in the Normandy in a number of interesting inci­ to increases in the monthly war rendered a decision on this case invasion, and preparatory to fur­ dents. She was assigned the task bonus from $30.00 per month to with the provision that the de­ of towing back to England the ther overseas assignment, the SS Fort Norfolk which had been $50.00 and in May to $60.00 per cision be retroactive to August month, again in each instance in 16th, 1941. The decision granted ocean-going SIU tug Black Rock mined in the Channel. During lieu of an actual base wage in­ the seamen an increase of $20.00 If you suddenly get "greetings" has just returned to the United this tow the SS Fort Norfolk sud­ crease, and in each instance still per month in the war bonuses from the President and swap States, towing a large SIU denly sank without warning and leaving the base wage rates at which then fixed the bonus at your suit of dungarees for a dog freighter that was torpedoed in SIU members of the tug's crew, sub-standard levels. $80.00 per month and which was In August and September 1941 tag and fifty bucks a month, don't the Persian Gulf, the War Ship­ who had gone aboard the SS Fort (Continued on Page 11) blame it on your fellow neigh­ ping Administration reported to­ Norfolk, were require'd to aban­ don the ship with great haste in NO NEWS DELIVERY bors back in the local draft board. day. order to save themselves. This It may be that you haven't been tug was also assigned the diffi­ answering those draft board no­ In "the long tow home" was the cult task of towing the large tices that most male army elig- Alcoa Prospector. She was at­ British cruiser HMS Scylla in tacked, apparently by a Japan­ ibles receive from time to time. ese submarine, while steaming heavy seas. All of these tasks During the past few months a from Iran to Montevideo, and af­ and others were performed under stack of letters from draft boards, ter an overhaul in this country the constant threat of being and draft classification cards have will once again be available for bombed and strafed by enemy aircraft. On one occasion the accumulated in the New York war service. Black Rock was made the center Hall, with the blissful owners Before ranging as far as the of an enemy air attack, which probably out at sea tilling tall, . was dispersed by the tug's own tales in the messroom of how ^nd guns. they never :r have to worry about was in the thick of action during their draft boards. the consolidation of the Norm­ After the completion of the •/ Although the ship's purser is andy beachhead. The vessel par­ Normandy operations the Black supposed to notify your draft ticipated in the now famous llock was dispatched to Bombay board when you join a vessel, "Mulberry" operation, which con­ to undertake the tow of the Alcoa this system is subject to neglect sisted of the transportation and Prospector. Enroute to undertake or mistake on the purser's part construction of artificial harbors this assignment the vessel towed and to the delay caused by rout­ on the Normandy beaches. The a torpedoed Liberty ship, the ing the notice through the WSA Black Rock towed a number of Robert R. Hoke, from Suez to The seventeen day strike of the newspaper deliverers in New in Washington. large concrete component parts Bombay. Upon arrival in Indian York City which tied up 11 metropolitan papers is over, and you Ocean waters the vessel was as­ of the harbors from the United , If you prefer the merchant Kingdom to the required location won't be seeing customers like these lined up before the newspaper signed towing the Royal Navy marine to the army of occupation buildings. When the Newspaper Guild and Newsboys Union as­ off the Normandy beaches. which inyplved voyages from serted their refusal to work with scab deliveries, the publishers gave it still pays to notify your draft board direct with a post card each During return voyages from Bombay to Columbo and to Cal­ iip and accepted the union's proposal to arbitrate a demand for a time you sign on a ship. Normandy to the United King­ cutta and return to Bombay. 3% payroll tax to go for a union unemployment and health fund. SIU Tug Home With Outstaniling Record T Draft Board Still Drafting 't, ... T-.-, • . , . , . �//•J Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS Friday, July 20, 1945 LOG <«Miieh Better Than Yeur Own** m Published WeekJly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District /Affiliated with the American federation of Labor ^ |S) At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. IIAndver 2-2781 4, 4, a> 4. HiVRRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK -------- Secy-Treai. P. O. Box 2 5, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - 'Washington Rep. 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Time To Attack The outstanding labor hater in Congress is, without doubt, John Rankin of Mississippi. His name has been consistently coupled with the most vicious anti-labor leg­ islative proposals laid before that body. His latest move is an attempt to drive a wedge between the unions and the veterans through a bill that would exempt honorably discharged servicemen from joining la­ bor unions, even where the closed shop is established by By BUNKER contract. ^Vil If passed, the bill would completely negate whatever Among many brothers shipping union contracts now exist, and leave the unions powerless out together from SIU halls are to meet the wage-slashing campaigns of the employers. It the sea-going Lawsons of Sanford, Florida. In New York re­ met sweel Maae, in 9ay P«z««, would set the stage for civil warfare in tliis country, by cently, trying to catch a Liberty 'if? And Fifi irf Port an Primie, " • setting up 10 million veterans whom the employers would for the Pacific, were Leon and There was Nanosan from far Japan certain'y seek to use as a scab pool against the unionized Hubert, back from New Orleans Though I haven't seen her since. where they got off of the SS Von workers. Steuben. ' There was Molly Brown from far Cape Town To be sure, only a small percentage of veterans would Father Lawson, who used to be And Marribelte from Peru; fall for this dodge, since most of them are union members Chief Steward of the Missis^pi A «ute. Norway maid who wore a braid. now, but enough would be affected to make the situation liner Del Brazil before the Army And an E£nburgh lass named "Sue. extremely dangerous for freedom and democracy in took her over, started the boys to There was Kate O'Bourke whom 1 met in Cork. sea ten years ago on cruise ships America. • And Alma the Danish kid. out of New York. Another broth­ The chances are that the bill will not pass. It has er, Harold, was lost on a ship Some Turkish Belles from the Dardinelles. And Tsabelle from Madrid. already been hotly blasted on the floor of Congress. In which was last heard from two J addition, a majority of the committee that had voted in years ago in the Indian Ocean. I knew girls galore in old Singapore. % ^ % favor of the bill signed a statement protesting against the And Reda who lived in Rome. One SlUer reports that Balti­ But I winked my eye and said good bye bill. But however decisively the bill is defeated, labor can­ more probably has the most po­ When the good ship sailed for home. not relax its vigilance. Other bills will surely follow this lite panhandlers of any port up one, for the thought of so tremendous a potential anti- and down |he coast. On a stand­ I knew dusky Queens in the Phillippinei. And some in the South Sea Isles; labor force as the veterans is sending the employers into by job recently he was walking Also a peach on Waikiki Beach. up Pratt Street in dungarees and paroxysms of joy. I remember her sunny smiles. blue shirt when a bum stopped The job of the trade union is manifold. Not only must him and said, "Hey, buddy, how But I'll flirt no more, now my trip is o'«r It open its doors to the veteran, and publicize positively the about two bits?" And my seabag is stowed away. role of labor during the war—both of which it has been Our union brother, being pretty For I'm anchored for life with sweet little wife doing to a great extent—but it must put forth a plan or low himself and in search of a Whom I met in the U.S.A. plans that will insure jobs for all. None of the proposed cheap stew turned the bum down plans so far do more than scratch the surface, and in the with a quick reply, "Say, fellow," he said, "can't you see I'm work­ last analysis seem to be leading to a new, and still unpro­ ing this end of the street? How ductive WPA, which will be unable to do anything to about moving uptown a little solve the unemployment everyone ^ems to expect. further?" The bum was _very Labor has in its ranks many competent economists apologetic for encroaching on our and experts who know the score. Now is the time for them friend's territory and moved off the street. to prepare a program which labor can present as its own upAfter having a fifteen cent stew contribution for postwar security. Otherwise comes peace our brother left the restaurant crew of old timers before she On the list of ship sinkings and unemployment, the ^'Rankin Bills" will follow each and started back to the ship when pulled out for South America was just made public are the names other and then, one day, there won't be any labor move­ he bumps into the bum again. Buck Newman, lately piecarding of Liberties that were caught in "Did you do any good, chum?" in the port of Norfolk. Buck went ment. to Philadelphia for a visit and the castast'fophe at Bari on De­ a^s the panhandler. "Hell, no," says our sailor had the misfortune to meet cember 2, 1943. One of these was friend, "I tried the whole block Frenchy Michelet, poet laureate the Samuel J. Tilden, an SIU and I didn't get a damn cent." of the belly robbers. Frenchy troop carrier just coming towards To which the bum replied, talked Buck into making the Del- the harbor at the time the dive The NMU, at its convention, reaffirmed the no-strike "Don't get discouraged, fellow, it Rio, telling him romarttic tales of bombers attacked. She was hit pledge, as was expected. However, nothing was said of takes a little practice. Here's two darke^ haired maidens down Rio and sunk in a few minutes. Other bit's and a bottle of bay rum. .1 way. By the time the beer and carrying the pledge into the postwar era, which was an made enough for both of us." the effect -of Frenchy's poetry ships lost in Bari included the important part of the commie program, before the line was wore away. Buck was hard and John Bascom, John Harvey, John » » 2. changed by the French communists. What's cookin' Joe? Latest recruit for the DelRio fast on the ship's articles. L. Motley and Joseph Wheeler. FORE 'n AFT Sweethearts How Come, Joe? �mm Friday, July 20, 1045 SEAP ARERS LOG Page Three Frame-up Coast Guard Charge Backfires On Pheny Skipper By PAUL HALL FROM THE FLOOR The membership in this union, particularly those who are conisidered "young members," is showing a healthy interest in the man­ ner in which their union operates. We have many of these fellows around e^-ery day, and questions they ask are many and varied. The question, however, that comes up more often than all the rest is, "How is SIU policy formed on the organizational problems that the members feel should be dealt with?" This is a fair question and dpserves a fair answer, so let's look into the record and give these men an answer. There was a fine example of this during a meeting a while back, when questions were raised by the rank and file as to relations be­ tween the various districts of the Seafarers. Other questions raised concerned the methods that might be used in obtaining better work­ ing conditions, living quarters and wage increases; the methods used in conducting union affairs; and the attempts of the WSA to elim­ inate seamen's unions. The discussion on the WSA was a fiery one participated in by the membership and officials—a discussion which spread after the meeting, down the steps into the streets and into every spot where seamen gather. The main emphasis of the discussion dealt with the reluctance of some union members to take jobs on hot ships, and how this allows the WSA to fill the jobs with their own men who do not go through our halls. ff Ps The dangers in this, it was pointed out, are that the WSA pools do not consist merely of maritime school boys, who in most cases can be made into good union men, but also of the scum of every port who have never been and never will be union men. The results of this clarifying discussion and the action taken by the membership were evident the next day, when book members responded to jobs called, and not a fink from the WSA pool was shipped. THE POLICY MAKERS Also thoroughly discussed were the relations between the various SIU districts, and a policy was recommended by the mem­ bership—that all members of the SIU, regardless of the district, be given full and equal shipping rights in all districts, no matter what port they are in. Because of the sentiment expressed by the full discussion of the rank and file, this is now the policy of the SIU. r SAN FRANCISCO —It is safe to say that the crew of the SS Robert M. La Follette did not have a premonition of what would befall them in the course of the coming voyage, when they signed on this vessel in New York January 10, 1945. Now they have memories of what is probably for them the most hectic voyage of their car­ eer. You see, most of the crew were young, clean-cut fellows and it is very likely they had read stories of where crews have mutinied and where sailors have been knocked around by mates with belaying pins or marlin spikes. Well, in the course of the voyage the ship navigated the Canal and went out in the South Pacific, via Honolulu. In Hono­ lulu one night, not having any­ thing better to do, the guys put on a little show. One fellow had a ukelele and another one had a hula skirt which he . put on. So the boys put on a show and sang a few songs and a good time was had by all. Incidently, the Skip­ per witnessed this display of tal­ ent and seemed to enjoy it. It was during their stay in Eniwetok that the trouble actually began. Came the evening of April 7, 1945. Sometime during the afternoon some of the fellows from the William R. Davie decid­ ed to pay the crew of the La Fol­ lette a visit. They took a couple of cases of beer with them and boarded the La Follette. Then all the gang, after consuming about one bottle of beer apiece, decided they would put on a show just like the one they had staged in Honolulu. They sang a few songs and were having a pretty good time when the skipper sent the By ROBERT A. MATTHEWS mate back to tell the guys they were making too much noise. With 'this the fellows quieted down for a while — after which they eventually became noisy again. It wasn't long before the master stepped out of his cabin and fired six shots with his trusty six shooter. He then got the mate and Gunnery Officer to accom­ pany him back to number five hatch where he told the guys that if they didn't break up that drunken and riotous meeting he would shoot into the crowd. Some of the boys immediately protested against this kind of treatment because weren't they all Americans where this kind of action had become a thing of the past? Evidently the master did not even concede the men the right to protest because he there­ upon signaled ashore for a board­ ing party. He then secured a crew list and indiscriminately checked off eighteen names of men who were to be sent ashore. When the Marines came aboard they were armed for an invasion, or so it appeared to the crew. The skipper made all the men muster on the boat deck and then he singled out the eighteen men who were being sent to the brig. It might be well to note here that six of the men who were sent ashore were not in the sing-fest at all. After being in the brig for five days, fifteen of the men were sent back to the ship and the other three were not allowed to go back to the ship. They were sent back to Honolulu on a Navy plane and from there they were sent as workaways back to San Francisco, where they had to spend two months awaiting the return of . the vessel to San Pedro. When the vessel arrived in San Pedro the Skipper had charges against the eighteen men which included among others, charges of mutinous, riotous, drunken and disorderly conduct. At the Coast Guard hearing which followed. Brother Charlie Brenner very ably defended the men and suc­ ceeded in getting all the charges knocked out but the disorderly conduct. We immediately demanded res­ toration of the five days' pay and bonus for the men while they were ashore, plus a division of wages for the entire deck depart­ ment for the three sailors' who were left aboard for five days. This we got. The three men who were sent back to the States also got wages till the end of voyage, plus transportation back to New York. This should be the happy end­ ing of this story but it isn't. The Coast Guard later put charges against the skipper and suspend­ ed his ticket for six months, and put him on probation for a year. I might add that there were about 600 hours overtime in this ship that I was able to collect for the boys. In closing I would like to add that this was one of*the best crews I have ever had the good fortune to represent. At the payoff there wasn't one case of drunkeness. This was one of the cleanest and most level-head­ ed crews I have ever come in contact with. Here I would like to give spec­ ial credit to the following: R. G. Sly, deck delegate; Ed Blackman, engine delegate; and A. J. Kuberski, stewards delegate. They did a fine job of assisting us at the payoff. ROBERT LaFOLLETTE CREW This is how policy is made in the SIU. In most cases initiated by the membership, proposals of policy and tactics receive a thor­ ough discussion from the floor and, if approved, becorne the official position of the union—to be carried out to the letter of the motion, by elected officials. An official who might choose to slight the Wishes of the membership in this union would soon find himself judged by that same membership in the same democratic meeting. This is- the way union policy should be made, if it is to express the wishes of the rank and file. However, in some unions this is not the case. Policy there, as in the NMU, is made by a small minority who force their decision down the throats of the membership, no . matter what the affect might be on the union welfare. The NMU ruling group takes, its orders from a foreign power and would not hesitate to sell the American seaman down the river if the Com­ munist International ordered them to do so. i WHERE THE POWER LIES 'A democratically run union is controlled by the rank and file, hs in the SIU where the expressions and decisions of the memberBhip are binding on the leadership, and the decisions of a minority ^oup can carry no more weight than that of any other minority. The daily interpretation bf the SIU policy, based on the de­ cisions of conventions, port meetings, conferences, and referenda, fs the job of the elected officials. "When an official at any time fails to carry out the policy of the membership, then it is time for him to resign his position—^before the membership puts him out. This is the only way a bona fide union can exist. The demo­ cratic control of the union by the rank and file of the SIU is a guarantee against the union degenerating to the same low level of the communist controlled outfits. ; , / Looking over the lengthy list of charges which made them look like the mutineers of the Bounty, are these six members of the LaFollette's crew, recently returned from the West Coast, where the Coast Guard cleared them and yanked the skipper's papers. Captain Edward (Muntiny) Foster's boys include, left to right, standing. G. V. LeMieux. and Bill Johnson: seated. Ed Miller. Ed Bush. A* J. Kuberski. and Joe Vamos. �THE Page Fotir SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July 20. 1545^^ / Ship Casualties In The Atlantic During the sub war in the Atlantic 1,554 U. S. merchant ships were lost. Hundreds were SIU ships, and thousands of SIU men gave their lives. Thousands more now face equally dangerous waters in the Pacific. Last week the Log published the ships lost between December 8, 1941 and July 4,1942. This week we printed the rest of the ships lost, up to Sept. 20, 1943 inclusive. Date Name of Vessel Area Northeast Atlantic July 5—CARLTON Northeast Atlantic July 5—DANIEL MORGAN Northeast Atlantic July 5—FAIRFIELD CITY Northeast Atlantic July 5—HEFFRON Northeast Atlantic July 5—HONOMU Northeast Atlantic July 5—HYBERT Northeast Atlantic July 5—JOHN RANDOLPH Northeast Atlantic July 5—MASSMAR Northeast Atlantic July 5—PAN KRAFT July 5—^PETER KERR Northeast Atlantic Northeast Atlantic July 5_WASHINGT0N Northeast Atlantic July 6—JOHN WITHERSPOON Northeast Atlantic July 6—PAN ATLANTIC Northeast Atlantic July 7—ALCOA RANGER 7—OLOPANA Northeast Atlantic JulyGulf of Mexico July 8—J. A. MOFFETT, JR Gulf of Mexico July 9—BENJAMIN BREWSTER Northeast Atlantic July 9—HOOSIER Northwest Atlantic July 9—SANTA RITA July 12—ANDREW JACKSON Caribbean Caribbean July 12—TACHIRA July 13—ONEIDA Caribbean July 13—R. W. GALLAGHER Gulf of Mexico July 14—ARCATA Pacific July 16—FAIRPORT Northwest Atlantic July 16—GERTRUDE Gulf of Mexico July 16—WILLIAM F. HUMPHREY South Atlantic July 19—KESHENA Northwest Atlantic July 21—COAST FARMER Pacific July 21—WILLIAM DAWES Pacific July 22—HONOLULAN ....Approaches to Mediterranean July 24—CHILORE Northwest Atlantic July 24—ONONDAGA Caribbean July 27—STELLA LYKES Caribbean July 28—EBB Northwest Atlantic July 29—CRANFORD Caribbean July 30—ROBERT E. LEE Gulf of Mexico Aug. 6—WAWALOAM Northwest Atlantic Aug. 8—KAIMOKU Northwest Atlantic Aug. 13—^ALMERIA LYKES....Mediterranean-Black Sea Aug. 13—CALIFORNIA : Caribbean Aug. 13—CRIPPLE CREEK Approaches to Mediterranean Aug. 13—^DELMUNDO Caribbean Aug. 13—R. M. PARKER, JR Gulf of Mexico Aug. 13—SANTA ELISA Mediterranean-Black Sea Aug. 15—^BALLADIER Northwest Atlantic Aug. 17—LOUISIANA Caribbean Aug. 18—JOHN HANCOCK Caribbean Aug. 19—WEST CELINA Caribbean Aug. 27—ARLYN Northwest Atlantic Aug. 27—CHATHAM ..Northwest Atlantic Aug. 29—TOPA TOPA Caribbean Aug. 30—JACK CARNES ;...Northwest Atlantic Aug. 30—STAR OF OREGON Caribbean Aug. 30—WEST LASHAWAY Caribbean Sept. —^WICHITA Undetermined Sept. 12—PATRICK J. HURLEY Caribbean Sept. 13—JOHN PENN Northeast Atlantic Sept. 13—MARY LUCKENBACH Northeast Atlantic Sept. 13—OLIVER ELLSWORTH Northeast Atlantic Sept. 13—OREGONIAN Northeast Atlantic Sept. 13—^WACOSTA Northeast Atlantic Sept. 15—AMERICAN LEADER South Atlantic Sept. 16—COMMERCIAL TRADER Caribbean Sept. 17—MAE Caribbean Sept. 18—^KENTUCKY Northeast Atlantic Sept. 20—SILVER SWORD Northeast Atlantic Sept. 21—JOHN WINTHROP Northwest Atlantic Sept. 22—^BELLINGHAM Northeast Atlantic Sept. 22—PAUL LUCKENBACH Red Sea and Indian Ocean Sept. 23—^PENNMAR Northwest Atlantic Sept. 24—WEST CHETAC Caribbean Sept. 24—ESSO WILLIAMSBURG....Northwest Atlantic Sept. 24—LOSMAR Red Sea and Indian Ocean ept. 24—^WEST CHETAC" Caribbean Sept. 27—STEPHEN HOPKINS South Atlantic Sept. 28—^ALCOA MARINER Caribbean Oct. —^LA SALLE Undetermined Oct. 2—^ALCOA TRANSPORT Caribbean Oct. 4—CARIBSTAR ..Caribbean Oct. 4—ROBERT H. COLLEY Northwest Atlantic Oct. 5—LARRY DOHENY Pacific Oct. 5—WILLIAM A. McKENNEY Caribbean Oct. 7—CHICKASAW CITY South Atlantic Oct. 8-JOHN CARTER ROSE Caribbean 1 \ 1 Dale Name of Vessel Area South Atlantic Oct. 8—SWIFTSURE South Atlantic Oct. 9—COLORADAN ..., South Atlantic Oct. 9—EXAMELIA Pacific Oct. 10—CAMDEN ! Caribbean Oct. 11—STEEL SCIENTIST Northwest Atlantic Oct. 18—ANGELINA Northwest Atlantic Oct. 19—STEEL NAVIGATOR Caribbean Oct. 23—REUBEN TIPTON Pacific Oct. 25—PRESIDENT COOLIDGE South Atlantic Oct. 26—.\NNE HUTCHINSON Northwest Atlantic Oct. 27—GURNEY E. NEWLIN Northeast Atlantic Oct. 29—PAN NEW YORK Caribbean Oct. 29—WEST KEBAR Undetermined Nov. —SAWOKLA South Atlantic Nov. 1—GEORGE THACHER South Atlantic Nov. 3—EAST INDIAN Northwest Atlantic Nov. 3—^HAHIRA Northeast Atlantic Nov. 4—WILLIAM CLARK Caribbean Nov. 5—METON Caribbean Nov. 7—NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE Nov. 8—WEST HUMHAW Approaches to Mediterranean South Atlantic Nov. 9—MARCUS WHITMAN South Atlantic Nov. 13—EXCELLO South Atlantic Nov. 13—STAR OF SCOTLAND Northwest Atlantic Nov. 18—PARISMINA Northwest Atlantic Nov. 18—^YAKA South Atlantic Nov. 20—PIERCE BUTLER South Atlantic Nov. 23—ALCOA PATHFINDER ..Northwest Atlantic Nov. 23—CADDO Nov. 27—JEREMIAH WADSWORTH. South Atlantic Nov. 28—ALASKAN Caribbean Dec. —JAMES McKAY Northwest Atlantic Undetermined Dec. 9—COAMO Dec. 14—^ALCOA RAMBLER South Atlantic Dec. 14—THOMAS B. SCHALL Caribbean 1943 Jan. 1—ARTHUR MIDDLETON Mediterranean-Black Sea Jan. 9—BIRMINGHAM CITY Caribbean Jan. 9—BROAD ARROW Caribbean Jan. 9—COLLINGSWORTH Caribbean Jan. 9-:-MINOTAUR Caribbean Jan. 10—LOUISE LYKES Northeast Atlantic Jan. 23—BENJAMIN SMITH Approaches to Mediterranean Jan. 25—BRILLIANT Northwest Atlantic Jan. 25—CITY OF FLINT..Approaches to Mediterranean Caribbean Jan. 27—CAPE DECISION Jan. 27—CHARLES C. PINCKNEY Approaches to Mediterranean Jan. 27-^ULIA WARD HOWE Approaches t6 Mediterranean Jan. 29—SAMUEL GOMPERS .....Pacific Feb. —ATLANTIC SUN Northwest Atlantic Feb. 2—JEREMIAH VAN RENSSELAER Northwest Atlantic Feb. 3—DORCHESTER Northwest Atlantic Feb. 3—GREYLOCK Jfortheast Atlantic Feb. 5—^WEST PORTAL Northwest Atlantic Feb. 7—HENRY R. MALLORY Northwest Atlantic Feb. 7—ROBERT E. HOPKINS Northwest Atlantic Feb. 9—ROGER B. TANEY South Atlantic Feb. 10—STARR KING Pacific Feb. 17—DEER LODGE South Atlantic Feb. 21—^ROSARIO .Northeast Atlantic Feb. 22—CHATTANOOGA CITY......Northwest Atlantic Feb. 22—EXPOSITOR Northwest Atlantic Feb. 23—ESSO BATON ROUGE Approaches to Mediterranean Feb. 23—HASTINGS Northwest Atlantic Feb. 23—JONATHAN STURGES ....Northwest Atlantic Feb. 23—NATHANAEL GREENE Mediterranean-Black Sea Feb. 28—WADE HAMPTON Northwest Atlantic Mar. 1—FITZ JOHN PORTER South Atlantic Mar. 2—MERIWETHER LEWIS ....Northwest Atlantic South Atlantic Mar. 3—HARVEY W. SCOTT Mar. 4—STAG HOUND South Atlantic Mar. 5—EXECUTIVE Northeast Atlantic Mar. 8-JAMES B. STEPHENS South Atlantic Mar. 9—JAMES K. POLK Caribbean Mar. 9—MALANTIC Northeast Atlantid Mar. 9—PUERTO RICAN Northeast Atlantic Mar. 9—THOMAS RUFFIN ....Caribbean Mar. ID—JAMES SPRUNT ..Caribbean Dale Name of Vessel Area Mar. 10—RICHARD BLAND Northeast Atlantic Mar. 10—ANDREA F. LUCKENBACH Northwest Atlantic Mar. 10—RICHARD D. SPAIGHT South Atlantic Mar. 10—VIRGINIA SINCLAIR Caribbean Mar. 11_WILLIAM C. GORGAS Northwest Atlantic Mar. 13—CITIES SERVICE MISSOURI ...Caribbean Mar. 13—KEYSTONE Approaches to Mediterranean Mar. 16—BENJAMIN HARRISON Approaches to Mediterranean Mar. 17—HARRY LUCKENBACH....Northwest Atlantic Mar. 17—TRENEE DU PONT Northwest Atlantic Mar. 17-^AMES OGLETHORPE....Northwest Atlantic Mar. 17—MOLLY PITCHER Approaches to Mediterranean Mar. 17—WILLIAM EUSTIS Northwest Atlantic Mar. 18—WALTER Q. GRESHAM....Northwest Atlantic Mar. 19—MATHEW LUCKENBACH Northeast Atlantic Mar. 29—WILLIAM PIERCE FRYE Northeast Atlantic Apr. 4—GULFSTATE Gulf of Mexico , Apr. 5—SUNOIL Northwest Atlantic Apr. 6—^TOHN SEVIER Caribbean Apr. 11—JAMES W. DENVER Approaches to Mediterranean Mar. 13—ROBERT GRAY Undetermined Mra. 20—MICHIGAN Mediterranean-Black Sea Mar. 21—^OHN DRAYTON South Atlantic Apr. 24—SANTA CATALINA Northwest Atlantic Apr. 27—LYDIA M. CHILD ...Pacific Apr. 29—McKEESPORT Northwest Atlantic Apr. 30—PHOEBE A. HEARST .....Pacific Northwest Atlantic May 5—^WEST MADAKET May 5—WEST MAXIMUS Northwest Atlantic May 6—SAMUEL JORDAN KIRKWOODSouth Atlantic May 8—PAT HARRISON Approaches to Mediterranean "^ May 13—NICKELINER Caribbean May 16—WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT ......Pacific May 17—H. M. STOREY Pacific ' May 28—AGWIMONTE : South Atlantic' May 28—JOHN WORTHINGTON South Atlantip May 30—FLORA MacDONALD Approaches to Mediterranean June 3—^MONTANAN Red Sea and Indian Ocean South Atlantic June 6—WILLIAM KING 10—ESSO GETTYSBURG Northwest Atlantic June 19—HENRY KNOX Red Sea and Indian Ocean June 27—SEBASTIAN CERMENO June Red Sea and Indian Oceatt July —SAMUEL HEINTZELMAN Northwest Atlantic ^ July 2—BLOODY MARSH South Atlantic July 3—ELIHU B. WASHBURNE Caribbean July 5—MALTRAN South Atlantic July 7—JAMES ROBERTSON July 7—WILLIAM BOYCE THOMPSON South Atlantic Caribbean May 8—ELDENA 8—THOMAS SINNICKSON South Atlantic May 10—ALICE F. PALMER Red Sea and Indian Ocean May South Atlantic May 12—AFRICAN STAR May 12—ROBERT ROWAN ....Mediterranean-Black Sea July 13—TIMOTHY PICKERING , Mediterranean-Black Sea July 14—ROBERT BACON ..Red Sea and Indian Ocean South Atlantic July 16—RICHARD CASWELL Aug. 8—HARRISON GRAY OTIS Approaches to Mediterranean Aug. 13—FRANCIS W. PETTYGROVE Mediterranean-Black Sea ^ 26—JOHN BELL Mediterranean-BlacW Sea Aug. 26—RICHARD HENDERSON Aug. Mediterranean-Black Sea Sept. 15—BUSHROD WASHINGTON Mediterranean-Black Sae Sept. 20—FREDERICK DOUGLASS..Northwest Atlantic Sept. 20—THEODORE DWIGHT WELD Northwest Atlantic This list will be continued next week, and rup until completed. Many seamen have axmounced their inten­ tion of clipping these pages to save, for this list is a capsule history of the seafarers' contribution to the war effort, and a monument to the memory of their ship­ mates who have given their lives for their oountryk >' !•< �'•' 'Zi'.L." r"*' j''^i^",'/'^'\''.'.'\ • THE Frid&7« July 20, 194S SEAFARERS LOG Oh Yes, He Also Got A Medal HER^MfH * Modesty is no ddubt a virtue, but when carried too far wreaks hardships on overworked editors. Some weeks ago we ran a story about Juan Oquendo, Jr., Night Cook and Baker, who was cleared of framed charges brought 'n LIFT against him by a reputation seek­ outside of the above. And the ing skipper. NMU book he holds insures him Well, the other day Brother a salary of $175 per week. Some Oquendo was in the Log office to union man (some sacrifice! Union­ pick up a copy of the paper. We ism a la Joe Curran pays and passed the time of the day with pays and pays). him. With one thing leading to Yes, this non seaman "seaman ' another, as sometimes things do, non union "union" man, collects somebody asked him what he did heavily for his $2.50 dues pay­ with his medal. ment per month. Be it noted that "What medal?" we asked. this fatted parasite pays the same dues as poor devils of NMU sea­ "Why, the Mariners Medal that men whose earnings hardly al­ he got," was the answer. low them to live. We calmed ourselves with great Yet, this is the type of bum difficulty and led Oquendo into who demands that opposition ship a corner and got the story from out and casts aspersions on "how him. It seems that the SS Rosario, do they earn their living" etc, BuU Line, was coming back from etc. Well, take a good look at England when it was torpedoed the known facts of how this bum on February 21, ^43. Only 10 makes his living while selling men of the crew were saved, and the NMU members down the riv­ 15 of the gun crew. er through sweetheart contracts. One of the men was caught in Do you know that the NMU his quarters, his legs pinned "contracts" are lower than that down. Oquendo pulled him up of any other union in the indus­ upon deck and fitted him with a try? This is an established fact. life preserver. Just as he finished, And these "contracts" were ne­ the order was given to abandon gotiated during the "rule" of Joe ship. The man, Oquendo later Curran, NMU President and Stal­ learned, did not survive, but it in stooge. was not because his shipmates So much for this unknown had failed him. scum of the earth—this bombastic gutter rat and opportunist picked Brother Oquendo was awared up by the misnamed "Commun­ the Mariners Medal on May 15th ist" Party, to shield the real op­ of this year. erators of the racket from the We shook hands with Oquendo NMU members; a racket netting and wished him good luck. millions into the coffers of the If you ever swim home, towing Browder sneak thieves and poli­ your scow behind you, remember tical Mafia operating out of 50 it may be worth 3 lines in the East 13th street. New York City. Log. For The RecordFront The Record By TOP This is a letter to get things off my chest. I note that the Stal­ inists political Bund in control of the NMU are hard put to it to HUGH H. RAE. OS; answer the constructive opposi­ tion within their ranks or the de­ Crowded quarters are one of 'ilill veloping organizational construc­ fhe most unattractive features as tive campaign of the SIU-SUP. far as I'm concerned. How can a man be satisfied at sea when he So, unable to answer logically * is jammed in like we are on Lib­ they revert to the cries of "Why erties and some of the older don't they ship out" if any mem­ ships? On the Robin Adair we ber of the opposition stays on the were packed like sardines. And beach any length of time. (Now I don't like some of these sea isn't that something coming from lawyers you meet up with who a lowdown clique of racketeers try to stir up trouble when somelike those whose seamanship rec­ thing about the ship or the of­ ords and capabilities as seamen ficers doesn't satisfy them. If stinks on ice—who can no longer they don't like the way a guy by any stretch of the imagination parts his hair they want to bring be classified as seamen.) him up on charges. Instead of Let us see what kind of "sea­ talking things over with the dele­ men" these are who tell everyone gate, they sour the whole crew. else to ship out and use calumny and lies to mislead the men on the ships. r ALEX ANDERSOH, Bos'iu If a truly impartial investiga­ Low pay in peace time is no tion was made of the NMU lead­ good. If you sure a skilled seaman ers seamanship records we will you should be paid for what you find the following to be true: know. And I think if a seaman Joseph Curran; a trifle over 3 was guaranteed so much a year years total sea service. Yet this he would be sure of an income. I bum is 39 years of age. He has h^ve also noticed in the last few made one trip since 1936 to dodge years that too many men at sea the draft. It will be noted that don't give a damn for their ship­ he did not ship from the rotary mates. I started to sea on square shipping list as an NMU member riggers and I have been sailing should and take the .ship that for 20 years, bqt J never saw it came up in his turn—this would like it is now.^ If men would co­ be too dangerous; he. might draw operate on a ship a voyage would a tanker loaded with high test be much more {feasant. Every gas in convoy or a crawling Lib­ man should be willing to do his erty that was duck soup for subs. share of the work. No! This "seaman" chose a fast ship running alone — the Santa Elena. So, by this act he dodged the NMU shipping list, the risks PATRICK C. MOORES, Fireman: „ : and the draft as well. Yet, he By LOUIS COFFIN The monotony of life at sea drew two salaries on the trip-gets me. I don't see why every his. wages as a "sailor" and his Well, it was like old times. In •ship couldn't be fitted with a ra­ salary as NMU President. (Prettv the past week I assisted Brother dio in the crew's mess. My last smooth eh! Some Union man! Hanners in paying off the SS trip was. on the Joliet to Russia Some patriot! Some sailor!—some Cape Faro, and a couple of days and we were 25 days at sea. Then later assisted Brother Colls in louse.) we lay in port in the Black Sea paying off the SS Wm. Wirt, On Now where was this bum for the. Faro, where the beefs were for 38 days and when we went 35 years of his life? What did he very few and all settled at pay­ ashore the Russians acted like we do? How did he live? Where did off time, I discovered that the were saboteurs. We were four he live? We know that part of skipper was an old shipmate and days at Istanbul, where we had this 3 years service was sailing friend of mine from the old days to watch the purser and the old during the famous West Coast down in New Orleans when we '.man riding back and forth in the strike of 1934. Did he turn over sailed in the forecastle together. launch. I just got married, so his wages to the strike? History maybe I need to stay ashore for mentions not. He looked after In many of such cases where I ^awhile. ' ...... Joseph Curran — this we can meet old shipmates who are now on the bridge, I find that they swear to and this we know. have become so high-pressured Who knows his past? Do the •that they forget old forecastle S. E. CARPENTER, Oiler: NMU members know who this shipmates. I can truthfully say I don't like the monotony of man is — his birth and back­ that such is not the case with the working on these new ships like ground? No. Today this punk is Faro's skipper, W. Ravannack, the Marine Drag^ and C-2s, still unknown—his past a mys­ and according to the crew, he is There isn't enough to do. I would tery. There is even doubt that one right guy all the way rather ride an old up-and-down his real name is Curran. through. It's really a pleasure to job where you make 30 minute rounds and the watch passes That he is a stooge for Stalin write that there are still some de­ quickly. On the Marine Dragon political racketeers Curran knows cent officers riding the scows to­ I was evaporator maintainance. well — collects his pickings and day. The work was easy, but the keeps his mouth shut while do­ On the SS Wirt we had a num­ watches seemed like eight hours. ing as he is told. We know that ber of beefs, which were as usual Long trips are no good either, he worked as a shore gang Bosun settled on board at the payoff. A when you run out of fresh veg­ for the Grace Line at scab wages; couple of errors in the deck de­ etables and fruit and have dehy­ that he refused to support a rank partment were later corrected drated eggs every day. Of course and file strike when called on, and the men involved can collect I miss my wife and family, too, and that he took out an ISU boox at the Alcoa office, 17 Battery but if you go id sea you can ex­ and made one payment only. This Place. These errors were due to pect that. You can't take your man never carried a union book the ignorance of the mate, whose family with you. in his life as lar as it is ^nown, experience with the agreements QUESTION: What,^ to yon, ^e the most un­ attractive features of life at sea? wr. V wrr Page FIT* r v Report From The Ass't Secretary-Treas. was nil. This guy was brand new and still wet under the ears, and like some other mates and en­ gineers read the agreements as if they were written in Chinese. This guy did not have the slightest knowledge of what it is all about. So considering these facts I felt that it was my duty to educate him, which I proceed­ ed to do with the approval of the master of the ship, who seems to be a pretty good guy. I'm sure that this mate will know how to turn in the crew's overtime in the future. Incidentally, both of these ships were crewed up with damn good union men, and repre­ senting such crews is always a pleasure for any union official. • I have a number of outport beefs which are in the process of being settled, and since it takes a little longer settling theSe than it does when I'm aboard at the point of production, I will have to wait until either the next is­ sue or as soon as all these beefs are squared away. I wiU notify the ports involved by mail as well as have it printed in the money due list of the Seafarers Log. �«??!* THE Page Six SEAFARERS Friday, July 20, 1945 LOG SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Sturges Survivors! Pity Passengers On Senorlta Run! Survivors of the Mississippi Liberty, Jonathan Sturges, are asked by the parents of Darwin Lumbaltis, Cook on this ship when she was lost, IQ get in touch with them. Write to Mr. and Mrs. Har­ vey Lumbattis, 4213 Jeumine Avenue, Culver City, California. Brass Hats Extend 'Nen-Fraternization' To Cover Merchant Grew Of Marine Dragon Because the Army would like ship is being operated properly* to run the Marine Dragon, Water­ and we are working to the best man C-4, on a strictly military of our ability. The attitude and actions of certain personnel of the basis, and because the crew Transport Command are especial­ Take your gear when you would like to see her run like ly objectionable. One of the most popular ships go aboardi There have been any other merchant ship, under It has been noticed that the many cases recently of men crewing up in New York these the authority of the master, they crews of other transport ships going aboard, waiting until days is the George Washington, drew up the following petition are allowed immediate shore lib­ they were restricted, and Alcoa passenger vessel, running when the ship reached port last erty when the ship docks. On this then announcing that they ^ •to. Puerto Rico and other islands week. ship, we are always restricted un­ had to go ashore and get their of the Caribbean. Needless to The petition, as given below, til all of the troops have debark­ gear. By doing this they give was signed for the entire crew ed. As we are in port for so few say, the Dispatchers never have the WSA a chance to sneak any trouble filling up the vacan­ According to the crew that by M. Wolinsky, Frank Crider, days, we would like to avail our­ in replacements. Often times cies on this scow, for the senor- brought the Arizpa in from Eng­ and Arthiu- McMillan, deck, en­ selves of this extra liberty. they miss the ship and are in gine, and steward department In view of these statements, we for a Coast Guard rap. ita run is always popular. land, the second mate's amuse­ In' again after a short ten day ment was running around with delegates, respectively. respectfully request that, some Have your gear with you; trip to San Juan, the crew report­ a stop watch timing the deck The Transport Commander's action be taken to facilitate clos­ don't let your luiion down. ed that the passengers they haul­ hands at work; and the old man, Office issues an order each voy­ er harmony throughout the ship. ed down this trip were very in­ probably not getting enough ex­ age prohibiting any fraterniza­ dignant about their "treatment" ercise pacing the bridge, came tion between the troops and the and published a big story of their down and helped the Steward merchant crew. We are not al­ lowed to talk to, or to fraternize hardships in the San Juan paper. clean out the icebox. It seems that they had no deck The purser, they said, was an in any way with the troops. Many chairs, and no entertainment had independent character who spent of us have found former friends, been provided. Some of them his time playing cards and tak­ or relatives, among the troops and couldn't sit under the shower? all ing pictures. Such menial jobs as we resent the fact that we are day in the warm weather and this applying iodine or making ban­ unable to associate with them in Several shipboard meetings, at ard department working rules general. The impression is cre­ which unionism was discussed were answered by Chief Cook hurt too. dages was out of his line. ated that we are not fit associ­ and besfs were taken up and act­ John Retoure. It was decided al­ As Leon Lawson, AB, put it, "No omelets" was the standing ed upon, were held during the so to enforce messroom cleanli­ ates for the troops. "These passengers are lucky , ,,u T 1 order on the Arizpa, which also The Transport Command limits last voyage of the William Wirt, ness and cooperate with the Mess- '^1 they're ,getting rv„:.o+ menus. T X, back . T toxT_the IslJ featured one-meat boys in cleaning messroom gear our purchase of supplies. We are Calmar Liberty. ands. Maybe they'd rather ride Different questions about stewafter coffee time. A more ade­ not allowed to avail ourselves of in the 'tween decks of a Liberty According to John Dugina, AB quate night lunch was requested the facilities of the Post Exchange and deck delegate, there were like the troops have to do." and the matter was takert up with aboard the ship. The Transport several Sheepshead Bay boys on Big beef when the ship pulled board, hard workers and good Commander office contends that the Steward, with improved con­ in was about five or six of the ditions resulting. The purser \vas shipmates. Brother Bill Thomp­ the Post Exchange is for the ex­ deck gang who had such a case son, well known Gulf oldtimer, clusive >use of the troops. instructed to post slopchest price? of channel fever after this short did a good job of teaching the We resent the attitude of the and keep regular slopchest hours. trip that they couldn't wait to se­ first trippers a few things about Army Transport Command tow­ To help get news about the Suggestions for improvements cure the lines or top booms and the SIU and unionism. ards the merchant crew. We are ships and about the member­ to living quarters on the Wirt in­ waltzed ashore, leaving the work under the impression that the ship into the pages of the cluded a list of recommendations to the others. The Washington Howard Shantz, SUP man, was Seafarers Log, a mimeo­ drawn up by each department, as carries nineteen men in the deck chief mate on the way across, but graphed form has been pre­ follows: had to get off in Swansea because gang, with quartermasters and a pared and is being distribut­ of illness. Engine Department: ' fire watchman. ed to all ships at the time of Installation and repair of read­ Delegates were Joseph Pospis, The Hastings, Waterman C-2, signing on, along with the deck, and Cooper Daniels, for the hung up a record not long ago packets of educational ma­ ing lamps on bunks. steward department. Drinking fountain for the en­ when she became the first Water­ terial. gine room. man ship to pay off in the port of Latest reports are that the Space is provided on this Washington will go on a MiamiBoston without any beefs. Faulty shower heads replaced sheet for reports of meetings Caribbean run shortly, carrying On a two months trip to Ant­ held on the ship, for beefs or repaired. farm laborers from the Barbados werp, the ships delegates settled that were settled by crew Improved ventilation for toilet and other islands. beefs as they came up on the action, and for any other in­ and shower rooms. voyage, to the satisfaction of teresting items about the Deck Department: everyone concerned. ship or the crew. The forms Installation of • grating under Deck Delegate Boris Sagol, can be sent to the LOG from showers. Deck Maintainance, reported a foreign ports or handed to Soap trays for shower rooms. fine cooperative crew; men who the patrolman at the time of New rheostat for radio loud knew how a union ship should be the pay off. speaker. run. "A swell ship and a good crew." Jack Loos, AB; James Ackerman, Clean or renew life preservers. Oiler; and "William Oswinkle, 2nd Such was the unanimous opin­ Steward Department: Cook. Blackie Ackermaft was ion of the boys who came in last Bos'n. All mattresses cleaned or re-, week ' on the Felix Grundy, The crew especially commend­ placed. $o^th*Atlantic Liberty. ^ ed the skipper, W. E. Wade, and A happy ship and one that took gled out by the WSA for use in New percolators. Brother Todd, AB: Benjamin The fact that the ship had no the mate, Constantine Petekies. few replacements was the Mad­ movie shots here in port last more than two or three small Only exciting event of the trip, aket, Waterman C-2 which came week, is a special Waterman C-2 Hayes, Deck Engineer; and John«.; \ beefs which were quickly settled, according to Deck Delegate Loos back last week from a run to with a recreation room in the Retotu-e, Chief Cook, were delegates on this ship. crew quarters aft. was due, according to the crew, was when an AB appropriated an southern France. to a first rate group of deck and evening gown from one of the According to J. L. (Blackie) Brother Ed Steffens, Deck engine officers, a good Steward ladies in a Marseilles cafe and Madders, Oiler and engine dele­ Maint., kept the crew entertain­ and Bos'n who knew his job. wore the dress triumphantly gate, she was a "swell" feeding ed with his harmonica and is re­ Although the captain wanted down the docks, with several of ship with a good line up of of­ portedly a virtuoso of no mean Writing from France on the the entire crew to stay aboard, the ladies running after him try­ ficers on deck and below. He ability. Another musical mem­ SS Marina, Brother Anthony and although most of the men ing to retrieve the appropriated mentioned H. A. Adamson, first ber of the crew was H. B. Wal­ Ruszcryk, asks about the bonus assistant, as. being "one .of the ters, Deck Engineer. Walters cuts and sends greetings from the would have stayed on the ship, property. the greater part of the crew left "It was a gesture of Interna­ best union men I've met at sea." packs an Hawaian guitar on entire crew. Also inquiring about because of the bonus cuts smd tional good will," said the AB. Adamson is an SIU oldtimer from every ship he rides, but he can the bonus was Brother William plan to sail on the Pacific. play everything from a tenor sax Franklin, Jr., in France with the C I "It was what the limeys call re­ the Gulf. Delegates on the Gnmdy were verse lend lease." The Madaket, which was sin­ to • jews harp. Calmar Liberty, Frederick Dow.' Take Your Gear Characters On Arizpa Ship Meeting On Williain Wirt Asks Improvements For Quarters ALL SHIPS GET FORM FOR HEWS SS Hastings Felix Grundy, Back From France, Wins Praise Of Entire Crew Madaket A Happy Ship 4 SS Marina ••f l5> �rnimfm TW?:-'^!';!-; ••• •K S-\- \ Friday, July 20, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Navy Gun Crew Praises Steward To express our thanks to the stewards department on this ship we find that the best way is by giving the Steward a note of thanks. The food on this ship has been the best example of a good, at­ tentive Steward and a capable staff that this gun crew belieVes can be found anywhere. The chow hall and the rest of the ship that the stewards depart­ ment had charge of were always in tip-top condition. We find that it is a lot better to live in a clean ship than in a dirty one. Thanks to the Steward of the SS Michael Edelstein we ~iiave lived on a very clean, wellordered ship. The Steward of this ship is L. W. Highsmith. Lt. (jg) VERNON J. CRAIG TKOS. A. CHEEK. GM2c ALBERT J. KUMMICK, Sic JOSEPH A. BENSIVENGA, Sic EDGAR L. CAMPBELL, SMSc HARRY L. DAVIS. Jr.. Sic DESMOND L. REARDON. Sic EDWARD SILHOWSKI. Sic HARRY L. WARNER. Sic v'>^ CUSTER BLANOS, GM3c WILLLRLM F. LINK. SM3C Letters! Letters! The "Membership Speaks" page is your chance lo blow off sleam or just talk about some topic which you think is interesting. Write about any subject as long as it per­ tains to ships and seamen. Send your letter to The Ed­ itor. The Seafarers Log. . Hits Roughhouse Conduct On Ship * » I would suggest that all crew members upon arrival back in port realize that when they leave a ship in such a condition as the Metcalf was, that it is certainly not good advertising for union men and would not help us win better conditions and contracts. Company officials coming on board and seeing the rubbish and dirt such as was on this ship have a good point against the union in negotiations. You would never expect to see food and rubbish on the decks two days after the ship got in and before the payoff, but such was the condition on this ship. Roughhouse tactics such as pre­ vailed here are very unusual, but one instance like this can spoil the efforts of many crews to live up to the SIU constitution, which I would like to compliment the definitely states that we will take crew of the Del Norte who paid care of ship's property. off this ship in Staten Island last M. OLSEN. AB. deck delegate week. Although this ship was gone for eight months and the men had plenty of excuse for hit­ commendable and is the union ting the bars at the end of this wdy of doing~ things. It makes trip, every man was sober at the the work of the patrolmen much easier. payoff. WM. HAMILTON This kind of conduct is very Del Norte Payoff f Proposes Qualifying Tests For Electricians I have a beef to make in regard | My beef is this: I believe it is to these new C-2s, T-2s and ships highly important that the eleclike the Robin Tuxford which are tricians going aboard these ships electrified, with intricate electric­ be given enough of an examina­ al equipment on deck and below. tion JSO that the commissioners 'It is becoming customary to can be pretty sure they have ship as second "electricians on something on the ball. I spent 17 these vessels boys who don't know years at sea and I still have an armature from a light socket. plenty to learn, but I'm damn Of course I realize that the com­ tired shipping out as electrician missioners are throwing around a and then having to do that job -lot of tickets in order to man the and be school teacher to an as­ ships and in the democratic way sistant who is supposed to be we have in the SIU of hiring men qualified to take over in case we don't quiz them about hov/ something happens to me. D. DeDUISIN they got their ticket or what they know, but we take it for granted that the commissioners consider­ ed them qualified for the job. Is it possible to send "me week­ . But the point is that many of 'these electricians are not quali­ ly a copy of the Seafarers Log? fied at all. A greenhorn can go My husband, ionnie Grantham, firing or oiling on a Liberty and is now at sea. He always brought learn enough in a couple of the paper home to me and I en­ watches to get by without doing joyed reading the Log," as I was too much damage to the plant, acquainted with many members but with these complicated elec­ of the SIU. Mrs. LONNIE GRANTHAM tric jobs it is entirely different. MORE FAN MAIL 'h Says Bos'ns Are Underpaid, Calls For Increase In Wage It used to be that you could get on a good ship once in a while and make it a home. But the only home a bos'n finds on a ship these days is the old men's home. It gives a bos'n grey hairs — and plenty. I have been going to sea for 15 years and I have plenty of ex­ perience the hard way. But what do I get paid for this experience? Exactly $12.50 a month more than a six months AB who couldn't splice a line if he was given a diagram. As a bos'n I am supposed to know the ship's rigging and deck gear. I am supposed to be an ex­ pert in splicing rope and wire, in mixing paints, doing canvas work and general maintenance. I am responsible for the expensive gggr on a two million dollar ship, jg ^^is responsibility worth? I receive just $30.00 per month less than a junior engineer who hasn't much more to do on these turbine jobs than sit under a ventilator and keep from fall­ ing asleep. The other day T woke up and said to myself, 'What are you go­ ing to sea for anyway?" I didn't have a very convincing answer to that except that it has been my business for 15 years, and when a fellow puts in the best part of his life in a profession he sure hates to quit. Every day you see bos'n's jobs listed on the board without any takers. Why? Because a bos'n can make as much money with­ out any headaches sailing as AB. PostwarSeourity For Seafarers Now is the time for seamen to get together and do something about wages and postwar bene­ fits. Not that we want charity, but if servicemen are being vot­ ed -everything they want, and Congress is feeling so generous, why shouldn't seamen, who took the risks when the risks were greatest, have a share in this generc.^ity too? This unemployment insurance provision is very important, for cutbacks in the war effort will eventually effect shipping and many merchant seamen will find themselves on the beach whether they want to ship or not. I also think that a merchant seaman who has put in two or three years steady at sea during the war should have the advantages Of the educational provisions where­ by he can study for six months or so and take some kind of specialized course. There should also be prefer­ ence for merchant seamen in any future public works program. ALBERT FRIEDGEN. Chief Elec. Rap Performers Who Hurt Union Now that we're talking about an increase of wages let's also talk about an increase, of wages for bos'ns, the rating on these ships that has been underpaid for In the matter of drunken per­ years. formers who deliberately sabot­ JAMES 'Windy" WALSH. age union conditions and lower Bos'n. the prestige of unionism by rais­ ing hell at the payoff we recom­ mend that such performers be severely dealt with, as these men are definitely a detriment to the We would like to thank our welfare of the SIU. brothers for their generous dona­ Anyone that is drunk and caus­ tion of $103.00 from the SS Cran­ ing trouble when a ship pays off ston Victory and also the union should be fined for the first of­ officials for being so kind in tell­ fense. Such a fine, should in our opinion be not less than twentying different crews about us. five dollars. On second - offense the guilty member should be ex­ Things are not so bad here. We pelled from the union, as anyone are not tied down as they are in who has this little respect for his some of the other hospitals and union brothers will be a con­ we get good food and cigaret'tes tinuous performer anyway. every week. We also receive the Performers at the payoff also Log and can keep in touch with interfere with an orderly settle­ what is going on along the water­ ment of beefs in the interest of the crew. Although such cases front. But we are all waiting for are not very numerous they are, the day when the medics say nevertheless, deserving of action okay and we can be outward by the membership and we be­ lieve the above provisions should bound again. be incorporated in the Constitu­ Here is wishing you all a happy tion. voyage and a safe return. WALTER SICKMAN K. PETTERSON ARCHIBALD McGREGOR JOHAN KALLESTE REMBERT G. GOODLOE A. R. REEDE N. GAMANIN RALPH STALL FROM FT. STANTON Examine Ship's Stores Before Signing Articles After you sign on a ship and get out to sea it's a hell of a time to discover that the ice box is empty and all you have in the dry stores is crackers and pickles, and plenty of rice if you are on some of those Gulf ships. Before you sign on articles it is the time to appoint a commit­ tee and have a look-see at the stores. If you have a hungry trip don't always blame the Steward because often the company tells the Steward it's goinfi to be a six weeks' trip and it ends up by be­ ing a six months' trip, which isn't the Steward's fault. This is often true of Calmar ships going out without enough stores. I was on the Texmar for Wants J. H. Lee In a recent Log I see that J. H. Lee was mentioned in one of the articles. We were on the beach together in Syd­ ney. Australia, in late '43 and early '44. I hope this gets into the Log so Brother Lee can send me his address. I'd like a lot lo hear from him. A. C. "Red" WELLS 229 East Avenue Greenville^ Pa. 18 months and the Daniel Willard for 8 months, so I know some of the tricks Calmar uses. It is im­ portant on ships run by this out­ fit to have a look at the ice box before you get tied up on articles. L. K.. Steward Not A Free Ride How about some imion educa­ tional literature to tell the boys that the steward department K something besides a good place to take a free ride? I made a trip on a Liberty with two schoolboy cooks who went to the Sheepshead Bay cook school because they could get out quicker that way. One of these boys was a machinist and the other one was a linotype opera­ tor. As cooks they both would have been good boiler makers. The ships are full of men who ship out as cooks or messboys because they don't think they have to know anything in the stewards department. You don't even make a good messboy over night, but the messboys think they are doing you a favor by waiting on the crew. I remember when a messboy made more than a cook on a good trip. 14-YEAH STEWARD �THE Page Eighi SEAFARERS Friday, July 20. 1945 LOG FROM RIGHT GUARD TO ABLE SEAMAN If it weren't for the war, he might have been an All-American football player. As it is he is a merchant seaman, sailing from SIU halk But the speed, the skill, the footbaU savvy that made him a regular guard on the best freshman-football team ever to have come out of Duquesne University have not deserted him, and after the war, when he resumes his education, Paul 'T^ed" ^ai£, AB, will slip onc-c more into dented shoes, and convoy that pigskin over the^ liked as the following incident, goal line. told the Log by a shipmate, dem­ Red went to Duquesne from onstrates. In St. Augustine, in East Washington, Pa., High August, 1944j a security lieuten­ School, in 1942, on a football ant went to the crew's icebox scholarship, and played on the and filched himself some night STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL freshman team that year—a team lunch. Red walked in, catching MARTIN T. COLLINS so strong that it scored freely the officer with his pants down FRANK NERING against the varsity in scrimmages and his mouth full, so to speak. JOHANNES HEIKKURINEN a varsity team that had on it He asked the man what he was S. ANTOINETTE AlhAmerican material, such as doing there. Receiving no an­ WILBERT CAILLET John Matisi, tackle, and Max swer, Red put the officer out. J. FELLOWS Kielbasa, halfback, who made When the ship called at Oran, C. S. INMAN several listings as the outstanding two MPs boarded the ship and E. T. O'MARA players in their positions. In ad­ took Red off, to face charges. LOUIS F. LEDINGHAM dition, there were several men Only the second mate and two PAUL V. MADISON now playing on service teams, crewmen were allowed to testify, FREDDIE R. KIDD considered among the strongest although the entire crew wanted LESTER M. WYMAN in the country. to. The trial was short and sweet, JAMES F. CLARKE Red was a guard on that team. and Red was fined $500. When he P. GALLATLY He is of medium height, and got back aboard ship, the crew L. R. BURCH weighs 175 pounds after a show­ held a meeting and insisted upon W. B. MUIR er.' His powerful body is hidden since he began, for he is a strong paying his fine for him. For how F. SARMENTO behind broad shoulders and a union man. many men would a crew do that? H. V. WILSON Compact frame, so that you might J. M. JOHNSON Among the ships he has sailed •underguess his weight by as His father, now a stonemason, L. G. GRAHAM on have been the William Pace, •much as fifteen pounds. But he once organized for the United SALVATORA BIONDA Calmar; the Jean and the Tris­ ;is all there—and he can hand it Mine Workers in those days when EMIL VON TESMAR tram Dalton, Bull Line; and the out, as well as stand the hard it was worth a man's livelihood, L. M. MOODY, Jr. and perhaps his life, to buck the C. J. Finlay, Overlakes. body contacts of football. At the present time Red is K. E. OLSEN coal operators. Red, the thirteenth • The draft and the army reserve of sixteen children, has inherited studying for his mate's license, B. B. LENOIR took most of the Duquesne team all of his father's belief in social and the odds are that he will L. C. KATES that year, and the school cut out make it. And here's another good BERTEL BRYDER . the game. Red himself went.to justice and the need of strong bet: when he does, he will be as J. A. SPAULDING sea at tnat time, and has been unions to protect the workinggood a union man as he is now. Z. W. CULLISON Sailing since. What is more, he man. L. L. LEWIS has been sailing only union ships Red is a quiet lad and well|He won't be a bucko. L. R. BORJA RAMON BURGOS J. S. CAMPBELL THE NEW SEAFARERS LIBRARY R. A. BLAKE E. V. FERRER H. W. E. FREDERICKSEN ROBERT POWELL H. S. TUTTLE DAVID NORDSTROM R. GILBERT B. CUCUTA S. RIVERA O. STENMO L. MELANSON W. C. WAGNER EVERETT KNOWLES PABLO ORTIZ JOSIAH MEGILL SALVATORE LACORTE EDWARD J. KARKELL JOHN NEAL SOL R. DURRETT A. M. DUCLOS DEAN WHEELER A. R. (ONE ROUND) KING OSCAR F. HEIL F. PALERMO R. L. HUNTER A. MOULTON V. A. KENNY ^ R. A. LYNN F, E. SALLINGER B. KLIMINSKY H. STILLMAN Men In Marine Hi^itals This Week X is, ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL D. McDONALD XXX FORT STANTON ARCHIBALD McGUlGAN N. GAMANIN REMBERT G. GOODLOE XXX ]fe It looks from this shot as though Brothers Jim Stewart and Bill Homer might be reading two of those spicy books that were banned up Boston way. Stewart is in charge of the library corner fitted up in the new recreation floor at the New York hall. Homer, Oiler, made the last trip on the Marine Dragon. |ii>» J^ .• BRIGHTON HOSPITAL F. ALASAVICH JOHN DUFFY PETE KOGOY JOHN BARR TOM MCCARTHY r , .< '-i-'r','' i. _• • •' . , = t ;; !•'' i-'V.'" ; 4' - ^ BOSTON MARINE HOSPITAL PETE KOGOY J. DUFFY XXX BALTIMORE MARINE HOSPITAL ^ EMIL HARM HERMAN ZILMER WILLIAM PRIOR PRESTON SMITH •JOHN CISIECKI KARL JOHNSON HARRY JOHNSON VINCENT DALCHUK CHARLES FULMEK JAMES BREWER JOHN COLVIN LESTER L. HEARRING J. HEARRING ELZIOR MORIN s"; JOSEPH BRENNAN W. DWARANCZYK W. MESSENGER DANIEL FLINTJER E. ANDYA ' -. it ft MARYLAND ' STATE SANATORIUM C. MARTINEZ J. SHRIVER Brother Lester Hearring was brought in from Tampa on July 3rd, by an army bomber, in bad shape. So far he is doing very well. . JOHN TAURIN, Hospital Committee it $> $> NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL JAMES E. WARD ^ i JAMES W. DENNIS J. DE FARGE JOHN E. McCREADIE c XXX SAVANNAH HOSPITAL B. R. PETERMAN Nbtice! The following men should see the Secretary-Treasurer at once: Joe Hefner, SS Quaker Hill. Clyde E. Mills, SS Quaker Hill. John W. Piebel, SS Marne. . Thomas L. McBroyer, SS Quak­ er Hill. John Orbananas, SS Marne. . Russell Wilde, SS Marne James Keakipin, SS Marne. Clifton Eaton, SS Mame. Andrew King, SS Marne, More Logs For Ships Starting immediately, cop­ ies of the enlarged Seafarers Log are being mailed to SIU ships in foreign ports. It is • suggested that these papers, after they have been read by the men aboard, be taken ashore and distributed among places where seamen gather, such as Red Cross, clubs, res­ taurants and bats. �f'- << Friday, July 20, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Calmar Almost Pulls Fast One By WM. McKAY BALTIMORE—We are getting I could cite many examples of along swell with the Calmar pay­ what a louse this paymaster is, master in Baltimore. When I say but no doubt you all have heard , 'o', "swell," I mean we are swelling of him. Even the other company up with all the lies this character officials can't stomach him. is feeding us. The new Ore ship, Venore is He tried to pull a fast one on out and if it were some otlier cutthe crew of the Bethore. He told fit I might give them credit for them they could pay off under building a real nice ship. Howi mutual consent, and they could ever, I must admit that she hag standby and get paid every week. good quarters for the crew, with By JOHN MORGAN I got on board and told the crew adjoining showers and toilets iii BOSTON — The Editor, being of this apparent plan to under­ No news this week from not to pay off until they got a each room, recreation rooms and a persistent cuss whose yells for mine the industry. We have a the Business Agents in the month's pay, and the Commis­ a lot of other inlprovements. sioner backed me up. While on my vacation last /"copy" can be heard way up here case in point which we're work­ following ports: Most of the crew held fast, bul week I visited Agent McLean in in Beantown, will be happy to re­ ing on right now. A member in NORFOLK the Steward talked his depart­ Buffalo. He was always hustling ceive a little news from Boston. good standing, with an Ai-my TAMPA ment into paying off. And, of around the ships, and tried to But here's hoping he doesn't medical discharge for "nervous­ JACKSONVILLE course, when they did their beef drag me along with him. From whack this literary effort to pieces ness", was forced to deposit his HOUSTON was finished. Nice guy, huh? the looks of things the SIU is go­ with his blue pencil—or is a red seaman's papers with the U.S.C.G. ing places on the Lakes They pencil favored by Ye Editor? after the WSA ^medico examined have some of the same headaches Anyway, the news from this him—and admittedly found no­ we have on the coast, free-load­ port doesn't differ much from thing wrong with him. A letter ers, stooges, etc., but they are previous dispatches. Business and from the Brother's own family way ahead of the NMU in their shipping are fair. There have physician, stating his fitness for By BUD RAY area. Keep up the good work, been quite a number of conver­ laborious work, and sea dutjj in sion jobs, and rumor has it that particular, was ignored as com­ SAN JUAN, P. R.—We had a Fellows, remember there isn't boys. we can expect a great many more pletely as an Allied protest to the few oldtimers in and it looks as any more than just enough men I've been trying to figurq cut though they will be running here in this department to do all the what the WSA is trying to do in weeks to come. We don't have USSR. steady. It has helped the ship­ work that has to be done, and if too much difficulty "crewing up' In view of the prevalent atti­ ping list, and we are getting a you get gassed up or refuse to with the seamen. But I don't have to figure hard. That bunch these jobs, as we have a fairly tude of the former ambulance large' "On Hand" list. However, chasers, it seems we have only steady turn over of jobs. We are turn to, it makes just that much of chairwarmers never sailed a insofar as the augmented stew­ one recourse to defeat their tac­ now shipping on an average of a more work and undue hardship ship and don't know a thing about shipboard (conditions.. They ard department is concerned tics, and that is to dispatch our man a day which isn't bad for on your mates. The SS George Washington ar­ have never been torpedoed, but we find it is necessary to issue a membefs directly to the ship, by­ down this way. good many trip cards to WSA passing WSA examining clinics. The SS Ellenor was in and the rived with 276 passengers and it in turn are trying to torpedo the graduates. It remains to be seen It might be a good idea to do it only one who had a beef was looked like old times with the seamen's living conditions. They what kind of , union men these anyway, as many members state the mate. It seems that when it publicos and Ladies of the Scar­ are continually issuing phony di­ boys prove to be, although to that the Boston Medical Office is came time to secure the ship for let Sisterhood vying with each rectives to the detriment of the date the majority of them have so "crummy" they are in constant sea, most of the ABs had taken other for the crew's payoff. But seamen. French leave after he had given she only stayed one night. No They now have a form the sea­ turned out very well indeed. fear that their clothes will be­ them ample time off to go to their beefs on her and, of aU things, men have to fill in when they The local "cell" of the NMU come infested while lying on the has gone into its act of picketing bench. Other ports no doubt are homes. We must remember there she sailed on schedule with^ full take physical exams. This fonn the Shipping Commissioner's of­ having similar trouble, for it does is a time coming when your union crew. I understand she is to is worse than anything thought fice in Boston. Most of our mem­ look an awful lot like a "policy officials will be sitting down with make more trips here in the near up by the Gestapo. When a the "shipowners to get new and future. bunch of despots regulate every lA bers are puzzled by this display line." better contracts. If you think Had a West Coast ship in with move a man makes, he is no of "action" (which calls for an increase in the minimum hourly Brother Lapham paid off the John Shipowner isn't going to a modern Captain Bligh aboard. longer free. This is the case with wage and protests the bonus cut), SS Bienville on July 5th. Every­ remember all- these things and There were plenty of beefs but the seamen today. The sooner we for they well remember that only thing was fine and Brother Lap- throw them in our face then all the men didn't contact the hall do something about those leechham wishes to express publicly I can say is that you are living until she was ready to sail. The bureaucrats, the better. old man hired a WSA replacement his appreciation of the fine type in a false paradise. ANY of delegate we have on the Bien­ This organization was built by and I ran him off and put a book ville. The ship paid off at the the sweat and unending devotion man on her. This heel told me Army Base (which is stiU verbot- of many an oldtimer who will that when our version of the Ges­ ACC»t)^TAL ANO en to patrolmen) and all three never cross the bar with us again, tapo (CG) quit dictating he would OMINT^MT,OA/ALS delegates lined up. the members and if we have this same fight to stop going to sea. I was almost By D. STONE of their respective departments go through again we will miss thrown out of his office when I and took them to a lunchroom their guidance and leadership to asked him why he wasn't with GALVESTON — Shipping very close by where the business and gain what we lose. Most of the Hitler's crowd as all his thoughts brisk with some very good berths "beefs" were handled with 100% ships coming here will let you seemed to be Nazified. Fellows, on the board for the past two cooperation of the ship's crew. hire a standby out of the hall in lest we forget these phonies we weeks. Crewed up one Liberty These Army and Navy dockings the event you wish a few days should keep a record to refer to that came in for the pay-off, one require a conscientious type of off; it wiU help your brothers who when the war is over. C-2 for a pay-off, one C-l-m-AVl delegate in order to insure effi­ are on the beach, and keep the The men who have been get­ crewing up this week. We are ting jobs out of the haU cleaning cient pay-offs. Brother Lapham's heat off yoirr union. just about completely out of men. a short while ago, when J. Hawk experience with the Bienville Had the SS Jean in again and The Brandywine is in again and M. Dushane were in Wash­ again emphasizes the importance the fellows on the beach made a with about half of the crew to be ington battling the bonus cut, of electing efficient, union-mind­ few pesos on standby work. replaced. This rust bucket is get­ Everything else on her was okay, the NMU was conspicuous for its ed department delegates. ting harder and harder to keep Brother Sweeney and I paid off but for a couple of performers in absence. Their failure to manifest men aboard and it is one of the the stewards department who solidarity in the industry con­ the SS Walter Kidde at Castle best feeding ships along the made things miserable for the cerning the bonus cut no doubt Island, which is another Army coast. men they have to work with. had its influence with MWEB, pier. This was another very pleas­ About the 25th of this month whos members might have en­ ing experience insofar as dele­ we will have the Luiston Victory, tertained the notion that they gates aboard our ships is con­ Boston did not leave the ship as an SUP ship, coming out of the could afford to cut the bonus and cerned, as we met the delegates an SIU crew should. The quarters ship yard to crew up. This is a that the NMU could still be ex­ outside the pier, instructed them were strewn with discarded be­ J conversion job. pected to "play baU." Anyway, as to their duties qf the pay-off, longings; the alleyways were Somewhat later the Mexico today they are out with the plac­ and the result was another 100% dirty; and virtually the entire Victory will be out. This one too ards—a beautiful example of the score. In my opinion, public cred­ mess department had walked off is a conversion. and left the mess-rooms and scul­ old adage about "locking the barn it to these delegates whenever after the horse is stolen." possible will inspire all members lery in a most untidy condition. holds and don't belong to the I have been informed that there We continue to have trouble chosen by their brothers to repre­ At our meeting of July 5th I union, showed their appreciation is about 75 ships equipped to car­ with the WSA medical depart­ sent them to extend themselves to stressed the point that we cannot by buying a nice fi^^e tube Pilot ry grain, which will be on a ment in regard to the treatment do an excellent job of it. allow our members to quit a ship radio and giving it to the branch. steady run between Texas and of members submitting to the The SS John Blair (Calmar) that way, even if it requires that Well, fellows, the gentle the European area. The way these "sign-on" eJtamination. It appears paid off here recently. The ship disciplinary action be applied to breezes of the sea still caress our vessels are handled it takes no obvious that there is a deliberate was in bad shape from the sani­ the offending member-s. The cheek as we lie under the sway­ more than three or four days to plan to eliminate old-timers from tary standpoint, with several brothers should remember that a ing palms, listening to the surf load. Fast I caU it. the industry. Members recently members returning to the Hall contract is an agreement between with a lovely senorita whispering discharged from the Army and after looking her over and refus­ two parties, and wherever the sweet music in our ear, and a vacious gals who invented love Navy, who are desirous of return­ ing the job. Unquestionably the SIU is one of the contracting bottle of Boca Chica to put us in you want, and cheap but good ing to their peace-time occupa- Blair requires complete fumiga-' parties, SIU means the members the right spirit of the work to rum, well, need more be said? ;.tion as seamen, are aliso victims tion, but the crew that got off in collectively and individually. be done. So if it is beautiful cur- We'll be seeing you. ; «M "IMi I ir iiiM ' i iBf iii i 'ii Peantown Reports Good Payoffs NO NEWS?? The Mate Had A Good Beef Several Converted Jobs Are Coming ^i �Friday. July 20, 1945 TME SEAFARERS LOG Pag* Ten AN OLD EGG BURNER GIVES ADVICE TO NEW STEWARDS By HARRY J. COLLINS OOOPERATION GOOD BETWEEN PORTS We of the union cannot help but notice the number of yoimg Stewards that are sailing our con­ tracted ships. Naturally, we are By ARTHUR THOMPSON glad to see tiffs young blood get ah.ead, but some of them are get­ SAVANNAH — Business in Sa­ ting off on the wrong foot. So vannah was not too slow last here are a few hints to you young week. We shipped ten men from Stewards: when you have any Savannah and sent nine men to trouble with any member of your Mobile and one to Charleston. I department, don't go to the skip­ was glad to find out that all of per with your troubles. Call a the men sent to these other ports meeting of your department anc turned up for the job. A couple of let the members settle the bee: times before when men were between themselves. sent to other ports some of them If the man you have trouble failed to show up, but this time with is wrong, the stewards de­ we got 100% cooperation. partment delegate and the rest of At the present writing there is the department members will tell nothing in sight but it seems that him he is wrong and they wiH when shipping looks bad it comes tell him what to do. Of course, all at once when we least expect there is a possibility, because of it. We haven't enough full book your inexperience that you your­ members on the shipping list to self may be wrong. If a member form a quorum and consequently of your department, after being we don't have as many meetings straightened out by a meeting, as we'd like to but we try to get still persists in doing the wrong a meeting as often as possible and thing, you stiU should not go to at least we read the communica­ the skipper. Wait until the ship tions and other important mat­ pays off, and if you think the case ters which relate to seamen. warrants it, prefer charges No new hospital cases have against the man and let the mem­ been reported since last week. bership decide if the man's con­ By E. S. Our boy with the broken leg is duct was prejudicial to the crew. NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans Never use your position as Stew­ out and the cast on his leg doesn't is hotter than Hell these days and hamper him a bit. He's in and ard to right a personal wrong, so Ponchatrain Beach plays the real or fancied. In plain words, out all day and if he could he'd part of heaven to all the Crescent ship out today, busted leg or not. just being Steward does not give City dwellers. No vacation trav­ The weather continues hot with you ^he right to ride a man and frequent rains which do not cool eling keeps the city crowded and cuase him trouble. us off a bit and we keep one eye those Yankee tourists (who have Last, but not least, if you eat trained on the river for the next lost their traveling consciences) in the crew's mess you will be in are filling and overflowing the and after two weeks rest (?) a position to right any misunder­ ship. Brother Healy is a total wreck. standing the minute it occurs, and The uncountable rules and regu­ at the same time you will be as­ lations were too much for him. sociating with the right people. PHILADELPHIA —Things are awfully slow around the City of Brotherly love we haven't had a payoff in three weeks. We have about 60 members on the ship­ ping list, the biggest list that we have had in this port since the loutbreak of the war. I have been noticing the old feud reappearing ;in the Log between two certain members of the steward depart­ ment. WeU, I must say that it was I who succeeded in shipping Frenchy Michelet, and that is more than New York can claim. A word to the wise: Whei^ in the Port of Philadelphia and you are on a ship that is docked at the Army Piers 94, 96, 98, 100, do not smoke on deck because if you do you will be subject to Army rules —and believe me that is not so good. Brother Red Healey has just returned from a USS rest camp. He went there to quiet his nerves, Welcomes Vacationing Piecards HIGDON beach and especially the Vieux Carre. Talk about bathing beau­ ties—^well, you can see plenty of good lookin' gams strolling along the boardwalk and no end ef "Godivas" stretched out on the sand. All of you piecards who are scheduled for vacations, come on down. The Welcome Mat is laid out for you. But if you're one /T of those guys who want a ship-^ this ain't the place. Shipping Is Still slow and we've got all the beach men we can handle. runs so deep down the street in By JAMES L. TUCKER Even with shipping the way it front of the hall. MOBILE—^This week has been We are getting quite a few T-2 is, the Patrolmen, Agent and one of the best in the' history of Tankers in here and will have stenog have been kept busy run- ^ Mobile with all kinds of good several more in the next couple ning the organizers back to their By J. P. SHULER and bad jobs going. Had to call of months. So how about some of own office and retrieving articles - NEW YORK—The port of New resented losing him. So, at sign­ New Orleans, Galveston, Savan­ appropriated "for keeps" by the York has had a busy week pay­ ing on of articles on the next trip, nah, and New York for men to you tanker men dropping down organizers. But, we're damned to take one of them out, especi­ ing off 36 ships. All beefs, except the Skipper told Thompson that man these ships in all depart­ glad they are here, for organiza­ a few left pending on the Cal- he could not sign on because the ments, and even getting men ally Pumpmen and Electricians. tional work is keeping stride with And while you are waiting to mar ships, were settled at the rest of the crew wouldn't sail from all these ports we still had take your pick, don't forget that the non-uniort ships coming in point of production. Capt Shee- with him. to call the RMO to get some of we have a few hot spots in this and the men who are joining up ' han being the supreme judge at Thompson, realizing that Cap­ the rust-pots out. town for you to take in at night. with the SlU. this time on all Calmar beefs tain Bishop might change his makes them a long drawn out af­ tune, got a letter of recommenda­ Had eleven ships in for paying- So remember, you don't have to Just yesterday three NMUers piled into the branch, cussing out fair. However, the day is near tion from the chief engineer that off, most of them in from about a be lonesome, even at night. their former union affiliations. It . when we will have a signed 'fiad made the last trip and the our months' trip. It surely did seems the NMU wanted to place agreement with the Calmar and chief who is now on the ship for Iceep the piecards busy from 10 to 14 hours every day of the them on a ship with "no ifs and Ore SS Companies. Their cases the next trip. Thompson could week, and on top of that it rain­ buts" to boot. W. D. Moore, A. L. were taken before the War Labor have acquired a license himself ed every day. It's beginning to Chatfield and R. J. Behringeisgaid ; Board last week, and the union from either of these recommen­ ook as if the Mobile Branch will "NO!!" seems to have a much stronger dations. By KEITH J. ALSOP have to get a row boat to get in "We'll turn you over to your case than the company. Most of He then got a petition from the the engine department working entire crew stating that they had and out of the hall, as the water CHARLESTON — Shipping has draft boards," growled the NMU. been slow for the past two weeks. "Hell, take your goddam NMU. rules were agreed upon by the no objections to sailing with him Shipped twelve men in all three H^re're our books. We don't want company and the union before and requested to be signed off, of overall increase in wages for departments. We have the SS they went to the Board and articles unless Thompson could some time, immediately went to Otis Hall, one of the American 'em. We'll go to a union that gives should be in effect in the near fu­ make the trip. There is a Port bat, and there has been arranged Range line tubs lying at anchor you a square deal." ture, also quite a number of items Committee meeting coming up on a meeting before the National and has been there for the past So now the three of them have in the steward and deck depart­ this, and favorable results should War Labor Board to convene three weeks. Had ten men to shipped SlU on the SS Coty Vic- ; ments working rules. be obtained. July 19 and July 20. There is a pay off with doctor slips, but the tory along with a couple other There was a beef on the SS The SS Caldwell of the Bull great possibility of ' getting an fellows who just joined up be- ,", Arizpa about signing on the Deck Line was rammed amidship by a overall wage increase, which all company refused to pay the ex­ cause they like the "congenial at­ plosive bonus. They only had Engineer, Bill Thompson. The tanker at breakfast time the seamen know is needed. 800 tons and didn't tliink that AVas mosphere and fellowship" they ship came in and paid off with other morning. None of the un­ find on our scows. Bill Thompson as Deck Engineer. licensed personnel was seriously It is the consensus of opinion enough. • Nothing was said at the time of injured, although the Steward that, if a wage increase is not I got Paul Hall on the phone Did you know that an payoff about him geting off the lost his trousers in the collision. granted, action Such as the and told him the low-down. He extra man, namely an assistant Steamship Companies can under­ had me to hold the line while he cook, has been added to the stew­ ship. There were charges against About two weeks ago, several stand must be put into effect. The called the company agent, and ard department in the crewing the Steward on the SS Arizpa members of the Labor Board is­ job action seems to be the only after about two minutes he had of- N-3's? There are now eight signed by the entire crew, and it sued a release recommending weapon which the seamen's 'it straight and said the company me_2 in this department and that seems that the captain blamed that there be allowed a 15% raise unions have ever used that ob­ would pay the bonus. eighth man is getting $112.50 a Thompson for the charges against for the seamen above the little tained results. Therefore, we Fellows this is only one ex­ month. New Orleans port has seen this Steward. steel formula. The Seafarers might as well prepare ourselves ample of unionism, without which this through and is working on ^ The Steward was the captain's Union, having hau the case be­ for job action in the not too dis­ we are lost. the proposition of getting the ^ personal shoe shine boy and he fore the War Labor Board for an tant future. All out for Isthmian! same deal on the Liberty ships. Mobile Reports A Record Week Thirty-six Ships Payoff In N. Y. EXPLOSIVE BEEF IS WON ON OTIS HALL , '' ./"'v. ' �I ' •* Friday. July 20, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page EleVMI WLB Hears SIU Disputes I f T; .1 effect a $10.00 increase also term­ ed a "War Emergency Increase" but the unfairness of continuing to term the original May, 1940 $10.00 increase a "War Emer­ gency Increase" was so apparent that the shipowners consented that it then be considered as a "basic wage increase," still leav­ ing the $17.50 termed a *War Emergency Increase," As time went on, it became apparent that in all fairness not even this could be termed a "Temporary" In­ crease" and in November of 1944 the $17.50 ceased to be termed a temporary increase the shipown­ ers consented to add it to the base wages. WLB approve such decreases? States granted the railroad work­ "A. Only to correct gross in­ ers a 5 cents an hour increase ia equities and to aid in the ef­ lieu of granting their demand for fective prosecution of the war." time and a half after a 40-hoiuf It is argued that no reduction work week. Former Economic Stabilizer, of seamen's wages should be James Byrnes, granted permis­ made in the face of the law as set sion to the Trucking Commission forth in the above. On the con­ to grant fringe increases in ex­ trary now that the bonus has been reduced to $40.00 the War cess of the 15% line established Labor Board should grant relief by the Board under Executive TAKE-HOME REDUCED Order No. 9328 and under this •The Union now wishes to point to the seamen rmder the follow­ permission the Trucking Com­ ing statement found in the same out that this Board should con­ mission is universally ordering sider the above and note that directive reading: "O. Under what conditions approximately 5 cents an hour today the seaman stands in a increase in lieu of the 40-hour worse position than he did at the will the War Labor Board ap­ work week. time the United States entered prove increases? The National War Labor Board "A. To 'correct maladjust­ the war. Since the entry of the has also adopted a policy in sev­ United States into the war the ments or inequsdities, to elim­ eral industries of granting fringe BASIC WAGE SU#-STANDARD basic wage rate of the seaman has inate sub-standards of living, to increases in lieu of the 48-hour The exhibits will show that remained stationary and no in­ correct gross inequities, or TO work week. even after the above increases crease has been given in the war AID IN THE EFFECTIVE The fringe increases now be­ were put into effect that the great bonus except the increase from PROSECUTION OF THE come very important to the sea­ majority of basic wage rates re- $80.00 to $100.00. The seamen's WAR'." men if they are not to go all out mafned sub-standard. It was only take-home wage has remained It is inconceivable that the dis- 4o break the "Little Steel For­ because the war bonuses were stationary since approximately asterous effect' of this reduction mula." super-imposed upon the sub­ January, 1942. It has remained will not hurt the effective prose­ The Board has the power and standard base wage rates that this way through 1942 and 1943 cution of the war. The policy is is requested to increase the sea­ the seamen remained quiescent, and until April of 1944. At that penny wise and pound foolish. men's base wage where it should refusing to quarrel with the ter­ time the bonus was cut to $80.00 The men now at sea as they come do so in lieu of establishing a 48minology "war bonus" rather in certain areas, that is to say cut in and feel the effect of the re­ hour work week. than impede the war effort and back to what it was before the duction on their take-home wage The sub-standard correction in order to abide by their "no United States entered into the will consider turning their efforts principle should be applied to all war. There was no justification elsewhere. The most efficient will ratings which are now receiving strike" pledge. On April 1, 1944 the Maritime for this cut; it should never have leave first, they are the experi­ less than 55 cents per hour in War Emergency Board put into been undertaken. The cost of' enced men who can take shore base wages and other ratings be BONU:i CUTS living during 1942, 1943 and 1944 positions as well. The govern­ proportionately increased in ac­ The seamen's monthly take- effect the cut referred to in Part and to date in 1945 has steadily ment will have to pay the ex­ cordance with the Board's policy. I, the "History of the War Bonus," home wages remained stationary gone upwards. National War La­ pense of advertising for new re­ Board and Room should not the question then no longer re­ until April 1, 1944. At that^time cruits. It will have to pay the considered in the computation of the Maritime War Emergency mained a matter of terminology bor Board Release B 275 reads as follows: travelling expense of these men, the sub-standard formula because the take-home wage had been Board reduced the seamen's war "Q. Whai is the difference it will have to provide training it is an industry where Room and bonus in certain areas thereby reduced. The Union therefore and training quarters. Fifty per Board are supplied by the em­ immediately opened up this dis­ between wages and salaries? reducing the seamen's monthly pute case in July, 1944, basing its "A. The term "salary*' means cent of these new recruits will ployer for his own convenience, take-home wages $20.00 per demand on the increased cost of all forms of compensation com­ leave after the first voyage be­ and because of the nature of the tnonth, by setting the minimum war bonus rate at $80.00 per living and the 'Meany-Thomas, puted on a weekly, monthly, cause they will not be able to work over which the seamen have Report" of a 43% increase. While annual or other compar^le adjust themselves to the life at no more control than governmenf month. this dispute was in progress the basis, except a wage basis. The sea. The efficiency of the rest of officials have who receive a per On July 15, 1945 the Maz-itime Board made the second reduction term "wages" means all forms the crew will be impaired. The diem travelling allowance over War Emergency Board further effective July 15, 1945. of compensation computed on moral of the men in the areas and above and in addition to reduced the seamen's war bonus Not only zXias the increased cost an hourly, daily. pJeee-work where the cuts are put into ef­ their specified compensation, be­ $40.00 per month in certain areas fect will spread to the other cause they like the seamen have of living cutting in on the sea­ or other comparable basis. thereby reducing the seamen's men's basic wage rate but the Q. Are bonuses, gifts, loans, areas. The seamen in the Pacific to maintain their homes and feed take-home wages $40.00 per companies were withholding the fees and commissions, when will begin to plan to leave and their families when their work month and resetting the mini­ mum monthly war bonus at new tax imposed upon the sea­ given as compensation for per­ as soon as some advantageous po­ calls them away from home. $40.00 per month. The seamen men outlined in the following sonal services included in sition opens up will leave. The The Union in its effort to do war effort will be definitely ham­ everything possible for the ef­ wages and salaries? whose monthly basic wage rate part. pered. Pressure brought by the fective prosecution of the war and "A. Yes, are $100.00 or less have actually NEW TAX BURDEN deprivation and suffering of their to avoid further unrest among "O. Can wages or salaries be received a reduction of $60.00 a In 1943 the tax laws were families will further cause these the seamen caused by these in­ month in take-home wages as a changed. Instead of the compan­ decresised? seamen to take other positions justices requests that this Board "A. No decreases in wages or result of the war bonus cuts ies bearing the economic tax burand decrease their efficiency. give its most serious considera­ alone since April 1, 1944, which dent, part was shifted to the salaries for any particular work tion to the above. may be made below the high­ now bring his take-home wages seamen. No longer was the sea­ PRECEDENTS SET est rate paid for this work be­ $40.00 per month lower than his men exempt by being on the high Fiorther reason for the Board to Respectively submitted, tween January 1 and Septem­ pre-Pearl Harbor standard. seas for over six months a year. grant relief herein set forth in JOHN HAWK. Seamen whose monthly base The companies instead of paying ber 15. 1942 without approval the following points: Secretary-Treasurer wage rates exceed $100,000 per the tax from their funds com­ of the WLB, In the transportation field the Seafarers International "Q. On what basis can the late President of the United month have received a larger cut menced to act as check-off agent Union of No. America in take-home wages because their for the government and deducted war bonus in certain areas was about one-fifth of the seamen's reduced from 100% of the basic wage (both the basic wage and wages rates to 66 2/3% effective the bonus and this check-off con­ THE 6,000 MILE BRIDGE ACROSS THE PACIFIC... April 1, 1944 and from 66 2/3% to tinues). The take-home pay is Requires several timesn mucfi sh^ins capacity,spannins twice as many miles,as AcBrkige Aaoss the Atlantic.And tlie averase 33 1/3% effective July 15, 1945. thus further reduced. distance (romthc sta^s area to combat zones is ten times as sreet. (Continued from Page 1) in lieu of an increase in,the sub­ standard base wage rates, and added this to make up the sea­ men's total take-home wage. While the National Defense Mediation Board's decision in­ creased the take-home wages o: the seamen $20.00 per month by iraising the war bonus to $80.00 Ijer month, the decision still left the base wage rates at sub-stand­ ard levels. In December 1941, directly af­ ter the entry of the United States into World War II the Maritime pommission and the U. S. De­ partment of Labor jointly invited all seamen's Unions and all ship­ owners to a conference in Wash­ ington, D. C. regarding the war bonus. At that conference the Mari­ time War Emergency Board was created and authorized to arbi­ trate disputes on war bonuses. Their first arbitration resulted in setting the war bonus for seamen" at $100.00 per month minimum pBnus in the early part of 1942, again in lieu of an increase of the base wage rates and still leaving the base wage rates at sub-standard levels, while still augmenting take-home wage. HISTORY COST OF LIVING OF BASE WAGE RATES In a fairly recent case before With the inception of World this Board (The National War War II in September,' 1939 the Labor Board), a report of the teamen's base wage rates for the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the respective unlicensed ratings United States Department of La­ Were $27.50 lower per month in bor was submitted to show that all in^ances than the present day the cost of living had increased scales set forth in the Exhibits. 25,1% from Jan. 1941 to July In 1940 the seamerfs cost of 1944. There was also submitted living had further increased and a report of the Mitchell Commit­ companies' income rose with the tee that this figure should be at increases in freight rates. least 3% higher, that the cost of For these reasons in May, 1940 living had risen at least 28.1% the shifK)wners consented to put during that period of time. This ii^to effect a $10.00 increase term­ Board expressed its opinion that ing it a "War Emergency In­ in fact the cost of living had gone crease." In February, 1941 a fur­ even higher. At or about the ther, increase of $7.50 was put in­ same time the American Federa­ to effect and this was likewise tion of Labor and the CIO had termed a _^War Emergency In­ made a joint investigation which crease." Later in 1941, namely in was embodied in the MeanyOctober 1941, there was put into Thomas report and in which it was set forth that the cost of liv­ ing had risen 43% during the ap­ proximate period above mention­ ed. Since the time of the AFL and CIO investigation food has become more and more scarce and the United States Govern­ ment officials point out that it will continue to become more and more scarce. EFT-TIT: V-V'-; ;-f: �-IV THE Page Twelve SEAFARERS ? Friday. July 20. 1945 LOG f-^ A-r-p -- -ir BlJLpT^ F Unclaimed Wages Waterman Steamship Corp. C WATERMAN Steamship Corp Corder, Thomas 114.35 Cornett, Wm. L 31.67 Corsetti, Frank 38.11 Cox, Floyd - 3.96 Crabtree, R. N 13.86 Hudson, H. Czosnowski, Edward 20.82 Hull, Martin J Hunt, Harry D Hunter, Floyd Darling, J 3-39 Hurley, William J Davidowski, Francis 2.17 I Davis, J 26.60 Dellett, H. F 9-64 Ireland, J Delaney, J. F 1-93 Irvin, Chas. H De Maitile, D 6.13 Drake, C 28.16 Duran, Paul 3.26 Japel, Rudolph DctraM, P 19-95 Jensen, F. H E Enger, W F Fagm-i, Alexander Farmer, H Ferguson, N Ferguson, Robert Fernandez, Episanio Ferrigno, F Fisher, Ottis W Fisher, Ottis W Fitisoff, John Fljmn, Alphonse C Frye, Raymond W Fudge, H Fulford, S Fuller, Edward Fuller, Peter Fulton, R G Garrett, Norman Glennen, R. A Clock, Harry Goldsborough, John Gordon, Samuel L Grennier, F Grossnicklans, Wm H Hall, Wm. K Han, Joseph 1 Harris, Wm. M Harris, W. M Haunshilt, Edward Henderson, S. B Hopkins, Ralph K Hornsby, E. R 1-30 3.22 10-65 25.13 3.50 1.36 2.37 2.58 1-53 419.32 2.06 69 19.23 4.68 4.98 2.82 :... 17.90 MONEY DUE 6.88 K Karschner, Wm Kenny, William Kizziah, Aaron D Kostilich, Thomas Quard, Donald 25.97 Quinn, James 17.19 Quinn, James ..... 2.75 R .61 L Lacy, Robert E Lamp, W. S Laudreth, Jack LaVagnino, A. S LabeU, Wm Lee, Van R Le Foe, John R Lewis, G. N Linden, Jack D Lord, A Lowney, John McNeil, G Manion, Samuel Mansfield, Wm Marchant, John P. Marschak, H. J Masterson, H. E May, E. L Mehegan, J Messer, Richard Mikkelsen, Gunnar Milder, L. H Nagel, Joseph Nelson, Cecil Willard Newell, Richard Newell, Richard O Ostrander, Orval 1.30 5.75 P Park, Alexander 1.37 Park, Alexander 4.22 Paskien, George 43.58 Perona, Joseph 4.51 Petterson, Wesley F 44.55 Pickett, John T 17.90 Pinto, D 253.60 Poldme, Rein 2.58 Pomianek, Joseph 6.53 Pond, B. C Jessler, E. E Johansen, Gilbert Johnson, B. A Johnson, L. E Johnson, Tauno Johnston, James V Johnston, James V Joslin, James 19.03 5.01 6.20 42.43 19.81 M 4.87 8.53 McGee, Robertson 1.37 1.19 3.52 22.75 9.22 12.06 17.90 12.06 16.52 8.26 1031.72 11.31 5.75 — 10.54 8.53 11.69 3.44 1.98 .. 27.52 33.47 11.29 5.14 1.98 8.50 3.21 34.13 1.60 ... 3.96 1.37 12.06 2.06 6.40 10.54 2.06 13.76 4.44 Sutton, Harold 24.89 T 23.36 3.82 Tayler, Harry 2.75 Taylor, John H Thomas, Dewey LL Thornton, H. B 17.66 U Usdavins, G 22.67 V 3.65 Vienna, Lewis J 20.08 ". 12.06 Vink, Arnold H 3.52 W 4.13 Waindle, Bernard Kenneth 4.65 Wehe, W. W. 2.36 West, Wallace 3.17 Westbay, Charles. 14.89 Wigton, Frank Wilson, F 1.37 Wilson, Joseph 14.89 Winarsk, Frank 9.99 Wdlowicz, Leon J Woods, Arthur M Rakiecki, John Rasi, P. A Reyes, Wil; Burneo Rice, Earl F Rice, Earl F Robertson, L. A Rodricues, John Rogers, Edward C. Rosa, Dudley F Rostant, Philip Reed, Ernest Herbert Rudat, A. 0 3.17 12.06 2.42 8.48 5.65 1.37 ^82 2.06 12.06 1.55 5.71 13.86 Sanders, Russell Schultz, C. J Schwatka, Fred E Seenean, Henry C Shea, John P Sheridan, Edward J Smith, G. E Spinney, Prescott Stanculsvie, Paul Statkiewice, Peter Stefano, R. D Stofel, H. A 6.38 7.23 2.75 12.06 166.39 5.75 4.65 20.41 1.54 1.06 2.37 59.82 WARNING! Free Loaders! WILLIAM WIRT S. Gordon, 10 hrs. at 90c and The men listed below are pro­ 1 hr. at $1.35; J. Savage, 8 hrs; E. fessional free loaders. You will O'Neil, 1 hr. Collept at Alcoa, 17 note that each man was issued Battery Place. two or more trip cards from vari­ ous ports. No money of any des­ t 4- i SS CITY OF MONTGOMERY cription was paid on these cards. S. CALON, Oiler, 16 hrs. for Keep a weather eye open for any taking inventory; H. Knies, Oiler, of these characters that you may 16 hrs. for taking inventory. Col­ contact either ashore or aboard lect at Waterman SS Company any SIU or SUP ships. —LOUIS GOFFIN office. 4, ft 5. No. SS COLOBEE 5 Cards— Those of crew who v/ere on Anionio Guadalupe 169727 board for 6 months or more paid 3 Cards— off on May 23, 1945, in Mobile, C. McGahey 155703 can collect transportation from •Henry A. Oberhelman ....307043 Mobile to New York at the Am­ Richard Newih .205433 erican Hawaiian SS office. 2 Cards— ; i % % Thomeis P. Langston 432928 SS T. R. HASSLER J. M. McLaughlin 271801 *"'"'illiam O'Keefe has 3 hrs. •David B. Meek ...332949 «. Collect at Bull Line, 115 Frank J. Melnick 339970 street. •Karl Mikkelsen 76968 Dc Edward K. Mingard 489314 •C. L. Mitts 136412 •Edgar J. Noonan 140340 Sverre I. Olsen 436187 John Osipur 403172 William Pakstis 322892 Hubert Partridge 245427 Dc Henry F. Patton 389294 Peter F. Perlis ,244590 Joseph F. Pinean 423688 C. A. Pitcher 172148 Dc H. Pitt . 334217 Joseph J. Pitts 527490 Santos Pizarro 219536 •Joseph W. Plummer 343078 Robert Purdy 156165 Harry Reider 322286 Nicola Richie 476691 James A. Riley 85549 * Already filed in our Social Reg­ ister. Some are marked "Do Not Ship." NOTE To The Various Branches: Change those cards to buff— Social Register. Y Younce, James D Young, H. R 40.95 10.50 1.69 6.68 17.90 17.83 3.52 13.53 303.45 17.90 6.45 10.24 98.90 5.26 8.95 1.37 5.63 537.54 3.52 12.06 Z Zahos, Geo Zarraga, Joseph Zarraga, Joseph Zukas, Edward E 2.16 6.43 24.14 13.53 A. H. Bull SS Company A Abbott, John A Akin, Phillip Aldevera, Placido Aldrich, E Allcox, J. E AUen, James Allen, Sigmund A Allgood, Hugh Allif, George W. AUsop, Doughlas G Amans, Lloyd E Ambrose, Paul E Andersen, Claus Anderson, A. H Anderson, C $ 12.75 4.96 9.24 2.23 11.32 2.25 118.75 13.50 2.13 2.25 11.02 7.01 3.00 11.33 10.15 SIU HALLS NEW YORK SI Beaver St BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St PHILADELPHIA 6 North eth St NORFOLK 26 CommercUl PI NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St CHARLESTON 6S Society St SAVANNAH 220 Eaet Bay St TAMPA 842 Zack St JACKSONVILLE .... 920 Main St MOBILE 7 St. Micheel St SAN JUAN, P. R. .... 48 Ponce de Leon GALVESTON 305H 22nd St HOUSTON 6605 Canal St. RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St SEATTLE 86 Senecc St PORTLAND Ill W. Bunulde St WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd HONOLULU 16 Merchant St BUFFALO 10 Exchange St CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Avo. SO. CHICAGO .. 8137 So. Houetdn Avo CLEVELAND .... 1014 E. St. CUir St. DETROIT 1038 Third St. DULUTH 831 W. Michijtaa St. VICTORIA. B. C. .... 602 Boughtoa St VANCOUVER, B.C., 144 W. Haetings St Anderson, Edward H Anderson, George R Annal," John T Aquila, Domingo Armand, Antonio Aimstrong, George Arnett, Gilbert T Arriola, David Arsenault, Joseph T Ashurst,- James H Askew, Billie M Assenza, Joseph Athridge, B Atkins, Walter Augins, Harold A Austin, Farris F Austin, Frank jr Austin, Lewis Aviles, Jose Ayala, Antonio .79 ^ . 24.02 75 4.50 1.34 3.38 30.72 2.25 5.69 66.39 71 4.62 50 23.05 6.50 ^ 71 4.00 30.00 6.75 49.12 B Babicke, Eward Badgett, Bruce C Baer, Max Bahjanen, Fred Bailey, James B., Jr Bakaysa, George Bakeberg, E Baker, Luther F ; Baker, Paul R. Balduf, Loren Banach, John Baris, Eugene Barlow, .James Barndt, Orville C Barnhart, Wm Batholomew, Paul Bartico, John D : Barton, Chas. G Baugher, Jesse D Baumgardner, James Bauschke, Elmor Bautista, Leodezolio Bayron, Francisco F Beach. Ralph 36.18 7.20 18.42 1.50 10.03 3.75^ 58.19 10.03 3.50 21.25 3.75 2.13 .28 12.65 • 3.75 ^ 1.50 6.75 4.62 5.69 56.88 2.93 13.50 8.25 17.81 PERSONALS EUGENE T. CULLINAN ALFONS SHIMKUS Your membership books are held for you at the New York hall, 51 Beaver Street. Please call for them as soon as you can. ft ft ft H. C. ROCK The receipt for the strike fund assessment you paid in Norfolk is waUing for you at the New York, hall. ft ft ft MAURICE TODD The glasses left by you on the William Wirt have been turned in and are now available at the New York hall, baggage room. ft ft ft THOMAS PARRETT Your suitcase is at American *• Liberty SS Co. office, 75 West Street, New York City. There is $1.04 express charge to be paid.. X % % L. BELC'iER Holder of receipt number 80598, please see Patrolman S. Colls at the New York hall. ft ft ft . ..Vv. Holder of receipt number 136ii please notify headquarters of name and book number. ft ft ft • Receipt number 1242 please se^ New York Patrolman Colls on the 5th floor. He has five dollars fpi^ you. , if' Sis?. i A J A'' ' ;x... 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Title A name given to the resource July 20, 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VII, No. 29 Description An account of the resource WLB HEARS OUR WAGE DISPUTES THIS WEEK, SIU BRIEF SUBMITTED SIU TUG HOME WITH OUTSTANDING RECORD DRAFT BOARD STILL DRAFTING TIME TO ATTACK SWEETHEARTS HOW COME JOE? FRAME-UP COAST GUARD CHARGE BACKFIRES ON PHONY SKIPPER SHIP CASUALTIES IN THE ATLANTIC OH YES, HE ALSO GOT A MEDAL FOR THE RECORD-FROM THE RECORD REPORT FROM THE ASS'T SECRETARY-TREAS. PITY PASSENGERS ON SENORITA RUN! BRASS HATS EXTEND 'NON-FRATERNIZATION' TO COVER MERCHANT CREW OF MARINE DRAGON CHARACTERS ON ARIZPA SHIP MEETING ON WILLIAM WIRT ASKS IMPROVEMENTS FOR QUARTERS ALL SHIPS GET FORM FOR NEWS SS HASTINGS FELIX GRUNDY, BACK FROM FRANCE, WINS PRAISE OF ENTIRE CREW MADAKET A HAPPY SHIP SS MARINA NAVY GUN CREW PRAISES STEWARD SAYS BOS' NS ARE UNDERPAID CALLS FOR INCREASE IN WAGE RAP PERFORMERS WHO HURT UNION HITS ROUGHHOUSE CONDUCT ON SHIP FROM FT. STANTON DEL NORTE PLAYOFF PROPOSES QUALIFYING TESTS FOR ELECTRICIANS POSTWAR SECURITY FOR SEAFARERS EXAMINE SHIP'S STORES BEFORE SIGNING ARTICLES NOT A FREE RIDE FROM RIGHT GUARD TO ABLE SEAMAN HOSPITAL NEWS AN OLD EGG BURNER GIVES ADVICE TO NEW STEWARDS COOPERATION GOOD BETWEEN PORTS WELCOMES VACATIONING PIECARDS THIRY-SIX SHIPS PAYOFF IN N.Y. MOBILE REPORTS A RECORD WEEK EXPLOSIVE BEEF IS WON ON OTIS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07-20-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log